BILL BLOG
Friday December 6, 2024
Friday morning and the weekend is on us. And I’ve got a show tonight with “Hits & Grins” to get ready for. Bring your coat tonight as it’s going to drop down to just 17 degrees after a high of 35 today in Nashville.
YESTERDAY
It was a day of running. Fixing a guitar, fixing a computer. Stuff that had to be done kind of day. I think my computer is dying a slow death…and I think they’re designed that way! Ya get so many years and then it’s time to get a new one. This one got a new battery…so she’s got a little life left in it if I’m lucky.
I keep trying to convince Mrs. Santa around here that a new computer would be a GREAT gift idea. The problem is I don’t think she realizes how GOOD I’ve been all year. I’ve got some convincing to do.
SONG OF THE DAY
How about a polka today? This is a song that I wrote with the Polka Queen Lynn Marie and her talented husband Eddie Roddick Jr. Several years ago Lynn called me with a germ of an idea about celebrating good times. And I sat down and wrote a lot of it with the song surrounding itself with those times when we should celebrate. Birthdays, 4th of July, Octoberfest, etc. And when I sat down and played it for them they both loved it and the two of them tweaked it a little and it went on a new album for her.
And the little song went #1 on a Polka Chart believe it or not. And yes…they do have one of those! It’s catchy and fun. Check on the link and “Celebrate” a little.
SPEAKING OF POLKAS
My wife and I got this great Christmas gift for our daughter and son in law Heather & Casey Peterson who are stationed with the Army in Germany. A unique advent calendar.
They sent one of these last year and we truly loved it, so we’re so glad they did this again as we get to open one gift from them in December through Christmas Day. We were five days behind by the time it arrived from Germany so we opened 5 of gifts with them on Facetime last night. LOT of German candy so far! Great for my girlish figure.
Some of the gifts were handmade by my daughter and this would be a great way to celebrate Christmas for a lot of families that are separated for Christmas. Certainly for military families that won’t be able to have their sons and daughters at home. Thank you Casey and Heather for this great gift.
HEALTH NOTES
Research shows more than 150 million mental diagnoses may be linked to lead in gasoline.
Surgery trends are showing that women are moving away from the “Kardashian” look and are removing breast and butt implants to look slimmer.
A study is suggesting that drinking Cocoa may protect your body from fatty foods and stress.
HERE’S YOUR SIGN
And right now most of those yelling are Amazon Prime delivery folks.
THEM AND US
Elon Musk saw his shares in Tesla hit a record 52 week high. And that made him 14 BILLION dollars richer. My investment in Ford Pintos did not do nearly as well.
TOP CITIES
The publication Euromonitor just listed the Top 100 cities in the world. Here’s their Top 5 in reverse order.
Milan, Rome, Tokyo, Madrid and the #1 Top City is Paris once again.
New York came in #6…and the other U.S. Cities that made that list are further down in the ranking. Vegas, Orlando, Miami and Frisco.
MEANWHILE
The Wanderlust online publication listed the Top 25 Most Beautiful Cities. Again in reverse order those would be…
Bruges, Belgium, Edinburgh, Scotland, Cape Town, South Africa, Venice and #1 for them is Kyoto, Japan.
Only 2 U.S. cities made that list. Frisco at 19 and Chicago at 25.
If I had to vote? It would be hard not to name Venice as #1 after seeing it first hand with my wife a few years ago.
SPEAKING OF ITALY
The Pope is going all electric. At least what he rides in is. He’ll be cruising around now in an all-electric Pope Mobile. So the Pope can sneak up on you now I guess.
HELLO DOLLY!
The Dolly Parton musical is coming to Broadway filled with classic Dolly songs and some new ones that she’s writing for the show. AND…it’s an open casting call. You can go online and take your best shot. I’m guessing that may want a certain kind of look…probably.
Remember Dolly herself once said of her best assets, “People always ask me if they’re mine. Yes, they are…all bought and paid for”.
HEADLINE OF THE DAY
Woman Who Was Pronounced Dead, Wakes To Find She Gave Birth To Triplets. (I would think that normally the doctor would tell a woman she’s having triplets and THEN she would die.)
TODAY
I’m off to write this morning with the talented Lauren Mascitti…one of the truly great young country singers in this town. I’m looking forward to a couple of shows that I’ll be doing with her. A house concert in January just south of Nashville.
And then on December 29 at a little place called “Main and Monroe” located in Livingston, Tennessee. Two shows that day.
TONIGHT
I’m doing a dinner show with Steve Dean and Victoria Venier at the “Grand Ole Barn” at Starstruck Farms in Lebanon, Tennessee on Reba’s old property. Dinner and a show tonight…and I’m pretty sure we’ll be singing a couple of Christmas tunes. Should be fun.
Have a great weekend!
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