{"id":395,"date":"2009-11-25T08:11:02","date_gmt":"2009-11-25T08:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hawaiisecret.com\/blog\/?p=395"},"modified":"2009-11-25T08:17:47","modified_gmt":"2009-11-25T08:17:47","slug":"jake-shimabukuro-plays-with-bette-midler-for-the-queen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hawaiisecret.com\/blog\/jake-shimabukuro-plays-with-bette-midler-for-the-queen","title":{"rendered":"Jake Shimabukuro Plays With Bette Midler for the Queen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just received this press release and I had to share it. Jake will be performing with Bette Midler for the Queen of England.<\/p>\n<p>Just incredible news for a Hawaii Boy and a Hawaii Girl!<\/p>\n<p>Here is the press release:<\/p>\n<p><strong>JAKE SHIMABUKURO TO PERFORM WITH BETTE MIDLER<br \/>\nIN THE PRESENCE OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele virtuoso from Hawaii, will perform his arrangement of the Beatles\u2019 tune \u201cIn My Life\u201d with Bette Midler for The Royal Variety Performance 2009 in Blackpool, England.<\/p>\n<p>The Performance is presented annually in aid of the Entertainment Artistes\u2019 Benevolent Fund (the EABF), whose patron is Her Majesty The Queen.  Acts lined up to appear include: Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg, Canadian singer and Grammy Award winner Michael Buble, teen superstar Miley Cyrus, and many more.<\/p>\n<p>Midler, a multi-award winning performer also from Hawaii, has followed her fellow islander\u2019s career and loves Jake\u2019s arrangement of \u201cIn My Life,\u201d a Beatles cover that appeared on Jake\u2019s 2008 release, My Life. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was shocked to hear that Bette Midler knew my music.  I\u2019ve been a huge fan of hers for many years,\u201d said Jake.  \u201cShe\u2019s like a queen of entertainment.  And to be performing with her for the Queen of England\u2026 it\u2019s a bit too much for me.  I\u2019m just so honored.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The performance will be Jake\u2019s first time to England and second time to Europe after touring earlier this year in Stockholm, Sweden, Pori, Finland, Nice &#038; Paris, France, and San Sebastian,Spain. <\/p>\n<p>Blackpool\u2019s legendary Opera House is the largest theatre in the UK outside of London with a seating capacity of 3000.  The star-studded spectacle will take place on Monday, December 7 and be screened on ITV1, in the UK, later that month.  It will be produced by ITV Studios, the makers of the 2007 Royal Variety Performance, which attracted an impressive 9 million viewers.  <\/p>\n<p>The money raised from this event will help to maintain Brinsworth House in Twickenham, Middlesex \u2013 the entertainers\u2019 retirement and nursing home which is run by the EABF. <\/p>\n<p>You can watch some incredible Jake right here:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"445\" height=\"364\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/VyQXNf6OAKM&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;border=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/VyQXNf6OAKM&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;border=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"445\" height=\"364\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Here is a great CD of Jake:<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=pizzatherapycybe&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=B000HIP44M&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;m=amazon&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr\" style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, my friend. 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