Month: September 2011

Bloomburg Businessweek says, ‘the hottest Hawaiian mini-guitars are made by Massachusetts-based The Magic Fluke’…The Flea and larger cousin the Fluke have molded plastic bodies…’.

I love this quote by actor William H. Macy – ‘I don’t think Hitler would have ever invaded Poland had he learned to play a Flea’.

Look at 218* on the Popularity Slide Show – http://www.businessweek.com/popularity-2011/
Read also the commentary – http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/flea-08112011.html

* Look above the 218 to see what it refers to.

To an extent that is that is personal but there are some common trends among us I’m sure.  UkuleleHunt.com offered a hint of what these chords are http://ukulelehunt.com/2011/09/07/most-common-ukulele-chords/  The chart indicates ‘the most used chords on the site’.  What are YOUR most used chords?

Quick and Dirty Tips discusses the pronunciation of our favorite instrument and other grammatical concerns related to it…
‘While most American mainlanders say ‘yoo-ka-lailee,’ any Hawaii resident will tell you that the correct pronunciation of this Hawaiian word is ‘OO-koo-leh-lay,’ and this is, in fact, how it is pronounced throughout our great state. No self-respecting Hawaii resident would say ‘yoo-ka-lailee.’
http://blog.quickanddirtytips.com/2011/09/07/a-ukulele-or-an-ukulele/