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Dave the Elder

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Re: Keeping in touch during Corona
« Reply #45 on: 19 May 2020 12 15 »
Hi folks, hope you are all keeping well
Does anyone know if there is any music shops doing deliveries just now? I currently have a tuner that needs replaced tried replacing the battery and nothing is happening.
Shall pop onto the meeting next week, things have been full on at my end so haven't had time sadly.
keep strummin'

You could order one from the following eBay site but it will take two or three weeks to get to you. This is one of the sites that I used to buy them from in bulk at £3 a time, looks like we have inflation already. But still cheaper than any you will find in UK shops. good quality too.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/eno-ET-33U-Portable-Clip-On-Tuner-LCD-Display-for-Guitar-Chromatic-Ukulele-Z8N3/383451449817?epid=3030645916&hash=item59477cc9d9:g:9woAAOSw8bBeYxOZ

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Diane Dukes

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« Reply #46 on: 20 May 2020 12 19 »
Morning all,
Here we are again, another week gone by, where does the time go? It’s already coming towards the end of the month. ( No I can’t believe it either). But here’s a gentle reminder that as well as meeting on Zoom tomorrow 21/05/2020. There will be a Last Tuesday of the Month next Tuesday for those who would like to join us to try out some new songs.  As before, the new songs will be put onto the forum for you to download, as well as the mp3. To give you some ideas of how they go. Hope you can join us.

But here are this week’s selection for you to enjoy.

A Fool Such as I ( A light starter to wet the appetite)
Forever Autumn  (not the same without the intro, but a lovely one to play)
Karma Chameleon ( play through the Acapella part)
Putting on the Style.  (Hope Dave brings his car horn, or Joe and Pete might play bugle!) NEVER THOUGHT I’D SAY THAT!
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The Blackpool Belle. (Now we’re getting to the main course)
Ruby  (Count-in after 1, 2, 1, 2, 3.)
Travelling Light (mind the intro)
Up On the Roof. ( I will keep practicing the singing till I get it right)
Wagon Wheel. ( not too fast, we have to get the words in)
And then for dessert:-

Roaring Twenties Medley and the ladies will definitely win cos I’m the only one singing😁😁😁

Well that’s it for now,
See you all on Thursday or on Tuesday if you can make it.

Keep safe, keep smiling and keep strummin

Di x

Diane Dukes

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« Reply #47 on: 22 May 2020 10 24 »
Morning all,
Great night last night. Hope you all enjoyed it. A quick reminder that the new book is available to be downloaded from the forum, using the link and that there will be a last Tuesday of the month strumalong next week. Hope to see you there. Take care all.
Di x

Peter Wilkes

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« Reply #48 on: 26 May 2020 18 41 »
Evening Di sorry can't make tonight feeling a bit rough, hopefully better for Thursday cheers Pete Wilkes

Diane Dukes

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« Reply #49 on: 26 May 2020 18 47 »
Sorry to hear that Pete. You take care. X

Diane Dukes

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« Reply #50 on: 27 May 2020 06 40 »
Morning all. Hope you enjoyed last night’s get together. We tried out some new songs. And they seemed to go well. A few
adjustments, so far. But thanks for the input. See you all tomorrow night. I will send out the set list later today.
Di x

Diane Dukes

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« Reply #51 on: 27 May 2020 11 56 »
Morning all,

Well, another week has gone by.  I’ve lost count of the weeks now, I just know we are on page 4 of this Keeping In Touch During Corona post, and it will soon be June when we should have been on holiday in Portugal.  But I’m not complaining, honestly. . We had a great time, last night.  Thanks to all who joined us. We went through some new songs, which we can try out tomorrow too.  But here’s the choice for this week. If you have any requests, feel free to ask.

A Fool Such as I.  I’ll try to get the speed right.
Girls Girls Girls. A speedy little number.
I Will Survive.  We’ve not chosen this for a while.
These Boots Are Made For Walking.  A classic, but no bass so just a count in.
You Are My Sunshine. Not sung this for a while either.
The Boxer.  Love this song, it makes you concentrate.
Ain’t No Pleasing You. Let’s give this a go.  No one can hear you.
Teach Your Children Well.  A nice, gentle song.
Rock and Roll Medley. A real rocker.
Morningtown Ride. Night, night everyone.

The new songs we will try out are
End of the Line.  Travelling Wilberrys.
Brown Eyed Girl. Similar to Brightside of the Road.
Burning Bridges.  Getting used to this now, I hope.
Blame It On Me. A bit tricky, but it travels along well.

Enjoy playing and singing these songs.  Stay positive.  Hopefully the lifting of lockdown is in sight. But we will carry on carrying on.
Keep safe, keep smiling and keep strumming. 

Di x

Peter Wilkes

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« Reply #52 on: 30 May 2020 16 08 »
Hi Di Thanks for asking,beware I'm on the road again sorted me meds out so I'll see you all Thursday tuned and ready, have a great weekend, Pete
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Diane Dukes

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« Reply #53 on: 03 June 2020 11 41 »
Morning all,
Isn’t it a bit different today, weather wise? Dunno where the sun has gone but I could do with a bit of a rest from it.
I have had messages from people who wish to say hello to you all.  Firstly from Charlie.  You may remember him and his wife, Jan. Many of us enjoyed musical parties at their home in Dudley, and we played for them at the allotment in Jasmine Road, Dudley. They are both well, living in Malta at the moment, and want to send their very best wishes to all at Sedgley.  Also, I have spoken to Trev and Juls this week.  They are both well, but cannot join us on Thursday. But they are still playing and have downloaded the new book. They want to say hello to everyone too.

The lockdown is easing slightly, but it will still take some time before we get back to how it was.  But we will continue with our Zoom meetings as long as you want them to.  Or the internet finally, gives up the ghost and can’t cope any more😱😱

So here’s this weeks list.

All My Loving. Fairly straight forward chords.  Just the AmMj7 to look out for.
Blowing in the Wind.  A song quite apt for these times.
Dedicated Follower of Fashion.  Just the intro to get right.
Happy Together.  Imagine Terry on the drums for the chorus.
Hello Mary Lou.  I’ll practise the B7.
In the Summertime. Intro rhythm is tricky without bass but we will cope. Don’t forget to repeat Verse1 and chorus at end.
It’s Now Or Never.  Come on you Elvis impersonators.  Get your wigs and white suits on.
King of the Road.  Classic favourite.
Leaving On A Jet Plane.  One day we might chance it!  Till then we have to go....................
 

On The Road Again.  But not too far.

Ok folks that’s it for now.  As Keith posted yesterday, we do know about the situation at the Con Club.  They have dug themselves a hole and we are looking into it!

But a reminder that it is Loud Shirt Night tomorrow.  Yes Again! And for those who can’t join us on Thursdays, we are thinking of you. And can’t wait to join up again for a strumalong like before.

Cheers for now,
Keep safe, keep awake, I mean alert, and keep strummin.

Di x
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Diane Dukes

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« Reply #54 on: 05 June 2020 09 09 »
Morning all, just a quick thank you everyone who joined us last night.  We had a great time, hope you did too. We’ll do it all again next week.
Stay safe and keep strumming.

Di x
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« Reply #55 on: 10 June 2020 11 10 »
Morning all,

Here we are again, the weeks are speeding by. I don’t know where the last week has gone. Before you know it it will be the school holidays!!!!😱😱 oh no, sorry that was in the normal world. 🌍. Still, you will soon be able to dash off to the Merry Hill Centre, if you want to!  No.  Me neither.   😄😄😄.  So we might as well stay home and play a little ukulele.😄

Here’s this week’s list. I’ve included some of the new ones to keep it fresh.

Obladi Oblada. This is coming along lovely. I think.
Love Of The Common People.  Sung by Paul Young.  Bit of a reggae vibe.
Maxwell Silver Hammer. A happy little ditty.
The Urban Spaceman.  I won’t use kazoos on Thursday as it distorts the sound even more.
There’s a Kind of Hush. This went down well last week, so try it again.
Tickle My Heart. I like this.
Under the Boardwalk.  Ladies sing up😄😄😄!
Waterloo Sunset.  Another one that went down well.  Just the single beats for the sha la la bit.
Yellow Bird. Not sung it for a while.
Your Cheating Heart.  Nor this one, but it’s an old favourite.

We are trying out some new techie things in order to improve the sound quality. I am slowly, very slowly, turning into a sound engineer,  so be patient, but, there should be an improvement this week. And hopefully even better, next. If it all arrives and I can bung the right grubbings into the right orafice.  That’s the technical phrase for it. So fingers crossed 🤞 all will be good.
Take care all, and see you on Thursday.




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« Reply #56 on: 12 June 2020 07 57 »
Morning all, 
Thanks to all who joined us last night. I do hope the sound was better for you all. As mentioned we will be using other bits and pieces to try to improve it even more next week. There has been a couple of suggestions of a group of us meeting up outside somewhere to have a strum. Obviously, the weather has to improve, but I’m just offering the suggestion to see what people think. When the summer comes!! We could picnic 🧺 and play?? Let me know what you think. In the meantime we will be back next Thursday. See you there. Thanks again.
Di x
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« Reply #57 on: 17 June 2020 11 36 »
Morning all. 
Hope you’re all safe and sound and not caught out by these thunderstorms we’ve been having.  They make a lovely light show, don’t they?  I remember my Nan used to close the curtains, switch the television and any electrical stuff off and hide the cutlery during a storm. So if we have a storm during Thursday night, and we go “off air”, you’ll know me Nan has come back to warn me!!!! 😱😱😱😁😁😁😁😁

But joking apart, look forward to you joining us with our ‘new and improved’ sound system. Sounds like a washing powder, doesn’t it? Keith has worked hard to set this up, and has had the patience to teach me, as well.  I hope it will make the strumalong more enjoyable. So on to the songs.
I have included some more new songs to try out.  Hope you like the choices.

A Teenager In Love. A good warm up song.
All I Have To Do Is Dream.  Dedicated to all of you, like me, who are having the weirdest dreams, lately.
Have You Ever Seen The Rain? You can’t miss it at the moment!
Here Comes My Baby. Get those fingers moving.
Hey Good Looking. Haven’t played this in a while.
Precious Times.  Apt for these moments.
Runaround Sue. Solo Intro, then all join in.
San Francisco Bay Blues.  No harmonica, so just hum.
Summer Holiday.  Another new one.  But everyone should know it.
Take It Easy.  We all should.  I think this is becoming a favourite.

So that’s all for now.  Look forward to seeing you on Thursday.
Take care keep safe and keep strumming.

Di 🌈❤️


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« Reply #58 on: 17 June 2020 12 14 »
Hi Di,

picnic and strumming, sounds good to me  ;D
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« Reply #59 on: 19 June 2020 10 12 »
Morning all, 
I hope you enjoyed last night’s strumalong.  We’ve had reports that the sound was very clear and I hope that was the same for everyone.  We want to create as good a sound as possible for you.  Please let us know your thoughts. 
The weather is looking to improve this week, we have had some strummers say they would like to meet up for a picnic and strum. If anyone else would like to join us just let us know. 
Fingers crossed we can organise something.
Take care everyone and see you next week.

Di x
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