Christine - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I only wanted to be a rock star or a librarian. Played music, went to library school, and was rebirthed an archivist.
My Bands:
The Movie Stars
The Sundials
El Sob
Green Goddess
Royal Hawaiian Ukulele Band of Northern California (2005-Present)
I've recorded With:
The Movie Stars
Polymorph (unreleased project based on Gunther Grass' The Flounder. No I am not kidding)
The Sundials
The Sneetches (Sometimes That's All We Have -- Alias)
Henry Kaiser / Glenn Phillips
Chris Isaak (Heart-Shaped World and SF Days -- Warner)
Larry O. Dean
Apple Pie Cherry Pie
Kittenbush (Christine sings the songs of Larry O. Dean)
Clodhopper
Bryan Cain
Television (o.k., now I'm just having fun)
TV 20 Dance Party (KTZO-SF. showed up at the studio. pretended to be a teenager. danced)
Chris Isaak Special, Vh1 ("girl snapping fingers wearing Hawaiian print dress" in promos)
The Preppie Murder (Incidental soundtrack vocals)
Eye on the Bay (band member)
Film
Wild at Heart (Wicked Game appears on the sound track)

My Interests

Cooking, shopping at estate sales, playing music, sumo, genealogy, gardening, blogging, and other nerdly pursuits.

I'd like to meet:

Akebono. Good story tellers. People who are passionate about what they do.

Music:

I like music in languages I don't speak or understand - (Hawai'ian, Tahitian, Spanish, Yiddish).My ipod's predominantly 78's, with the exception of Pell Mell, Pinback, The Notwist. I have a major sweet tooth and really like Sammy Davis Jr., The Poppy Family, The Mamas and the Papas, Stealers Wheel (and all of your faux Beatle bands including Los Shakers).

Movies:

Oskar Fischinger, Len Lye

Television:

Entourage. SNL. Hawaii Five-0

My Blog

Berkeley Intl. Food Festival / Eye on the Bay

On June 29th, the Royal Hawaiian Ukulele Band will be playing from 11-6? at the Templebar, during the West Berkeley International Food Festival.We'll take a break at 3pm to play a 40 minute set at the...
Posted by Christine on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:37:00 PST

Aloha Festival August 3 and 4

The 13th annual Aloha Festival is this weekend. Royal Hawaiian Ukulele Band plays at noon on Sunday :)http://www.pica-org.org/AlohaFest/index.html
Posted by Christine on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 06:34:00 PST

A Banner Day

Yesterday I sang a full four octaves.
Posted by Christine on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:56:00 PST

Edinburgh 2007

I haven't been here since the Carter administration.In 1978 my parents told me we were going on a trip to England and Ireland. I told them I wouldn't go unless they took me to Scotland, also, since I ...
Posted by Christine on Sun, 27 May 2007 03:26:00 PST

Next: Edinburgh

I haven't been to Edinburgh since...Jimmy Carter was president. Other cities occupy sweet places in my heart (Oamaru, Honolulu), but I'm wondering if Edinburgh still has the hold on me it once did. I'...
Posted by Christine on Mon, 21 May 2007 07:41:00 PST

Tom. He's my friend.

It bums me out that you people drop Tom when you get other friends. Where's your loyalty? Tom was there for you when you were just starting out. When nobody else knew you existed, there was Tom, check...
Posted by Christine on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 09:49:00 PST

Ukulele Festival of Northern California

April 29th is the 14th Annual Ukulele Festival of Northern California. Come eat plate lunch, check out ukulele makers from the Mainland and Hawaii, buy Hawaiian tchotchkes, while listening to the vari...
Posted by Christine on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:28:00 PST