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Somewhere over the Rainbow

a bunch of colorful ukuleles hanging from a ceiling

Photo by Ervin Alcaraz on Pexels.com

A funny picture:

This is my go-to whenever I need a change of pace:

Braddah IZ died at age 38 of congestive heart failure caused by his obesity. The final scenes in the video depict the celebration at the ceremonial spreading of his ashes.

from Wikipedia:

Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole[a] (May 20, 1959 – June 26, 1997), also called Braddah IZ or just simply IZ, was a Native Hawaiian musician and songwriter. He achieved commercial success and popularity outside of Hawaii with his 1993 studio album, Facing Future. His medley of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World” were released on his albums Ka ʻAnoʻi and Facing Future, and was subsequently featured in various media. The song has had 358 weeks on top of the World Digital Songs chart, making it the longest-leading number-one hit on any of the Billboard song charts. Kamakawiwoʻole is regarded as one of the greatest musicians from Hawaii and is the most successful musician from the state.[2][3]

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