BILL BLOG
Wednesday April 9, 2025
Wednesday be here and it’s chilly. It’s just 33 degrees as I’m beginning the Blog today. The high will only get up to the low 60’s.
YESTERDAY
I had a great day of songwriting with hit writer Wil Nance and my American Idol buddy Alex Miller out at Wil’s little farm and writing cabin. Alex walked in with a great idea that both Wil and I liked a lot so that’s what we wrote.
Alex loves western swing kind of stuff and is a huge George Strait fan so he was just amazed that Wil had written 4 songs through the years that George has recorded. And that includes this fun “swing” song “It Takes All Kinds”.
The three of us have developed a little chemistry that’s resulted in a couple of good songs.
SONG OF THE DAY
This one is “The One That Got Away” that the Canadian duo “Ruckus Deluxe” recorded. Chad Oliver of the duo came to town and had the idea for the song. Chad at one time was a member of a Cirque du Soleil group.
That’s pretty amazing all by itself. And he sings and plays. His partner Ian Cameron plays great fiddle as well as guitar and mandolin. And the guys captured what we wrote when they recorded the song. Click the link above and listen.
SPEAKING OF WRITING SONGS
Later today my publishing company Billy Blue is taking me to lunch to extend my songwriting contract another three years.
That picture is of me, management, and my wife Kathy signing my first three-year deal six years ago. Already!
I love writing for them, and since I signed with Billy Blue, I’ve had an awful lot of folks record my songs and I’ve written with folks who are so talented. My thanks to Billy Blue President Ed Leonard, my friend Jerry Salley who is the head of the record label who really made my deal happen, and my publisher Joe Dan Cornett who I love working with. I’m proud to be part of such a creative house, and I’m thrilled to be writing for them for at least another three years.
HEALTH NOTES
A new study says that sweet drinks are linked to anxiety and depression in young and middle-aged adults.
Research is showing that AI can deliver mental health therapy as effectively as a human can. (Wonder what an AI couch looks like?)
Another study is claiming that a pet can boost your well-being just as much as a husband or wife. (That may be true but I never have to let my wife out. So I think I’ll keep her instead of buying a poodle.)
HERE’S YOUR SIGN
Makes sense.
BUY A PHONE NOW
A lot of iPhone users are apparently flocking to Apple Stores to update their phones before the tariff jacks the prices up 43%. Apple outsources a lot with China so with the tariff war that’s going on, the price of a new iPhone could go from $799 to $1,500. Yikes.
GIDDYUP
Have you seen this new robotic horse?
Made by Kawasaki in Japan it runs on hydrogen and of course it uses AI. Yes, you can ride it. Check out this VIDEO of the metal Secretariat.
I can’t decide if I want to pony up the dollars for a robotic horse (literally) or drop some cash for this robot just so I can watch it break dancing.
VIRAL
There’s this VIDEO going around where a scientist shows that a drop of whiskey can kill bacteria. One reaction to that news came from an older person who wrote, “I’m going to live forever”!
FORE!
The Masters in Augusta is underway. The par-3 event takes place today. You get to watch some of the player’s kids roll in some putts.
I don’t watch a ton of golf on TV anymore. But…I’ll always make time to watch at least some of this iconic tournament.
I had a chance to go to the Masters several years ago. My friend Lang Scott was going to take me as his daughter Hillary was playing a corporate event with Lady A at the Masters. Yep. I was excited to see that beautiful course. Guess which year that was? 2020. COVID year. The whole course was shut down to visitors. Sigh. THAT close.
Charles and Dave, the two guys in Lady A are from Augusta, Georgia, and have actually played the course. I’m not jealous.
GOLF JOKES
Lee Trevino was always one of my favorites when it comes to watching golf. I loved his sense of humor. Here are a few things Lee said about golf and other things.
Golf is a game invented by the same people who think music comes out of a bagpipe.
You’re Mexican until you make money and then you're Spanish.
You can make a lot of money in this game. Just ask my ex-wives. Both of them are so rich that neither of their husband’s work.
UBER-STUFF
Folks sometimes forget to take their stuff with them after taking an Uber ride. Some things folks have left in the backseat include Ozempic, a Viking drinking horn, breast milk, a pet turtle, a chainsaw, and a divorce agreement.
And if that’s not shocking enough another rider left a danged urinal. Can’t make that up. And one other rider left behind 175 hamburgers. Take your stuff folks!
BEEN THERE
We’ve all left things somewhere and then had a panic attack. Here’s mine.
I was on a flight to Montrose, Colorado once to write songs with veterans for Freedom Sings USA.
We had a connection in Denver. On the plane to Denver from Nashville, I watched a movie on my laptop. When we got the old “prepare for landing” I slipped my computer into the back sleeve of the seat in front of me. And then left the plane without my computer. I didn’t know until I got to Montrose. You can imagine how that felt.
I called the Airline and could not believe what had happened. They had found my computer, and a pilot was getting ready to fly to Montrose, and he got it to me personally. He left it at the Montrose airport, where I retrieved it with his note telling me he’d understand how he’d feel if he had done the same thing. I owe him big time.
Take your stuff folks, take your stuff.
HEADLINE OF THE DAY
Library Vote Upholds Decision to OK Guns, But Ban Wooden Shoes. (I’m guessing a committee came up with that idea)
TODAY
Before renewing my songwriting contract today, I’m going to write with hit writer Byron Hill, who is not only a great writer but also pretty darn fast.
And that means it didn’t take him long to write “Born Country” the #1 song for Alabama. I kind of like that!
Have a great Wednesday!
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