Old Enough to Know Better

I am pleased and privileged to own three handmade ukuleles, from luthiers with high-level skill and artistry. Two of them were made for ...

Came out of silat class on a chilly evening this week and when I turned the key in the ignition of my automobile, I got that little sole...

Photo by Chuck Gilman So, I have mentioned that I go to the local pub, The Lehrer, for an acoustic jam. This is great fun, the group ...

So, most recent jam session at The Lehrer, it was pouring rain and Saturday holiday shopping madness. Had a handful of players show up, s...

... that's the point of the song ... Finally got around to doing this on the ukulele. A little  rough still, but I'll get it done be...

Come the cold and rain in the fall, I sometimes get reflective about old memories, and here's one that burbled up ... Aeons ago...

The smell of burning vegetation wasn’t so bad, but when the flow crossed the road? The stink of melting asphalt was acrid, it made your...

So, the latest round of eye-boogery ... To make a long story short, I noticed my glasses were getting fuzzier on the right side, so I we...

... finds an acorn now and then ... The jam group to which I have belonged for a time, the Closet Musicians, meets once a week. Most o...

Cory Fujimoto, doing a little Pachelbel and Bach ...

So, recent round at the Lehrer acoustic jam, the group started out small: A bass player, harmonica, conga drum (with a small high-hat), ...

Reverend White was preaching the Sunday sermon down at the 1st Baptist Church Once Removed, and he wound for the big finish: "All ri...

We belong to a homeowners association. When we bought this house, umpty-dump years ago, somewhere in the pile of papers we had to sign w...

I have only just begun going out in musical public with my ukulele. (I don't count classes wherein everybody there brought ukes, bu...

So, at the most recent electric blues jam, we did an amp check. Dial 'em down, the guy running it said. We got complaints. Great, ...

Portland, Oregon, is a lovely town in so many ways. Great place to live, good people, great food, weather not too awful. Lovely town–e...