Should this be allowed?

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain performs Nirvana's
Smells Like Teen Spirit.

Muy Macho

I don't know who this guy is, but John Fahey would approve. A great way of playing.

Pablo Sáinz Villegas wins the Parkening

But what's up with that guitar?

Sting & Dowland

Rock star Sting (I'm a fan) has a recording coming out pretty soon that will feature music of John Dowland. There are some details on his website.

Lovin' Spoonful

Here's something you probably haven't seen in a while. Neat vid! (Click the pic.)

All you had to do was cough...

...to get one of these lectures from Segovia:

'History' Teacher Gives Audience a Stern Lecture

From the NYT

"I don't like to be interrupted," says Richard Griffiths as Hector, the corpulent British teacher in the Broadway hit "The History Boys," explaining why he teaches behind a locked door. Mr. Griffiths as Mr. Griffiths doesn't like to be interrupted either. So when a cellphone went off for the third time during a crucial scene at Wednesday's matinee at the Broadhurst Theater, he stopped performing and glared at the audience. "I can't compete with these electronic devices," he said. "Now you were asked nicely by the stage manager," he continued, referring to the preshow announcement telling audience members of the 2003 City Council ban on cellphones in theaters. "You were told that it's against the law." This, he said, is "just disrespectful." Then he announced that he would start the scene for the second -- and last -- time: "I won't do it again. You've been warned." The audience vigorously clapped. Mr. Griffiths has previously halted performances in London for repeated cellphone interruptions, asking the transgressors to leave. At the matinee Mr. Griffiths left and re-entered to restart the scene with Clive Merrison, who plays the headmaster. This time when Mr. Griffith said, "I hate to be interrupted," the audience laughed. And even Mr. Griffiths couldn't contain a smile.

Do Be, Doobie, Do!

When a student fails an audition, his teacher asks, "Have I failed?" Tony Morris of Classical Guitar Alive! responded on rec.music.classical.guitar:

Nobody failed at anything. You only fail when you quit. He needs to overcome his nerves, and the way to do it is for him to get his ass back on the horse and keep performing. He needs to regularly play his program at every hospital and old folks home within a 25 mile radius. And act confident. Acting is being.

To which I can't resist adding Vonnegut's comparative analysis of famous existential thinkers:

"To be is to do." -Socrates
"To do is to be." -Sartre
"Do be do be do." -Sinatra

Grace Like a River

Christopher Parkening's new biography. I haven't read this yet, but I'm looking forward to it.