Showing posts with label Vocals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vocals. Show all posts

In Humboldt County California... What if Bill the Librarian and Tofu Mike (Absynth) and Jesse (Samba Parade, Humboldt Calypso Band) formed a Band...

With a Super Assortment of Players... Tim Day on Bass, Samantha Toste Day Vocals, that guy from the Generatorz on Guitar... Calamity Jane (the Nurse) on Hammond B3... The Horn Section from Gregg Moore's Bandemonium... Dr. Eugene Novotney Spiritual Guidance (and a Practice Hall on Campus - HSU) etc etc etc...

Bill the Librarian and The Generatorz Guitar Player - Humboldt County All Stars
Bill the Librarian and The Generatorz Guitar Player - Humboldt County All Stars

Humboldt Calypso Band - Dr. Eugene Novotney
Humboldt Calypso Band - Dr. Eugene Novotney

Dancers in Arcata

Gregg Moore's Bandemonium
Gregg Moore's Bandemonium

Tim Day and Samantha Toste Day
Tim Day and Samantha Toste Day

Tofu Mike Schwartz - Doing the Sound at the Anti war protest march
Tofu Mike Schwartz - Doing the Sound at the
Anti War Protest March

Jesse Leading the Samba Parade
Jesse Leading the Samba Parade

Samba Parade Drummers in Arcata, CA
Samba Parade Drummers in Arcata, CA


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I had a dream last night. I was in a gas station with Lady Gaga and She was talking to a woman parked at the gas pump but not pumping gas. The Woman was just crying. She said: "I need Gas but I Have No Money." Lady Gaga turned to me and said: "Go Pay for Gas. Pump #3." and I did...

There was also a Photo blown up to poster size that we were spray painting stencil letters of Corporations on... There were 10 names but the only one I remember was Nestle. We were preparing the photo to hold in a protest march.

SO... If I'm ever in a Gas Station and I see a Crying Woman parked at the Gas Pump but Not pumping Gas... I'll Know What to Do...

Some Random Dude Asked:

You would do what Lady Gaga would tell you to do. Right?

and I Replied:

Just typing in a dream before I forgot it... and FaceBORG is my Favorite Word Processor... AND - I would do what's Right no Matter Who Gave me free advice... Yep... Morality is pretty Damn Simple... I'd buy Gas for a Crying Woman...

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CR Said:

It’s time to let the smart people take the wheel for a while. Everyone’s vote is proportional to their IQ(or…)score. Therefore each person’s vote represents a number from 1-5 depending on how they perform on standardized tests. The testing would be high caliber and sensitive to cultural variables. Nobody would know their score and everyone would have equal access to voting equipment. What do you guys think?

I Replied:

Too Complex... and Unfair to Stupid People. A Better System would be One Person One Vote. Everyone Votes on a Paper Ballot and when they are done they dip their thumb in purple dye. No possiblity of voting twice. no need to register. no chance of computer fraud. Damn Simple. Everyone gets to vote. Including Illegal Aliens. They are People too. Whoever gets the most votes becomes president. NO ELECTORAL COLLEGE... None of That. Majority Rule!

CR Replied: it was a joke. 

and I Replied: 

 Then say *Just Joking* because I took You Seriously... and In Fact It's a Pretty Good Idea... The Current System of One Dollar One Vote is Horrible... Bribed Senetors Like That guy from West Virginia... Russian Money funding Trump... It's Insane..

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Greg Predicts the Future: This Summer North Shore Lake Tahoe will be Threatened by Wildfire. It'll start in the foothills near Highway #80 and Burn uphill to Donner Lake... and then a Short way over the Mountain... and then they'll put in out... By Dumping Water on the Fire with Helicopters that dipped Buckets in the Lake.

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Yorba Linda, Mission Viejo, San Ramon and Los Gatos also scored well for safety relative to other small cities in the survey.

https://ktla.com/news/california/these-are-the-safest-small-towns-and-cities-in-california-study-finds/


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Liz Merry asks: 

QOTD: What's the last thing you learned that helped you in a significant way?
No politics, please.
(Yuck! New avatars!)

Some Dude Said: That phase angles only matter in harmonically related circuits (I already knew RF chokes would help, but the missing link in my understanding was how AC circuits — in my case Radio Frequency — behave in transmission lines.)
I’m not an engineer, have no formal training in this field, and I’m a late bloomer (COVID inspired enhancement).
Suffice to say, new and unfamiliar Alternating Current Radio Frequency Transmission Line Phenomena. If you’re familiar with this at all, I just bridged the thought gap between zero knowledge, and that of a new 1st-year, first day physics course. Yay me! ðŸ˜‰
Oh, how did it help me in a significant way. Well, besides being the missing detail in my knowledge whilst assembling coax stub filters (just cut pieces of coax transmission line that filter things out), it seems to have applicable relevance to so many other things.
This math, is music math.
All of this I intellectually already knew. I could answer “A” on the multiple choice. But to see it…from an unfamiliar source. Mind blown.

I guess this is what you were asking, so I thought I’d share.

and I replied: How to open and sign in to 15 social media sites with one click. Handy for publishing my words... and pictures... and songs...

The Jeweled Lotus Flowering Song... Sung by Gregory Vanderlaan

https://youtu.be/2M5w_x90AkY

Om Mane Padme, Om Mane Padme, Om Mane Padme OM... 
The Jeweled Lotus is Flowering Deep Within My Soul.
The Jeweled Lotus Flowering is our highest goal.

I heard this song performed live by People at the California Rainbow Gathering... They had two guitar players and about 20 singers/dancers... It's a Chant... Repeat VERY OFTEN. 

Music Video: The Carousel of Progress Song from Disneyland by Richard and Rodger Sherman. Sung by Greg Vanderlaan

https://youtu.be/IP-7p8dbiSw 

D
Now is the Time

Now is the Best Time
                                     D  Db   A7
Now is the Best Time of Your Life.
A                               D
Right here and now, you've got it made...
    E7
The World's Forward Marching
          A7

and you're in the Parade... 

Music Video: "City of the Future" written and sung by Greg Vanderlaan

https://youtu.be/Q_uh6jWzAfk

(lyrics)

WE ARE LIVING IN THE CITY OF THE FUTURE
ALL OF US HAVE HIGH-TECH JOBS
WE DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENT
THAT ONLY HAPPENS TO LOW TECH SLOBS

BE A NERD ! BE A NED !
BE A HIGH-TECH WIZARD...BE A NERD !

THEY USED TO LAUGH @ ME WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL
THE SOCIAL "IN" SET WAS SO VERY PROUD
BUT NOW THOSE PEOPLE ARE SEARCHING THRU THE WANT ADS
THEY SAY "I WANT TO BE PART OF THE COMPUTER CROWD"

BE A NERD ! BE A NERD !
BE A HIGH-TECH WIZARD...BE A NERD !


I'M ALREADY RICH 'THOUGH I AIN'T EVEN THIRTY
THE COMPUTER AGE HAS EARNED ME A PILE
I WORK WITH MY HANDS BUT I DO NOT GET THEM DIRTY
BECAUSE OIL AND GREASE JUST AIN'T MY STYLE

BE A NERD! BE A NERD!
BE A HIGH TECH WIZARD...BE A NERD!


Music Video: "Little Red Rooster" - Willie Dixon. Sung by Greg Vanderlaan

https://youtu.be/-yLPJPBbx7w 

I played it in the Key of E.

C
I am the little red rooster 
                     G   G\C G
Too lazy to crow for day 
C
I am the little red rooster 
                     G   G\C G
Too lazy to crow for day 
D                               C               G   
Keep everything in the farm yard upset in every way 

    C                                      G    G\C G 
The dogs begin to bark and hounds begin to howl 
C                                      G    G\C G
Dogs begin to bark and hounds begin to howl 
D                           C
Watch out strange cat people 
                            G
Little red rooster's on the prowl 

C
If you see my little red rooster 
                 G   G\C G
Please drive him home 
C
If you see my little red rooster 
                 G   G\C G
Please drive him home 
D                                   C
Ain't had no peace in the farm yard 
                                   G

Since my little red rooster's been gone

"US Blues" by Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia. Sung by Greg Vanderlaan Guitar, Vocals

https://youtu.be/k0_kSJTnWNI

This song has a lot of half step - step downs...
all through all the verses.

US BLUES:
A                      A Ab A                                 A Ab A
Red and white,               blue suede shoes
 A                     A Ab A                              A Ab A
I'm Uncle Sam,              how do you do?
D                 D Db D                        D Db D
Gimme five,              I'm still alive
 D                  D Db D                              E B E
Ain't no luck,               I learned to duck
A                         A Ab A                         A Ab A
Check my pulse,              it don't change
 A                          A Ab A                               A Ab A
Stay seventy-two               come shine or rain
D                     D Db D                     D Db D
Wave the flag,              pop the bag
D                    D Db D                      E B E
Rock the boat,             skin the goat

[CHORUS]
B7                                  E
Wave that flag, wave it wide and high
B7                                  E
Summertime done, come and gone, my oh my

 A
I'm Uncle Sam, that's who I am

Been hidin' out in a rock and roll band
 D
Shake the hand that shook the hand
                              E B E
Of P.T. Barnum and Charlie Chan
[CHORUS]

 A
Shine your shoes, light your fuse
 
Can you use them ol' U.S. Blues?
 D
I'll drink your health, share your wealth
                            E B E
Run your life, steal your wife
[CHORUS]

A
Back to back, chicken shack
   
Son of a gun, better change your act
D
We're all confused, what's to lose?
                                 E B E
You can call this song the United States Blues
[CHORUS]


Music Video: "Dancing in the Street" By Martha and the Vandellas. Cover by Greg Vanderlaan Guitar, Vocals

https://youtu.be/HPgjIFSapfI 
E
Callin' out around the world
Are you ready for a brand new beat     
Summer's here and the time is right
For dancin' in the street 
They're dancin' in Chicago (dancin’ in the street)
Down in New Orleans
In     New York City 

[Chorus]
All we need is music,sweet music (sweet music)
A
There'll be music everywhere (everywhere)
E
There'll be swingers swaying and records playing
Dancin' in the street Oh

G#7
It doesn't matter what you wear
        C#m
Just as long as you are there
            F#m
So come on, every guy grab a girl
B7
Everywhere around the world

E
There'll be dancing (dancing in the street)
They're dancing in the street (dancin’ in the street)
This is an invitation across the nation
A chance for folks to meet
There'll be laughter, singing and music swinging
Dancing in the street
Philadelphia, Pa. (dancing in the street)
Baltimore and D. C. now (dancing in the street)
Can’t forget the Motor City (dancing in the street)
[Chorus]

E
They're dancing
They're dancing in the street (dancing in the street)
Way down in L. A., everyday (dancing)
They’re dancing in the street (dancin’ in the street)
Let’s form a big long line (get in time)
Were dancing in the street (dancing in the street)
Across the ocean blue (dancing in the street)
They’re dancing in the street, yeah (dancing in the street)
[Chorus] 2X



Music Video: "Battle Hymn of the Republic". Cover by Greg Vanderlaan Guitar, Vocals

https://youtu.be/NB5Cb6ArGK8

by Julia Ward Howe (words) and William Steffe (music).

G
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord,
      C                                       G
He is trampling out the vineyards where the grapes of wrath are stored.
                                             Em
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword.
    Am       D        G
His truth is marching on.

G                          C                    G
Glory! Glory, hallelujah!  Glory!  Glory, hallelujah!
                   Em         Am       D        G
Glory! Glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on!

G
I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps,
          C                             G
They have build-ed Him an altar in the evening dews and damps.
                                         Em
I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps.
    Am     D        G
His day is marching on.

G
He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never sound retreat,
          C                           G
He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgement seat.
                                        Em
O be swift, my soul, to answer Him!  Be jubilant, my feet!
    Am     D        G
Our God is marching on.

G
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
       C                             G
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me.
                                   Em
As He died to make me holy, let us live to make men free,
      Am     D        G
While God is marching on.



Music Video: "The Hokey Pokey" by Larry LaPrise. Cover by Greg Vanderlaan Guitar, Vocals

https://youtu.be/T-yVVl0Bqfk 
             C
You put your right foot in
You put your right foot out
You put your right foot in
        G
And you shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around
                     C
That's what it's all about!


[Repeat with other body parts]

Music Video: "Honky Tonk Woman" by the Rolling Stones. Cover by Greg Vanderlaan Guitar, Vocals

https://youtu.be/a2M7k6Qph9I 

We were Chatting on Facebook about Great Concerts and I said:

I did not go to an Iron Butterfly Concert... I went to over a hundred concerts but missed so many. I missed The Doors, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, Joni Mitchell, Woodstock, Monterey Pop, Altamont... I wish I had Gone to More Concerts... but I did get to see some amazing shows... KRAFTWERK on their Computer World Tour... I went because I saw a Favorable Review of Autobahn in the Washington Post Newspaper... all my friends missed that one. It was Mostly German 20 somethings in the Audience... and I HAD NO IDEA that a performer could program a machine to play dance music after the people had left the stage...


Music Video: "Panama Red" by The New Riders of the Purple Sage. Cover by Greg Vanderlaan Guitar, Vocals

https://youtu.be/UD7biz28mik 
       Am          G
Panama Red, Panama Red,
      F                D                   G
He'll steal your woman then he'll rob your head.
       Am          G 
Panama Red, Panama Red,
       E                              F
On his white horse Mescalito, he comes breezin' thru town.
         G                                  C
Bet your woman is up in bed with ol' Panama Red.
                C
The judge don't know when Red's in town,
              F
he keeps well hidden underground.
     G                           C
Everybody's actin' lazy, fallin' out or hangin' round.
   C                                     F
My woman said, Hey Pedro, you're actin' crazy like a clown.
  G                                             C
Nobody feels like workin' Panama Red is back in town.
       Am          G
Panama Red, Panama Red,
      F                D                   G
He'll steal your woman then he'll rob your head.
       Am          G 
Panama Red, Panama Red,
       E                              F
On his white horse Mescalito, he comes breezin' thru town.
         G                                  C
Bet your woman is up in bed with ol' Panama Red.
     C                                     F
Everybody's lookin' out for him cause they know Red satisfies.
G                                  C
Little girls like to listen to him sing & tell sweet lies.(Oh Red)
         C                              F
But when things get too confusin' honey, you're better off in bed.
        G                                           C
I'll be searchin' all the joints in town for Panama Red.


Music Video: "Yankee Doodle Dandy" by George M Cohen. Cover by Greg Vanderlaan Guitar, Vocals

https://youtu.be/iDK60wHAPQs  a popular song that we all sing at the Folsom Senior Center sing along group. A meeting of about 20 old folks and a piano player... all old timey songs...

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