The West Seattle Ukulele Players have started meeting at a local tavern/restaurant called The Bridge. The enclosed patio is much warmer than the CP Coffehouse patio, which is open to the elements. Hopefully we won't wear out our welcome before spring.
The bartenders close the door to the inside restaurant so not to annoy the few afternoon drinkers and diners, but the sound of 30 or 40 ukulele players belting out "Jambalaya" does carry.
All the music we play has been airdropped to our iPads over the past two years. What a mess. Even a compulsive librarian has trouble keeping hundreds of singles, various books, song decks, holiday playlists and such organized on the device.
And new stuff gets airdropped every week, so the situation keeps getting worse. There is much head scratching and tapping screens, as well as bad words spoken to devices while trying to find buried songs. It would be almost impossible for a new person to jump in and figure all this out.
I'm not crazy about playing some of the great rock classics our leader is partial to. For example, the ukulele can't do much for "House of the Rising Sun," or "Desperado." The best part is just being part of this fun group. Ukulele players on the whole are cheerful, friendly and like minded-- a comforting thing in dark and confusing times.
Have a nice weekend.
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