Sponsor My Ukulele Shows With A Bribe

Here’s the deal. I’m looking for someone to send me this Ukulele. Yep, it’s only $200 bucks or so. Purchase it and send me this ukulele and here’s what you get in return. 1. My playing the ukulele in at least one video per week for the rest of 2008 broadcast on this blog. 2. Your logo on those video recordings as the sponsor of these shows (anytime I play it). 3. Bad playing and bad singing of some of your most favorite and beloved songs of all time.... Read More »

I Fell In To A Burning Ukulele Ring of Fire

Ok, I really am getting better. I can now play songs, sorta. Today on Ustream I played 4 songs for you. Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash. Crazy by Willie Nelson (I thought that was originally a Patsy Kline song?). Moon Over Parma from the Drew Carey Show opening. And Only the Good Die Young by Billy Joel. Here’s the tabs for those songs. Admit it, I’m not that bad, considering I have taken no lessons and have only been learning online through Youtube videos and google... Read More »

Strumming My Ukulele

That headline sounds bad, I know. More ukulele playing in the video below. Today I’m showing off my lame strumming skills. I’m getting a little better, but it’s obvious I need more practice time. Again, the entire point of doing these videos is to showcase the power of web video both as an educational and entertainment medium. I’m using web videos to not only educate myself on how to learn the ukulele, but I’m also using web videos to show the... Read More »

Practice Makes Perfect

Time for yet another learning how to play the ukulele update. The truth is, I don’t have that much time to practice, so I’m not getting that much better. So bear with me. In today’s video I show you some more chords I’ve learned. I’m still having fun, I just wish I had more time. Remember, the whole point of this was to see if I could learn how to play by watching videos on Youtube or learning from free information found through Google. So far,... Read More »