Castle Hotels a Scream in Modern Times
At the Edinburgh Castle Hotel in Brunswick, Australia something funny happens every Wednesday evening. This is when the Melbourne Ukulele Kollective meets to play their ukuleles and scream out pop songs from present and past.
Now, one would think that castle hotels would have a little more decorum than having a bunch of inebriated souls singing old country western songs while playing such an odd instrument. It could be akin to Representatives screaming out in the Halls of Congress or Supreme Court Judges smirking during the State of the Union address.
But, there is also something wonderful about people who don’t take themselves or their pasts too seriously. The women who are playing the ukuleles may have as little girls pretended they were princesses about to be saved by a handsome prince in some pink castle made by Mattel.
Now, they are meeting at a real life castle, drinking ale and screeching out songs. Funny how life works.
March 23, 2010
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