Why not?
I think the first time I was inspired was when I heard Iz's Somewhere over the rainbow, after hearing the song in numerous movies. I always thought it would be cool to learn that song and at the same time learn to play the uke. Anyways, I never actually noticed ukuleles being sold at my local music store, but for some reason more than a year ago I finally noticed one and my parents bought me the O/S concert uke I was admiring for my bday.
In an effort to find the chords and tabs for ukulele, I googled ukulele chords and it brought me to this site and I haven't left since!! "Back in the day" haha you would get about 40-90 users online here at the UU...now its in the hundreds WOW!!
I was ukeing just for the fun of it and because Ukuleleunderground peeps were so entertaining and SUPER generous (you guys still are mind you) and to check off "learning something new everyday" for my personal goals (technically its cheating since I check off everytime I learn a new song
haha)
but nowadays I uke TO KEEP SANE!!! I am once again a student and I find that music in general keeps me from ripping my hair out when I have a huge paper due. It also helps me combat the loneliness factor since I've moved to a new city, new school, new surrounding, and a new life!!!
I love how UU has managed to keep members and to pull prospective members in by offering a place to gather and learn how to play an amazing instrument!!
So to sum up, why do I uke......i say WHY NOT!!!