BILL BLOG
Monday November 17, 2025
Here comes another Monday. It will be sunny and 61 for the high today, after hitting near 80 on Sunday. I’m going back and forth between a space heater and a ceiling fan these days as the weather bounces up and down.
THE WEEKEND
Friday morning, I had a co-write with Stuie French of the French Family Band at my publishing company, Billy Blue. The family’s new album will be out on the first of the year, and Friday Stuie played me a couple of the songs that I helped write. Wow. Did they sound great!
Pretty nice bonus to the co-write. Friday, Stuie brought an idea about how precious those years are for parents when their kids are little. Ain’t that the truth. It was fun writing that idea with him.
Stuie is an in-demand lead guitar player for sessions in Nashville, as well as being busy playing in his family band, and for others like Jimmy Fortune from time to time. And I get to soak up some of his skill set every time we write.
One of the other nice things about writing at the publishing company is that you never know who will also be in the building, writing or recording at any time. And Friday, my friends Lauren Mascitti and Jerry Salley were writing in another room. So we had a great visit, and we reminisced about how great the Frank Brown Songwriters Festival was this year in Gulf Shores, that all three of us played down in Gulf Shores.
OTHER THAN THAT…
It was a lazy Whyte House weekend. I did catch a lot of football. And I did watch that on duty Texas State Trooper go “Barney”, and Andy wasn’t around to stop him during the college football game between South Carolina and Texas A&M in College Station, Texas.
Very weird, and they suspended the cop for getting into it with those two South Carolina players in the tunnel. I thought for a second it might have been that Dr. Pepper sheriff…but no…
MUSIC CITY MISTLETOE
If you’re looking for a “warm” Christmas movie, consider this one, produced by my friend Shantell Ogden.
I co-wrote the title song with her and my friend Victoria Venier. You can check out that song HERE.
SONG OF THE DAY
Something fun today, “Luke Bryan”. This is a parody song I helped write for and with Cledus T. Judd. Through the years, Cledus has been kind enough to record three “original” comedy songs that I’m a writer on. But he’s also recorded three parody songs that I helped him write as well. This one was his idea, and it parodies the song from Alan Thick, “Blurred Lines” into “Luke Bryan”.
And country rapper “Colt Ford” laid down a “rap” section in this funny song as well.
HEALTH NOTES
A spike in colon cancer for adults under 50 has been linked to ultra-processed, ready-to-eat foods. Those foods have high levels of salt, sugar, saturated fat, and food additives.
Research suggests that three scents can provide an energy boost without the need for caffeine. Lemongrass, Rosemary, and Peppermint.
Alarming research from Europe is suggesting that frequent drinking of Coke or Diet Coke could lead to liver disease.
HERE’S YOUR SIGN
Uh…you’re getting older.
JUST IN TIME FOR THANKSGIVING
Put this on your turkey table for dessert. The PieCaken. A cake with three different pies stuffed in it. Pumpkin, Pecan, and Apple.
And make sure you put a defibrillator on the Thanksgiving table.
SPEAKING OF THANKSGIVING
The turkey population is down over 40% this year. That’s the lowest in 4 decades. And that means that wholesale prices on turkeys could be 40% higher this year. Habitat loss, climate change impacting breeding cycles, increased hunting, and more are to blame, they say. Who knew?
Here’s an option.
FUNNY
In case you’re looking for some awful furniture
EXPENSIVE PENNY
The last penny will be minted by the government this Wednesday. And the very last one is expected to fetch between 2-5 million dollars or more at auction. They will put a special Omega symbol on the very last one-cent piece, so that it’s recognizable. The other 4 will also be valuable, but more in the “thousand dollars” category.
After Wednesday, I guess some folks will be able to honestly say, “I don’t have a penny to my name”.
FLYING CARS
They’re coming. Pennsylvania will join a few other states in passing a bill to legalize them. A George Jetson world is upon us.
CHICKEN-EGGS FIGHT
In Florida, a guy who calls himself “Farmer Pete” allegedly opened fire in a bar at a couple of guys he got into an argument with. The argument was over how many eggs can a chicken lay. True.
For the record. They can lay 300 a year.
QUOTE
From John Gotti:
“If you think your boss is stupid, remember, you wouldn’t have a job if he were any smarter.”
TODAY
I’ll be writing today with one of my faves, Lauren Mascitti. Such a great young singer and a talented writer, with a sense of humor. Here’s proof of that in this clever song she wrote by herself, “Childless Cat Lady”.
TONIGHT
I’m gathering with some friends to wish Hall of Fame songwriter Jerry Foster a happy 90th birthday! Jerry Foster and his writing partner Bill Rice wrote more hits than you can name for folks like Johnny Paycheck, Charlie Pride, Jerry Lee Lewis, and on and on and on. Tonight, I was chosen to sing a couple of his hit including…” I’ll Think Of Something”, in front of him! No pressure. A group of 10 to 15 friends will all take turns singing a Jerry Foster hit tonight, in a private setting. It should be special. Happy Birthday, Mr. Foster!
Have a great Monday!
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