Jake Shimabukuro

[Bob Roberts]

List your favorites.

[rich_big]

List my favorite Jake Shimabukuros? Mine is the Hawaiian guy that plays the ukulele.

[looking4OPH]

I like the Hawaiian guy too.


My favorite songs that Jake does (not necessarily his own) are;

While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Wes On Four
Toastman's Wave
Crazy G
Me & Shirley T
Thriller



He also does a mean Stars & Stripes Forever from Song Of America.

And an even meaner Star-Spangled Banner, which I'm partial to having seen him do it on 9/4/05 at Wrigley at my first concert. However, after looking through various set lists and forum threads, it appears that was a recording. I don't think I had THAT many margaritas that day to think a video/recording was live, especially as the first song! Even the Wrigley DVD doesn't really clear it up for me. Hmm.

[Tiki Bar]

I seemed to recall it was video shown on the bigscreen:

You can always count on a gingerbreadman recap for you answer:

From the original setlist thread:

gingerbreadman PostPosted: September 6, 2005 12:32 am

I think everyone pretty much covered everything you could not see.

The Star Spangled Banner was a recording of Jake, but I could not tell the
city. It was pretty cool to see him going for it on the uke - that would
have been great to see live.

During the still shots they showed during Cheeseburger, I swear I saw
opharbour.

Jimmy seemed to be as high as anyone about playing Wrigley field. The
weather, sound, show and day could not have been better!

My guess is it was video of Jake from Pittsburgh (I think) 2005 that was the same as the copy sent to Alison (Quiet and Shy) for the original BuffettFest in Afghanistan later that year.

For newer peeps...

It would be great if someone could post what page the"letter" is posted on.
THANKS,
John

Here, I'll re-post. It's best on a word document (pictures, format, etc.), so if you want me to email it to you, please PM me your email address.


2006 Anaconda BuffettFest – Background

In September, 2005, the Baghdad BuffettFest was held for US troops in the Green Zone. Nearly 1,000 service men and women attended the event aimed at transporting them from their day-to-day war zone responsibilities to the mythical oasis, “Margaritaville.”*

John Jackson, KBR MWR (Morale, Welfare, Recreation) Coordinator, organized the event with sponsorship, support and contributions from the PHINdy Parrot Head Club, BuffettNews.com members, and additional parrot head clubs across the country. Corporate support was provided by Party City, Corona, Margaritaville Spirits, and Margaritaville Cafes and Stores.

Highlights from last year’s event include:

• The soldier whose friends said BuffettFest was the first time they’d seen him genuinely laugh.
• The soldier from New Orleans who’d never missed Mardi Gras until his time in Baghdad. He’d kept beads in his locker for a special occasion…and shared them with his buddies for BuffettFest.
• The one who called home from BuffettFest saying she and her friends had hesitated to go then agreed to stay only a short while…they were still having great fun more than four hours later.
• The soldier who will keep his Margaritaville postcard as a memento of something special and good in a war zone.
• The captivated silence of 1,000 troops watching Jimmy’s video greeting and Jake Shimabukuro play the national anthem…and their subsequent laughter and amazement at experiencing “Fins.”


Army Bellyflop Team (photo) BuffettFest King (photo)

This year John Jackson, with the help of many stateside, hopes to recreate the Baghdad BuffettFest fun for 6,000 of the 25,000 troops serving at LSA** Anaconda. The 2006 BuffettFest will be the major Labor Day Weekend social event for the troops.

Organizations contributing to the 2006 Anaconda BuffettFest will be recognized via press release and public forums. If you have questions or would like further information please contact: Put your name here. Thank you for your support.

* “Margaritaville,” the 1978 hit song by Jimmy Buffett. Parrot Heads (Buffett fans) find Margaritaville any where they want it to be. It’s a place of escape ruled by tropical island-like fun, relaxation, friendship, a bit of Buffett music and lots of smiles.
** LSA: Logistical Support Area

[SchoolGirlHeart]

Touch
Hula Girls (both the song itself and the whole movie soundtrack)
Dragon
Me and Shirley T
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Let's Dance
Star-Spangled Banner

[Tiki Bar]

Annon
Me and Shirley T
Let's Dance
Third Stream
Blue Roses Falling
etc etc etc

And his covers always amaze me, because he 'sings' the lyrics on his strings, like:
Star Spangled Banner
Gently Weeps
Bohemian Rhapsody
Time After Time
Thriller
Close to You
etc etc etc