See the music video filmed in VR:  https://youtu.be/VQCHsPYp2Gs

"I Don't Want to Meet You IRL" - new song inspired by being in virtual reality and filmed in VRChat.  Thanks AC_Chosen for use of the Orion Club world and thanks Ivylistar for use of the Vibraphone world in VRChat.

Lyrics:

I Don't Want to Meet You IRL

I don't want to
I don't want to
I don't want to
I don't want to
I don't want to meet you IRL

Everything's so perfect me might as well
Hold onto a good thing
Can't afford to lose this feeling


I don't want to
I don't want to
I don't want to
I don't want to
I don't want to meet you IRL

But I'll meet you in the happy place where we dwell
People say we're crazy - maybe we are
But I just want to be with your avatar

I don't want to
I don't want to
I don't want to
I don't want to
I don't want to meet you IRL

You are so intoxicating I can tell
If we ever met eye to eye
Catastrophic overload I'd lose my mind

I don't want to meet you IRL
Everything's so perfect me might as well
Hold onto a good thing
Can't afford to lose this feeling

ISRC:
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I Don't Want to Meet You IRL

Lyrics:-
Here it is our new beginning
Though its not for the faint of heart
When we see the good is winning
Over the bad
Well that's the very best part

Never felt so right before
Like its knocking on the door
All the signs are there for sure
As we wave it goodbye
Not a tear in my eyes

As the old begins to crumble
The Earth will seek its own revenge
Cracks will open the streets will rumble 
Establishment gone
Everything that's so wrong

Never felt so right before
Like its knocking on the door
All the signs are there for sure
As we wave it goodbye
Not a tear in my eyes

Its something to celebrate
Getting rid of all the hate
Something to look forward to
A better world for me and you

Never felt so right before
Like its knocking on the door
All the signs are there for sure
As we wave it goodbye
Not a tear in my eyes

Not a tear in my eyes

winkandwoo - 2024

Not A Tear In My Eyes

The hurt and then the anger of having the truth kept from you.

Nobody Told Me

Soma Holiday – Terrycloth Mother (1997)

Baltimore alt-rockers, Soma Holiday’s debut EP, Terrycloth Mother, is a three-track ride through the bands diverse influences, blending anthemic melodies, improvisational chaos, and brooding intensity into one raw, electrifying package.

Captain Trips – A radio-ready rock anthem with soaring harmonies and a nod to Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land. Big guitar riffs paired with an even bigger chorus. 

For fans of rock ‘n’ roll best served up loud in a smoky rock club.

Soma Holiday - Cap'n Tripps

Bad things don't break close to home, close the blinds
Turn the T.V. on, sleep on the couch
Freaks still rumble, stuff going down 'neath my nose

There was a shooting at the park
After dark anything can happen
Police can't be everywhere at once

Still pretty sure nothing gonna break, avoid the news
At every cost, anything I don't know aint gonna hurt me
Anything I don't know I don't need to know

Lawless society is a no-mans-land
Destroy everything
Sit and watch as all this play on the screen

08-07-2024

A Shooting At The Park

I wrote this a couple of days ago and worked on the lyrics a bit then recorded just now on my phone. The starting point was thinking of a Syd Barrett lyric which mirrored Elvis "I don't care if the sun don't shine".

Photo - Usher Gallery, Lincoln, April 2025


Yes I mind when the sun won't shine
And I must live in shadow
When the dry spell comes must carry on 
Until there's no tomorrow
Getting up I know I'll fall again
And when I'm not wanted at all 
By the grace of God I don't despair
But for goodness sake of course I care

You bet it's true and I get the blues
Whilst you suffer for nothing 
As I play kick back watch melting wax 
Then I'm late again rushing 
Falling down I know I'll rise again 
And while I'm hated I stand tall 
Had to accept life isn't fair 
But for goodness sake of course I care
For goodness sake of course I care 








 





Of Course I Care

Mysterious strings

Cycles (2008)

a fairy tale

in the dark

Get To Work

Bio
In 2007 at age 63 Montrealer Peter Wheeler bought his first guitar. He then went to amazon.com and purchased a book called “How To Play The Guitar for Dummies”. Since then he hasn’t looked back. 

Sometimes serious - sometimes humorous Wheeler’s music seeks to re-capture the Classic Vibes  from the 70’s & 80’s. To best describe his music imagine Bob Dylan & The Doors meet The Clash & Leonard Cohen at the Hotel California & share a bottle of wine with Tarantino. Peter Wheeler is a poet - focusing all his energies into creating musical canvases to express his personal vision of the world surrounding him. 

For several years Peter was part of the local bar scene in the Greater Montreal area.  He performed as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for The Rock Roulette Band. His experiences giving live performances and continually improving his guitar playing has truly shown that you can teach an old dog new tricks.

In 2020 Peter teamed up with Johnny Vienneau, a multi- talented musician and Producer from Montreal and recorded his first album of cover songs called "Self Portrait".  https://soundcloud.com/peter-wheeler/sets/self-portrait-1

Prior to embarking on his musical odyssey Peter's main passion was painting having had several major exhibitions and loyal patrons. https://www.facebook.com/media/set?set=a.46081025804&type=3    

Today Peter continues to pursue his passion for The Arts by doing portraits of friends, family and people he greatly admires. In 2021 he became a re-born again environmentalist and his songwriting is now focused on increasing awareness of the climatic challenge facing the planet.