BILL BLOG
Thursday November 27, 2025
Thursday it is…Happy Thanksgiving to you all.
A 45-degree high today in Nashville, down below FREEZING tonight. 27 for the low. And come Monday, they are calling for some light snow.
YESTERDAY
I spent a little time pitching a couple of songs, but for the most part, it was all about getting ready for the next day. We’ll be having Thanksgiving Dinner with some wonderful friends who invited us over, as they did last year. So, we have a little tradition going. But my wife and I always want some leftovers, so I picked up turkey and all the fixings at a local place that will give us leftovers for a few days after Turkey Day. No fuss, just heat it. I have a feeling I’ll be taking some turkey naps.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
A belated “Happy Birthday” to my friend, co-writer, and star of our “Evening in the Round” show…Linda Davis, who celebrated yesterday on Turkey Eve. A nicer person would be hard to find. I never take it for granted how lucky I am that years ago she and her husband, Lang Scott, made me a member of a musical trio that has now covered a lot of miles and played a ton of shows together.
This is one of my favorite pictures, a selfie that Linda snapped when we spotted the Amish lady you see over our shoulder. I have this song, “I’ll Join The Amish,” that I wrote, so Linda wanted to capture this moment in a photo.
So, it’s not just the music I get to enjoy with her and Lang…it’s the laughter as well. Happy Birthday Linda.
SONG OF THE DAY
I’m choosing the song “Thank God Some Things Never Change” that I wrote with Paul Bogart. We had a writing appointment at Sony on Music Row several years ago, and Paul wanted to write a holiday-Christmas song about holding onto some of those family traditions, and not changing them. I think we all have some of those, and maybe some of your traditions are in this song.
HEALTH NOTES
A new study claims that listening to music regularly can decrease your chances of dementia by 39%. Those who did so in a survey showed improved global cognition and memory scores.
Early research suggests that CPAP therapy could reduce Parkinson’s risk by 30%
A judge ruled that West Virginia parents can use religious beliefs to opt out of school vaccine requirements.
HERE’S YOUR SIGN
COOKIES
My wife Kathy got in the baking mode yesterday with Turkey Day on us and made some gingerbread cookies. Lord. So good. And I will end up eating most of those. Pretty sure I’ll blow up big enough from the cookies and all the other food that they could float me over the Macy’s Day Parade today in New York.
FAVORITE THANKSGIVING TV MOMENT
Mine would be THIS ONE from the old WKRP TV show.
Still makes me laugh. I worked for a lot of years on the radio in Cincinnati. I can’t tell you how many times I’d be somewhere and someone, once they knew I was from Cincinnati, or had worked there on the radio, would say, “Oh…you worked on WKRP?”
Nope, but thanks for asking.
FAR SIDE
I was a fan, still am, of the Far Side comic strip. What a “creative” bent mind Gary Larson has. For years, this strip of his hung in my office.
The caption reads, "Well, this shouldn't last long".
Thank you for all the laughs, Mr. Larson.
BEST THANKSGIVING SIDES
Campbell’s lists folks’ favorite sides for the Thanksgiving feast. And they revealed that 63% of those surveyed preferred “sides” over the turkey itself.
The favorite is stuffing-dressing, followed by mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, MAC N CHEESE!, and at #5 is green bean casserole. My favorite, Mac n Cheese, was #5 last year, so we’re up a spot in popularity.
My top 5 would be #1 Mac n Cheese (easily), followed by Mashed Potatoes, gravy, gravy, and then more gravy.
BLACK FRIDAY
Otherwise known as the world’s largest MMA fight.
Thank goodness for online shopping. What’s the old Black Friday joke?
Who profits the most on Black Friday? Answer: “The one who was smart enough not to go shopping on that day.”
QUOTE OF THE DAY
From Mike Connely:
“What the farmer does with the turkey…until Thanksgiving.”
TODAY
My wife and I will sit down with friends today for a Thanksgiving feast, and we will bow our heads and give thanks. And many of us will count our blessings as we should. And I’ll be thinking about the empty Thanksgiving chairs we’ve had since our daughter Heather and her Army husband Casey were stationed in Germany 3 years ago. We surely miss them, and even more so during the holidays. We hope that it won’t be long before they sit at our holiday table again.
I wish you and yours a very blessed Thanksgiving Day.
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