Ballad of Chasey Lain on Electric Ukulele

I made this video for Awesomepedia.org: www.awesomepedia.org It’s the twenty-fourth one in my daily video project: www.awesomepedia.org YES YES YES IN-FUCKING-DEED IT IS ELECTRIC UKULELE TIME

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Luau Party – Here Are Some Great Ideas about Luau Party

A Luau celebration can be a lot of fun for a set of adults that want to get together for a festive, tropical-island themed affair. The Luau party makes a good subject for birthday parties. Here are some good luau party ideas including suggestions for games, food, invitations and decorations.

Invitations

Decide first whether you want to buy pre-made invitations or if you want to make your own. If you are using pre-made invitations, be sure to choose designs with bright colors, or large flowers. Some recognizable Hawaiian icons are hula dancers, leis, and palm trees. Personalize the envelopes with a custom designed postage stamp! If you want to get creative, try to find some Hawaiian postcards and mail to your guests and write all of the details of the party on the blank side.

You can also try to bring an image of airline tickets and write on the outside “You’ve just won 2 free tickets!” and fill in the material like this: destination: YOUR HOUSE arrival time: PARTY START TIME departure time: PARTY END TIME.

Another creative idea is to write the party details on a beach ball, deflate the ball, and mail to your guests with instructions to blow up the ball for more details.

You can also attach an index card to lei with party information written on it, and mail the lei to your guests with instructions to wear it to the party!

Decorations

Alternative for decorations at a luau are endless. For an outdoor party, set tiki torches around the party area. It is convenient to get torches that burn citronella oil to keep mosquitoes at bay. Purchase real or silk orchids and hibiscus flowers and scatter them around the locale. Make your own surfboards from Styrofoam board.

Trim tables with grass skirts and place shell candles and coconuts on them. Try to find an old surfboard to use as a table. Be absolutely certain there are enough leis at the party for everyone. Find real, cardboard, or inflatable palm trees. Blow up some beach balls and place them around the room or patio. Whatever it is, think bright and bountiful color!

Games

The first game anybody thinks about at a luau is the limbo. You can procure inflatable limbo sets or real bamboo sets, but it’s simple enough to find a long flat stick or board and two people keen to hold up either end. Crank up the Don Ho and see how low you can go!

Another inexpensive yet fun and hilarious game is who can “hula” the longest. Hula HOOPING of course! Without authentic hula dancers at the party, engage your guests with this timeless contest and see who still has it. Offer prizes for the longest hula-er and the guest who can hula with the most hoops.

Pineapple bowling will be a favorite. Use coconuts to knock down pineapple “pins”. Ula Maika is a traditional Hawaiian game similar to horseshoes with two sticks as the posts and small stones as the horseshoes. See who can make it closer to the sticks with the stones. If room permits, set up volleyball net and play some beach volleyball.

Food

Luau in Hawaiian means “great feast.” Set up the food at the party in buffet style. You can ask your local butcher to butterfly a whole pig, and just throw it on the barbeque. Serve pineapple ham. Fresh tropical fruit salad with pineapple, mango, papaya and watermelon in a large hollowed out watermelon with be pleasing to the palate as well as the eyes. Haupia, a coconut pudding is a tantalizing sweet treat. Serve tropical drinks out of coconuts halves. Try Mai Tai, Pina Coladas, or a tropical punch with fresh fruit pieces in it.

Cake

The cake can be as simple or magnificent as you like. Bake a round cake and decorate it like a beach ball. You can also try your hand at carving out a cake by baking a rectangular cake and cutting it down to look like a ukulele. Utilize decorators icing to finish the picture. A simple pineapple upside down cake will tantalize your guests. Add a colorful splash with cherries on top.

To go for the wow ingredient, make a “Volcano” cake by making a simple chocolate Bundt cake and carefully placing a piece of dry ice in the middle to simulate the smoke. Mix orange and red food coloring with white icing and drizzle along the sides to look like lava.

babies and ukulele

Adorable Jacoby and Aria with Katie and I (Lexy) in the background playing around with a song I’m working on.

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Kai singing Jamaican Farewell

Here’s Kai, 11 years old, singing one of his favorite ukulele songs, Jamaican Farewell.

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finger-pickin’ ukulele E minor with a beat

messin’ around on the ukulele. drums by Gorch. ukulala.com

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Hawaii – The desired vacation spot

Hawaii beach resorts

Some of the most excellent free beaches in the world are in Hawaii. Few of them are only accessible by helicopters and watercrafts. The Waialae stream which flows into the ocean through the Waialae beach park has created a canal through the reef. The Lanikai’s clear water is considered the best swimming beaches in Hawaii. It is accompanied by bright shores and line of swaying coconut palms. Hana Uma bay is one of the finest snorkeling and swimming beaches of the world. Hapuna beach in Big Island is excellent for bogie boarding and swimming. It has abundant fishes and corals making it suitable for snorkeling. Thus whatever is your favorite beach activity you can always find a suitable beach for you in Hawaii.

Inexpensive shopping in Hawaii

Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center not only offers great bargain wares but also some fun filled freebies. Free lessons on Hula dancing, ukulele playing and how to make lei are offered. Kapiolani community center holds the farmer’s market on Saturdays which is a nice place to pick up some traditional Hawaiian stuffs and local handicrafts. Town of Haleiwa is the perfect place to satisfy the desire of cheap shopping spree and discover inexpensive restaurants. You can surf around lazily. Kukui Grove Shopping Center is one of the largest shopping center of the island. It has an open courtyard which holds weekly Polynesian entertainment with live bands performing on weekends. ABC store at Whaler’s village is a must-go in Maui. You can pick cheap souvenirs from there. There are also fast foods available which will save you some dining dollars. Many renowned brands like Armani Exchange, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Polo Ralph Lauren, banana republic are available in a much lower price in Waikele Premium Outlets.

Inexpensive vacation with family

It is advisable not to plan your trip on holidays because it is the peak hour for different tourists and hence prices become high. Accommodations are also hard to find. So it is better to put off Hawaiian vacation with your family till the peak season gets over. There are many cheap hotels in Hawaii. Most of them are provided with kitchens which will enable you to prepare your own meal and save thousands of bucks on eating out. The rooms offer great amenities like high speed internet access, snorkel gears, boogie boards etc. Renting a car after arriving at Hawaii can be expensive. It is better if you book your car as early as possible for a decent deal. You can roam around and discover your favorite snorkel spot with at reduced rates where tropical fish and marine life are abundant.

Island Hopping

Hawaii being an archipelago, each island has its own geological and climatic characteristics. Their traditions, sites and activities are also different. This attracts the tourists to spend most of their vacation time hopping around the islands. The ocean surrounding has great beaches, and offer great swimming, diving and snorkeling experiences and transportation option as well. So this part of the vacation planning is easy and reliable. You can spend your vacation time relaxing, walking or lounging in the beaches. But for the enthusiastic vacationer it is a good idea to launch mini vacations to other island while putting up in one of the islands. Hawaiian airlines or Go airlines offer cheap flights for island hoping. If you venture out in the morning you can roam around another island and come back within 8-9 in the evening. The flight rates are available online and it is better to book your flights from the mainland to obtain discounts.

 

Introduction to Mele ‘Ohana (Music Family) weekly jam session at Keauhou Shopping Center stage

Mele ‘Ohana (Music Family) is an informal ‘ukulele group that meets Wednesday evenings from 6 to 8 pm at the Keauhou Shopping Center, 7 miles south of Kailua-Kona, on the central west coast of the Big Island of Hawai’i.

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Caravan — Electric Ukulele

Friends of Old Puppy play “Caravan”. “Caravan” was composed by Juan Tizol and first performed by Duke Ellington in 1937.Friends of Old Puppy features Steven Strauss on (Risa) electric soprano ukulele, Mal Sharpe on trombone, Ed Johnson on wash-tub bass (“gutbucket”), and Cynthia Wilson on drums. Jan. 2, 2010 Videographed, sound engineered, and edited by Pip R. Lagenta. The Friends of Old Puppy band plays at the Nabolom Bakery in Berkeley, every Saturday morning (starting at 10 am). It’s-Not-Much Productions — Recorded LIVE! — Berkeley, California

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Uke GOT TALENT II ~ Just You & Me by Zee Avi – performed by the UM Crew and Sung Wah on erhu

This is the last song for the night, performed by the UM Crew and Sung Wah on the erhu. UM crew: Don (Ubass), Ian (uke), Ridhwan (Guitar), Glyn (lead uke), Simon (uke and cajon)

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I LOVE YOU- Rebel Souljahz ( Ukulele Cover)

Hey everyone, This is one of my Favourite song by Rebel Souljahz. ‘ I love you” I hope you like it

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