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Thursday September 19, 2024

 

And a happy Thursday morning to you.

 

YESTERDAY

I wrote on an idea that my friend Irene Kelley brought to my publishing company on Wednesday…and Irene always has good ideas. I had one too…hers was better so we wrote that thought into a new tune.

 Years ago now I was at the Station Inn here in Nashville to hear my friends Darin and Brooke Aldridge. During their show that night they asked Irene Kelley to get up and sing. And I loved her voice. Even though she’s from Pennsylvania…Latrobe to be exact…home of Arnold Palmer and Mr. Rogers…her voice sounds Appalachian. So to make a long story short, I sent her an e-mail a few days later asking her if she’d consider writing with met? She made the mistake of saying “yes” and that has led to lot of co-writes. Three of those she’s recorded on her albums including this one “Faster Than Angels Can Fly”. 


 

 

And yet another song the two of us wrote with another friend “Lovers Moon” was recorded by Jeannie Kendall who was one half of the Father-Daughter team “The Kendall’s” who had hits like “Heaven’s Just A Sin Away”. And Jeannie and her late Dad Royce Kendall produced an early album on me at Dolly & Porter’s old recording studio here in Music City. Small world sometimes isn’t it?


 

 

BRADY’S SHOW

Last evening I was “live” on my friend Brady Seals new You Tube Channel. I was his first guest and it was a little odd as usually I’d be the one interviewing him. All those years on the radio I interviewed my Cincinnati native friend many times. When he was with Little Texas, when he was a founding member of “Hot Apple Pie”…as a solo artist and on and on. So it was ironic that last night he was the one asking me questions.


 

 

We talked about radio days, stand up comedy and writing comedy, writing country and bluegrass songs, the state of the music business today and yesterday AND baseball…as Brady is a baseball fan like me. Really fun interview. And we talked about songs we wrote together like the new single Brady has out “Southernism” that we co-wrote with another friend Josh Shilling.

 

The first time I met Brady…he snuck into a club where I was hosting a talent night for WUBE Radio in Cincinnati. He may have been underage. But he sat behind a piano and was great. And he won. Now all these years later he’s had a stellar music career and we’ve become great friends and co-writers. Full circle for sure.

 

We talked for over an hour last night “live”. As it was the FIRST broadcast for him on You Tube…we had small “echo” problem but got it straightened out.

 

Check out our interview if you’d like…right HERE.



 

SONG OF THE DAY

Today I’m going to choose a song I wrote with Wood Newton. Wood has written some huge hits like “Bobby Sue” for The Oak Ridge Boys, and “Riding With Private Malone” for David Ball just to name two on his long list of hits.


 

 

We were having lunch one day and I showed him a song title idea I had that was written on a piece of paper. It read, “If You’re Not Careful, My Wife’s Gonna LeaveYou.” He laughed and said, “Don’t show that to anyone else, we’re writing that as soon as possible. And sure enough, the next week we wrote it. It’s on one of my comedy song CD’s, and Wood also put it on one of his CD’s and he performs it “live” everywhere he goes to big laughs…always.

 

Check it out and see if you don’t laugh as well.

 

SURVIVOR

The 47th season of Survivor started last night on CBS. Guilty admission. I’ve not missed a one. Got hooked the first season…still hooked. Just thought I’d share. And I know. I need to get a life.

 

HEALTH NOTES

According to a study published in the Journal JAMA Network, taking Ozempic often results in losing muscle mass and can lead to brittle bones…especially for those age 65 or older.

 

NBC News reports that the U.S. ranks last in health care compared with nine other high-income countries.

 

Good news. US overdoses have fallen sharply in recent months.

 

FUNNY BUMPER STICKER



 

NEW TREND

Designer dorms are in right now. Kids going to college are spending thousands of dollars…or their parents are spending thousands of dollars to spiff up those rooms.



 

Looks nothing like the cinder block walls and narrow bed I had my freshman year at Central Missouri State University. I shared a dorm room with a High School friend. Two small beds, one desk, one small bathroom. Down the hall was a gathering place with a TV. I remember watching the moon landing on that black and white TV and hearing Neil Armstrong say, “That’s one small step for man….”

 

I know this. If I had asked my Dad for money to upscale my little dormitory room he would have given me a quick response…and he might have laughed.

 

MOVIES

A film magazine listed their top movie scenes of all time. Take a look here at their top 5 choices.

 

5…Citizen Kane launching the perfect mystery with a word. That word from actor Orson Welles was “Rosebud”.

 

4…Wizard of Oz…Follow The Yellow Brick Road

 

3…Godfather…Don Corleone makes an offer you can’t refuse.

 

2…Psycho…when Norman Bates kills Marion in that shower scene.

 

And their number 1 movie moment?

 

Casablanca when Rick and Isla say goodbye. 


 

 

And yes, we’d all choose different scenes I’m sure. In my personal top 5 for sure would be “Field of Dreams” when Kevin Costner’s character asks, “Wanna have a catch Dad”?



 

HEADLINE OF THE DAY

Again, from the very funny folks at Babylon Bee.

 

Cracker Jack Changes Name To More Politically Correct Caucasian Jack”.

 

TODAY
I’m writing with Steve Dean and my Aussie friend Angus Gill who is now living full time here in the US. The first time for the three of us to co-write. Should be a very fun hang today.

 

Have a great Thursday!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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