Pickleball Animals



There’s a new thing, yeah it’s all the rage
A new wacky game that the humans play                         
The outfits and the drama have them enthralled
From what they understand, it’s called pickleball

Pickleball!

Let’s get on the court, wanna play that game
If they don’t get a chance, they’re gonna go insane
They just need to slip inside a human shell
No problem, Mr. Goat’s got the perfect spell

Pickleball!


Animals want to play Pickleball
They’ve been practicing moves
They’ve been learning rules
All they need are your fingers and thumbs
Gonna cast a spell and make you comfortably numb



Third Shot Drop, Double Hit, Dink
Our Nasty Nelsons gonna leave you pink
And don’t you dare call us chicken
When we know you’re gonna 
Mess up and volley in the kitchen

There goes a tweener—straight through your pride,
Better write your eulogy, there’s no place to hide
Cookies and falafels, hell no, not from us
Killer aces gonna leave your in the dust

Pickleball!

Animals are ready to ball
They strut and they flex
Got that paddle and all
This time, they’ve got the upper hand
Gonna trap the humans in no man’s land

Animals, wanna play pickleball
Gonna reserve a court take on all of y’all
Humans, say namaste to your club
Animals got next, it’s time to pony up

Pony Up!

Pickleball Animals

Ophelia

Morning Dew

Find Yourself

Original song by Greg Brown Harmonica by Bruce Cohen

No Way For Me To Go,  'cept Up  w/Bruce Cohen

A podcast featuring local musicians of the Greater Santa Cruz area.  This one features Vinny Johnson in a discussion with Rick Leroy Hoornbeck and myself (Greg Brown).

00:00 — Intro / Cold Open — “Be Kind (Learn Lots)” clip → welcome + Santa Cruz blues theme

04:00 — Blues Roots & Influences — first records, first licks, underrated artists

14:00 — The Hired Guns — “Nicely Toasted” excerpt; raw beginnings, early venues

24:00 — Faultline — “Dark End of the Street” excerpt; the soulful shift

34:00 — The Blues Benders — “Key to the Highway” excerpt; leaning into tradition

44:00 — Santa Cruz Blues Scene — favorite rooms, wild nights, scene DNA

52:00 — Reflections on the Blues — what it’s taught you; why you keep coming back

57:00 — Reveal & Outro Jam — “this was really Vinny’s story” → short live jam, fade

Top O' The Bay Podcast (The Blues) 9-15-25  (Greg, Rick, Vinny)

This is The Pur'p'l Tur't'lz with Ron Russell on Drums. An original song by Greg Brown

Single

Two Magic Hands (Remix 2025)

Jerry Van Marley 10-28-25

Jerry Van Marley 11-3-25

Live at Sydney Opera House

Leaps and Bounds (Live from Sydney Opera House, 2017)

This is home to the music of Greg Brown; The Village Green and to the Pur'p'l Tur't'lz Archive.  This is the place to hear the Music/Bands of Greg Brown and Stephen Bryant's original and covered music.  Live and in the STUDiO. 33,600 plays in 2024 and 108,000  in total.  2,100+ tracks so far...  

An Archive.  Old and New.  A Treasure Trove.  A Vault.  Enjoy!

This is the home of the Pur'p'l Tur't'lz Archives (free to listen and to download).  You're Welcome! *Steve passed in 2018.  Much of Steve's spirit is preserved in this archive.  His writing/rambling is on every song/show he uploaded.  He lives on through this archive.  In the cloud; as his mother would describe it.

Greg Brown - Keyboard, Guitar, Bass, Vocals and Production.  https://www.facebook.com/greg.brown.888

Stephen Bryant (RIP) - Bass, Vocals, Music Production https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004250059050&fref=ts

Morning Dew

Greg Brown (Santa Cruz)