An early spring! Yea!
And yes, today is also "World Ukulele Day."
At our Thursday jam yesterday we celebrated Cecil, our oldest West Seattle ukulele group member, who just turned 100. I have a special affection for Cecil since he was born the same year as our Dad.
What change these gentlemen witnessed in their long but different lives. Dad was a Pennsylvania Dutch farm boy and Cecil an African American, born in segregated Oklahoma. A century of history is really something to wrap your head around.
Yesterday, the players pressured Cecil to reveal his secret of a long life. Diet? Exercise? Teetotalism? All he had to say was "stay out of hospitals" and "hang around young people." I like that. Keep it simple.
Have a good weekend.
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