BILL BLOG
Tuesday October 29, 2024
Tuesday has rolled in and we’re looking for sunshine and a high of 81 in Nashville today. Summer lingering doesn’t bother me a bit.
YESTERDAY
I wrote a couple of songs with Alex Miller yesterday the former tall country kid from Kentucky who told me he’s now living in Nashville permanently which means I’ll be seeing more of him in the future. Alex and his band have been touring the country and just got back from playing Washington State and Oregon…his first time in that beautiful part of the country.
As often happens when the two of us sit down, he brought an idea and so did I so we wrote 2 new songs yesterday that went on the pile of songs we’ve co-written now the past few years. And he told me the song the two of us wrote with “The Voice” winner Emily Ann Roberts titled “More Country Than You” will be released on Billy Jam Records this January to be billed as Alex Miller featuring Emily Ann Roberts. Can’t wait to be able to share their very fun duet together.
Good day at the office.
SONG OF THE DAY
Since I was talking about Alex…this is his very first single release ever “Don’t Let The Barn Door Hit Ya” that I wrote with Paul Bogart and Dan Wilson. The song AND the video is really fun and catches a lot of Alex’s personality in it. That’s Miss Kentucky in the video with Alex…and he didn’t complain about that one bit I’m told. And it’s also his family that’s featured in the video including his late Grandfather who passed away last year…that’s him coming out of the outhouse in the one scene.
TRAILER PARK SEXY FANS
That song that Brent Burns and I wrote and the both of us recorded has a small legion of “Trailer Park Sexy” fans. Last week during the big Parrot Head gathering in Gulf Shores Lucy Buffett (Jimmy's sister)showed up wearing it while Brent was playing at her place “Lulu’s”.
And then a TRIO showed up.
So thank you to all the Trailer Park Sexy fans out there! You’re proof that “modular” is sexy.
NEW SONG TEASE
And this is my Aussie friend Katrina Burgoyne who is now a permanent resident here with her husband Steve and their new little girl. They bought six acres out in the country and they are experiencing all the “ups” and “downs” of living that kind of American dream. And she wanted to write about that in a fun way and so we did. This little VIDEO will give you a taste of what we wrote with a full version to come down the road a bit. Very fun stuff. Check it out.
HEALTH NOTES
A study is claiming that people with type 2 diabetes who eat low-carb may be able to discontinue medication.
An Iowa resident has died of a suspected West African virus that can cause permanent hearing loss. The virus originates and can be found in rats in that region of the world.
A daily dose of dried fruit may help reduce type 2 diabetes risk according to a new study.
HERE’S YOUR SIGN
If you’re one of those who hate people ringing your door bell trying to sell you something…
Might want to hang one of those bad boys outside your door.
WORLD SERIES
I did watch most of game 3 of the World Series last night. Returning home to the Bronx didn’t help the Yankees one bit as they went down 3-0 to the Dodgers. They just have not showed up and it’s so bad that some Yankee fans are making a journey to the grave of Babe Ruth bringing offerings in hopes of rattling the Yankee spirits from the past.
Not sure they shouldn't spend more time trying to wake up the Yankees bats instead.
BABIES AIN’T CHEAP
Statistics reveal that infant care now costs at least 10% of a family’s income in nearly every state. In New Mexico it’s 20.5%. So how much money would one have to make to make it worthwhile to work…pay the babysitter…and still have some left over to put in the bank? I’m thinking quite a bit.
HAPPY ROCK N ROLL
According to some kind of scientific formula the happiest classic-rock song of all time is “Good Vibrations” by the Beach Boys.
Other songs that made that list include “Y.M.C.A” by the Village People, “Night Fever” by the Bee Gees, and “Dancing Queen” by Abba.
I looked, but my friend Randy Brooks song “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer” did not make the list…an oversight for sure.
HALLOWEEN
Nothing says Halloween like padding in a pumpkin on the open water.
In Belgium they actually have a pumpkin paddling race every year.
Which means of course that one day SOMEONE woke up and thought…”you know what would be a GREAT idea?”
SURVEY SAYS
That half of all Americans want the internet to forget them…but don’t know how. Yep…pretty much what goes up in the cloud stays in the cloud y’all.
I wrote a song with Jenny Tolman and her husband Dave Brainard titled “The World’s A Small Town” that covers that thought…in fact that line about what goes up in the cloud in is in this SONG that Jenny recorded.
HEADLINE OF THE DAY
Homeless Couple Found Living In Walmart Attic With Hot Plate,, Meth Lab, And 42 Inch LED TV. (Just living the good life.)
TODAY
For the first time I’m writing with Sean McNamara and my friend Alex Miller will be joining us so it should be an interesting co-write. Sean owns McNamara’s Irish Pub in Nashville…great Irish food and Guinness! But he’s also a good writer and musician and he and his band play great Irish music at his place several nights a week. And I love Irish music. So maybe we’ll write something “Irish” today…we’ll see.
Have a great Tuesday!
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