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**Posted:** Tue May 03, 2011 9:39 pm

And quite well-deserved, too! :clap:

Oooo, I can't wait to see your new baby..... :rock:

**Posted:** Tue May 03, 2011 9:42 pm

nonchalant obsession wrote:

Hey Rachel! Did you ever see that your 2010 Tour encounter with Bret and Nigel won an award?

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3470 Best Tour Story! :clap:

I did not know this! thanks for pointing it out to me

put a big smile on my face. (can't believe it was nearly a year ago though :cry:

)

**Posted:** Wed May 04, 2011 3:33 am

Yes, Rachel, congrats.

Hey nonch, are you uking it Sat?

**Joined:** Sat May 09, 2009 3:43 am **Posts:** 7237

Not sure when...but there will be uking.

**Joined:** Fri Dec 12, 2008 3:35 am **Posts:** 5376

A friend sent me this link today.

http://www.kentucky.com/2011/05/20/1745 ... ulele.html

Cute interview, and I'm psyched to hear this album. :thumb:

**Posted:** Fri May 20, 2011 5:56 pm

Wow- that sounds like something I'll have to get! Thanks, mock- I took that to FB.

**Joined:** Sat May 09, 2009 3:43 am **Posts:** 7237

That's a great interview.

I wanted to get tickets to Eddie's concert, Glen Hansard is on tour with him...but it's sold out.

**Joined:** Fri Dec 12, 2008 3:35 am **Posts:** 5376

LauraK wrote:

Thanks, mock- I took that to FB.

nonchalant obsession wrote:

I wanted to get tickets to Eddie's concert, Glen Hansard is on tour with him...but it's sold out.

Too bad. The closest he's playing to me is Chicago, which is really not very close at all.

**Posted:** Mon May 23, 2011 8:13 pm

Someone just sent me a link to this on FB:

http://www.brothers-brick.com/2011/05/2 ... o-ukelele/

A ukulele made out of LEGO!! How much do you love that?

And it even sounds ok :rock:

I do have a ton of LEGO lying around and a couple of extra sets of Aquilas... :hrm:

**Posted:** Mon May 23, 2011 8:46 pm

**Posted:** Tue May 24, 2011 1:55 am

I just sent it to my friend who has made lots of LEGO kits! How cool!

**Joined:** Sat May 09, 2009 3:43 am **Posts:** 7237

That's freaky. I can't imagine that it is very comfortable to play though. :lol:

**Posted:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:31 pm

Word has been spreading around that unfortunately Duke of Uke in London is facing closure. This article was published in The Independent recently about this matter. Such a shame. I haven't been able to visit the shop yet but I've heard of it through it's links with the London Uke Festival and I was looking at their collection online when I was looking for a uke. Rachel and I are hopefully going to be visiting the store sometime next week (anyone who's around is welcome to join us). I really hope things do work out for Duke in the end.

**Posted:** Sat Jul 16, 2011 1:38 am

Oh Wow. The landlord is heartless. If they made the block trendy, good luck filling their shoes! I hope they can find a new spot with all they're looking for....sounds like a great shop!

I hope you take some pics while you and Rachel are there, Venus...thanks! :rock:

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I enjoyed reading the interview with Eddie Vedder about his uke. How cute is this:

Quote:

I learned so much about music by playing this little, miniature songwriting machine, especially about melody

Yeah, Eddie is cute. so are ukes. ukes are cool, and so are people who play them :clap:

and this includes WTFIUO :rock:

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