Jean-Paul De Roover "Loss" CD Release Concert: Feb. 29/20

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I won tickets & the CD from CBC Radio. Opening acts were I.R.Idiot, and Cold Lake Sun.

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Song Writing Contest & Open Mic at Cheer's: Feb. 25/20

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Congratulations to Emily who was the well-deserved winner of the Cheer's Song-Writing Contest on Tuesday. I played my entry "Cold" on the piano!

As part of the Open Mic I sang my songs: "Bob From Nunavut", "Acadia Dry", "Free Stanley", and (by request) "Nobody (and I mean Nobody) Talks During Coaches Corner".

Review: "You must have been told before that you sound like Randy Bachman." [!!!] - a patron *

Collage (& all photos) by Kris Tonkens

*or did he say Burton Cummings?

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Cheer's Open Mic: Feb. 18/20

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This past Tuesday (Feb. 18) at Cheer's Open Mic I sang Laughter Heard Through the Wall (Pepper), I'm Too Old (For the NHL) (Pepper), Life Is Good (Pepper), and What a Wonderful World (Weiss/Thiele).

Later I sang The Hockey Song (Connors), Gimme Some Money (Spinal Tap), I've Just Seen a Face (Lennon/MCCARTNEY), Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da (Lennon/MCCARTNEY). and Yesterday (Lennon/MCCARTNEY)

Later I sang I'll Remember You (Dylan), I Shall Be Released (Dylan), Dance Me to the End of Love (Cohen), Bird on a Wire (Cohen), and Mothers of the Disappeared/40/Still Haven't Found... (U2).

Then Kris and I closed the evening with Let It Be (Lennon/MCCARTNEY), and Country Roads (Denver).

Since it was pretty much just the two of us, Kris didn't bother making a collage this week.

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Open Mic at the Fastlane: Feb. 15/20

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I was asked to be the closer & so I sang my "Sound Check Song", and my parodies "Caffeine" and "Calpurnia Dreamin'". Then I sang my own "You're in Love (With Your Smart Phone), and "Bob From Nunavut".

Review - "Please scratch me behind my ears." - Karen*

          - "Sing some Ed Sheeran" - Crystal**

           * Carole's chihuahua            ** someone yelling from the bar.

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Open Mic at Cheer's: Feb. 11/20

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Last night at Cheer's Open Mic, I sang Lennon/McCartney's Eight Days a Week, Yellow Submarine, and Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds. Later I sang Bob From Nunavut, Hurting Song, and (yes) Love Makes Me Barf.

Review: "Me, too." - Emily (re. Loves Make Me Barf).

Collage by Kris Tonkens

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Icicles: Feb. 7/20

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AMPW: Feb. 6/20

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Reading Harry Potter, seashells, painting, charades game, animal Rummy, supper, improvised song.

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Cheer's Open Mic: Feb. 4/20

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I sang songs from the 90s (the 1890s): "The Band Played On" (Palmer/Ward), "The Sidewalks of New York" (Blake/Lawlor), and "In My Merry Oldsmobile" (Bryan/Edwards), then my own "Right Side of the Grass".

Later I sang Lennon/McCartney's "Girl", "Michelle", "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da", and "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" (with "Hey"s by John & Larry in the crowd).

Review: Good job with the Beatles songs. - Henry (whose parents were from Liverpool).

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