Ep. 66: Ukulele Jedi

Guests: Ben Hassenger, Victoria Vox Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown It's our 7th anniversary Podcast, and it’s just like starting over again. So watch us stumble through our first LIVE Podcast - and, yes, I said “watch us” because you can view our first LIVESTREAM broadcast on YouTube with returning guests Victoria Vox and Ben Hassenger, along with my co-host Doug Brown, as we reflect back on our seven years of Podcasting. PLUS, watch a Victoria sing a cut from her “Colorful Heart” album. Trivia quiz: * How many episodes? 68. Two of them are interview specials. * When did we record our first podcast? Trick question! August 12, 2009. It was a test Podcast which we never published. * Who has named the most Podcasts? Doug, far and away the most at 27 episodes. I’m next at 7. * Who ranks 3rd in number of episodes named? Gerald Ross at 5 episodes. * What was the first Denver Ukulele Festival we broadcast? UkeFest 2012 with Jake. * What was the title of Episode 1? "An Ukulele Shootenany." * How many ukulele festivals episodes do we have? 5. However, we held 6 OokTown Podcasts at the Denver Ukulele Festivals, but there is the infamous lost Podcast of 2013 which I lost the recording. Victoria Vox: * website: https://www.victoriavox.com/home * 52 Covers Project: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2AB16A6C32471A58 * 52 Song Project: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/victoriavox/52-song-project-by-victoria-vox * Colorful Heart CD: https://www.victoriavox.com/boutique Ben Hassenger: * website: http://benhassenger.com/ * Mighty Uke Day: http://mightyukeday.com/ * Mid-west Uke Camp: http://www.midwestukecamp.com/ Doug Brown: * website: http://den-uke.com/ Links: * YouTube video of Episode 66: https://youtu.be/yUbHJzkQV9Y * Our first Denver Ukulele Festival in 2012: https://ooktown.com/2012-shows/ep-8-denver-ukulele-festival-2012 * Ukulele Underground: https://ukuleleunderground.com/ * K-Town Heroes: https://ukuleleunderground.com/category/podcasts/k-town-heroes-podcast/ * Mya-moe ukuleles: https://www.myamoeukuleles.com/ * Elderly Instruments: https://www.elderly.com/ * TWiT: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech * Episode 33 “A Moody Songwriting Bear”: https://ooktown.com/2015-shows/ep-33-a-moody-songwriting-bear * Cynthia Lin: http://cynthialin.com/ukulele/