Summertime strumming in a grapevine tunnel! (at Lulu Island Winery)

 It's been a pretty stellar summer and I've lucked out with only one bad weather cancellation all season!

This is one of the last summertime picnic gigs at the winery and the tunnel is so lovely, I asked the customers to send me clips which they thankfully did! 

Enjoy~ 

Pickleball Kitchen Party - a sing along list with lyrics for pickleball parodies ~ Rachael Chatoor, sing along lyrics.

Pickleball parodies/lyrics , for Sing Along with Rachael Chatoor 

Dink em song!
(sung to the Gambler)

You gotta know when to dink em
know when to sink em                                                                                                                         

know when to cross the court and                                                                                                know when to lob                                                                                                                                                                               

You never count your points                                                      

while the pickleball is still bouncing                                             

there'll be plenty of time for counting                                         

when the dinking's done.

Don’t go Chasing Pickleballs

to the Tune of the Don’t go Chasing Waterfalls: TLC

Don't go chasing pickleballs

Please stick to your court and tell the people: 

it’s coming through…

If it goes astray just stay, 

I know you’re missing your ball,

 but everybody’s moving so fast ...

Here Comes the Rain Again

Same tune, pickleball version

Here comes the rain again

Spoiling all our plans it’s a tragedy,

Falling on the courts slipping up the traction

 I want to play where there is no wind.

I want to smash like the Waters do.

I want to drop into your kitchen.

Once the raining is through                      So baby, pop to me

I’ll follow through.

Drop to me

I’ll get that too.

lob to me

The best ones do.

POWERS! inspired by: Miley Cyrus; Flowers

 
I walked up in my shorts,                                                                                                        looking good for the pickleball courts. 

I said: "Hey, can I play?"                                                                                                                    Just one look and they turned me away. 

They said: "All you do is slam it. Go find another group". 

So I called my friend Lee: Tell me what should I do? 

She said:
"Don’t use all of your power, 

loose the grip of your hand, 

practice your drills for hours, 

so you got skills on demand. 

Don’t just go out there banging 

you need some kind of plan 

but you will play pickleball 

better than they can! 

Play it better I can play it better babe! "

 Straight Down the Line                                                                  (Sung to Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond)

It’s the end of the day

I’d like play one more game now

Really I should be moving on

Im working my shots

My drive you won't see it coming

Ive been pickleballing since the dawn

Fast...it's coming fast.                                                                                                                       I reach out,                                                                                                                                    and drive the ball right back to youuuuu!

Straight down the line.... ba ba ba!                                                                                            Can't believe it hit so good.....                                                                                                       so good so good so good.                                                            

It felt so divine........ ba ba ba!                                                                                                            to see it land right where it should and now I...... 

I wait for the serve

I try to be calm not rattled

Bending my knees and playing strong 

We get to the net

I brace myself for the battle

Everyone’s watiing   for the ball

Fast...it's coming fast.                                                                                                                       I reach out,                                                                                                                                    and drive the ball right back to youuuuu!

Straight down the line.... ba ba ba!                                                                                            Can't believe it hit so good.....                                                                                                       so good so good so good.                                                            

It felt so divine........ ba ba ba!                                                                                                            to see it land right where it should and now I...... 

I look at the court,                                                                                                                     adjust how I hold my paddle                                                                                                      and wait for a ball that looks divine.                                                                                                

I split step my feet,                                                                                                                       and look a bit over my shoulder                                                                                                       patiently waiting for a sign.

Fast...it's coming fast.                                                                                                                       I reach out,                                                                                                                                    and drive the ball right back to youuuuu!

Straight down the line.... ba ba ba!                                                                                            Can't believe it hit so good.....                                                                                                       so good so good so good.                                                            

It felt so divine........ ba ba ba!                                                                                                            to see it land right where it should and now I...... 

The FUN zone
(sung to the tune of the Love Boat)

Lobs, exciting and new 

Go on lob.

float it right into…..     

                                                             

The Fun Zone                                                                    

please set me up without any run

The Fun Zone 

lets me aim cannons at anyone

lob it straight to my paddle, 

my sharp shootin pickleball gun!

Pickleballin 
(sung to Surfin Safari 

by the Beach Boys)

Let's grab a paddle now 

everybody's learning how 

come on pickleballin with me 

come on pickleballin with me. 

Early in the morning 

we'll be starting out 

everybody's coming along. 

We're loading up the rack 

get your paddles in 

find the court 

where you belong.

 

                  dink and drop and dive and volley, dink and drop and drive and volley 

Come on baby wait and see you're going to love pickleballin with me.

                   dink and drop and dive and volley, dink and drop and drive and volley 

Come on baby wait and see you're going to love pickleballin with me.

Let's grab a paddle now

 everybody's learning how 

come on pickleballin with me 

come on pickleballin with me. 

Pickleball AGAIN                                                                        (sung to Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffett)

I twisted my ankle it turned into a cankle                                                                          so I couldn’t go to the pickleball courts                                                                                           

I tell you I'm itchin to get to the kitchen                                                                               cause working this kitchen it isn’t a chore

I just can’t wait to go and pickleball again

Anyone can be good      if they give it their all

Just  one play and  you'll know why we love the game

cause its more than  just pickleball.

Now don’t be downhearted, once our game has started                                               we could be friends but right now we’re at war                                                                          

So lets get the scores right, and watch for the gunfights                                                     Keep  playing  again till there’s  laughter galore

I just can’t wait to go and pickleball again

Anyone can be good      if they give it their all

Just  one play and  you'll  know    why we love the game

cause its more than  just pickleball.

Pickleball’s growing, friends are now flowing ,
you see  this game is much more than a sport
With dinking and driving seems the whole world is thriving                                               Its common to hear can we all play one more?

Serve it up  Serve it up Serve it up

I just can’t wait to go and pickleball again

Anyone can be good      if they give it their all

Just  one play and  you'll  know why we love the game

cause its more than  just pickleball.





parody lyrics written by Rachael Chatoor inspired by the original songs noted ~  not for commercial use, for fun and sing alongs only, intended to bring tunes to the after game kitchen party. 

And here is how you use it:

Brought to you by Greedy Little Dinker

Summer singing and strumming on the patios of Vancouver BC

 I'm still a musician and so like everyone else who has to work I must still go sing and strum to pay for my pickleball addiction.
So I wanted to circle back to music here on my diary blog now that I have moved my pickleball artwear blog world to it's own home at Pickleball ARTwear.com Pickleball ARTwear.com 

I'll keep some of these old pickleball posts up- for historical sake and there are even more that I unpublished but are still in the Google cache.  And do scroll past them if you are looking for music history. 

I've been on an art binge lately so new music hasn't been flowing as much. With a backlog of things on my creative to do list music gets a back seat sadly. 

The good thing about my job is that it forces me to keep my chops going whether I practiced a lot or not, three hours of work means 2 hours and 45 minutes of playing. ( yes I've started taking 15 minute breaks at venues, and anywhere I have to play for more than 3 hours I use their allotted break schedule).

I have some new venues to play this year and have been promising to put a schedule up so today I'm doing it. 




June 6.....    Westin Bayshore H2 Lounge 5:30-8:30

JuJune 9......    Ladner Village Farmers Marketer Village Farmers Market    

10:30-3:00ne 14 ....  Shaugnessy Golf Club (Private Club)  6-9 

June 16....Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. (Private Club)   6-9

July 5........Royal Vancouver Yacht Club (Private Club)  6-9

July 6 ........Musical Marpole (Marpole Business Association Music series) 1-4pm

July 7  ......Lulu Island Winery ........2:30-4:30 (need tickets and reservations)

July 11 and 13........Westin Bayshore H2 Lounge  5:30-8:30

July 12 .......Lulu Island Winery Happy Hour 5-7
July 13         Westin Bayshore H2 Lounge 5:30-8:30

Aug 4........ Lulu Island Winery  .......2:30-4:30 (need tickets and reservations)
Aug  9 .......Shaugnessy Golf Club (Private Club)

Aug 10.......Musical Marpole  (Marpole Business Association Music series) 1-4pm

Aug 11.......Concert in the Park.....  City of Delta at Sungod (front park)    2-3pm  

Aug 16.......Royal Vancouver Yacht Club (Private Club)

Aug 25..... Ladner Village Farmers Market   10:30- 3:00

Sept 1 .....Lulu Island Winery.......2:30-4:30  (need tickets and RSVP)

Sept 8..... Ladner Village Farmers Market   10:30- 3:00
Sept 15    Barnside Harvest Festival   1:00-1:30   Heritage Pavillion. 

Don't forget I have a SONG REQUEST list that you can use to boss me around onstage if you see me playing! 

Pink pickleball Ribbon by Pickleball ARTwear..............

 I've had a pink ribbon for pickleball in my mind since forever but there was so much else to do first. I've added the artwork clip with my song Standing and you can find that on Itunes or my Reverbnation

You can find the design on all sorts of nifty item on my artist portals like this one HERE, Pickleball Artwear by Rachael Chatoor dot com, facebook, or contact me to custom create some team or tournament wear for you!

P is for Pickles (the first dog of Pickleball). The ABC's of Pickleball ARTwear by Rachael Chatoor

Years of pickleball art making has resulted in enough images to create this pickleball alphabet art book for all ages! Special thanks  to the final inspiration for the book, cover dog Pickles the actual first dog of pickleball! Because the truth is the truth and  it's not "FUN" to alter history just so you can sell it, it's something else entirely. 


 😎👋 #pickleballartwear #picklesthedog #picklespickleball #pickleballchildrensbook #pickleballgiftidea #pickleballhistory #truthinadvertising  #amazonfinds #pickleballart

Find it HERE

Pickleball Again, a pickleball parody sung to the tune of Margaritaville, by Jimmy Buffett!

Pickleball Again, a pickleball parody sung to the tune of Margaritaville, by Jimmy Buffett! Sing Along to this one the words are there you know the tune!

A fitting song for the unveiling of my “pickleball margarita” artwork (and pickles the dog sitting in a margarita) both seen in the video alongside the mermaid plus some vacation clips taken while on a Pickleball Getaway (and also some local clips). Thanks to all the friends and PROs who let me take video clips and photos to share randomly as I need them .

Pickleball ARTwear by Rachael Chatoor | Featuring custom t-shirts, prints, and more (threadless.com)
 

To all the Points I've lost before!

 

This PicKleTEL parody  has been rolling around in my brain for a long time 

and it was finally time to put a little reel together for it!  

Thanks to Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson of course for the fantastic inspiration song for this parody, 

(To all the girls I've loved before).