BILL BLOG
Monday November 25, 2024
Monday morning…the start of Thanksgiving week y’all. And I still have no idea what a giblet is.
69 with some light rain in Nashville today but getting MUCH colder by weeks end. On Friday our high will only be 44 with a below freezing low of 26. Ain’t ready for none of that now.
THE WEEKEND
Mine started Friday morning writing with Alex Miller at my publishing company. We tweaked an old song we’d written a couple of months ago and made it stronger…and then wrote a stone-cold-by-God-unapologetic-sad-country song. Think George Jones sad. Pitiful really…but cool in a retro country way. The kind of stuff 21 year old Alex Miller likes to sing.
Following that Alex and I met an old radio friend from Eureka, California Rollin Trehearne and his wife and their friend at a Mexican restaurant. It was fun catching up with Rollin and introducing his group to my friend Alex. Rollin Trehearn got his first radio job at 15! I got mine at 18 and I thought I was young.
Rollin has been on the radio for 50 years and counting now up in Northern California. Great guy, and it was good seeing him after so many years here in Nashville…his first trip here ever he said which is hard to believe. He and his group were here for this year’s CMA Awards…and by now they’re all back home in California. Great seeing you Rollin!
SONG OF THE DAY
Today’s tune is “Come Back To Me” that was recorded by Lauren Mascitti who I have two shows with on December 28 in Livingston, TN. Check the Tour Section for complete details.
I had a writing appointment on morning with Lauren and our friend Kristen Leigh Bearfield at about the time that Lauren had joined a girl trio named “Three Times A Lady” that she’s no longer with. So they were singing incredible 3 part harmony that reminded me of the “Trio” that featured Dolly, Emmy Lou and Linda Ronstadt. So I wanted to write something like that for Lauren’s new group and brought in a chorus that I sang for the girls that Lauren flipped over. And this song wound up on a wonderful “live” recording that Three Times a Lady made together. Click the link above and hear what we came up with that day.
COUNTRY FAITH
That’s the name of the single that’s out from my friend Kristen Leigh Bearfield featuring gospel music star Karen Peck that’s getting a lot of nice attention now. I wrote the song with Kristen and Tim McGraw’s guitar player Bob Minner earlier this year.
Kristen put up this little behind the scenes look at the recording of our song that’s kind of cool. Glad to see the song gaining some attention.
HEALTH NOTES
Over the weekend the first case of a child was confirmed by the CDC.
AI detected a woman’s breast cancer after a routine screening missed it. She said she’s “deeply grateful.”
There’s research from England suggesting that implants made of your blood could repair broken bone.
FUNNY TWEET
A woman tweeted, “I signed up for a zoom workout class that was too advanced so when the instructor said, ‘do a plank’ and bring your knee to the opposite elbow, I did a modified version where I turned off my computer and made pancakes”
THANKSGIVING
I think I’m going to pass on White Castle Stuffing in my turkey this Thanksgiving.
That’s right…those little mini-burger folks have a recipe of their own to stuff your bird if you’d like. It’s getting mixed reviews. Not for me…as I don’t eat stuffing of any kind. If it were my choice? I’d stuff my turkey with mac and cheese. Just saying.
TURKEY POUNDS
Another reason for skipping the stuffing is it might lower the calorie content for the Turkey Day dinner we’re all about to chow down on. They say on average we will take in 2,092 calories on Thanksgiving Day. And that’s not including the leftovers we’ll eat later. Do what I do. Skip the salad. That will lower your calorie content…a little.
TURKEY MOVIE
There’s an endless supply of great Christmas movies every year. And new one’s are added every season. But…I can’t think of any great THANKSGIVING movies with the exception of one. Planes, Trains and Automobiles. And there are several great Halloween movies. But that’s the only worthwhile Turkey movie I can think of.
I’ll watch it again this year just to hear Steve Martin’s character say to John Candy…
WICKED
That movie is out and is going to do HUGE numbers at the box office. It’s on my list this season. My wife and daughter and I saw the musical years ago and it was really good. Can’t wait to see how the movie compares. My daughter Heather and her husband Casey just saw the movie in Germany where she lives and she tells us that Ariana Grande is terrific in the role of Glinda the “Good Witch”.
SPEAKING OF DAUGHTER
Just a Dad bragging…but check out this little handmade album my daughter made displaying it at one of the great Christmas markets in Germany.
Me? I can’t make a good fried egg…much less something like this with so much detail.
SOUTHERN STATES
Now this video is really funny. Especially if you're from the south. This guy lists the MOST southern states in a very funny way. I especially love his diss on my favorite dish...Skyline Chili.
SPEAKING OF LISTS
Billboard just released their newest list of “Top 100 Country Stars Of All Time”. How many in the Top 10 can you guess?
10…Merle Haggard
9…. George Strait
8…. Charley Pride
7…. Garth Brooks
6…. George Jones
5…. Hank Williams Sr
4…. Loretta Lynn
3…. Willie Nelson
2…. Johnny Cash
1…. Dolly Parton
Pretty good list.
FUNNY
Thank you to my buddy Randy Brooks for that one…the writer of “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”.
NYC DUDE!
Since New York City legalized the sale of pot…they’ve sold over a BILLION dollars’ worth of it. It became legal in 2021…so in just three years…a lot of New Yorkers have gotten high. Now I’m wondering how many brownies have been sold in that same period of time.
TODAY
A non-busy week because of it being Thanksgiving week. Today being the first of those non-busy days.
Have a great Monday!
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