The Trip - the Commentary
Hi There!!
The Uke Man is starting to return to “normal” after his big adventure and getting a little more energy; so it’s time to share a little about my trip.
The flight to Manchester, New Hampshire was fine (I lived free and didn’t die in the “granite state”). It was followed by a sweet visit with my granddaughter Paloma, daughter-in-law Trini, and son Travis (see pictures a way below).
What a granddaughter – only 15 weeks old and already smarter than our president!!!
Travis & Trini (“TNT” to those in the know) treated the old guy very well!! And I was fortunate enough to dine with them at a REAL Mexican restaurant, and enjoyed a rarity none of you have probably ever tasted (and probably are glad not to have, what with our culturally determined adversity to anything not advertised regularly on TV): i.e. “minudo,” or tripe (i.e. stomach) soup!! It was WONDERFUL!!!
Then it was off to New York City and my friend Ron Hester’s apt. in Brooklyn (the borough of Hassidic Jews and ducks – but that’s a story for another time).
Ron is a wonderful young man who had the misfortune of being my student during his formative years when he was easily misled into becoming my friend. Actually, it is HIS doing that I began to perform; he egged me on; so, this blog, the songs, the band – the whole thing – is his fault. Worse than that, now when I go to New York to accost unsuspecting souls with my “creations,” Ron gets stuck with putting me up.
He has the patience of Job, and I couldn’t be the bon vivant/man-about-town/Captain of Entertainment I am without his support!! Thanks Ron!! (check out Ron’s website: http://www.ronhester.com/ )
While in THE city, I got to play both the Halloween show at Barbes in Brooklyn and the Midnight Ukulele Disco TV show in Manhattan – both through the kind offices of my friend Jason Tagg, half of “Sonic Uke,” the vivacious ukulele duo viewable at http://www.sonicuke.com/ .
The Halloween show was part of the continuing "Ukulele Cabaret" series hosted by Jason & Ted of “Sonic Uke.” Performances by Sonic Uke, moi and MANY other excellent artists can be viewed at http://www.ukulelecabaret.com/ .
The next day Jason filmed a lot of my songs in the studio and that night I got to play live on his “Midnight Ukulele Disco” show. Hey!! It was heavenly!!
As I told Jason, thanks to him, even if the plane back to Columbus went down, I’d still be around. Thanks Jason!!
Well, that’s it on the trip. I’m back; the plane went down only when-and-where it was supposed to, and the old bones are knitting back to normalcy.
Quite a wondrous time for such a cranky old fart!!!
- Uke Man
The Uke Man is starting to return to “normal” after his big adventure and getting a little more energy; so it’s time to share a little about my trip.
The flight to Manchester, New Hampshire was fine (I lived free and didn’t die in the “granite state”). It was followed by a sweet visit with my granddaughter Paloma, daughter-in-law Trini, and son Travis (see pictures a way below).
What a granddaughter – only 15 weeks old and already smarter than our president!!!
Travis & Trini (“TNT” to those in the know) treated the old guy very well!! And I was fortunate enough to dine with them at a REAL Mexican restaurant, and enjoyed a rarity none of you have probably ever tasted (and probably are glad not to have, what with our culturally determined adversity to anything not advertised regularly on TV): i.e. “minudo,” or tripe (i.e. stomach) soup!! It was WONDERFUL!!!
Then it was off to New York City and my friend Ron Hester’s apt. in Brooklyn (the borough of Hassidic Jews and ducks – but that’s a story for another time).
Ron is a wonderful young man who had the misfortune of being my student during his formative years when he was easily misled into becoming my friend. Actually, it is HIS doing that I began to perform; he egged me on; so, this blog, the songs, the band – the whole thing – is his fault. Worse than that, now when I go to New York to accost unsuspecting souls with my “creations,” Ron gets stuck with putting me up.
He has the patience of Job, and I couldn’t be the bon vivant/man-about-town/Captain of Entertainment I am without his support!! Thanks Ron!! (check out Ron’s website: http://www.ronhester.com/ )
While in THE city, I got to play both the Halloween show at Barbes in Brooklyn and the Midnight Ukulele Disco TV show in Manhattan – both through the kind offices of my friend Jason Tagg, half of “Sonic Uke,” the vivacious ukulele duo viewable at http://www.sonicuke.com/ .
The Halloween show was part of the continuing "Ukulele Cabaret" series hosted by Jason & Ted of “Sonic Uke.” Performances by Sonic Uke, moi and MANY other excellent artists can be viewed at http://www.ukulelecabaret.com/ .
The next day Jason filmed a lot of my songs in the studio and that night I got to play live on his “Midnight Ukulele Disco” show. Hey!! It was heavenly!!
As I told Jason, thanks to him, even if the plane back to Columbus went down, I’d still be around. Thanks Jason!!
Well, that’s it on the trip. I’m back; the plane went down only when-and-where it was supposed to, and the old bones are knitting back to normalcy.
Quite a wondrous time for such a cranky old fart!!!
- Uke Man
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