BILL BLOG
Friday April 11, 2025
Friday morning and we have power, cable, and internet. That disappeared for a few hours last night when a little wind storm whipped through with rain. Better weather today going into the weekend. Sunny with a high of 76 predicted for today.
YESTERDAY-FORE!
I had a pretty lazy day as my writing appointment that was scheduled was cancelled and rescheduled. That allowed me to watch some of the opening round of the Masters down in Augusta on TV. I always love seeing the older group of golfers at Augusta. Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Gary Player all in a trio yesterday.
They did not show one of the golfers, Jose Luis Ballester peeing into famed Rae’s Creek. And he did. And then said he would do it again. Okay then.
Pretty sure the Master's has enough beloved traditions without adding this one.
GOLF AND BASEBALL
It was pretty cool seeing baseball great Ken Griffey Jr. shooting pictures at the Masters. He’s an accredited photographer now after a Hall of Fame baseball career. Which reminds me.
I interviewed Griffey Jr in the Cincinnati Reds dugout one time. I was never nervous interviewing folks for the most part. But I’m a big baseball fan and I was a tad nervous that day because I’m a big fan. A media friend tipped me off and said to ask him about NASCAR. What?!
He walks in and I hold up a mic to interview him in front of his locker. He looks aloof and non-interested. Geez. After a couple of baseball questions I asked him about being a NASCAR fan and he lights up! Who knew? And then we had a GREAT interview that we played 3 or 4 times on my radio show in Cincinnati at the time.
PLAYING HOOKEY AT WORK
A new study claims that folks who love golf will tend to watch or try to watch the Masters Tournament at work. And they claim work productivity from those folks can drop as much as 97% because of that. You can find those folks in an office easily as they are prone to yell out “It’s in the hole”! Loudly.
MO MO FESTIVAL
I will be back in the Mississippi River town that is Louisiana, Missouri on July 5 for a big Mo Mo Festival where I will be their featured entertainer that evening on the Riverfront Stage. It looks like I will be closing the day out with my performance of the Mo Mo song I recorded way back when about that Big Foot monster that was roaming around the town.
This poster you see below has more details as does their WEBSITE that you can click on. Louisiana is a short distance from Elsberry, Missouri where I graduated High School, so I’m very much looking forward to getting back home again.
SONG OF THE DAY
Today’s song is an edgy-sassy song written with Aussie Katrina Burgoyne who is not afraid to go down the “Sassy” road. This tune is titled “Stones” that the two of us wrote after I shared the idea with Kat. “You Can’t Be My Rock, If You Ain’t Got The Stones.”. This one will be on her new album she’s working on, and here’s a video of her singing it on stage at the Listening Room Café in Nashville a few months ago. Enjoy.
HEALTH NOTES
Concerning. At least five nurses working on the same floor of a Boston area hospital have been diagnosed with brain tumors and so far, there are no answers.
RFK Jr., announces that massive testing and research will happen in an effort to find the cause of autism.
Intermittent fasting 3 days helps with faster weight loss than daily diet according to a new study.
HERE’S YOUR SIGN
And if you’re in the comedy business you pretty much accept that every now and then someone is going to be offended. And here’s a funny true story about that.
Years ago, I did concert in Gulf Shores, Alabama with my friend Brent Burns. We had a great crowd and a great response. I sang a song that’s on my “Off The Wall” CD titled, “Sometimes Religion Scares The Hell OutOf Me.” After the show driving back to our hotel my wife Kathy told me that while I was singing that song an older lady stormed out of the room because she was offended by some of the lyrics. BUT the husband did NOT leave as he was LAUGHING so hard. Just goes to show how comedy hits folks differently.
I think her husband bought the CD with that song on it. LOL.
KIDS OR NOT
Michigan State research says that the number of people who are choosing not to have children has doubled in the last 2 decades. Some say they want a simpler life. I’m sure others look at the cost of raising a child. On average it costs around $310,000 from birth to the age of 18.
One man admitted he wasn’t done being a kid himself. So, there’s that.
NOAH
A group of archaeologists believe they have found Noah’s Ark 18 miles south of the summit of Mount Ararat in Turkey. That’s according to the SUN which in to the most reliable publication in the world.
I don’t believe it since I’ve already seen the Ark in Kentucky.
SPEAKING OF KIDS
A 9-year-old boy in Kansas missed his bus to school. His Mom was gone, and Dad was at work. He did what any young kid would do. He got in his parent’s truck and drove himself to school. A motorist noticed and called the cops. He told them he didn’t want to miss school. Police did not write a ticket as he did not hit anything or anyone saying he was in enough trouble with his parents.
The old “wait until Dad gets home” thing.
LIPS
A study says that men prefer natural lips on women over “pouty fake ones”. I have to agree. I’ve never thought Mrs. Potato Head had sexy lips.
HEADLINE OF THE DAY
Dog Saves Owner’s Life After Cat Starts A Fire. (I laughed out loud when I read that one)
TODAY
I’ll be at my publishing company writing with Troy Engle for the FIRST time face-to-face. In person. My publisher years ago suggested the two of us should write. And we’ve written a bunch of songs together, some that Troy has recorded like “Back Home” which was a hit for him on the Bluegrass charts. BUT, all of that writing was done on our computers as he lives in Pennsylvania. It will be a pleasure to meet him for the first time today.
Click on the link to hear that song and keep in mind that Troy is playing every instrument that you hear AND he's singing.
THE WEEKEND
I have a house concert tomorrow in Thompson Station, Tennessee at the home of Robert and Lori Hill with my songwriting buddies Wil Nance and Lauren Mascitti. We played there last year, and it’s nice of them to ask us back again. And it will be a birthday party as Lori Hill will be celebrating her 70th birthday. That should be fun.
Have a great weekend!
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