strummin'&hummin'
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I this plastic uke over the weekend at a local antiques Flea Market. It was so strange the way it happened that I knew it must be fate - this Flamingo was meant for me!
I had gotten to the market right when it opened and instead of going to the very end aisles, I went straight down the middle. I had to go over to the far right to get a drink about an hour into my shopping (they had the heat blasted in there and I was bundled up already) and I saw this table with a huge crowd around it. I jokingly asked the person working at the concession stand who had a direct view of that booth, "are they giving away gold there?" He laughed and said they must be because it had been that way all morning. I hate crowds so made a mental note to stay away and resumed shopping.
I had to pass by it again at the end of my shopping trip to throw away my drink cup so I figured, hey, why not. I went into the booth and the first thing I saw was this Flamingo Ukulele. I thought it was cool and it was in VG/Excellent shape. I gave it a strum and it was still in tune. It didn't have a price on it (gah - I hate when dealers do that) so I thought it was probably pricey. I finally caught the guys attention and asked, "How much?" When he said $15, I couldn't rip through my wallet fast enough to find the money!
I've had fun playing it today. It's really kind of pretty in my opinion and now I want one of the new plastic ukes or an Islander!