BILL BLOG
Wednesday August 7, 2024
Middle of the week is on us. Wednesday…all day. 87 for the high in Nashville.
YESTERDAY
I wrote with my long-time friend and co-writer Steve Dean at my publishing company and he introduced to Suzy J who was in town from Melbourne, Australia. Suzy is an artist down under, a Mom of a couple of teen-aged boys, and she loves performing and writing songs which is kind of a new thing for her. She was great fun, and she brought a great song title with her that we tore into.
She also brought a large pack of an Australian little dessert called Tim Tam that I’d never hear of. Kind of like chocolate on a chocolate wafer cookie. SO good.
It was a pleasure getting to know her and write with her, and tonight I’ll be doing a songwriter show with her and Steve. More on that at the end of today’s Blog.
DARIN AND BROOKE
Worth sharing this song again after Darin and Brooke Aldridge posted a really nice note about the song “Grand Ole Circle” that we wrote together that’s become of a favorite of theirs as well as a favorite of the audience that loves the two of them and their music.
About the song Brooke wrote, “Grand Ole Circle” is our big THANK YOU to the Grand Ole Opry for always keeping a light on the circle, and giving people hope even in the hardest of times. It’s so very special to play the Opry and it is truly the grandest stage. We are always honored to be a part of a tradition that we hold incredibly close to our hearts!”
After we wrote it their publicist sent me the nicest note saying, “Bill, I think you’ve written a “career” type song for them. Pretty good compliment for a hairy-legged tunesmith. Click the link above if for some reason you’ve not heard the song or have not watched the great historical video they produced with the help of the Grand Ole Opry.
SOUTHERNISM
And Brady Seals posted a little tease of song titled “Southernism” that we wrote with Josh Shilling last year that’s now available on a new album from Brady that’s on his WEBSITE. The sound “southern-rocks” for sure and it’s getting a little airplay now and getting even better reactions from folks who have latched onto it. Good to hear!
HEALTH NOTES
Doctors say Ozempic patients may face dangerous risks during surgery and should pause diabetes or weight-loss medications prior to surgery.
A study reveals that 1 in 4 of us are deficient in vitamin D.
A medical article claims that millions in the U.S. risk liver damage from herbal remedies.
YOU MIGHT BE A REDNECK… IF YOU POST THIS SIGN
ON THE HORIZON
This flying hybrid car that will have a 3 hour range and be able to fly for 3 hours before needing to refuel. It will get you out of a traffic jam by flying and it can fit in your garage. Check out this VIDEO. Folks, the Jetsons are coming.
HURRICANE DEBBY
Like most
hurricanes it brought some wind but the bigger after effect is flooding. And
Florida and other states are going through that right now…New York, Georgia,
South Carolina and a bunch of the east coast.
And…you don’t normally walk out of your home and find a catfish like this guy did in Pinellas County in Florida.
Hopefully some hush puppies washed up with it.
MATERS
I’m a plain eater. Not a fan of tomatoes for the most part. But this year after being over in Germany to visit our daughter and son-in-law and seeing what they were growing out their back door my wife got inspired and some homegrown tomatoes have showed up in the kitchen. And then Heather sent this picture yesterday from Germany of their crop.
And with that comes the best song about tomatoes ever written from the late Guy Clark, “Homegrown Tomatoes”.
LOTS OF CATS
Folks love their tomatoes…and some folks REALLY love cats. There is actually a CatVideoFest happening in Nashville. You can go see a compilation of cat videos that people have sent in that was turned into a movie! You can go sit in a movie theater and watch a movie about cats. Here’s a little CLIP.
Make sure you check and remove the cat hair though in your theater seat before you sit down.
GREAT HEALTH ADVICE
You’re welcome. Breathe on.
TODAY
I’m back
writing with my friend Irene Kelley. This is just one of the great songs that
Irene has written in her great career that Ricky Skaggs recorded with his wife
Sharon. "Love Can't Get Any Better".
TONIGHT
I’ll be at McNamara’s Irish Pub & Restaurant with the group of writers you see on the poster below. I got hooked on Guinness when my wife and I were in Ireland so I’m sure I’ll be ordering a pint as will my friend Steve Dean who was in Ireland for the first time a few months ago. Should be a very fun evening.
Have a great Wednesday!
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