Thursday, September 29, 2022

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Go-Kart: Sept. 28/22

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He wanted me to take this pic, even though I'm pretty sure his home-made ("from the ground up") vehicle is not street-legal.

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Saturday, September 24, 2022

Vinyl Listening Party: Sept. 24/22

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Shroom Pizza. There was also a Thai Chicken pizza.

The full five. My contribution was the Medical Mission Sisters' "Joy Is Like the Rain" Side One, plus "I Cannot Come".

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Annual Meeting: Sept. 22/22

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Presentation to Eva Burkowski for all her years of service, as she retires from the board:

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Saturday, September 17, 2022

Busking for the Alzheimer's Society: Sept. 17/22

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Duck Race* at Trowbridge Falls -- preceded by Jim 'n' I.

* no race due to high/fast water; so the winners were just drawn from the net pictured below:

I sang:

A Hard Day's Night (Lennon/McCartney) with Jim 'n' I*,
Happy Together (Bonner/Gordon),
Eight Days a Week (Lennon/McCartney),
Put a Little Love in Your Heart (De Shannon/Holiday/Myers),
Scooby Doo/Buffy Medley,
Hey Hey We're the Monkees (Boyce/Hart),
I'm a Believer (Diamond),
With a Little Help From My Friends (Lennon/McCartney),
Blowin' in the Wind (Dylan), and What a Wonderful World (Brimhall/Weiss/Theile).

Review: No one "stood up and walked out on me".

* or with Jim 'n' Me if you prefer to be grammatically correct.

Monday, September 12, 2022

Cheer's Open Mic Gang Campfire: Sept. 12/22

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I sang:

Open the Door, Homer* - this week's lesser-known Bob song,
The Phony King of England (Harris),
Let It Rain (Clapton/Bramlett),
Peter Hart (Pepper),
Underneath This Tree (Pepper),
Refugee (Petty/Campbell),
Empty Places (Pepper), and There Goes a Cigar Smoking a Man (Gary S. Paxton).

*Dylan & The Band actually sing "Richard", not "Homer".

Highlight: Kris sang several of her own early songs, which I've never heard before.

Pix by Kris.

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Sunday, September 11, 2022

Keri's Birthday: Sept. 11/22

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Trampoline, Hide 'n' Seek, repaired bike tire, supper, cake & prezzies.

Taken by Goo "Let me take a picture from A____:

Cake:

VIDS

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Friday, September 09, 2022

Crossing Guard Huts Repainted: Sept. 9/22

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In case you were wondering, yes, the crossing guard huts are a different shade of yellow this year.

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Monday, September 05, 2022

Cheer's Open Mic Gang Campfire Jam: Sept. 5/22

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I sang:

Tell Me That It Isn't True - this week's lesser-known Bob song,
9 to 5 - (Parton),
Back in the USSR (Lennon/MCCARTNEY),
Spanish Is the Loving Tongue (Charles Badger Clark),
We Shall Overcome (Tindley/Seeger), and Good Night (Lennon/McCartney).

Review: A string broke during "Back in the USSR". A sign?

Pix and vid by Kris.

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Saturday, September 03, 2022

Bike Ride: Sept. 3/22

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Marks, Piper, Norah, Empire, path, Neebing, Rosslyn Rd, 25th Side Rd, Arthur/Hwy 130, Cooper, 130 to 17 & back to Vibert, Cedar Lane, Vibert, Maple, Ridler, Rosslyn, Elm, Rosslyn, Rosslyn Village (Maple, St. Marks, Pine, Birch Lane, Rossdale), Rosslyn, Pennock Dr., Pinewood, Rosslyn, Kingswood Dr. & Ct, Rosslyn, Neebing, Mary, Tarbutt, Empire, Norah, Piper, Marks. Total c. 45 k.

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