Carol just let me know about this amazing cultural event that’s coming up. Yes, it’s Ukulele Noir, with an all-star cast of uke performers including Greg Hawkes (formerly of the Cars), Mark Occhinero (a jazz ukulelist), and none other than Sonic Uke. Well, OK, Sonic Uke are pretty bad but they’re hilarious.
Only problem is, the concert starts at 8:30 in Somerville. Greg Hawkes probably won’t come on till much later than that. And I’ve got to preach the next morning.
Good angel: “No, don’t go, you need to be fresh for preaching.”
Bad angel: “Haha, don’t listen to the good angel, go hear Greg Hawkes.”
Good angel: “But you’ll be exhausted.”
Bad angel: “One word: Ukuleles….”
Who will win — the good angel or the bad angel? Only time will tell.
Comment received via email:
What a terrific, terrifying concept.
Go to the event.
There will always be bad preaching days… even with a full night’s
sleep, it might be a bad morning.
How many Uke Noir events will there be?
Can’t wait till you switch blog providers and I can actually post to
your blog like a normal blog-lurker.
Craig
I didn’t go — long story, doesn’t really matter why. Carol happened to be nearby and stopped in. She said that alas it wasn’t very good, so she left pretty quickly.