San Francisco Ukulele Rebellion at Pier 1
It was a drizzly, dreary yet beautiful day in San Francisco when a merry group of ukulele players from the San Francisco Ukulele Rebellion hit the scene at Pier 1 and spread joy and cheer to all those passing by. We had originally planned to play down at Pier 7 as we had in past years with the bay bridge as a lovely back drop, but rain brought the group to shelter, which turned out to be a perfect location with amazing acoustics as we played and sang holiday songs.
The holiday season officially kicked off when we played Happy Christmas twice! the second time was by special request. check this out:
Happy Christmas - War is Over echoes through the Embarcadero of SF!
We gave away at least 50 kazoos to kids and passers by. Some kids even joined us and played along on kazoo.
This has not been an easy year for many people. The only thing my friends and I can think of to do is to play music and sing. We didn't practice the songs ahead of time, but we've all played together many times, at both familiar locations and new ones. Sometimes we play the same songs and sometimes we play different ones. Yesterday it was all about the holiday songs like Jingle Bell Rock and Silver Bells and of course, in good ukulele style, Mele Kalikimaka and Christmas Island and so many others. Many of us live in the City, but some like me live south of San Francisco and must travel in. Yesterday I made the journey to the piers via car and BART, parking at the Glen Park station so I wouldn't have to drive or park at the Embarcadero. Although I grew up in the City, I still don't care for driving in the downtown area. My mother never drove, and the only time we ever rode in a car was when our Dad picked us up and took us places. To this day, I still take public transportation in San Francisco.
Yesterday I had to search for my group because they had to move due to rain. I was anxious and stressed out when I arrived, but as soon as I got my ukulele out and started playing, all the stress poured off. That's the way it is. Always.
Happy Christmas!
