"If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present."
- Lao Tzu
THE RANGER REPORT - MAY, 2020 - LOCK DOWN EDITION #2 The Official Newsletter of The Mighty Manatees "Celebrating 34 Years of Saying Thank You"
Greetings. We hope this musical missive finds you doing well and staying strong. I am social distancing myself from the refrigerator.
My first solo live stream last Saturday night went well enough considering we posted it in reverse and on the wrong Facebook page (!) The text was unreadable and I appeared to be playing the guitar right-handed (!) We apologize for any confusion this may have caused. BTW The simultaneous live stream on Instagram was not reversed and some said the sound was a bit better. Many thanks to everyone who tuned in and many thanks to everyone who contributed to the tip jar. Your generosity is deeply appreciated. We had folks tuning in from Vancouver, Saskatoon, Jamaica, Cambodia, California, and New York. It was a lot of fun and we learned quite a bit. Mana-thanks to Johnny B.
VIDEO CLIP(S) OF THE MONTH - For those of you who were struggling to watch the reversed live stream on Facebook, we now present it to you in it's proper form:
The first 2 episodes of "The Continuing Adventures of Ginger Elle", and "Virtual Tour of The Mighty Manatees Museum": https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f_qmLcUNvq8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uhSQKkQx_Jg https://youtu.be/c2bltj76As8
NEXT LIVE! ON THE LANE SHOW! - We're going to do another live stream on SATURDAY NIGHT, MAY 23, 8:00 PM EST at The Mighty Manatees Band Facebook page AND on Instagram at The Mighty Manatees. This second episode will be more professional lol. It will feature Youtube performances by The Laniacs (w/ Dance & Jeannette), Fiona Hodgson, and Joe "Jozo" Rizzo. There will also be a new Ellie cartoon as well as Stupid Cat Tricks! Don't you miss it! Mark it on your calendar! Special thanks to Johnny Machete.
MORE LIVE STREAMS! - Many of my fellow musicians are doing regular live streams on Facebook. Please check them out and support local music.
Wednesday - Bob Tomlinson, Randy Wagner, and John Machete host KC's Ally Open Mic Facebook page live stream where you can sign up online and take part in a virtual open mic. 8:00 - 11:00 PM EST
Friday - Mike Greer live streams a 2 hour performance every Friday night from 7:30 to 9:30 PM EST on Mike Greer's Facebook page.
Saturday - This Saturday, May 2, Bob Tomlinson, Randy Wagner, and Jack Machete will be live streaming at a safe distance from each other at the Country Creek Winery from 7:00 - 8:30 PM EST. This will be a 90 minute performance broadcasting on the Country Creek Winery Facebook page. Please do not attend in person.
VIDEO CLIP OF THE MONTH - Kathleen Weber's birthday is this month (May 19) so here's a clip of her singing at The Sellersville Theater in 2013: https://youtu.be/bamhcdYS9b0 Kathleen Weber - Vocals, Jim Cavanaugh - Drums, Brett Andrew - Bass, Andrew Geltzer - Keyboards, Johnny Machete - Sax, Karl Frick - organ, Will Hodgson - guitar.
NEW BRIAN HASSETT BOOK! - It's true! Old friend and songwriting partner Brian Hassett has just published a new book called, "Blissfully Ravaged in Democracy: Adventures In Politics: 1980-2020". Just in time for the election year, this is a selection of Brian's political writings and photographs from over the last four decades. You can get a copy of this and any of Brian's books on Amazon. Power to the pen!
And speaking of pens:
MORE QUOTES -
"Knowledge speaks, wisdom listens." - Jimi Hendrix
"Simplify, simplify, simplify." - Henry David Thoreau
"No matter what our particular job, especially in our world today, we are all called to be repairers of creation. Thank you for whatever you do, wherever you are, to bring joy and light and hope and faith and pardon and love to your neighbor and to yourself.' - Mr. Rodgers
"Ah, you're laughing now Hodgson, but wait 'til you see your report card." - Mr. Tanner (one of my 7th grade teachers)
"If you think along the lines of nature, than you think properly." - Carl Jung
"There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly." - Buckminster Fuller
"We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom." - Leo Tolstoy
"Tiger balm and Tylenol." - Stacey Hodgson
"Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, Live! is but a stream." - Ranger Will
ONE LIFE FACEBOOK PAGE - For 40 months in the mid-80's I played in a Canadian rock band called One Life and this was the band I was in when I emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1985. For more complete information on One Life why not contact the One Life: 1982 - 1985 Facebook page. Special thanks to Todd Brown.
Well, that's about all the muse for now.
Please stay smart, safe, and well.
Slitzweitz,
Ranger Will
Live Streamer
IN PASSING -
Tony Allen
Matt Conway
Mort Drucker
Henry Grimes
Brian R. Miller
Suzanne Roberts
Matthew Seligman
Gene Shay
Victims of Covid-19
MAY 2020 - LIVE STREAMS ON FACEBOOK
1 - Fri - Mike Greer Facebook page 7:30 - 9:30 PM
2 - Sat - Country Creek Winery Facebook page w/ Bob Tomlinson, Randy Wagner,and Johnny Machete 7:00 - 8:30 PM
6 - Wed - KC's Alley Open Mic Facebook page w/ Bob Tomlinson, Randy Wagner, and Johnny Machete 8:00 - 11:00 PM
8 - Fri - Mike Greer
13 - Wed - KC's Alley Open Mic
15 - Fri - Mike Greer
20 - Wed - KC's Alley Open Mic
22 - Fri - Mike Greer
23 - Sat - LIVE! ON THE LANE Variety Show on The Mighty Manatees Band Facebook page AND Instagram @TheMightyManatees 8:00 - 9:30 PM EST
27 - Wed - KC's Alley Open Mic
29 - Fri - Mike Greer 