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Thursday October 17, 2024

 

Thursday morning and I’m packed for a road trip to Illinois today for a show tomorrow night in Effingham, Illinois. More on that at the end of today’s Blog.

 65 for the Music City high today…down to a leg warmer 37 tonight.

 

YESTERDAY

I wrote with young Carson Peters of Carson Peters and Iron Mountain along with our mutual friend Ethan Phillips and before we got started Ethan regaled us with a story about golfer John Daly walking into his gig the night before with 20 of his buddies and taking over his stage for several hours. John fancies himself a guitar player and singer and apparently he likes the 19th hole quite a bit as well. Can’t repeat all the story…but it was a memorable and a good way to kick off our first writing session.



 

I brought an up-tempo bluegrass idea both guys liked and that’s what we wrote. Carson at the age of 18 or 19 is a phenomenal fiddle player AND guitar player and showed off some of his skill set when we recorded the song after finishing it.



 

For me it’s always fun getting to hang around such talented young artists and writers. It was a very good Wednesday!

 

SONG OF THE DAY

Since we’re talking golf…I’d thought I’d share another song I wrote with Cledus T. Judd that he recorded and made this funny VIDEO of…”Man Crush”…all about his crush on golfer Tiger Woods. This is a parody of the big hit by “Little Big Town” "Girl Crush." Pretty danged funny.


 

 



MORE MO MO

Yep…the first record I ever recorded was “Mo Mo” the Missouri Monster about a big foot in Louisiana, Missouri. I’ve blogged about it many time here, so I won’t try to go into detail about the story that went worldwide way back when. But…if you want to learn more you can listen to a podcast that’s accessible today that retells the story.


 

 

The story is being featured on the Missouri Department of Conservation podcast “Nature Boost” hosted by Jill Pritchard who reached out to me last month asking for a copy of the record to use on this podcast.

 

This ARTICLEwill tell you more, and here’s the LINK to listen if you’d like. Be advised that the portion of the song they used is distorted on their podcast for some reason, but the story comes through.



 

HEALTH NOTES

A new Japanese study shows marked increase in dementia in older people who do not converse much if at all daily.

 

New studies suggest that mouthguards are just as effective as CPAP machines for those who suffer from sleep apnea.

 

Yet another study is saying that suicidal thoughts are less likely in youths on weight loss drugs.

 

HERE’S YOUR SIGN



Thank goodness!

 

LOVE THE CREATIVITY

Megan Bannon, a Tennessee author who wrote a book about her breast cancer experience after having her breast removed has just published a book to help other. Great title. “You Can’t Take Them With You”. Humor can sometimes be inspiring as well as informative.



 

WEATHER LINE OF THE MONTH

The temperature just went from 90 to 55 like it saw a State Trooper.

 

MOST STOLEN CARS IN AMERICA?

Here’s the Top 5.

 

5…Chevy Pickup

4…Ford Pickup

3…Honda Civic

4…Honda Accord

5…Hyundai Sonata

 

That’s why I drive this…because no-one would ever steal it.



 

ONE-LINER

This one from the late comedian Henny Youngman who once said, “My brother-in-law died. He was a karate expert, then he joined the army. The first time he saluted, he killed himself.”

 

 

HEADLINE OF THE DAY

My Butt Is So Large I Don’t Fit In Plane Seats. I Have To Fly Private Jets. (Or try Kardashian Airlines)

 

 

TODAY

I’m off to Effingham Illinois with Linda Davis and Lang Scott. 


 

 

We have a 7 pm show tomorrow evening at their beautiful Performance Arts Center that we’re all looking forward to. See you there I hope.



 

Have a great Thursday!

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