Hey kids… We’re hangin’ out w/ friends, Sharla, Diane, and Seth, practicing for a gig on Sunday. This is one of the tunes… It’s practice…
Happy Birthday, Michael August!
Hi. We know this guy… Known him for 20ish years. Met him standing in a circle, in the dark, in the country, playing tunes w/ a bunch of other people… Nice guy. Great musician. A lot of fun… So, we became friends. Playing at different jams and such. Then, around ten years ago, we went to a ukulele fest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and there he was. We had dinner, hung out, and became closer friends. Since then, we have been all over the country, on musical and non musical adventures. We’ve played together at gigs, and at parties. He’s a stand up guy, that, we count ourselves blessed to have as a friend. He’s rescued us at the airport at midnight, when travel was FUBARed. We’ve discussed, and ‘solved’ the worlds problems, talking for hours. But, today is his birthday… So, we wanted to say a VERY happy birthday to the amazing Michael August… Check out his tunes, on that Youtube thing…
First Friday Open Mic
Hi there… So… There’s a thing called ‘First Friday’ open mic, not surprisingly on the 1st Friday of the month, in Oregon Illinois, at the VFW club… The food is good, and the music is varied, and a lotta fun… So, here are a couple tunes we did… Not the first time you may have heard them, but, we really like them… That’s why we played them…
And, our friends ‘Spare Change’ Liz and Jeff Wagner, a fun duo, and, part of the band ‘Grass Attack’ that we play together in, did a couple tunes… Here’s their tunes…
Liz and Jeff are a lot of fun….
Who Doesn’t Like John Denver?!
Hi. We went to the jam at Pig Minds Brewery, last night. Had a great time, as usual… We- The Magtones- did a few tunes. This is one of them. Country Roads, by John Denver… Hope you like it…
Ukes are more than ‘Tiny Bubbles’…
Hi. A couple weeks ago, we went to the Brown County UkeFest. (See previous post). Our friend, Suitcase Sam recorded our friend, Michael August, and me, playing Folsom Prison Blues-Mike style- then. Mike played a Bonanza Baritone, and did some pretty cool slide work on it…
She’s so Talented…
Hi there… So, my lovely wife has painted for years, but, she’s taken a class that has changed the way she paints. Here are a couple examples…
A British Tune/Show…
I sooooo apologize, if I have posted this before, but, 1, I love this tune. 2, I love the way we did it. 3, we love the show….
It’s ‘The Detectorists’, a UK show, that is kinda like watching the most beautiful paint in the world, drying… But amazing….
Anyway, here is our take on the theme song…. A beautiful tune…
BCUF Adventure
Hey kids… A little while ago, we went to a ukulele fest, in S. Indiana. The Brown County Ukulele Festival. Good times. Great friends. Fab tunes…. Got to see peeps irl, that we hadn’t seen in a long time, and hear some amazing musicians… If you are interested, keep your eyes open, for the dates, etc…
then home
Again….Good times. Good friends. Great tunes. Lucky to be alive….
Fun at Funky Frets…
Been a couple weeks since I posted. Been busy getting ready for this adventure… We left at 3am cst, for Pennsylvania and a ton of fun…
Spent the night in Somerset, Pa, cuz it’s too difficult to drive all the way in one day…
Made it to Pottstown/Boyertown the next day, and the fun begins…
It was a great trip/adventure. Kelly, and Funky Frets killed it…. So many good friend, and fun… Kurt, Kendra, Cheryl, Pete/Dee, Diane, Sharla, Louise, and 182 other close/new friends… And now, onto more fun!!
Spooky!
We’ve been decorating for the holidays…
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