Ukulele Open Mic

Every now and then someone asks me if I really play the uke. Yeah, I do. I’m not very good but I love to play. No, I mean I REALLY love to play. And the uke has been a big help with my stage fright issues. Occasionally,  just to prove that I play and that …


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Beer, Back Stage

Not on my list of things to accomplish? Drink cheap beer back stage at a divey bar and then, play in a “band” on stage at said bar. Nonetheless, if that’s not on your to-do list for this lifetime, I highly recommend you add it, pronto. If you’re in a city famous for music — …


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Sunny Day, Everything’s A-Okay

I am a Sesame Street kid. I grew up watching Big Bird stop to chat outside Mr. Hooper’s store and listening to Maria and Luis and Gordon and Bob and the whole crew of multicultural human and not so human beings sing to me about the alphabet and colors and simple math and being nice …


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