10 FEB 2024 · Story by: Gail Nobles Photo: Wikipedia Public Domain Yoel Romerois a Cuban professional mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division for Bellator MMA. Romero formerly competed in the Middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and was a challenger for the UFC Middleweight Championship. Romero mixed martial arts record shows 15 wins and 7 losses. Romero is scheduled to face Thiago Santos on February 24, 2024 at PFL versus Bellator. Yoel Romero is called a true MMA legend and the soldier of God. He competes at the highest level against the very best fighters to this day. Even though Yoel Romero is one of the best fighters to never hold a UFC title, you can help but notice him because he is one of the best fighters. It’s hard not to look his way. It's hard not to recognize him. He’s got fans that call him the champ. They say he's a true warrior and a great freestyle wrestler. Remero was the '99 World Champion (five-time medalist at the World Championships), the '00 Olympic Silver medalist, a three-time World Cup winner (six-time medalist). . I could go on and on. As of Feb 7, 2023, he is #3 in the bellator Light Heavyweight Rankings. Romero is incredible and has not retired. He’s still working as a warrior in the MMA. I’m Gail Nobles. Thank you for listening to Times Rippley.

1 SEP 2023 · Story by: Gail Nobles Photo: Wikipedia Public Domain Hi! I am Gail Nobles, and you’re listening to Times Ripley. PBS is the best in documentaries. PBS is a free-to-air television network and is different than CBS, ABC, and NBC. I've always called it the learning broadcast television station. It’s the station where we watched Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street as children. As an adult, I began to watch PBS documentaries. I learned about the newspaper LA times and how it started. The name of that documentary is Inventing LA: The Chandlers and Their Times. The city’s most powerful family. Another great PBS documentary that I like is Eyes On The Prize. It tells the story of the Civil Rights Movement. The Wizard Behind The Curtain is a wonderful documentary about the fascinating life of L Frank Baum, the author of the Wizard of Oz. And there is the Walt Disney documentary. It’s about his complex life and enduring legacy from his early days creating Mickey Mouse. And there's more documentaries from PBS. Just look for the TV show “American Experience”. Just go to pbs.org or YouTube to follow and subscribe to the show.

13 MAY 2023 · Music by: Gail Nobles ©️ 2023 Music: Echoes of Romeo Story by: Gail Nobles Vocals by: Gail Nobles Art by: Gail Nobles Hi! I'm Gail Nobles, & you’re listening to Times Rippley. I'm thinking of Aaliyah and Jet Li today. When they made the movie “Romeo Must Die” together, it was considered Li’s American film breakthrough and Aaliyah’s acting breakthrough. I was looking for more, but Aaliyah left us in 2001. However, the memory of the movie and music video, “Try Again” that they did to together still lingers on in my mind. Musically, I can only imagine them together if Aaliyah had lived to do more movies with Jet Li. (Music) Voice 1: Drop Kick! Choir: Drop That Base... The music you've just heard is called “Echoes of Romeo” by Gail Nobles ©️ 2023. Inspired by the movie Romeo Must Die and soundtrack. When I think about Aaliyah, it makes me wish I could have worked with her during the time she was working with Jet Li and working on her music. There are many of us that have plans & dreams & people we didn't get to meet. If we don't get to do things in the present; if we don't get to see eachother, maybe in God’s plan & kingdom in the future. Until next time, goodbye friends. Thank you for listening.

7 MAY 2023 · Intro Song written by: Gail Nobles Intro song: We Can Always Come To The Savior Vocals by: Gail Nobles Art by: Gail Nobles Story by: Gail Nobles Story: Donna Summer and Me Music: Soul Keys Letting Go - Samplefocus.com https://samplefocus.com/samples/soul-keys-letting-go-b Usage: Standard License I don't know what it is about Donna Summer and me. Singing: We can always come to the Savior Donna Summer was someone I tried to find & get in touch with weeks before she died on social media. I had no idea that she had cancer or if she had a social media account online. She was just on my mind. The next thing I knew, it was pronounced that Donna Summer had passed away. The queen of disco. I remember hearing her a lot on the radio when I was a little girl. My favorite song by Summer is Heaven Knows. She passed away May of 2012 at age 63. Years after Donna Summer passed away, I had a dream about her that she was getting prepared to sing in the heavenly choir. She was with a lot of people. They had on robes, and they looked as if they were stepping up standing in line. Sometime this year, I had a vision of Donna Summer. She was sitting in church. She had on a navy blue dress with a white collar. Summer had on glasses and she appeared to be unbowing her head as if she had been praying. It is said that she had sung in the choir. She was raised on gospel music. I don’t know why I had the dream & vision of Donna Summer. I see as if she knows something about me. I have never met Donna Summer. It’s a spiritual thing. Maybe I was close to her in my heart more than I realized, and maybe she became a part of me. I can’t forget Donna Summer. I won’t forget her & the dream & vision. I’m Gail Nobles. You’re listening to Times Rippley.

28 APR 2023 · Song: Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) Song by: Harry Belafonte Digital art by: Gail Nobles Voices by: Gail Nobles Vocals by: Gail Nobles General Port Ambience: https://quicksounds.com/library/sounds/dock “Day - I (The Banana Boat Song) is a traditional Jamaican folk song. It is a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_and_response_(music) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_song, from the point of view of dock workers working the night shift loading https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana onto ships. The lyrics describe how daylight has come, their shift is over, and they want their work to be counted up so that they can go home. The best-known version was released by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican-American singer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Belafonte in 1956 and later became one of his signature songs. "The Banana Boat Song" likely originated around the beginning of the 20th century when the banana trade in Jamaica was growing. It was sung by Jamaican dockworkers, who typically worked at night to avoid the heat of the daytime sun. When daylight arrived, they knew that their boss would arrive to tally the bananas so they could go home. Belafonte described "Day-O" as "a song about struggle, about black people in a colonized life doing the most grueling work," in a 2011 interview with Gwen Ifill on PBS NewsHour. Belafonte said that he took that song and honed it into an anthem that the world would love. Harry Belafonte left us on April 25, 2023. He went to a new home. He is now resting in peace. He lived to get to a good old age. Belafonte lived to get 96. He has now retired. His work is done. I'm Gail Nobles and you're listening to Times Rippley. .....

27 APR 2023 · Hi! I’m Gail Nobles & you’re listening to Times Rippley. Jesus was in the past, he’s in our present, and he’s in our future. According to Rev. 1: 8, he’s Alpha & Omega. The beginning & the ending which is, and which was, and which is to come, the almighty. Jesus Christ is the only door by which we may enter and be saved according to St. John 10:9. He said, “ I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. Jesus is the only one that can give us eternal life according to St. John 3:16. “ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. I don’t know no other door like Jesus. There is no other way, but Jesus. He’s the one and only doorway to salvation. He’s the only way we can get through. The Lord is the only one that can save us. He’s also the good Shepherd. He protects us and keeps us from all evil. St. John 10:7 Then said Jesus unto them again, verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. 10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. 11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. And verse 12 tells us that the hireling is not the shepherd and leaveth the sheep & the wolf catches them. And scattereth the sheep. Verse 13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I think about the false prophets & false teachers trying to deceive and carry away the sheep from Christ. They’ll tell you that there is another way to salvation. Always remember that Jesus is the door.

26 APR 2023 · Ocean and crocodile alligator effects: soundbible.com Voices by: Gail Nobles Digital art by: Gail Nobles Hello! I’m Gail Nobles & you’re listening to Times Rippley. “I done something new for this fight. I done wrestled an alligator. ~ Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali was more than a great champion in boxing. He was also a poet. “I done wrestled with an alligator,” he would say. He took his poetry to the boxing world. While talking about Tarzan, his imagination made you think he was boxing in the jungle. “ I had to beat Tarzan’s behind first for claiming to be the king of the jungle.” ~ Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali took you beyond the boxing ring and painted pictures in your mind. He made the greatest speech back in the 70s. It's nice to go back in time to see the waves of Rippley. Listening to the words of Muhammad Ali’s adventure is like a mirage. You can see the appearance of water, Ali, and the alligator. Did you know that Muhammad Ali fought an alligator in a Saturday morning animated series? The series was broadcasted on NBC in the fall of 1977. Ali’s first adventure was The Great Alligator. The Saturday morning cartoon was titled: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali. Well, I hope you've enjoyed the first Times Rippley’s podcast. Tune in next time for more.