Christmas Day with Mum: Dec. 25/20

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Church services were cancelled.

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Cheer's Open Mic at Kris's: Dec. 22/20

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Please note that this jam as all the others below in the Green, Yellow, or Orange stages followed the Covid protocols (big space, distancing, fewer than 10, sometimes fewer than 5, hand san, pre & post cleaning of the room).

I sang:

Snoopy's Christmas (Weiss/Creatore/Peretti),
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (Marks),
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Martin/Blane),
Stille Nacht/Silent Night (Mohr/Grueber),
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (Marks),
Cry of a Tiny Babe (Cockburn),
Coventry Carol (Trad.), and
Jingle Bell Rock (Lanning/Beal/Boothe).

Group Jams: Happy Xmas/War Is Over (Lennon/Ono), and Country Roads (Denver).

Well, because all 4 of us did Winter/Christmas songs, they were pretty much all jams.

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Winter Solstice 2020

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German Girl In America - - Gluehwein: Dec. 16/20

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I follow Feli, a German Girl in America on YouTube (etc.). On Instagram she asked for pix of our Gluehwein experiences. I sent her this picture from my visit with Drinkwalters in Germany in Dec. 2002. This is from a day that Al & I visited Goslar, and this was my first time drinking Gluehwein (hot, mulled wine). I don't drink much, especially back then, but here I am drinking alcohol out on the street (as is normal in Germany)!!!! (Feli finds North American attitudes towards drinking odd.)

If she makes a video about this, I will post it here.

Complete info & pix re. my Dec. '02 trip to Germany

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Cheer's Open Mic Jam at Kris's: Dec. 15/20

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I sang:

Christmas Is All Around (Reg Presley/Curtis),
Man in the Long Black Coat (Dylan),
Things We Said Today (Lennon/McCartney),
All I Want Is You (U2),
"Campfire: Version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Theme (Nerfherder),
All I Really Want to Do (Dylan), and
Gabriel's Message (Trad.),

Group Jams: Happy Xmas/War Is Over (Lennon/Ono), and Country Roads (Denver).

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Jam With Friends: Dec. 12/20

Not really a gig, just a jam session in Urban Abbey's basement with Brian Dunn, Darren Foulds, Robin Harbron, and Tim Lappala. I led us in the following:

Man in the Long Black Coat (Dylan),
What Do You Think of Me, Jesus? (Pepper), and
Laughter Heard Through the Wall (Pepper).

This was also a late birthday party for Brian (and his new grandson).

Review: "Shut up and play the song!" -- Shroom.

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Cheer's Open Mic Jam at Kris's: Dec. 8/20

The Fortieth Anniversary of John Lennon's death.

I sang:

Strawberry Fields Forever (LENNON/McCartney),
The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll (Dylan),
Tower of Song (Cohen),
The Hockey Song (Connors), and
Revolution (LENNON/McCartney).

Group Jams: The Stage (Tonkens), Happy Xmas/War Is Over (Lennon/Ono), and Country Roads (Denver).

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Santa on His Bike: Dec. 8/20

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Should I Stay Because of Snow? Tue. Dec. 8/20

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My contribution to the "Come Play With Me TBay" 12 Days Countdown to Christmas:

Link to it on CPWMTB's Facebook Page

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Cheer's Open Mic Jam at Kris's: Dec. 1/20

I sang:

Try to Remember (Schmidt/Jones)
Idiot Wind (Dylan), and
With a Little Help From My Friends (Lennon/McCartney),

Group Jams: The Stage (Tonkens), Happy Xmas/War Is Over (Lennon/Ono), and Country Roads (Denver).

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