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Tuesday April 15, 2025
And a Happy Tuesday to y’all. Another storm rolled through here late last night that got a little loud. After a high of 84 in Nashville yesterday we’ll have a high of just 63 today. And that’s why the storm rolled through I’m guessing.
YESTERDAY
I had yesterday off from any appointments so I caught up on some things. My calendar will be full of traveling and shows in the back half of the year, so it’s nice to have some downtime for the next couple of months. Here’s a look at the upcoming shows through the end of May.
Thursday, May 1 I’ll be at the Listening Room Café here in Nashville with “Hits & Grins” alongside Steve Dean and Victoria Venier. This will be a 6 pm dinner show.
Friday May 2, I’m at the Omni Hotel in downtown Nashville for a private corporate event where myself and several other writers will be writing songs with corporate folks that will then be turned into line dances.
Saturday, May 3rd “Hits & Grins” will play the Grand Ole Barn out at Reba’s old estate Starstruck Farms in Lebanon, TN for a 7:30 pm dinner show.
Then May 24-26 I’m in Pensacola with Freedom Sings USA writing songs with veterans.
The complete tour schedule can be found here on the website.
SPEAKING OF LINE DANCING
This is kind of cool. The song “More Country Than You” from Alex Miller and Emily Ann Roberts that’s out now that the three of us wrote has been turned into a line dance by more than one group of dance instructors. Here’s ONE to check out. It’s amazing sometimes what happens with the songs you write.
SONG OF THE DAY
This is a duet I wrote with Gerald Smith and Janelle Arthur that Jeannie Kendall and Carl Acuff Jr. recorded “I Got You”. Jeannie of course was half of The Kendall’s duo with her late Dad Royce Kendall. The two of them had a slew of hits including their biggest “Heaven’s Just a Sin Away”. The two of them produced my only vinyl album back in the day so I’ve known them for a long while. Both are from my home state of Missouri near where I grew up.
A few years back my old manager and second Mom Dean Raymer who we lost a few years ago told me that Jeannie was going to record a new album and that I should send her some songs. Jeannie wound up recording 4 songs that I helped write including the one linked above. Thank you to Jeannie…and Dean!
HEALTH NOTES
Pfizer says it will end the development of a daily weight-loss pill after a liver injury.
Wood found in some Campbell’s soups has sparked a nationwide food alert.
A study has found that brown rice contains shocking amounts of toxin compared to white rice.
HERE’S YOUR SIGN
For the wine lovers…
TAX DAY
It is April 15. You’ve turned your tax form in right? I’d have a better chance of figuring out a Rubik’s Cube than I would the tax form. Geez.
Will Rogers once said, “Income tax has made more liars out of Americans than golf”.
NASHVILLE BARS
The publication “Whiskey Riff” just ranked the celebrity honkytonks here in Nashville. And we have a bunch of them. Here’s their Top 5.
5…Morgan Wallen’s “This Bar and Tennessee Kitchen”. (look out for flying chairs though)
4…Miranda Lambert’s “Casa Rosa”.)
3…” The Redneck Riviera” owned by John Rich. (he shows up a lot in his bar)
2…A.J’s Good Time Bar
I've played there once for a corporate event with my "Hits & Grins" trio. Cool place. Pretty good food as well.
And their “best bar” choice is Eric Church’s “Chiefs”.
I’ve been to Chief’s recently and caught a concert upstairs in their performance theater. It’s beautiful and reminds you a bit of the Ryman Auditorium. I can see why they placed it at the top of the list.
At the very bottom of their list is Hank Jr’s “Boogie Bar”.
CREATIVE SELLING
In Nashville, we have a realtor trying to sell a home. As an incentive, she’s offering FREE eggs to whoever buys the home.
I can’t imagine the home will be on the market for very long.
THIS MADE ME LAUGH
Yep…time to walk away from the needle Doc.
FORE!
Rory McIlroy won the Masters on Sunday. A long-awaited win. And it sure wasn’t easy as he had to win it in a playoff. A lot of viewers wondered if he was going to choke. He did not. And yesterday Nike posted a perfect video commercial about that. If you’re a golf fan…you’ll love THIS.
Just scroll down a bit in the article to find it.
HEADLINE OF THE DAY
Woman Told Her Husband They Couldn’t Afford a Vacation This Year. So He Booked a Trip With Their Kids Without Her.
TODAY
I’m writing with Katrina Burgoyne who’s been working hard on finishing up an album that her talented husband is producing that will have three songs on it that the two of us have written. “Living the American Dream” is one of those. I’m looking forward to folks getting to hear those songs…and I’m looking forward to writing with Katrina again today.
Have a great Tuesday.
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