BILL BLOG
Wednesday July 17, 2024
Wednesday has rolled up this morning. Right smack dab in the middle of the week. 90 degrees here today and maybe some rain.
YESTERDAY
I had pretty uneventful Tuesday. I recorded the song I wrote with Navy veteran Bobby Roberts in Memphis this past weekend with Freedom Sings USA and sent it to him and got the most heart-warming note back from him. Made me feel good as my only goal when I write with a veteran is to have them love their song. Kind of made my day.
Other than that, I tweaked a couple of songs that needed tweaking and then enjoyed the baseball All Star game last night. Still love that game a ton.
I got to see on All Star game when it was played in Cincinnati years ago. So much fun and the game was exciting taking place at old Riverfront Stadium there…home of the Big Red Machine.
THE ANTHEM
And now we know what we suspected. Ingrid Andress was drunk when she tried to sing the National Anthem at the Home Run Derby. Seeing her on camera a lot of folks knew something was amiss…drugs…drinking…something. She was drunk and has done the right thing and entered rehab. Good for her.
Hard to sing that song and do it justice when you’re sober. Can’t imagine singing it when you literally don’t have your feet under you. And it’s not like you’re singing “Achy Breaky Heart” in front of a national audience. You’re trying to sing the nation’s anthem.
MADE UP FOR IT
That would be country star Cody Johnson who did great job of singing our anthem right before the start of the All Star Game last night in Texas that the American League won 5-3. He just sang the melody. Nothing fancy…and it worked. Take a LISTEN and see. Thank you Cody!
WILDLOWER TOO
That song “Wildflower Too” has been a blessing. I wrote it with Darin & Brooke Aldridge who recorded it and released it as a single and it’s had a lot of airplay on radio…on those stations that play bluegrass music. Like “Bluegrass Junction” on XM-Sirius who made it their most played song for a month.
Yesterday Darin and Brooke posted this little partial acoustic version of our song singing it in a beautiful little cabin that they visit frequently. Check THIS OUT.
AUGUST
I mentioned here yesterday that my next show is August 2, a Friday night at the
Jim Parker Songwriter Series in Huntsville, Alabama…a Trop Rock dinner-show.
Here’s the rest of my upcoming August dates.
August 9 & 10 in Shiloh, Illinois with Freedom Sings USA writing songs with veterans.
August 17 in Tullahoma, Tennessee with Linda Davis & Lang Scott with our “Evening in the Round” show.
August 23 & 24 in Little Rock, Arkansas with Freedom Sings USA.
August 31 at Reba McEntire’s old place Star Struck Farms for a dinner-show with Steve Dean & Victoria Venier with our “Hits & Grins” show.
All the information you need on venues, tickets, location, and more is available here on the website in the TOUR section.
HEALTH NOTES
A sleep expert says if you exercise, like chair squats before you go to bed that it can help you sleep an extra half an hour.
COVID cases are reportedly VERY high again in 7 states. Those states are California, Arkansas, Florida, Maryland, Nevada, Oregon, and Texas.
There is more and more evidence that regular consumption of melatonin can reduce chances of age-related macular degeneration.
WELL OF COURSE SHE DID!
EXPENSIVE LIVING
Experts are saying that the salary you need today to afford a home is double what it was before the pandemic hit. And the price of homes just seems to keep going up. Even one of these tiny houses can set you back $20,000 to $50,000. Some even as high as $80,000.
Over the last 7 years home equity has doubled for most homeowners.
GATORS
North Carolina Police are warning residents of “aggressive alligators”. It’s nesting season and the female gators in particular can come after you if you get near their nest.
My wife comes after me sometimes if I get near her kitchen at the wrong time…and she Ain’t nesting for crying out loud.
COMEDY LINE OF THE DAY
This one from Jay Leno who once said, “Politics is just show business for ugly people.”
TODAY
My songwriting appointment got cancelled for today and rescheduled so I’ve got an unexpected day to nothing…which I’m SO good at.
Have a great Wednesday!
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