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grommet
Aloha
USA
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 Posted - 09/09/2005 : 4:51:54 PM
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Hey Orange, let me add to your JAKE thread...Last night Jake played in a dinner/concert here on Guam... I was so lucky to be able to attend with my wife and son, When I heard he was going to perform here..I was like "????!!" ..my son was like "!!!!". We couldn't miss this one! Anyway, we were all blown away, the guy is awesome and listening to his CD or watching a vid doesn't do justice to seeing his live performance.
It was a smaller venue with another popular local band as the main..about 150 people tops.. Seems like more than a few in attendance never really heard of Jake, but we was there just to see him, even had a few fans from Japan who flied over just for this performance, some females were even seated at our table cheering and very excited, they even had a small plastic figure of Jake jamming, holding his right hand in the air complete with a tiny ukulele! hardcore fans indeed! 
I even got to have small chat with him a few times before and after his gig, and he is truely the gentleman and very cool, felt at ease talking to him and it seemed like I was talking to an old acquaintance from back in the islands. Hope he returns to Guam someday and I even hinted to him that next time he returns, if its possible, to hold an uke workshop for us uke heads here.
From here, he heads out to Saipan today for a performance..then heads back to Guam tomorrow to play in a larger outdoor "island music" venue.
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Dominator
Lokahi
USA
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Pauline Leland
`Olu`olu
USA
783 Posts |
Posted - 09/10/2005 : 6:51:39 PM
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| no cap!!! but he always wears a cap; did he lose it? |
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ORANGE
Akahai
Japan
64 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2005 : 01:09:14 AM
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grommet,
Hafa Adai! Thank you very much for JAKE's performance report! It was really nice hearing from you!
WOW, you were so lucky! You went to the performance in Guam!! I am really envy you, grommet!!
And the photo is so good! It makes me sooooo happy!!!And I am really excited to the photo!
Oh, JAKE looks so cool!!! Thank you very much for add to my thread with wonderful photo. Thank you! Thank you!!!
And you had a chance to talk to JAKE! That's good for you! I know that JAKE is such a nice person, he is friendly, honest, kind, sweet and pure! I love JAKE and his music so much!! I really envy you! I also saw JAKE last Sunday in Tokyo! When I was in front of JAKE, I was very nervous and I couldn't talk to JAKE at all... SHOCK...
Oh my goodness, you saw the small Jake's figure! It shapes when JAKE plays last part of Crazy G. Did you know that?
Anyways, thank you very very much, grommet!
Pauline,
Hello!! How are you doing? Yes, JAKE doesn't wear a cap, recently. But, he looks more cool, doesn't he?
He doesn't need caps anymore! |
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Mainkaukau
Lokahi
USA
245 Posts |
Posted - 09/15/2005 : 06:06:47 AM
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| Saw Jake on the morning news KHON yesterday. He played a couple songs off his new album. Interesting to see his long hair look and the holes in his ukulele created by his intense strumming. |
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ORANGE
Akahai
Japan
64 Posts |
Posted - 09/15/2005 : 11:36:50 PM
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Mainkaukau,
ALOHA! Thank you for your report!!
WOW! You watched the KHON. Lucky you, Mainkaukau!
How was JAKE? Did he look happy and cool? Let me guess, JAKE played..... Ummmm.... OK! I got them. JAKE played touch, Me and Shirley T., 3rd Stream, Touch and With U Always, right??? I am living in TOKYO, but I know everything about JAKE, heehee! I am a kind of JAKEHOLIC!
I have never seen the uke that has holes though.... JAKE has had used it when he was a member of PURE HEART!!! I want to watch the uke!!!
You have 3 more chances to see JAKE! If you have a time please check the TV show and Radio interview!!!
And thank you very much for your report!!! MAHALO!!!
9/16
Matthews in the Morning on 107.9 FM Honolulu
Jake joins John Matthews and the Kaptain at 8 AM to get your day started.
http://oldies1079honolulu.com
9/16
The Lunchtime Kalabash on Big Island KWXX
All you big Island Jake Fans tune to KWXX 94.7 FM Hilo or 101.5 FM Kona at 10 Am to hear Jake's live phone interview.
www.kwxx.com
9/17
Perry and Price
Catch Jake on Hawaii's Best Radio Show Live from John Dominis Restaurant
10:30 am
92.3 FM and 690 AM
www.ksskradio.com
THANK YOU, Mainkaukau!!!! |
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lwj001
Aloha
USA
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Posted - 10/17/2005 : 9:42:06 PM
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Thought I'd pen a verse or two for Jake. Here it is:
http://www.tropicalstormhawaii.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?pid=song&song=ps/jake_shimabukuro.txt
Jake Shimabukuro (Larry W. Jones 06/21/2005) (song#3805)
Jake Shimabukuro
Plays on the ukulele
Over where tradewinds blow
He can really play that thing
Really make it sing
Jake is a swingin' island hero
Jake Shimabukuro
Digs that tropical jive
He makes the islands come alive
He can play every note
Every ukulele player ever wrote
Give Jake Shimabukuro a big hi-five
Jake jazzes up his ukulele
He has fingers to control it
All of his fans extol it
And when he brings Bach and Handel in
He can make it sound like a mandolin
Jake Shimabukuro is an island fit
When Jake's ukulele is on parade
In Waikiki, it never is a fluke
The music is a quick island serenade
When Jake is picking on his favorite uke
Jake Shimabukuro in a ukulele jam
Is the best ukulele player what am
Jake, Jake, Jake Shimabukuro
Over where the tradewinds blow |
Author of 4,000 Hapa Haole song lyrics. |
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ORANGE
Akahai
Japan
64 Posts |
Posted - 10/25/2005 : 10:38:57 PM
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lwj001,
ALOOOHA!
Thank you very much for let us know Lyrics about JAKE!
It is very nice! I am very happy to know that!!
And I will tell to JAKE about this lyrics!! Is it okay?
JAKE has a song "Trade winds". I love the song very much!
And I tried to sing song your lyrics with Trade winds's melody!
It is a bit difficult but was not bad!
Please try it! And please try to think another JAKE's lyrics!!!
MAHALO
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lwj001
Aloha
USA
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Posted - 10/28/2005 : 8:17:14 PM
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| Aloha Orange! It would be an honor for you to use these lyrics. Thanks for telling Jake. Have a great day in Japan! |
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lwj001
Aloha
USA
41 Posts |
Posted - 11/26/2005 : 8:51:33 PM
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Here's some more "Jake the Grasshopper" lyrics:
http://www.tropicalstormhawaii.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?pid=song&song=ps/hey_mr_ukulele.txt
Hey Mr Ukulele (Larry W. Jones 11/27/2005) (song#3925)
Hey, Mr Ukulele
Play an island tune for me
Play, Mr Ukulele
A Jake Shimabukuro melody
We'll all give you a hand
In our bare feet
We'll keep hummin' while you keep strummin'
That Jake Shimabukuro ukulele beat
Hey, Mr Ukulele
Play another grasshopper tune
Fast, Mr Ukulele
A showstopper under the moon
Let's hear your ukulele talk
Show your fingers dancin' across the strings
Do that Shimabukuro walk
Flow with the romancin' your ukulele brings
Play, Mr Ukulele
A Jake Shimabukuro melody
Hey, Mr Ukulele
Play for us all here by the shore
Play, Mr Ukulele
Who could ever ask for more
Tropic stars sure have a pull
When the tropic moon is full
Keep strummin' til you make that ukulele break
Hey, Mr Ukulele
Play, Mr Ukulele
A Jake Shimabukuro melody for me
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