I got there very early (7AM) to get a good parking space anticipating that we very well could make the record (sorry we didn't, but there's always next year). Shmoozed with some of the volunteers as they waited for their check-in to start. Have to thank Kathy for teaching me the proper strum for "Pineapple Mango" because I had learned my own strum.
I planned to spend most of the day, did not do to any of the classes, but went through the vendor section thoroughly. Was very impressed with, oops don't remember the company name, they were first or second on the right inside the entry door. They had what I thought was a great idea for stringing the bridge; the string holes go through the bridge and the top, the string is fed down through, grab it from inside the sound hole, make a good knot and pull it back from the top to tighten. The idea is to have the tension of the string pull up on the top from underneath against the underside of the bridge, basically changing the tension from horizontal to vertical so the bridge is not being pulled sideways toward the neck, but pulled down to the top. I might even try that on one of my ukes.
The good things in the day were all the volunteers who helped put together the record attempt by not only checking in and guiding everyone to their place, but also each taking the time to show their group how to play "Pineapple Mango". I also liked the various uke groups who played through the afternoon. I was a member of the Westside Ukulele Ensemble but had to drop out. I did video their performance for YouTube, they're an excellent instrumental group. I spent a little time in the free sessions in the U-Space shop, which was done well. By then I was getting tired (still recuperating from a hip replacement) so I took off.
A couple suggestions for next year; make the record attempt later in the day, 10AM seemed a little too early to get enough people, also, have more food trucks, the one that was there did not have a handle on service, they basically made one order at a time, you ordered, they took their time to make it, not taking any other orders, served that one, then went to the next person in line. Took forever to get something.