Derb, a little George Formby goes a long way with me, although I’m partial to the Peter Sellers parody “They’re Parking Camels Where the Taxis Used to Be” — which seems highly unlikely, in these sensitive times, ever to darken YouTube or iTunes’s door.

However, I’m a big fan of Ukulele Ike — of the original “Fascinatin’ Rhythm,” “Singin’ in the Rain,” and much more. He used to scat with wild abandon, which you don’t often hear with the ukulele. I like his recording of “Sunday.”

By the way, isn’t the American spelling “ukulele” not “ukelele”? You talk a good talk when it comes to assimilation, but you’re just another Undocukemented-American when you get your uke out.