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We honor Martin Luther King Day Peace & Love,

  so I will go on automatic pilot and play online for you to simply decompress and maybe share a message of peace .. so much stress in the world it's easy to find an excuse to play some music. As usual I don't go out public to play .. that doesn't not sound relaxing whatsoever to me so you re in luck as  I simply stay here in my bedroom and jam for ya. It's fun to do completely spontaneous performances from home...

I feel like this song "Watching The Wheels" go by..  "Watching the Wheels" a single by John Lennon released posthumously in 1981, after his murder. 1975–1980, during which he retired from the music industry to concentrate on raising his son Sean
..an easy song for me to identify with because I  feel like living outside  the rat race .. I tend to glamorize being a drop out and focusing on simple things as I feel society is a complicated mess right now and moves  too fast for my tastes... ... lol so this was an easy song to feel and escape for awhile.. the US news is so bad the flu must be awful with RSV and covid continuing to loom..Ive got nothing to lose by  torturing you with some singing if you can stand it...

John Lennon was definitely into Peace and Love and also was sadly assassinated not unlike Martin Luther King

Watching The Wheels by John Lennon
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I definitely am not seeking fame or fortune or going out competing in the limelight with others. I encourage other musicians to do the same. Just jam out online! I'm not that great but at least I'm having a great time with ya...

Killing The Blues by Rowland Salley
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Lets do that again but now I share with you some of the magic of being online.. Even though I am isolated (if you wanna call it that.. what some call isolation, I call heaven and peace) I still get to play with others! Not only that I get to play with all sorts of people..For instance in theis next one I am actually playing with some guy named Colin who is from the Worcester Ukulele Club so as you can see I don't have to leave the safety of my home to meet or play with other musicians as a matter of fact this guy sort of taught me how to play this song because He gave me the chords and music to this song online to play along.. all sorts of opportunities for musicians and artists to collaborate and learn from one another online remotely from the safety of their little home studios.. I'd say there are more opportunities to be had and more longevity as an artist or musician or thinker by sinking back into the comforts of one's own chair and  home and being creative online...

Now I sing it with Colin of the Worcester Ukulele Club! Ive never sang with anybody from Worcester before so I gotta admit it's pretty awesome for a guy like me hiding out in the mountains to get to sing with some ukulele playing dude who lives across the seas on the other side of the world!

So to celebrate diversity and hopefully harmony, another Martin Luther King theme and message we get to freely sing with a guy from another country! (I don't get tariffed or nothing for singing with this guy from another country..neither of us got tariffed for singing this song!  I get to sing with Colin from across the seas!...

Killing The Blues With Colin of the Worcester Ukulele Club
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Hope you enjoy my Pro Mask Music Concerts for Maskers out there! Mask For Airborne Diseases & Stay In Play it Safe From Your Home Concerts!


It only goes to show how we can share stuff we love online and simply have a grand old time online! Please be safe and share what you love online and remotely! To me it always better to live with what they call 'cabin fever' than to risk having a real fever.

Peace,
The Masked Man

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I'm trying to save some of these old rock star's lives.. Don't care what others think but I think my favorite musicians need to stay at home and write music and be creative from home studios and stay off the stage! That way they would live longer and produce more neat music for us. I don't see why they are onstage its just goofy because it ceases to be creative... it would be so much cooler to see these old rock stars be healthier and do work from there home studios and share online and maybe get ten to twenty more years of creative recorded music out of them I could listen to rather than watch them dance around singing the same old stuff. It would be so much better to hear some studio work that's creative. I bet they could produce some incredible music if they just stayed off the stage and worked from their own studios! Stay at home and write and compose some new stuff incorporate your music with neat videos and get creative take advantage!

As Usual
Be safe, if you must go out wear an n95 mask, otherwise stay home brothers and sisters.
I prefer to stay at home and jam from my bedroom for ya hoping you will share what you love, what interests you, and always try to work out problems and even your feelings remotely and creatively online!

For me I always  get a thrill jamming and messing with music for ya online! Thank you for letting me share safe online fun in the face of todays challenges. I don't like goin out there.. it's a hassle to me.. more fun is to be had from inside my home!

I don't understand why there is so much hurt in the world. I don't see the sense in half the stuff I'm seeing on the news today. There's got to be better ways of working things out than what I see. You catch more flies with honey anyway so I don't understand the violence on the news I'm seeing. Many of us don't choose violence or force to work out conflicts and its hard for many of us to witness all we see on the news right now. That's all I have to say for now and I bet a lot of people agree with me. Anyway my heart goes out to all victims of violence regardless of political views. I detest human suffering in any shape size or form. I hate viruses so therefore I hate violence too! On that note I most musicians don't have any problems with peaceful interaction..
.. why is that? Is it because all we music lovers share music from the heart and we are busy trying to simply not hit the wrong notes? Maybe there is something to be learned from today's troubadours and artists when it comes to peaceful conflict resolution. I sure did enjoy playing with that ukulele player, Colin, from Worcester! What a wonderful evening!


We all have our ways of decompressing, relaxing and finding our 'zen zone' or whatever so I hope everybody finds their inner bliss this weekend and I hope everybody gets to hopefully stay home sweet home safe and sound! Maybe there's a little message of hope & peace in there for somebody out there that likes  music & the arts, &  meaningful online activity for whatever reason or rhyme there is to it.


For now I leave you with a healthy protest amongst musicians link..

SUMMARY:
15 major artists and counting have opted against playing shows at the Kennedy Center since Trump assumed control ..

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https://www.facebook.com/consequenceoffilm/posts/15-major-artists-and-counting-have-opted-against-playing-shows-at-the-kennedy-ce/1297048239130775/
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It's been a hard winter for everybody I imagine. I am worn out from snow shoveling paths through the yard and then the trucks would plow the road forcing me to have to reshovel my drive  again each time they drove by but it could be worse...I'm pretty beat for now but I guess I'll recover. I'm not sick! I masked and we made it through so I should thank my lucky stars and be grateful for what health I got and do a little pro mask concert stay at home concert to celebrate getting through the snowstorm. Once again lets take advantage of Data Report's site to push my masked way of life onto ya!

Its been rough so lets be rebellious and play some wild Jazz, Blues, and Swing for ya on my old classical nylon string guitar! Ive had this guitar since I was 16 years old! Under my bandanna I wear a big clunky respirator mask outdoors when I tackle my chores and errands and I have big old clunky guitar that's survived since I was 16, and I wear a bandana over an old old clunky head that has survived 55 years thus far .. nothing like old clunkers that survive ...

Now for some rebellious Jazz in C7 on nylon string! My old trusty classical guitar
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Let's do another Rebellious Sad Blues In A minor on My old Yamaha classical guitar this time just audio no video...
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And now one more let's do a Rebellious Cool Swing In D on My Yamaha classical guitar (yes old clunkers are the best!)
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Keep On Rockin'
The Masked Man

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As Usual
Be safe, if you must go out wear an n95 mask, otherwise stay home brothers and sisters.
I prefer to stay at home and jam from my bedroom for ya hoping you will share what you love, what interests you, and always try to work out problems and even your feelings remotely and creatively online!

Its Always a Thrill getting to play music for ya safely online here at Data Report Info!

There's a handful of musicians out there not playing regularly in public anymore ...

"The Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA): The organization canceled its in-person 2026 Midwinter Convention (scheduled for Feb 12-14, 2026) in Minneapolis, citing a "climate of fear and uncertainty" that made it impossible to safely gather, ensuring the safety of vulnerable students and educators."

"Boston Philharmonic: For the 2025-2026 season, the organization continues to offer high-quality live-stream options for their concerts at Symphony Hall for those who prefer to watch from home, adhering to specific health and safety policies."

"Individual & Independent Artists: Reports indicate that many independent musicians continue to take a cautious approach to touring, citing that COVID-19 remains a "daily existential threat" to their health and livelihoods, leading some to limit in-person interactions, such as skipping meet-and-greets or requiring strict masking backstage."

Then there's me Richard The Masked Man..There's never been a better time in history than to just be a nobody! Lemme tell ya the last thing on my mind would be leaving my den! I ain't going nowhere brothers and sisters I'm just gonna sit here and pluck a guitar at home for ya! Let's mess with this old Harmony It might be a 1957 guitar.. Its got super heavy strings on it and I tuned it down just a little but lets see if I can lay some jazz on ya for kicks!

Jazz Swing Feel In F
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Fast Swing Feel In F
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Gawd I'm glad to be at home! Its more fun just playing guitar for ya sitting in this chair with my little dog snoozing all curled up in the chair. I can't stand the rat race out there. 
Later,
Richard The Masked Man

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As Usual
Be safe, if you must go out wear an n95 mask, otherwise stay home brothers and sisters.
I prefer to stay at home and jam from my bedroom in my long underwear for ya hoping you will share what you love, what interests you, and always try to work out problems and even your feelings remotely and creatively online!

Its Always a Thrill getting to play music for ya safely online here at Data Report Info!

Now Ive got an appointment coming up to take Masked Woman for preliminary pre surgery appointment for Gall Bladder...

I just can't stand going to doctors because of the sick people and the exposure!. We wear masks and its scary because I just don't want to risk exposure to illness. But last time was okay I guess and the nurse and doctor wore masks for us.. I hate the waiting room because its awkward trying to avoid maskless people. Sure would feel safer and more equal if everybody just wore masks for their health and mine! I admit I'm sick of their faces and I'm wearing a mask and its a healthcare place! Wear a mask outta respect for illness transmission and for the sake of medical science! I can't stand those maskless faces in healthcare where often sick people gather.
      At least I got the plumbing fixed well enough we won't come home to a puddle and she and I will be able to throw clothes in wash and then shower immediately after doctor's appointment.
      I got the car running after the big snow storm as it had a lose spark plug wire... although I confess I couldn't get it to get inspection and its registration expired... its a short distance I do have insurance, I'll have the car title on my person and a good driver's license and I just have to chance it because this is medical and I gotta take Masked Woman to her appointment...
    So its nerve-racking for me...Right before the appointment..out of sheer nervousness, I'll have to go the bathroom a hundred thousand times(because I don't want me or her getting sick around maskless people) and then make sure Masked Woman's mask is on good and everything is in order to protect us from catching an illness at a Doctor's surgery office...  But we'll be masked and I have a bottle of rubbing alcohol I discretely spray and disinfect stuff with.

So to simply get through the night and fight stress I decided to play electric guitar throughout the night! Here's a stay at home, play it safe, online jam session for ya...

I gotta try what everybody with an electric guitar tries to do.. see if I can play tons of notes even some notes at random and also add some echo and some flanger effects!

Wild Wicked Fast Blues Shuffle In G on my slick thick black Roadster guitar
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Let's do some Slick Fast Jazz in G On my slick thick black Roadster guitar
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Later,
Richard The Masked Man

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As Usual
Be safe, if you must go out wear an n95 mask, otherwise stay home brothers and sisters.
I prefer to stay at home and jam from my bedroom for ya hoping you will share what you love, what interests you, and always try to work out problems and even your feelings remotely and creatively online!

Its Always a Thrill getting to play music for ya safely online here at Data Report Info!

UPDATE: just got back from pre-surgery appointment. Doctors and nurses were happy to mask for us. I simply say "we prefer you mask for us if that's alright" and they do. But its ends there. People are stupid in the sense they don't respect microscopic entities and they don't think in terms of long term repercussions. The maskless receptionist was coughing up a storm. The people in the waiting room are maskless (fortunately they usually keep their distance).. its just pathetic. All I can say is believe in yourself and your right to defend yourself with a mask. I will say so far doctors and nurses do mask when I request "we prefer you mask for us if that's alright". From my perspective, One good thing about  covid (if one cans say anything good about it ) is it made masks more acceptable and doctors and nurses more willing to put them on when requested to do so. In addition to masking, I think spraying disinfect and treating your clothes and body like it is contaminated helps so wash clothes when you get home and wash body taking your mask off last.

You gotta believe in yourself and make requests for individual doctors and nurses to mask when they approach you. How many of you can raise your hand and say you haven't gotten sick with any contagious illness in 6 years? I can because Ive been masking and taking a lot of precautions .. so I just trust my myself. So far doctors and nurses and most people don't show the slightest bit of interest in the fact I haven't caught an airborne illness or airborne disease in 6 years. That lack of interest tells you everything...They are separate from me and my interests. They aren't inquisitive and don't inquire why or how me and my 77 year old loved one have not gotten sick in over 6 years.. It tells you they aren't really interested .. it tells you to protect yourself with mask and do what you can to get the doctor and nurse to mask for you but leave it at that because they aren't interested in hearing my success or what a mask can achieve. They aren't interested in success rate for the mask. That's all there is to it.

Like I said we were masked the doctor and nurse masked when they entered our room upon or request but the maskless receptionist was coughing(masked woman noticed the receptionist coughing ) the guests in waiting room were maskless.. people seeking surgery can have all sorts of health problems and this is a healthcare environment so everybody should do what they can to take precautions and mask for one another... people who are about to have surgery shouldn't be sick or risk getting sick prior to surgery. You certainly aren't supposed to do surgery on someone who has or comes down with the flu. Not to mention we might still be in a flu season although I mask year round anyway publically for my own health, for my loved one and for at risk people and people about to receive surgery.

I did  meet a doctor who masked for us at hospital and he said he masked because he didn't want to take anything from the hospital and give it to his newborn baby(what does that tell you about germs and hospitals!?) Again How many of you can raise your hand and say you haven't gotten sick with any contagious illness in 6 years? I can.. I haven't been sick in six years because Ive been masking and taking a lot of precautions. I don't take advice from anyone.. why fix what's not broken?? Why mess with success!? I wear a mask!   

It's Masked Man's Birthday so that's a good excuse as any to mess around on guitar and give a little  Stay In Play it Safe From Your Home performance...

Here's me attempting to play with a slide. I never play slide so who knows what monstrous sounds might come out! Might be fun to try something new on my birthday.. I'll plug in and crank an electric guitar for one attempt at slide guitar see what wicked sounds come out.. you have been forewarned that I am not an experienced at playing with a slide...

Funky electric slide Guitar In E
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and then I'll try some acoustic slide guitar on an old Harmony arch-top guitar from the 1950's (Again I am not a learned slide player so beware)

Slow Sliding Blues In Open D Harmony Guitar
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Later,
Richard The Masked Man

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As Usual
Be safe, if you must go out wear an n95 mask, otherwise stay home brothers and sisters.
I prefer to stay at home and jam from my bedroom for ya hoping you will share what you love, what interests you, and always try to work out problems and even your feelings remotely and creatively online!

Its Always a Thrill getting to play music for ya safely online here at Data Report Info!

Time for another little  Music performance  another Stay In & Play it Safe From my Home to yours... here's some wild electric guitar for ya! 

Just Some Rockin In C & D
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Best Wishes,
Richard The Masked Man

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As Usual Be safe, if you must go out wear an n95 mask, otherwise stay home brothers and sisters.
I prefer to stay at home and jam from my bedroom for ya hoping you will share what you love, what interests you, and always try to work out problems and even your feelings remotely and creatively online!

Its Always a Thrill getting to play music for ya safely online here at Data Report Info! Keep on Rockin! Always feel free to dance around if you like.. shake your booty a little or just tap a foot or wiggle your big toe if you like to keep the circulation going!

Another Pro Mask Music performance for maskers out there! Mask For Airborne illness and airborne Diseases & Stay In Play it Safe From Your Home!

I prefer not to create gatherings but to stay safe in my home sharing whatever  little I have online! I enjoy myself and focusing on simple easily obtainable things... things that are within my reach... which just so happens to be my sweet blue telecaster!

I Stayed at home and rocked through Easter!

Rockin' Chicago C Sharp Blues Easter 2026
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play it safe,
Rockin' Richard the Masked Man!

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As Usual
Be safe, if you must go out wear an n95 mask, otherwise stay home brothers and sisters.
I prefer to stay at home and jam from my bedroom for ya hoping you will share what you love, what interests you, and always try to work out problems and even your feelings remotely and creatively online!

Its Always a Thrill getting to play music for ya safely online here at Data Report Info!

Note: On how I feel about my success with masking:

I initially started masking when covid came along around 2020 and it worked so well I just continued masking for over 6 years. Why aren't there more of me!? I would love to see more maskers in this culture... its kind of lonely here up at the top. I truly wanna see more maskers in the world. To me its a way of life that just makes sense and is effective in counteracting a huge problem and pain in life namely the n95 mask rules out or at least helps prevent airborne illness and airborne disease.

I know the world doesn't rotate around me but covid and long covid is still rotating around me, , besides the ever present danger of a mutating covid and long covid, every season the other array of viruses also loom over us every season, we must have over half a dozen major illnesses and diseases taking turns all year round, and then all these other factors that aren't helping such as .. economic problems, politics and societal strife, war, transportation galore, .. mass happenings and even bird flu is a possibility....

... someday, I look forward to working with and co-oping with other maskers someday in the face of these happenings.


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