Practicing Ukulele While Driving A Car

coolkayaker1 · May 19, 2012

I've discovered that, with a little finesse, I can lay my ukulele across my abdomen and practice strum patterns and picking patterns effectively while I drive my car down the highway.

There's no real fretting--except at stoplights, of course--because my fretting hand is on the wheel driving the car.

I'm surprised at how many neat picking patterns one can develop with only the standard GCEA. It's a fabulous way to get some serious practice time in while logging some hours on the road for summer travelers.

Aloha!

AncientMatingCalls · May 19, 2012

As irresponsible as it sounds, I actually restrung a uke while driving today. Probably not one of the smarter things I've done and I don't think ill make a habit of it.

kapahulu50 · May 19, 2012

Do you have your answer figured out for when you get pulled over?

Drive safely!

Chris Tarman · May 19, 2012

As a cyclist, I have to say that the thought of drivers doing things like that (or texting, applying makeup, etc) absolutely terrifies me.

TCK · May 19, 2012

Be sure and have some Grey Poupon in the glove box for when you get pulled over...
You kinda scare the hell out of me now, but yeah- practice is practice- anytime and anywhere

GKK · May 19, 2012

:stop: Not cool!...

pepamahina · May 19, 2012

Absolutely, positively not cool. Stop that immediately. Shame on you both. Clearly you've never been on the receiving end of someone else doing something that stupid while driving. This is not funny in any way.

janeray1940 · May 19, 2012

Hrmmmmmm... I'm trying to put this in context and imagine that traffic in Illinois is a completely different beast than here in Los Angeles. I'm envisioning this: open highways without another driver travelling them except yourself, wide lanes where there is room to swerve if need be, and - as primarily a pedestrian myself - a complete lack of pedestrian traffic.

I hope I'm right.

drbekken · May 19, 2012

I have a thirteen-year-old son who was very badly injured by a reckless driver a little over four years ago. For a week, the doctors could not tell whether he was going to live or die - or how his life would be if he survived. He was in a coma for three weeks, spent three months in hospital, and has been in rehab ever since. He's doing quite well, but his pain and suffering has been very bad. If anything like that ever happens to one of my loved ones again due to someone playing the ukulele while driving, the doctors would have a hard time removing ukulele parts from that person's interior. I would track that driver down and make him eat every uke in his possession. Without salt, for sure. So, folks: Keep your eyes and minds on the road.

bpedaci · May 19, 2012

coolkayaker1 said:
There's no real fretting--except at stoplights, of course--because my fretting hand is on the wheel driving the car.

If I were in the car with you, I'd be fretting enough for the both of us.

sukie · May 19, 2012

I really love to play the ukulele, but seriously? I would never play whilst driving. Not to be a downer, BUT please let me know where you are doing this so I can stay away.

BIGDB · May 19, 2012

AncientMatingCalls said:
As irresponsible as it sounds, I actually restrung a uke while driving today. Probably not one of the smarter things I've done and I don't think ill make a habit of it.

Lol.... I wish I was that skilled

mds725 · May 19, 2012

I honestly don't personally know anyone clueless enough to brag about, let alone admit, doing something so completely unrelated to operating a motor vehicle while operating a motor vehicle. I was injured while bicycling last fall by people in a car who were simply being inattentive, and I am thankful every day that I wasn't killed. As a result of that experience, I now believe that people who intentionally do distracting, non-driving related stuff while driving are either too oblivious to realize the magnitude of the danger they're creating for other people or too sociopathic to care. And I really don't care if saying that offends anyone.

Plainsong · May 19, 2012

This has got to be some troll bait. Who starts a thread that can be summed up as "I'm a complete and utter moron and I hope to kill others as well as myself with my own stupidity. Please nominate me for a Darwin Award." Because that's what this is. Either this is trolling or it's honest and neither is much better than the other. Welcome to my ignore list, both of you.

I lost a lifelong friend to assholes such as yourselves. May Coolkayaker1 and Ancientmatingcalls piss off.

consitter · May 19, 2012

Chris Tarman said:
As a cyclist, I have to say that the thought of drivers doing things like that (or texting, applying makeup, etc) absolutely terrifies me.

Same here.

UkuEroll · May 19, 2012

drbekken said:
I have a thirteen-year-old son who was very badly injured by a reckless driver a little over four years ago. For a week, the doctors could not tell whether he was going to live or die - or how his life would be if he survived. He was in a coma for three weeks, spent three months in hospital, and has been in rehab ever since. He's doing quite well, but his pain and suffering has been very bad. If anything like that ever happens to one of my loved ones again due to someone playing the ukulele while driving, the doctors would have a hard time removing ukulele parts from that person's interior. I would track that driver down and make him eat every uke in his possession. Without salt, for sure. So, folks: Keep your eyes and minds on the road.

This post says it all. Get a grip and think of others!

808boy · May 19, 2012

coolkayaker1,
THAT AIN'T COOL AND SO IS THE OTHER GUY.....NUFF SAID...............................BO..........................

chris667 · May 19, 2012

That's a daft thing to do. Please be careful out there, everyone!

Thinker · May 19, 2012

I had just assumed this was a joke and not real.....please make that correct.

Pukulele Pete · May 19, 2012

Please , ..drive your car and leave the ukulele at home. WTF

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