Short stories featuring musical instruments and those who play them!
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I bumped into Eustace the other day.
Oh dear, I hope you didn’t hurt yourself!
Not literally you plonker, I encountered him!
Only joking, how’s he doing?
Fine. Did you know he’s a band?
No, what does he play?
He did tell me but I can’t remember.
Does he blow it or bash it or strum it?
I’m not sure but I think it begins with U.
Ukelele?
No, I’d have remembered that.
Uilleann Pipes?
What?
They’re bellow-blown bagpipes with a conical chanter which have two octave ranges that …
Stop! No.
Utogardon?
Eh? No.
Umakweyana?
Now you’re making words up!
Actually it’s a one-string gourd instrument played by girls.
He’s a bloke!
True!
Ooh, think, think, think. Ah, you phone im …
I don’t have his number.
No dumbo, the name of the instrument sounds like … you, phone, imunimunimun!
You mean euphonium, don’t you?
That’s it! I was right, it begins with U!
It begins with E! Duh!
Really?
Yes!
Oh, I saw Harry yesterday, he’s got a new hobby.
Really, what is it?
It begins with P, I think …
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Previous posts
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Years past
2020 – Stories featuring obsolete words starting with – U
2019 – Stories for children – U
2018 – My Friend Rosey – U
2017 – The village of Amble Bay – U
Click on the letter of the day to revisit.
Initials, alas, only work really well up to a point~
Absolutely true Larry!
Lol! He sounds like me! Never could spell things right. 😜😂
Join the club, I’m useless at it!
I’m surviving because my phone knows how to spell.
Fortunately, so does my Grammarly app!
Lol!
Well done!
Thanks, Mimi!
Lol, another good chuckle! 😊
Mission accomplished! Cheers!
Our first dog was named Eustace. It was after a character from It’s a Wonderful Life. He didn’t play any instruments though – U or otherwise. Weekends In Maine
What a lovely name for a dog! My dog used to like those chewy squeaky things, that was almost music!
Now you’re just showing off, aren’t you Keith? All those musical instruments–only U know about. Impressive, for sure.
Cheers for the laughs. Have a great Sunday.
All right, hands up! I’d never heard of them myself. Thank you Google!
Visiting your A to Z has been such a pleasure. I enjoy the tone of your posts and always get a smile or a chuckle as I read!
Here is my very short and simple letter U: https://writingiscommunication.wordpress.com/2021/04/24/u-utterance/
I can’t thank you enough for your lovely comment, it makes it all worthwhile.
Loved your short and simple one!
A fine selection of musical ‘U’s Keith 🙂
Thank U Iain!
Hilarious I love the way you tell a story
That’s so kind of you Marja, thank you.
Eu’ve got to be kidding me. Very Abbott & Costellin!
My “U” song for the day:
http://tao-talk.com/2021/04/24/a2z-2021-jethro-tull-songs-day-21-up-to-me-from-aqualung/
…now you come to mention it! Cheers, Lisa.
Now that made me laugh! And the trying to remember things… Oh, so near the bone! Great, fun piece.
Well, you certainly tricked us there!
Black and White: U for Ultima Thule
LOL. U phone ‘im, Keith??? For shame. LOL. I want to write some appropriate response, but words fail. Well played, sir.
That would never do Anne! Thanks so much.