Le Baguette: Almost ready to take out of the oven

The famous Baguette ukulele by Owen Holt is at the finisher.

He's not Whistling Dixie

Rather he's whistling "Excessively Happy Tune." Does he know it? He wrote it! "He" being Peter Ecklund, who is kind enough to introduce Murray Wall the bass player here as "Murray Wall." These fine fellows subbed for my Genial Orleanians at this years New York Ukulele Festival...I give you my "Surly Manhattanites." Forgive my late entry at the beginning. There was free beer at the New York Uke Festival.

This was what was going on when everyone was signing Buster's Picture

Scroll down for Buster's signature page

Tastes like Moon Man Cheese

Actually Moon Man Cheese reminds me of Manchego

With Peter Ecklund and Murray Wall at the New York UkeFest

Sazzie Goes Hawaiian!

Cheney's I can Support

After you read what's below, just click on the question mark...it will take you to the photo.



I'm not much for the Vice President, or his wife, or his daughters. Or his boss for that matter. Here are some Cheney's I can get behind. The Cheney Concert Company and their (oddly) "White House Golden Chimes." I have done some research, they never shot anyone in the face.

Tattoo Youk

On the last day of the New York Uke Fest, you might have noticed a wealth of young ladies in the audience for the Ukulele Ike Symposium. That was because the program copy alluded to the showing of Ukulele Ike Tattoos by a couple of real "He-Men," -- Uke Jackson and yours truly. One of those lovely ladies, Jeanette from Holland, was moved to photograph us tough guys. Here we are. UJ in the floral print, me of the atrophied upper arm.

Buster's Uke Fest Get Well Card

At the New York Uke Fest before performing "Buster: Famous Song of Dog" I told the disturbing story of Buster (famous dog of song) losing his tail to a railroad train (as you know it didn't affect his carriage, but it ruined his waggin'). Anyway, I asked those assembled to sign get well wishes to Buster, but to print them as he can't read the cursive...you'll see here that Buster did not understand all of the inscriptions.

P.S. Woman with sweet Myrna Loy Lips, please contact me...do not contact my wife.

The Ukelele: France's Gift To the Musical World

If you have seen my act, you know I am one of the few proponents of the theory that the Ukulele is actually from France, ("ukulele" translates to "small guitar shaped baguette" and was introduced to the United States by soldiers returning from Europe....why do you think they call them "Doughboys"). It's a long story...look it up on the Wiki-waki-pedia. Anyway Owen Holt of RoadToad music (who's ancestors are from Hawaii or somewhere) is a firm believer in my theory. He's building a soprano "French Baguette" uke to commerate Mr. Bastille's famous dinner party (part of the lore)...anyway here are a few pictures of the headstock. Just to be clear it's a "Toad" not a "Frog" waving the flag. A dead one.

Ukulele Ike, 1920

The Ukulele Ike event at the New York Uke Fest reminded me that i had an interesting piece of sheet music...herewith Keegan and Edwards Jazz As Is...