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A trustee [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], knowing DiLauro was a writer, surreptitiously told him about Princeton's Street Theater contest. Stephen hastily rewrote the antiwar comedy he had just finished as a play. The trustee smuggled the manuscript out of the prison and mailed it. [i]Dristi Magic [/i]won. After much pleading with the judge, DiLauro was allowed to attend opening night.
Since then, he's written for the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Miami Herald as well as numerous magazines including Smithsonian. His play Avenue Z Afternoon a comedy about a burglar and his "victim,", was produced for TV's General Motors Playwright's Theater, Starring Anne Meare and Lou Diamond Phillips. DiLauro's books include Perillo: Artist of the American West (1982) and [i]Dogancay,[/i] (1984) -- both for the Alpine Fine Arts Collection.
In 2000, DiLauro started playing guitar for Peter Taney's Juggernaut String Band. When Stephen began pulling out his ukulele, Taney asked him to come up with an on-stage persona, and Uke Jackson was born.
Stephen DiLauro and Uke Jackson: Two Sides of the Same Coin
In 1972, after being honorably discharged from the Air Force, New Jersey native Stephen DiLauro) AKA Uke Jackson) landed in jail for marijuana possession. Though not the ideal digs for a young writer [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], prison launched his career. He spoke to Suite 101 about his adventures.
"George Washington's Dollar Bird" is a laugh-out-loud portrayal of Washington's Christmas-day crossing of the Delaware. With a folk instrumental background, playwright-songwriter Uke Jackson tells how Twitchy Boy uses his magic to assist Washington. Including an explanation of why hemp is illegal, Jackson's satire is masterfully written and told.
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Sing Out!
Music, which he does for "walking around money," has never been the primary focus of Jackson's professional life. Nonetheless, from learning "16 Tons" at six from the Arthur Godfrey Show, to mastering the ukulele, flute, guitar and bass, Jackson is an accomplished musician-recording artist. He recorded with late jazz pocket-trumpeter Don Cherry (1936-95. More recently, Jackson started the annual New York Ukulele Festival.
A Playwright's Big Break
"It just caught on [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," says Uke, "The first instrument I ever played was a plastic ukulele, and Jackson is my wife's name."
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