BILL BLOG
Monday September 16, 2024
Hello from Nashville this Monday morning. Good to be home. Sunshine and a high of 88 today in Music City. Meanwhile California is bracing for as much as 20 inches of rain from a tropical storm on the way out on the west coast. And…another tropical storm is on the way out in the Atlantic that could affect the Carolinas.
Kind of happy to be in Nashville to tell you the truth.
THE WEEKEND
After a great Thursday show in Lufkin, Texas with Linda Davis and Lang Scott at the Pines Theater our little “Evening in the Round” trio made a little stop at an assisted living facility in Lufkin, Texas where we’d been invited by some of the folks that caught our show Thursday night.
We were happy to stop by and serenade some of those wonderful folks, some who came the night before and saw our show at the Pines Theater.
You can imagine how well my song “Retired” was received by this gathering we had. Linda was so gracious with all of them and we enjoyed helping make their afternoon a little more fun. And then they fed us in a private dining room! Thank you for having us y’all.
SHREVEPORT
After we finished dinner we made a 3 hour or so drive over to Bossier City, Louisiana and bedded down right next door to Louisiana Downs and Casino where Linda sang the National anthem on Saturday before their big horse race.
And of course she did a great job.
They put us up in the suites with free food and drink and we had fun hanging with a few of Linda’s friends there and playing the horses.
Of course the horse that my friend Brent Burns who once had a small ownership in a championship horse named “Groupie Doll” suggested that we bet? I think it’s still running. Geez.
But we had a great time playing the horses and hanging at the track before we drove a few hours to Bryant, Texas where we spent the night. But not before we found a great restaurant that served some Cajun goodness.
SUNDAY
We drove another 5 and a half hours home to Nashville. Good to sleep in my own bed last night! But we’re getting ready to turn around and go right back to Texas.
Friday September 27 we’ll be at Dosey Doe’s in Woodland, Texas.
Then Saturday night September 28 at the Palace Theater in Corsicana, Texas.
SONG OF THE DAY
Today I’m choosing a song of mine that Australian artist Roo Arcus recorded that went all the way to #2 on the Australian Country charts “If That's What Love Was”. It was one of the first songs I ever wrote with my now longtime friend Jerry Salley. I took that title and idea to Jerry that day and Jerry took it to another level that I would not have gotten it to. It just turned out so great, and Roo, who’s a real deal rancher-cowboy in Australian really cut the heck out of our song. Thank you Roo.
CONGRATS
To my wife Kathy who found out that an independent film named “My Best Friend Depression” that she had a small part in won “Best Film Feature” at the Defy Film Festival.
Danged if I didn’t marry a movie star!
Pretty cool.
HEALTH NOTES
The CDC says the US is the fattest it’s ever been. West Virginia is the fattest with 41.2% of residents being obese. Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi follow. The least obese states are DC, Colorado and California.
Ruff news here. Dog-walking injuries have surged 342% since 2001 according to a new survey.
Something new to worry about. Experts say if you sit too long you can develop “dead butt” syndrome. (I’ll be up all night worrying about that)
I’LL HONK TO THIS
RIP
Sorry to read that Tommy Cash, brother of Johnny passed at the age of 84 over the weekend. My band worked with Tommy once when I was young at a club we were playing in Decatur, Illinois. I remember working up his hit “Six WhiteHorses”…and I remember that he was a nice man. He had a couple of other hits on the charts, but man…”Six White Horses” was and is a great song. RIP.
GIDDYUP
Frankfurt Germany is a city my wife and I visited when we stayed near there to see our daughter and son in law recently.
Beautiful city that was rebuilt after the allied bombing in World War II. But now? It’s getting famous for holding the first ever Hobby Horse Championship. People racing and jumping on stick horses!
Can’t make that stuff up. Mostly kids participated, but 30 or so adults also put a stick horse between their legs and joined in. Can’t wait for it to be named an official Olympic sport.
HEADLINE
OF THE DAY
“Time Traveler” Says He’s Come Back From 2671 To Warn Of 5 Danger Events This
Year.
My guess is he'll be warning us about that stick horse racing event.
TODAY
I’m back at a writing table with Kennedy Scott & Victoria Camp who are 2/3rd’s of the trio “Three Times A Lady”.
We’ll see what kind of musical magic we can come up with today.
Have a great Monday!
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