Reppepper's Blog: April 2020

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Some of My Videos

First posted Dec. 28/19

Commodores Are Dumb

Lyrics video for "Nobody Talks* (During Coaches Corner)

* and I mean NOBODY

Lyrics video of my E.P. of some of my oldest songs (recently recorded). Listen for the vibra-slaps.

My 2015 song "Right Side of the Grass"

Video of my song for the Free Stanley movement, aired on National CBC Radio.

My entry for CBC's Hockey Songquest

My September & March songs for our Facebook Group's Feb. 2013 project.

My contribution to our Feb. 2014 Album Writing project based on Shakespeare's Sonnet 64

"R 'n' R Hymn Videos"

"La Bumble"

"The Seven Answers of Sunday School"

"'69-'74"

My one minute "appearance" on CBC Radio

At my Richard Pepper channel I have my Israel trip videos (starting here), my "Little Cabin in the Woods Medley" videos (starting here), my "Bears in the Woods" videos (starting here), along with many Dorion Bible Camp videos (starting here), Camp Gitchigomee videos (starting here) and Northwood Park Church videos (starting here).

If any of the links are dead, just go to www.youtube.com/reppepper and search from there. Sometimes I upload a new version and forget to change all the links leading to the old one.

Vid Chat: Apr. 28/20

Featured her playing Baby Shark on the piano.

I showed her one of the masks Mary D. made for me:

Saturday, April 25, 2020

Yellow Submarine: April 25/20

I watched Yellow Submarine live on Youtube with thousands (millions) of others. When I first watched it back in 1969, I found it too scary.

I still have my Corgi Yellow Sub, which I got on my birthday in 1969.

I still have the mats, one of the cereal bowls, and the hat, too. For that matter, I still have the brother, sister, and mother.

Friday, April 24, 2020

Chocolate Cake: April 24/20

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

RIP Tetris Blitz: Apr. 22/20

April 22/20 My favourite game had its last day yesterday. They warned us a month ago. This was my final score. They had a lot of in-app purchase offers which I ignored entirely. I expect most people did, and the offers were gone for the last month.

I played it every day even though it was clear I was playing against bots, especially in Battles, which I haven't played for months.

Sunday, April 12, 2020

Socially-Isolated Easter: Apr. 12/20

My lunch:

First Course:

Second Course:

Cupcake Cake:

Friday, April 10, 2020

Head Shave: April 7/20

In social isolation a lot of people are discussing whether to cut their own hair or not. I decided I might as well just go ahead and switch to my summer hairstyle.

I may have been a bit hasty with the razor.

Covid-19 Social Isolation: April 10/20

I made and posted this meme today:

I suppose it's not actually a meme until it actually catches on, so "potential meme".

Monday, April 06, 2020

Open Mic Crew On-Line: Mar 23/20 and on

Because of the need for social isolation, and physical distancing, the Tuesday Night Cheer's Open Mic Crew chose to post songs on-line. An artist was chosen for each day, with Fridays being a day for originals or your own choice. I wasn't able to post every day, but I so far I have posted the following:

To Playlist on Youtube

Mar. 23: The Beatles: Tomorrow Never Knows
(Recorded in 2012)

Mar. 24: The Kinks: Low Budget

Mar. 25: Tom Petty: Refugee

Mar. 26: Alanis Morissette: Feel Your Love

Mar. 27: Richard Pepper: The Blowtorch Cat Blues
(Recorded 2018)

Mar. 28: Bowie (sorta): Dancing in the Street

Mar. 30: Billy Joel: You May Be Right

April 2: BNL: Pinch Me

April 3: The Guess Who: Shaking All Over

April 4: Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2

April 5: Richard Pepper: Bob From Nunavut
(Recorded Jan. 2018)

April 6: The Rolling Stones: Ruby Tuesday

April 8: Lady Gaga/Kenny Rogers Mashup: The Poker Face Gambler

April 9: Modest Mouse: Mighty Mouse Theme Song
(Video blocked by YouTube due to copyright issues)

April 10: Musician's Choice: It's a Wonderful World

April 11: The Beagles: Hotel Liverpool

April 13: Dylan: Every Grain of Sand

April 14: Madonna: Papa Don't Preach

April 17: Musician's Choice: Softly Every Day (my own)

April 18: The Fifties: Don't Be Cruel

April 20: Movie Soundtrack Monday: Gimme Some Money (Spinal Tap)

April 21: Colour Day: It's Not Easy Being the Green Green Onions, Apples, or Sleeves of Heaven Acres Home

April 22: One Hit Wonder: That Thing You Do (Adam Schlesinger)

April 23: Song You Love But Wish You Didn't: At This Moment (Billy Vera & the Beaters)

April 24: Richard Pepper: Little One

Original Song Day: I've been posting a lot of silliness, feeling relatively untouched by the crises of these days. And yet Portapique has been on my mind.

In this song of mine from c. 1991 written for a friend's 2 year old, I move back & forth between pessimism & hope ("not a safe place" to "run jump & play"). Perhaps those of you with kids of your own have a similar mix of feelings.

A bit of context for why this song came to mind: the little girl & her mother had recently managed to escape from a potential active shooter in A & P right here in Thunder Bay.

The little girl now has 2 kids of her own.

April 25: Sixties Day: Happy Together/Apart (The Turtles)

April 26: Song From the Year I Was Born (1959): Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

April 27: Movie Soundtrack Monday - Feed the Birds (from Mary Poppins)

April 28: Song With a Name: Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds

April 29: One Hit Wonder: Junk Food Junkie (Larry Groce)

April 30: Song I Love by a Band I Hate: I'm Not Your Stepping Stone (The Monkees)

Continues here in May.

June songs here.

July songs here.