After an awesome first seminar at Pacific Arts Dance Studio (www.pacificartsds.com) in San Diego, California, Aldrine took a quick break before heading up the next seminar for a little LIVE Uke Got Mail-sesh.

The energy in San Diego was amazing and the people at the Pacfic Arts seminars filled up the room with their sometimes serious and sometimes hilarious questions, while Aldrine and the UU crew tried their best to keep up. Check out some clips of their inquiries and if you’ve got a puzzling Q of your own, shoot us an email at ASKALDRINE(at)GMAIL.COM, and we’ll try our best to A it for you.

Thanks to everyone who made it out to the seminars and shows in San Diego - you definitely made us feel warm and fuzzy inside and we can’t wait for the next time we can get back out there. Thank you nui loa, and mahalo very much!

-UU Staff

*AND* if you wouldn’t mind winning yourself a FREE UKULELE(!), remember to check out our Give-Away Contest for the month of September!!

On the first day of our California Tour (waaay back in July 2008) the die-hard UU fam that stuck around after the performance at DaSilva Ukulele Co. in Berkeley, CA became the instant audience for the very first LIVE Uke Got Mail!

We asked anyone who wanted to come up on stage and ask a question to do so, and the night ended with a lot of laughs, some intimate questioning, and deep pondering about life and the ukulele. To those of you who came out to see us in Berkeley - we thank you from the bottom-most depths of our uke-loving hearts for showing up and being part of it all. And for all the people who missed the show, or at least the last part of it, here are a string of snippits from the very first Live UGM, so you can be part of it, too.

Thanks again, everyone. Keep an eye out for more new videos form the tour, comin’ up!

Aloha,
-UU Staff

*AND* Don’t miss your chance to win a FREE Kamoa Pineapple Ukulele that we’re giving away this month! Check out how to enter yourself HERE. Good Luck!

OH NO! It’s time for another episode of UKE GOT MAIL!! In this episode, Manny the Rooster and Aldrine tackle (pun intended) the epic uke question: “What strings should I use?” Aldrine gives you the lowdown on sting brands for beginners and Manny lets you in on his own special ukulele string secret. *OOOoohh* Check it out. Many Tanks from all of us to all of you!!

Keep those wonderful emails coming! ASKALDRINE(at)GMAIL.COM

Aloha,
- UU Staff

Aldrine and Manny are back with another episode of Uke Got Mail! This time they answer the question “How do I figure out strumming patterns?” (to which the answer is “jump in”) and the age-old “To pick, or not to pick?” (regarding using or not using a pick). Check it out and let us know what you think! ukuleleunderground.com/forum Many Tanks!!