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Yesterday,
10:08 PM
jimavery
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NAD-New Amp Day
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Yes the Honeytone is a handy little amp. I clipped mine to the back of my music stand when I played a few songs at Christmas last year.
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09-19-2017,
01:03 AM
LimousinLil
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Season 292 - 80's Synth Pop
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And I dun it ... logs not withstanding! Think of me as a sort of composite "Pet Shop Boy", probably more Neil Tennant than Chris Lowe (who doesn't...
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09-17-2017,
09:34 PM
LimousinLil
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Season 292 - 80's Synth Pop
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Hi John! Well, what with my husband being transferred to another hospital today (to convalesce - so he must, finally, be getting better!), with a...
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09-17-2017,
07:11 AM
LimousinLil
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Season 292 - 80's Synth Pop
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Very many thanks for the advice, Lynda! An idea is beginning to form!
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09-16-2017,
06:32 PM
LimousinLil
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Season 292 - 80's Synth Pop
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What a brilliant introduction, John .... and, no, I did NOT like the background music! I am now totally flummoxed as I do not possess either a...
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09-16-2017,
08:28 AM
jimavery
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songs for retirement villages
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I played a retirement home a few months ago. They haven't asked me back (yet) so I think I have to conclude it wasn't all that well received. ...
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09-15-2017,
07:35 AM
jimavery
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Hi from the UK
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Hi, Stephen, and welcome!
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09-15-2017,
06:27 AM
LimousinLil
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Season 291 - Drugs
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Seasons of the Ukulele
Very funny, Sir!!!
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09-15-2017,
12:27 AM
LimousinLil
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Season 291 - Drugs
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It is debatable whether this song refers to sex or drugs, or both! I am inclined to believe that, bearing in mind Jim Morrison's life style and the...
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09-13-2017,
07:09 AM
jimavery
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Uke whammy bar
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I'm thinking it could have been part of a one-man band.
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09-11-2017,
11:35 PM
LimousinLil
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Season 291 - Drugs
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And, especially for today, another song from the Sixties ... where I seem to be firmly rooted! I initially understood that this song was about LSD,...
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09-11-2017,
10:41 AM
jimavery
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Season 291 - Drugs
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I don't suppose this one 100% fits the theme, but I just love the the lyrics - it is Cole Porter after all - and at least one drug gets a mention. ...
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09-11-2017,
08:11 AM
LimousinLil
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Season 291 - Drugs
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Hi Jim! Have always loved this song and wanted to do it for ages. (By the evidence, I should really have waited "ages" longer before attempting it;...
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09-09-2017,
12:57 PM
jimavery
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Seasonistas general thread: yakking, joshing, news and pictures
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In Bristol, where I lived in the late 80s the local commercial radio station, Radio West had a half hour weekly radio show where they would take...
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09-09-2017,
12:25 PM
jimavery
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Season 289 - ALWAYS and NEVER
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Seasons of the Ukulele
Thanks Brian! It was fun to have a go at an albeit short original, and GreyGhost is a worthy winner.
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09-09-2017,
12:16 PM
jimavery
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Another thread about string tension... What exactly is "high string tension?"
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My possibly naïve observations after trying a few quite different kinds of strings are.. Thicker strings typically need more tension than thinner...
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09-09-2017,
10:33 AM
LimousinLil
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just wondering...seasonal anticipation syndrone
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Who's Mrs. Miller?????
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09-06-2017,
10:28 AM
LimousinLil
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SOTU 290 - Farm Aid/September
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Seasons of the Ukulele
Hello again, Linda! I have brought you an owl! The connection is slightly tenuous; Judy Collins appeared in the 1986 Farm Aid Concert. "Send in...
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09-04-2017,
11:36 AM
jimavery
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Which is harder for beginners? Bb or barred D7?
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Uke Talk
I often play D7 with all four individual fingers which with my dainty hands is easy. I remember the Bb chord eluded me for a while when I was...
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09-04-2017,
10:17 AM
LimousinLil
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SOTU 290 - Farm Aid/September
in
Seasons of the Ukulele
Hi Linda! My favourite song by Lou Reed, who appeared in the initial "Farm Aid" concert on 22nd September, 1985 in Illinois. I have attempted to...
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09-04-2017,
09:22 AM
jimavery
replied to a thread
Songs that justify E
in
Uke Talk
"My Favourite Things" from The Sound Of Music Reason being the E chord only appears once, but when it does, it's really satisfying to do some...
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09-02-2017,
12:26 PM
LimousinLil
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Solid-topped Fleas: Do they need special care (more than the laminate Fleas)?
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Hi Rick, I have a walnut Flea (in fact, it was the first uke I ever acquired) and I have never given it any special treatment; although, to be...
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09-02-2017,
12:16 PM
LimousinLil
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just wondering...seasonal anticipation syndrone
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Seasons of the Ukulele
Come along, Linda .... it's midnight here! "To wit to woo!" Ah, you've posted ... excellent; and a delightfully agricultural topic, which may, or...
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09-02-2017,
12:04 PM
LimousinLil
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just wondering...seasonal anticipation syndrone
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Seasons of the Ukulele
Oh, that is SO clever, John! (Now I almost hope the Season IS about owls, just to summon up a bit of ingenuity!)
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09-02-2017,
11:28 AM
LimousinLil
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just wondering...seasonal anticipation syndrone
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Owls! I don't know any songs about owls!!!!
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09-01-2017,
11:12 AM
LimousinLil
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Seasonistas general thread: yakking, joshing, news and pictures
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Well, I DID that Lynda, and, as soon as I went to a video on my channel because I wanted to write some replies, it went back to the new format again....
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08-31-2017,
11:17 AM
jimavery
replied to a thread
Riptide sounds off on soprano
in
Uke Talk
It might be worth trying some alternative fingerings for those chords and see if any sound better. See: https://ukulelehelper.com/
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08-31-2017,
09:41 AM
jimavery
replied to a thread
Riptide sounds off on soprano
in
Uke Talk
Usually, both concert and soprano are tuned the same GCEA, so assuming both yours are tuned the same too you shouldn't need a capo, no. There are...
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08-31-2017,
09:19 AM
LimousinLil
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Season 289 - ALWAYS and NEVER
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Seasons of the Ukulele
Hi Brian! A bit of an old chestnut, this ... but I don't think anyone else has done it yet. (Count yourself lucky that I haven't inflicted my...
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08-31-2017,
08:47 AM
jimavery
replied to a thread
Tenor vs Concert
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Ukulele Beginners
:shaka: It's always good to meet a fellow soprano player! :cheers:
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