rcbret

Open Mic at the 318 Cafe in Excelsior, MN, March 6, 2024. This was my second song and it didn’t go too good. Besides mistakes, the “piano peddle” slide away causing me to stop and retrieve it, but giving the audience a laugh! "She’s Got a Way”, by Billy Joel. I have not attempted to perform like this in public for more 40 years. . . . it may be another 40?

Open Mic at the 318 Cafe in Excelsior, MN, March 6, 2024. This song, "I'm Not Going to Miss You", was the last song recorded by Glen Campbell in 2013, after his Alzheimer's diagnose. It won a Grammy in 2015. This was my second attempt at this song after not having performed like this in public for more 40 years.

Takin' It To The Limit : An Eagles Tribute (with Collective Unconscious and The Fabulous Armadillos), Medina Entertainment Center, Hamel, MN. 10/27/23

Here's some video of everyone setting up for the party!

Here's more of my Mom and Dad's Anniversary party back in 2008!!

Here's a little of my Mom and Dad's Anniversary party back in 2008!!

2022, V6, 2WD Canyon less than 3,000 miles, when it comes to a full stop, you get a “chunk”, or “chunk, chunk”, or a “chunk, chunk, chunk”, which I initially thought was the antilock brakes engaging. Dealer thought it was the slip yoke. Disassembled, lubed, worked fine for 100 miles, then back to the chunking. Replaced the slip yoke, next day, same problem. Most prevalent when cold (below freezing out), but does decrease as the truck warms up. (Auto Trans Temp 57 deg) Sometimes so harsh that you can feel the rear tires break from the road upon stopping. Can’t be good hammering on the transmission and diff. Anyone else with the same issues? Old yoke didn’t appear to have burrs on it. Dissimilar metal expansion rates? Alignment issues? Frame flex? Tolerance issues? Does the female end need to be replaced next? You can hear it in the end of this video taken on 3/25/23

This is a look at how it is impossible for Minnesota to comply with the Clean Energy Bill just signed that requires the State to be Carbon Free by 2040. Here are the links from where I've gotten much of my data from: https://www.misoenergy.org/ https://energyfollower.com/how-long-do-wind-turbines-last/ https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/6/20/17474124/electrification-natural-gas-furnace-heat-pump https://ipsr.ku.edu/ksdata/ksah/energy/18ener6a.pdf https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/units-and-calculators/ https://www.justintools.com/unit-conversion/energy.php?k1=gasoline-gallon-equivalent&k2=watt-hour https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/watt-hour-Wh https://fueleconomy.gov/feg/atv-ev.shtml https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power_in_Minnesota https://sciencing.com/much-power-wind-turbine-generate-6917667.html

Rick Weible, of "Midwest Swamp Watch", provided a workshop for the City of Big Lake, MN on Election Integrity. The workshop was only recorded in audio, but I took the audio and married the slide deck to it to provide you the viewer the full experience. The original audio can be found on the City of Big Lake website.

This video documents a group of drinking/fishing friends back in July of 1999, who are eventually haunted by spirits (un-dead and liquid), in the backwoods of Onamia, Minnesota

This video EXTRA is a compilation of videos and photos taken driving through the Bad Lands in March of 2022.

On my trip to Mount Rushmore, stopped in Pierre, SD for lunch, then toured the Capital and a local museum. Here a compilation of the videos and photos taken.

Here I've combined some of the videos taken during my vacation to Mount Rushmore/Crazy Horse in South Dakota the week of March 8, 2022

Just thought I would record myself playing this classic Billy Joel song! Recorded on an iPhone 8, synced to an old UEBoom. (back when they came with microphones in them) Recorded on 2/15/2022.

I’m currently battling with the Red Roof Inn, Orbitz and my Credit Card Company to deny payment for a reservation that I made at the Temple, TX location because when I got into my room found that it had cockroaches. Here’s the video of the roach I killed.

This is a copy of a copy of a bad VHS tape of the Vermont, combined U-32 and Montpelier High School performance of West Side Story. I say a bad copy because of VHS tracking issues, lighting issues and overall low quality video, but remember this was over 40 years ago! I’m simply posting this to allow former cast the opportunity to go down memory lane.

My 18 year old washer started leaking oil. I thought I might have a bearing going back but found that my transmission was failing so I replaced it! ($300 for parts vs. $1,000 for a new washer!)

Back in 1989 I came home to Vermont and threw a party at my folks place and invited my friends. Last month my buddy Mike sent me a video that his wife had shot, on Super 8 (that was super fancy back then!!!) . . ., of the party. Well, I’ve finally decided to upload it to share with all of you. Were we not cute/handsome back then, short shorts and all!! Love you guys. . .

After uploading a longer 22 min video of the same name on YouTube (7/8/2020), I decided I needed to attempt to create a shorter, bullet point video which shows how the masks people are wearing are not even capable of filtering out the Corona Virus (7/14/2020). I am now moving my videos over to Rumble!!

This spring (2020) while inspecting my attic, I noticed a black mark that I hadn't seen before! I think I've been hit by lightning!! Whether last year or 5 years ago, I don't know, but I'm lucky the fire self extinguished!