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Gulf Shores Bound...Dirt Roads...Droning On

BILL BLOG

Thursday November 7, 2024

 

Thursday morning and I’m packed and good to go to Gulf Shores this morning for the Frank Brown Songwriters Festival.

 

YESTERDAY

It was a pretty lazy day around the Whyte House so it was mostly about getting my ducks in a row for the trip this morning down to the beach. This is the 40th Anniversary of this great festival…and I’m pretty sure I’ve now done 30 or more of them.


 

 

Always a pleasure to go down to the beach, play songs, and see some old friends made through the years down there. 5 shows this year starting with two shows tomorrow. Here’s a LINK with all the details on those shows.

 

EYES ON

Yesterday I had one eye on Rafael and the other eye on the Dow Jones.  The stock market closed at a record high up over 1,500 point in one day…post-election day. And that tropical storm went pretty quickly into Cat 3 territory for a hurricane. Fortunately…if it comes ashore…it looks like Gulf Shores will not be affected and we’ll get this year’s songwriters festival in.

 

SONG OF THE DAY

Today’s song is “Dirt Road” recorded by Kristy Cox, written with Kristy and her producer Jerry Salley. “Let’s build a house down a dirt road” was a line I had that I shared that day and since all of us grew up where there were dirt roads to drive on…we were all three able to draw from our experiences of living that simpler kind of life.



 

In fact, my Dad taught me to drive on…not a “Dirt Road” but an old gravel and dirt road. In his truck…almost 16 years old. Stick on the column. Check out the song.

 

HEALTH NOTES

A study notes that being extra sleepy during the day means a higher chance of developing a pre-dementia syndrome.

 

Yet another interesting study claims that liberals are a third as likely to describe themselves as ‘highly masculine’ than conservatives.

 

One more study reveals that those treated with “bright light” therapy show a 40% remission rate of depression. Pretty sure cases increase when it starts getting dark at 4:30 pm!

 

HERE’S YOUR SIGN


Wonder how the homeowner really feels?

That sign makes me think about this funny song my friend Brent Burns recorded that we wrote "Get Off Of My Beach" from the viewpoint of an angry old white man being upset about teenage kids invading his favorite piece of sand during Spring Break. And yea...we laughed pretty hard during this recording session.

 

FAST AIRPLANE

They tested the “Son of Concorde” yesterday and speed wise it hit close to Mach 1. That means one could fly from New York to London in just three & a half hours on that bad boy. The world’s becoming a smaller and smaller place. No word yet as to when anyone can book a ticket on it.



 

THINGS YOU DON’T SEE EVERY DAY



 

Yep…that’s a raccoon falling from a ceiling at LaGuardia airport. I have no idea if that was some passengers “emotional support” trash panda or not.  Still checking.

 

POST ELECTION

New York liquor store owners say that they had a huge sales day on election day and night. And one of the things they noticed was that some customers bought two bottle. One bottle of sparkling wine…one bottle of liquor. So they were set to drink whatever was appropriate depending upon how who they voted for finished. In this election of course that means more sparkling wine was consumed.

 

And one huge Crypto better laid down 30 million that Trump would win. He pocketed 46 million. He too must have been drinking sparkling wine.

 

DUCK DRONE

Check out this new-fangled kind of drone. Some tech folks in New Mexico have developed a “duck drone”.



 

Just what it looks like. A drone made to look like a duck. The intent is to fly it to monitor wildlife without sticking out. I have GOT to get me a drone!

 

I want a mini-drone that I can fly through my home to help me find my lost phone or car keys.

 

HEADLINE OF THE DAY

Ambulance Hits Oregon Cyclist And Then Charges Him $2,000 For A Ride To The Hospital. (Yes…the biker has filed a lawsuit)

 

TODAY

It’s I-65 South this morning down to Gulf Shores with my friends Steve Dean and Bill DiLuigi where we’ll check into a beach condo and settle in for the shows that start tomorrow at the Festival. So tomorrow’s blog?  Coming at ya looking at the sand and the Gulf of Mexico.


 

 

Have a great Wednesday!

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