My Return To The Stage and The Road
I am saddened that my ukulele repair skills did not prove to be all I thought they were. A month or two ago, with the help of a friend who owned a soldering iron, I was very proud that I fixed the battery connection on my uke. See, it has a battery-powered electronic pick up built in which allows me to “plug in”. The connector wore out and it was quite a big deal for me to open up my instrument and install a new connector for the 9V battery.
I didn’t think to test it after the repairs were completed.
Tonight was my first night up on stage this Summer. The first since I made the “repair”.
Still, the pick up doesn’t work. My repair didn’t take.
Bummer.
That said, it was great to get out and get back up on stage! I haven’t attended this open mic but once since February, and it used to be a weekly thing for me.
Check out the video! You get a very eclectic mix of short clips of the performers preceding me, and then my live debut of Hey Ya! and the always fun, Dinosaurs and Chickens.
In other news, I am working on my checklist to get my drivers license back. My goal is that by October 1st, I will have insurance, a license and a car. This is one of the best things about my new job: nice paychecks.
I talked to an old friend today who happens to be a car salesman. He works at a new car dealership that has some used cars, but late model, expensive ones. Not what I’m in the market for. He did, however, have an interesting suggestion for a model I might look at. Apparently, there’s a major glut of these on the used car market right now. There are lots of them out there, and nobody wants to buy them because they’re “old man cars” and look kinda goofy. I don’t know about that. I think they look cool and if there’s a bunch of them out there not moving and they’re undervalued, I could totally see myself in one of these.
The PT Cruiser.
Whaddya think?
ummm ….the PT cruiser did not have the best rating for used cars due to issues but well they likely have been all repaired by now, check used car the ratings on it first…However, I think they are cool!!! You and Uke would look great in an orange one!!!!
PT Cruisers remind me of the old gangsta cars, which is kinda cool; I learned how to drive using a like the one below:
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Hmm. Haven’t seen many used PT Cruisers or the line of new Bugs that came out about that time. What I have heard is that they have had Mechanical problems. (I will probably now get in trouble with Chrysler)
would suit your style
Look J.,we have all been here before right…go in your junk drawer and haul out that old J.C.Whitney catalog yea,yea,the one with the old Holly 4 barrel on the cover that’s the one,now go get this book below
Peppay car my arse not after you turn it into this my friend…… 😯
oh the other hand LOLOLOLOlolololollolool.ooolollol loved the cat and chicken parts……..no lemurs though
Cool. Was next door this week and got to watch the video…. Great!
I don’t drive so to be honest, the car styles don’t really appeal to me one way or the other. I’m just grateful when someone who has any car that works is willing to take me somewhere 😆
I think it’s a nice looking car in it’s own right, though 🙂
BTW, nice job on open mic night! Acoustic “Hey Ya” is going to gain a cult following I tell ya! 😉
You wont have to worry about your neighbors kids peering in your window anymore. You’ll have groupies for that instead.
:love: :love:
Insurance is likely to really cost you. But I hope all that you have gone thru will teach you to never drive without it.