BILL BLOG
Friday May 16, 2025
Bring on the weekend. It’s Friday! A high of 84 today, and we’re looking for rain and possibly some severe weather. Hail, wind, tornado, all the good stuff that we’ve already had too much of this year. Weather folks are calling it a “Monster” storm that cutting a path across the Midwest. Never a good thing.
YESTERDAY
My writing appointment was with Kevin Williamson of the Williamson Branch Family Band that features Kevin, his wife, and three talented daughters. Kevin just became a Grandpa, so here’s to that! He and his girls will be playing shows all over the country this summer on a tour that starts soon. If you get a chance to see them, do so. You’ll be highly entertained.
Kevin brought a chorus idea of a song with him, and told me it’s been one he’s been trying to finish for years. I got to jump in and help him finish that thought about loving the road life. I could easily relate to the sentiment. I’m glad he decided to share the idea with me.
NEW SHOW
On July 8, I’ve been invited to join a songwriter’s round hosted by Canadian Ben Klick. My friend Alex Miller and Turk McNamara will also be joining us for this songwriter show at the Listening Room Café in Nashville. It’s dinner and a show, so bring some friends and join us! Thank you to Ben for inviting me.
SONG OF THE DAY
Today’s song is “That Look On Your Face,” which is a very fun song I wrote with Jimmy Fortune and Sydni Perry that was recorded by Jeannie Kendall, who was half of the Kendall’s duo with her Dad Royce back in the day. They scored big hits with songs like “Heaven’s Just A Sin Away” and “Thank God For The Radio” to name a couple.
A couple of years ago, Jeannie recorded a new solo album that I’m proud to have 4 songs on. “That Look On Your Face” is one of those.
HEALTH NOTES
The Journal of the American Heart Association published a study that points out that men die from broken heart syndrome at more than twice the rate compared to women.
Good Housekeeping says we should be cleaning our sheets once a week. The sheets collect germs, dead skin, sweat, pet danger, and body oils. Not to mention dust mites that can trigger allergies and asthma attacks.
There’s a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea. A vaccination campaign is being prepared.
HERE’S YOUR SIGN
Can’t get enough bosses now.
MEMORIAL DAY
That’s coming up next on May 26. And of course, mattress day sales are already popping up everywhere. I’m not sure how Memorial Day got linked to buying a mattress. Weird. I’m happy with my mattress, but I might be tempted to buy a new mattress that looks like a piece of toast.
Wonder if there’s a switch on the side that can “pop” you out of bed in the morning?
SQUAWK
A man stuffed six parrots in his boots and tried to sneak them into the US near the California border. Authorities said they noticed “unusual clothing bulges”. I’ll bet.
Customs and Border folks have caught folks trying to sneak a number of unusual things in over the years. They once nabbed a guy disguised as a car seat trying to gain entry. Uh huh.
BUY GOLD
Costco members are now limited to buying one bar of gold because gold is on such a hot streak right now. One 24-carat gold bar costs $3,279.99 right now at Costco. 19 months ago, the same bar cost $2,000.
If you shop at Costco, you can drop over three grand on a gold bar, and still afford a hot dog that costs $1.50.
Heck, I might join so that I can say, “I’d like a gold bar, and a hot dog…plain.”
HEADLINE OF THE DAY
Drunk Woman Steals A Ferry And Yells: I’m Jack Sparrow! (And then she probably leaned over the rail a screamed, “I’m On Top Of The World”!!!!
TODAY
I’m back writing with my friends Jenny Tolman and her husband, Dave Brainard.
We’ll have fun catching up and writing today.
Have a great weekend.
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