Uke Gently Weeps
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In my line of work (insurance) I do a lot of traveling. I bought my first quality uke during my last trip, and have since been taking it with me, in a hard case of course, around the country with me. I keep it as a carry on through the airport, and if I have a longer layover I'll pull it out and strum some chords. Most of the time people just ignore me as I play pretty softly, but twice now I've had people come and sit next to me and ask about it, tell me to play louder etc. Even had a lady make a request (which I was able to find the chords for on my iphone). The best so far through was this past Monday in O'Hare. An older lady saw me playing and came 3 gates down to site across from me. She said that she hadn't heard a uke played in 60+ years and that was by her late sister. I was happy to play some older songs (5 foot 2 etc) for her and she thanked me when it was time for her to board. Totally a great experience.
I also get a lot of weird looks and questions going through security. The tweed case does help to draw attention to it.
Anybody else take their uke for travel?
I also get a lot of weird looks and questions going through security. The tweed case does help to draw attention to it.
Anybody else take their uke for travel?