JFCPLA 5-Year Anniversary Party!

A reminder: SAT. JULY 18TH, 5PM-8PM. I sent an EVITE around last week, to those who already expressed interest or said YES. If you received the Evite, please respond "YES" so we can start getting a headcount. Payments due to Darren Wong by July 9.

Fleas at the Northridge Hawaiian Festival

"If You Want to Sing Out..Sing Out!" Flying Uke moment


Roger P practicing his patented "Shaka Windmill" strum before our performance.


Fast Eddy ready for a Ukulele Battle

All photos by Roger Park. You can see more on the Flickr set:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/builtboyle/sets/72157619390061072/

Fleas at the Imua Ho'olaule'a

Come out and support America's Favorite Uke Club! This Saturday, we will be perfoming a half hour set at the Ho'olaule'a in Northridge, from 6:45-7:15pm! Kudos to "2ch" for the flyer design.

Sweet Lorraine by Nat Cole

Rik Sauer Teaches the Blues

Cheap Suits Trash the House At Freight & Salvage

This past weekend, I drove up to San Francisco to visit my family and to catch the once-a-year performance from the Cheap Suit Serenaders at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley.
I had caught them 2 years ago, and they had only a partial band that night due to a family emergency cancellation by stringed instrument great, Bob Brozman.

This past weekend, however The Cheap Suits had the full crew which included Director Terry Zwigoff (Crumb, Ghostworld, Art School Confidential) on Cello, Robert Armstrong (Mickey the Rat Cartoonist) on Steel Guitar and Saw, Bob Brozman on Steel Guitar, Al Dodge on Ukulele, Mandolin. and Professor Gizmo on Trombone and Jug, and finally Tony Martin on the Guitar.

Deja Vu hit me while waiting in line, as I saw the same faces from 2 years ago.

The Sweet Hollywians from Japan opened with 4 songs, and were really tight.

The Cheap Suits performed some of my favs: Hapa Haole Hula Girl, Home, Singing in the Bathtub, and My Gal Sal. They were really tight for a band that only gets together for one night a year, and are all accomplished musicians in their own right.
My evening ended with a playlist I was able to get from Brozman, that all the Cheap Suits signed.

I am thinking about making this an annual tradition, and maybe we can get the jumpin fleas van pool to go up next year!

Happy Birthday Bill Tapia - "Young At Heart"

A Very Happy Birthday to Bill Tapia who turned 101 yesterday. This is a clip from his 100th Birthday celebration concert last year.
Bill, according to the Guiness Book of World Records is THE oldest living performer in the world. We are really lucky that he is in our neck of the woods, and I hope to get him back to visit the club again soon.