BILL BLOG
Friday August 9, 2024
Friday morning…the weekend is on us…and I have a road trip in front me today. 87 today with a sunny drive to Shiloh, Illinois coming up.
YESTERDAY
I had such a great time sitting down and writing 2 more new songs with Alex Miller yesterday. One was a very up-tempo bluegrass number that I brought to the writing table, the other was a cool drinking song idea that the former American Idol star brought in his back pocket. He told me he’s taking two step lessons and I teased him about that telling him that folks from Kentucky, like he is, CLOG they don’t two-step. Just trying to help the danged kid out.
We got done early enough to have lunch at a great local café called the Music City Diner that a lot of country celebrities frequent. Food was good again…conversation better. We had a great day together.
RELEASE DAY
Today is the day my friend Troy Engle’s new CD “Back Home” is out and available anywhere music is sold. The title track and the current single “Never Too Lost” that’s been number 1 on the Bluegrass Gospel chart are songs the two of us co-wrote. Congratulations to my buddy Troy! Maybe think about adding one of these to collection of music.
THE ROAD AHEAD
This is somehow the busiest time of the year for me and being on the road doing shows. I'm in Shiloh, Illinois this weekend then after that:
August 31 at Starstruck Farms in Lebanon, TN with "Hits & Grins".
September 6 & 7 in Marion, Illinois with Freedom Sings USA.
September 12 in Lufkin, Texas with Linda Davis & Lang Scott with our Evening in the Round show.
September 27 in Woodland, Texas with Evening in the Round.
September 28 in Corsicana, Texas with Evening in the Round.
All the details for these shows are available on my website under the Tour tab.
HEALTH NOTES
COVID was the 10th leading cause of death in 2023 after being 4th in 2022. Progress.
Meanwhile runner Noah Lyles ran the 200 meter race with COVID and came in 3rd. He’s out for the rest of the Olympics.
Baking soda water they say is a new health trend.
SO TRUE!
SMOKEY THE BEAR
He’s 80 years old. For almost 80 years he’s been reminding us, “Only you can prevent forest fires”. He was born in 1944…a black bear…drawn by artist Rudy Wendlin whom I’m sure had no idea how iconic Smokey would become when he first drew him. He was created to save forests from fire during the war effort way back then. His original name? “Hotfoot”.
And now you know.
FALL
Hard to believe that season is right around the corner. Signs are everywhere.
Halloween cards are on display at Hallmark store, pumpkin spice drinks are at
Starbucks, and pre-season NFL football started last night.
And if you live in the south? This rings true.
PRICE DROP
Realtors are saying that home prices are showing signs of dropping a bit. The cities that saw the biggest increases in the share of price reductions are Tampa, Florida at 9.7%,, Charlotte, North Carolina, at 9.5% and Phoenix, at 9.4%.
KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS
Remember that old TV show? Kids did say the darndest thing to host Art Linkletter back in the day.
Kids share a lot with older folks who say the darndest things as well. And here’s a few things that ONLY older folks would say.
“You go ahead, I’m going to sit a minute”.
“Hold on I think I have exact change”.
And this classic.
“Get off my lawn before I hit you with rake!”
NEW TREND
Younger boys are rushing out to get a “broccoli” haircut. It’s a thing. The hair cut looks like broccoli.
I’m pretty sure the mullet I once had looked a lot cooler…I think.
HEADLINE OF THE DAY
RFK Jr.
Says He’s Been Picking Up Roadkill His Whole Life And Once Had A Freezer Full
Of It. (I’ll file that one under things you’d never think you’d hear a politician
say.)
TODAY
Road trip to Shiloh, Illinois with Freedom Sings USA where the group of writers named on this poster will hang out with some veterans tonight, do a little songwriter show, and then Saturday we’ll each sit with a veteran and write their story into a song that will be performed Saturday night at free concert to honor all those great folks who have served out country. Looking forward to that.
Have a great weekend!
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