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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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
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Keith's Ramblings 
Initials, alas, only work really well up to a point~
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Absolutely true Larry!
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Lol! He sounds like me! Never could spell things right. 😜😂
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Join the club, I’m useless at it!
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I’m surviving because my phone knows how to spell.
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Fortunately, so does my Grammarly app!
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Lol!
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Well done!
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Thanks, Mimi!
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Lol, another good chuckle! 😊
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Mission accomplished! Cheers!
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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
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What a lovely name for a dog! My dog used to like those chewy squeaky things, that was almost music!
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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.
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All right, hands up! I’d never heard of them myself. Thank you Google!
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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/
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I can’t thank you enough for your lovely comment, it makes it all worthwhile.
Loved your short and simple one!
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A fine selection of musical ‘U’s Keith 🙂
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Thank U Iain!
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Hilarious I love the way you tell a story
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That’s so kind of you Marja, thank you.
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Eu’ve got to be kidding me. Very Abbott & Costellin!
My “U” song for the day:
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…now you come to mention it! Cheers, Lisa.
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Now that made me laugh! And the trying to remember things… Oh, so near the bone! Great, fun piece.
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Well, you certainly tricked us there!
Black and White: U for Ultima Thule
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LOL. U phone ‘im, Keith??? For shame. LOL. I want to write some appropriate response, but words fail. Well played, sir.
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That would never do Anne! Thanks so much.
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