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Saturday, April 01, 2006
Dateline: April 1, 2006
From today's headlines:"In an apparent move to polish its tarnished image, Halliburton today announced that it will provide care packages to American servicemen and women currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Included in the care packages is an eclectic assortment of personal and non-military items...[including] nearly 50,000 ukuleles." We poked around to find out more and based on an anonymous poster on the Flea Market Music bulletin board, learned that the soon-to-be-shipping out instruments are actually Flea Ukuleles! Evidently, the folks at the Magic Fluke Company have designed a custom version of the Flea, especially for this program. Dubbed the "Sand Flea," these limited issues ukes feature a desert camouflage face and olive drab colored plastic body and fretboard. We've as of yet been unable to find any pix of the Sand Flea on the web, but send us one if you find it!The article goes on to note that: "Accompanying each Sand Flea Ukulele, is a songbook with appropriately patriotic songs, everything from 'The Marine's Hymn' to 'This Land is Your Land.'" Turns out the songbook (which, unlike the Sand Flea, will be for sale to the public) is the latest in the "Jumpin' Jim" series: "Jumpin Jim's Barracks Ballads." As the article noted, the contents includes the old patriotic and miliatry chestnuts, but true to form for the series, the new Jumpin' Jim book includes some lighter fare, such as a new twist on "Camp Granada (Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah)" and the WWII ditty "Cleanin' My Rifle (and Dreamin' of You)," here "affectionately" dedicated to Osama bin Laden. What could possibly be next? A USO tour with Jake Shimabukuro, Janet Klein, and Zooey Deschanel? One thing's for sure, ukuleles have already proven to be a huge hit with our troops. If you haven't already, please consider making a donation to Ukes For Troops, a terrific organization that's already provided dozens of ukes to our men and women serving in the Middle East. Do it today! 
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UKE MUSIC BOOKS
Ian Whitcomb Songbook Arranged for Ukulele and Easy Keyboard
Jumpin' Jim's Gone Hawaiian
Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Tips 'n' Tunes
Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Favorites
Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Gems
Jumpin' Jim's '60s Uke-In
Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Spirit
Jumpin' Jim's Camp Ukulele
Jumpin' Jim's Gone Hollywood
Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Beach Party
Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Masters: Lyle Ritz
Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Masters: Lyle Ritz Solos : 15 Chord Solos Arranged by the Ukulele Jazz Master
Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Masters: Herb Ohta
Jiminy Kokopo's Ukulele Sing and Strum Fun Book
Roy Smeck: Ukulele Method
UKE HISTORY BOOKS
The Ukulele: A Visual History, by Jim Beloff
UKE VIDEOS
Bob Brosman's Ukulele Tunes and Techniques: Hawiian and American Styles
Jumpin' Jim's Joy of Uke
Ukulele for Kids: Volume 1
Ukulele for Kids: Volume 2
UKE CDS
Cliff Edwards: Singin' in the Rain
Read Boing Boing
FAVORITE UKE SITES
Flea Market Music
Best source for songbooks and the incredible Fluke ukulele. (Seen below.)
Kamaka
One of the best uke makers around.
King David Ukulele Station. Like Ukulelia, only in French!
Ukulele Hall of Fame Has a large catalog of books, music, videos, ukes and other stuff. All proceeds go to support the mission and activities of the Ukulele Hall of Fame Museum.
Uke Hunt News, tabs, lessons, forum...the works! From across the pond.
UkeFarm The home of UkeFarm Radio! Tabs, too.
Ukulele Diner The Happy Fun Ball of ukulele sites!
UKE DISCUSSION BOARDS
UkeTalk
Flea Market Music Bulletin Board
Collectors Uke Yak
Ukulele Madness
UKULELE SOFTWARE
Guitar Learning Uke Software
Ukepix
Fretboard PalmOS App
UKULELE MAKERS
Talsma String Instruments
Kawika
Ko`olau
Mele
Marc Silber Music
Maui Music
Young Handcrafted Ukuleles
Pegasus Guitars and Ukuleles
Uke Brand Ukes
Lehua Ukuleles
Shimo Guitars
3rd Wave Ukuleles
Kanile'a Ukulele
Timberline Ukuleles
Beltona Resonator Instruments
Earnest Instruments
National Resophonic Ukuleles
Hana Lima 'Ia Ukulele Making School
O Kona Ukuleles
GString Ukulele Co.
Risa Musical Instruments
Tony Graziano Ukuleles
KP Ukuleles
Island Ukuleles
Talsma String Instruments
Glyph Custom Ukes
Moore Bettah Ukes
UKULELE INFORMATION
Tiki King's Ukulele Stuff
Brudda Bu's Ukulele Heaven
The Ukulele Freedom Front
Vintage Guitar Information
Honolulu Star Bulletin
The Banjo Ukulele
Ukulele World
Ukulele Klubben
Bounty Music Ukulele Links
Ukulelink
NALU Music
Ukulele Strummers
UKULELE DEALERS
Island Legends
Harp Depot
Ukulele House
Mandolin Brothers
Elderly Instruments
Vintage Instruments
Vintage Instruments in Philadelphia
Buffalo Brothers
Gruhn Guitars
Roy T. Cone
Stringed Instrument Division
Coconut Grove Music
Island Guitars
Bernunzio Vintage Instruments
Barbara's Guitars
Bounty Music
Freedom Guitar Inc.
Homewood Musical Instrument Company
Lahaina Music
Play It Again Sam
Spruce Tree Music and Repair
Ukulele Made In Hawaii
Ukulele
Guitar Tex
Uke Lady Music
UKULELE INSTRUCTION
ezFolk.com
Jerry Moore's Ukulele Made Easy
Jazz Improvisation Primer
Laiya and Louis Ukulele Chordfinder
Tim's useful Uke chord site
1914 Ukulele Instruction Manual
Chord Generator
HUI Ukulele Instruction
Ukulele Instruction Videos and Songs
Yahoo's Music Theory Section
UKULELE PEOPLE
Howlin' Hobbit
Uke Jackson
Cliff Edwards - Ukulele Ike
Ian Whitcomb.
The George Formby Society
Hal Brolund
Roy Sakuma
Miner Museum
King Ukulele Webworld
Shorty Long - the official website
Ukulele Club of Ventura County
Ralph Shaw - King of the Ukulele!
Brooklyn's Own Ukulele Lady
Robyn's Ukulele page
Ukelin
Hawaiian Storyteller "Uncle Charlie"
Da Barefoot Warrior
Joanna Spinoza
Joe Zsigray's Ukulele Page
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
uke Fink
Jerry Dallal's Uke Page
Wink's Webpage
Jake Shimabukuro
Robert Armstrong
Bill Tapia
Janet Klein
James Hill
Dan Scanlan
Trefor Bazett
Paul Moore
Metropolitan Ukulele Association
Lil' Rev
Waste of Aces
Bliss Blood
Tokyo Ukulele Afternoon Club
UKULELE MUSIC AND HAWAIIANA
Flaming ukulele radio hour
Hawaiian Music Island
Aloha Plenty
Hawaiian Slack Key & Ukulele
NahenaheNet, The Sweet Sound of Hawaiian Music.
Hawaiian Music Guide
MGC Records Hawaii
Ukulele Beatles Fun!
Booklines Hawaii
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