Seasonistas on-line get together / open mic

Ila said:

Hi, kind people! I'm stoked to host open mic this weekend on 12/25. My Zoom Room number is 623 009 0567. Usual time (12:30 Pacific, 20:30 GMT). See you then!

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- Voran: "The Blood Red I Know Well", original work
- Brian F: "The Stories of the Street" by Leonard Cohen
- Christopher/Gas Huffer: "Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isbella", part of 12 Provencal noels by Nicolas Saboly, 1668
- Charldene: "On the Sunny Side of the Street" by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields, 1930
- Andy/5: "Father Christmas" by The Kinks
- Del/Hugh Jaarse: "Walking In the Air" by Howard Blake, from the animated film, The Snowman, 1983
- Edwin/JT and the Steamers: "A Winter's Tale" by Tim Rice and Mike Batt, 1982, Edwin included a melodica
- Steve: "Nothing But a Child" by Steve Earle
- Jim P/Hank Aaron Furrabeer: "Sibella" by Richard Thompson
- Ila: "The River of Dreams" by Billy Joel
- Lisa: "Red Plaid Wool", original work, first Christmas song she wrote in approximately 1971 after hearing Dolly Parton's "Coat of Many Colors"
- JoAnn/xoxo: "In the Heart of the Winter", original work
- Jim Yates: "Signifyin' Monkey" by Oscar Brown, Jr.

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YorkSteve said:

Thanks to Ila for jumping in and offering to host this one.
I won't be there - I will be too busy watching the faces of my children as they unwrap yet another copy of Norton's Star Atlas.

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Voran said:

I don't understand, what's funny? Sorry, someone explain

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YorkSteve said:

Ah, did you miss the bit last week where Norton's Star Atlas was found not by one, but by two people, to settle a debate about the names of some stars.

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Voran said:

I don't understand, what's funny? Sorry, someone explain

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Here is the 12/25song list with a good turnout on this Christmas day. The theme was a Holiday Memory or a holiday joke.

- Chris Davies: Family dinner at a restaurant that had an "all you can eat" salad bar and rolls. Movie: ELF. Joke. "Let's Misbehave" by Irving Aaronson and his Commanders, 1928
- Voran: Laughing very hard at her sister on Christmas while in her sister's car. "Harfang" (snowy owl), original work
- Edwin/Ringo Steam: Visit from his French pen friend and the friend's family and sharing family traditions. "Octopus' Garden", Ringo Starr/Beatles
- Mikkel/UkingViking: Joke. "Blue Moon of Kentucky" by Bill Monroe (played with his new Christmas pick)
- Del/HughJarse: Joke. "Do They Know It's Christmas", Bandaid cover
- Charldene: "Groanning Board" dinner in historic Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve" by Frank Loesser, 1947
- Brian/American Flyer: Received his first dog, a beagle, at eight years old - Christmas, 1969. Flying", Beatles
- Jim P/Hank Aaron Furrabeer: Thanksgiving holiday where his family exchanged presents. "A Coldplay Christmas" by The Scottish Sock Puppet Theatre
- Kevin: Christmas in Puerto Vallerta with his parents. "Jingle Bell Rock" by J. Beal and J. Boothe, 1957
- Ila (Our HOST today): Joke. "The Way I Am" by Ingrid Michaelson
- Christopher/Gas Huffer: Christmas today with his family eating, opening presents, playing games, singing. "It Ain't Nobody's Biz'ness What I Do/No More by Hoosier Hotshots
- Lisa: Met her brother on a long, long flight to their parents in the Philippines for Christmas without knowing he was on the plane. "Soup Kitchen Christmas", original work

Next Open Mic: January 1st. Host: Kev

JOKES (I hope these are correct):

Q: What do you give a man who has everything for Christmas? A: Antibiotics

Patient to Doctor: I can't hear. I have petroleum jelly in one ear and whipped cream in the other ear.
Doctor: Don't worry. You only have a trifle.

Q: How much did Santa pay to park?
A: Nothing. It's on the house.

Q: Knock knock.
A: Who's there?
Q: Little old lady
A: Little old lady who?
Q: I didn't know you knew how to yodel!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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YorkSteve said:

Is there a session on Jan 1st? Who is hosting?

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Kevin hosted today's Open Mic. The theme was favorite comfort food.

- Kev: Soups, pasta. "Redemption Song" by Bob Marley and the Wailers
- Voran: Goat butter. "Lord Sialia" (bluebird song), original work
- Ila/Queen of the Downstrum: Matzo ball soup. "You and Me" by Henry Mancini from the musical Victor Victoria
- Brian C/pabrizzer: Milk. "Don't Change" by INXS.
- Jim P/Hank Aaron Furrabeer: Vietnamese Pho. "Now Is the Time" by Jade Bird
- Christopher/Daisy Fresh: Ramen. "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House
- Del/Hugh Jarse: Marmite Graze Crunch & Nobbly Bobbly. "Ele-MENTAL", original work
- Charldene: Ramen. "Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)" by Carl Sigman & Herb Magidson, 1949
- JoAnn/Debbie Downer: Chocolate. "In the Heart of the Winter", original work
- Marc/Dee Fault: Meatloaf & mashed potatoes, gumbo, daughter's holiday leftovers, Happy Hippos cookies. "Different Drum" by Michael Nesmith, sung by Linda Ronstadt & the Stone Poneys
- Chris Davies: Homemade stew (Mom's special), Whisky Mac (Whisky Macdonald). "I'll See You In My Dreams" by Isham Jones
- Lisa: Monkfruit (also known as Siraitia grosvenorii or luochan guo) "All Is Well", original work, 2008
- Brian F/Hardy Fox: Tom Kha Soup (Tom Kha Gai with chicken) or Tom Kha soup with vegetables. "The Walrus Hunt" by The Residents from their Eskimo album, 1970s. Avant garde concept band

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jtsteam said:

The cigar box I mentioned at Saturday's Open Mic session has arrived, and now has pride of place on display in my living room:

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I think I'll call him "Kryten", after the android from Red Dwarf. He looks a bit more like Marvin (from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), but that's my Roomba's name. Yes I am the sort of person who names inanimate objects...

I'll see if I can post a video later on. The intonation is a little off (action at the nut is very high) but I reckon that should be fixable - it seemed fine with a capo. And I did mostly buy it as art anyway.

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Ila said:

What a beauty! I love the hardware on the corners. I'm looking forward to hearing how it sounds!

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Theme question of the day: What is Voran's true name?

- Voran: "The Oak Tree and Bleached Bone", original work
- Steve: Eleanor (Surname: Highwater or Handcart). "Rendezvous", Bruce Springsteen, 1999
- Ruth: Shell, Sandia, Suzie, Sallie. "Circle Game", Joni Mitchell from her "Blue" album (50 years old in 2021)
- Edwin/John T Steam: Aoife. "Bird in Your Soul" by They Might Be Giants
- Jim P/Hank Aaron Furrabeer: Shavon. The "Will-Be That Was", words by Walt Kelly (Pogo cartoons), Jim's original music
- Charldene: Sinead (based on Sinead O'Connor). "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", Hank Williams, Sr.
- Jim Yates: Saskit. "If I Had You" by Irving King and Ted Shapiro
- Del/Hugh Jarse: Sinaed nee O'Reilly. "Ashes to Ashes", David Bowie
- Brian F/S. Flavius Mercurius: Emily Weintraub. "Stairway to Heaven", Led Zeppelin, 1971
- Marc/Ted: Wendy. "Teddy Bears' Picnic" by John Walter Bratton, 1907
- JoAnn/Zerelda Lee: Nulla Fiona Byrnes, Ocean. "Merry Go 'Round" by Kacey Musgraves
- Lisa: "Help Me, Elvis", original work
- Frank: Nancy, McGill, Lil. "Stuff Don't Make You Happy", former title "Retired Middle Class White Guy Blues", original work
- Chris Davies: Nora, Fiona. "Space Oddity", David Bowie
- Joko: Rumpelstilskin. "The Way" by Fastball
- Christopher/Stonecypher: "Rocket Man", Elton John
- Ila/Queen of the Downstream: Barbara. "Room With a View of the Blues" by Johnny Adams, 1988

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