BILL BLOG
Monday June 23, 2025
Monday Monday. And here comes the heat. A high of 92 in Nashville today.
THE WEEKEND
It was uneventful around the Whyte House, and I welcomed that after being out on the road last week for Freedom Sings USA, where I wrote with four other songwriters to support our veterans in Heyworth, Illinois.
We will be returning to that great small town again next year, and we look forward to it.
I did watch some baseball on the tube over the weekend and the NBA finals last night. With baseball in mind, this woman may be voted the most popular female baseball fan.
How do you do that?
AND
Like a lot of the country over the weekend, I became familiar with what “bunker buster” means. And I thought about all the times my band played at the NCO Club on Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, the home of those B2 stealth bombers that just did a job on Iran’s nuclear bunkers.
We passed through this entry point many times to get to the club. For all I know, we may have been playing to some of the pilots and crews who worked on those super-bombers that are now stealth.
HACKED
I also found out over the weekend that someone apparently opened a Facebook account using my name. He’s been showing up on some of my “friends” pages, making comments and asking people to click on a link. Don’t do that. Instead, block and report him if you get one of those. It ain’t me. You just gotta love idiots who have nothing better to do with their time right?
NEW RELEASE
My friend Kristy Cox just released a new gospel-grass album titled “Learning To Walk With Him”.
One of the songs on this new album is “God Never Made A Mountain,” which I wrote with Josh Shilling and Andrea Pearson. Kristy also recorded this song on her last album, “Let It Burn”.
It’s always a great thing when one of your songs lands on more than just one album. And this song has been #1 on at least one gospel-bluegrass chart, and it’s up for Gospel Song of the Year for the International Bluegrass Association this year.
I'm extremely proud of this song, which has done so well. Thank you Kristy, for loving it so much, and thank you, Jerry Salley, for the great job producing this record.
BUSY ROADS
According to those in the know, a record number of Americans are expected to travel over the upcoming 4th of July holiday period. They expect 72.2 million of us to hit the highways, and another 5.84 million will be flying, another record.
This year, I’m going to be one of those as I’ll be traveling back home to Missouri for two shows. On July 5, I’ll play at Liberty Fest in Louisiana, Missouri.
Then on Sunday, July 6, I’ll play at the Florida Winery & Resort in Florida, Missouri, doing a 2-hour show in the afternoon. Thank you to my friends Becky and Will Denton for setting this show up.
SONG OF THE DAY
Since I just mentioned Becky & Will Denton, here’s a song that Becky and I wrote that she recorded, “There Ain’t No Ocean In Missouri”…and they’re ain’t. Both of us are “Show Me” folks, so we know. This is a fun beach song. Check it out.
HEALTH NOTES
Nantucket, a hot vacation spot in Cape Cod, will start testing its sewage for cocaine and other drugs to find out when and how often residents are getting high.
Scientists found that students who used ChatGPT to complete essays had poorer cognitive skills than those who relied on just their brains. (So ChatGPT is making us both smarter and dumber at the same time?)
A major review says that cannabis use raises the risk of heart attack and stroke more than cocaine and other drugs. (FYI…Willie Nelson has stopped smoking.)
HERE’S YOUR SIGN
This one is courtesy of my friend Randy Brooks, who wrote “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”.
I don’t think I’ll be making a reservation anytime soon.
EXPENSIVE STATES
A recent study concludes that the three most expensive states to live in are California, Hawaii, and Arizona. The LEAST three expensive states are New Hampshire, Alaska, and South Dakota. None of those three has a state income tax. Makes a difference.
MELLOW YELLOW
Psychologists say highly intelligent people choose “yellow” as their favorite color. Great. My LEAST favorite color is yellow. That tells you everything you need to know about me.
MARRIAGE JOKE
This one is from the late funny comedian Rodney Dangerfield.
“My wife was afraid of the dark…then she saw me naked and now she’s afraid of the light”.
HORMEL THEFT
A Hormel employee left the company and took their sausage recipes with him over to their competitor Johnsonville. Guess what’ they’re calling that? Uh huh. A Wiener crime. Lord, is there nothing sacred anymore?
DUMB PURCHASES
The folks at Moneydigest.com just put out a list of “dumb” things we spend our money on. Here are a few.
Unused subscription services…aka…gym memberships.
New Cars
Advanced degrees with no plan for using them
Lottery tickets.
Bottled Water
And lastly, my favorite, shoes. Especially an abundance of them.
They should tweak that one TV show and call it “Shoe Hoarders”.
RETIRED
The website Caring.com just listed the top states in the U.S. for retirees. Cost of living etc. You might be surprised, like I was, that #1 is Utah. And #2 is Idaho.
HEADLINE OF THE DAY
Florida Man Broke Into Random House, Runs Bath, Cooked Dinner To Avoid Going Home To Angry Wife. (Self-preservation, I suppose?)
TODAY
It’s back to the writing table today with bluegrass great Daryl Mosley, who has been named the Bluegrass Male Vocalist of the Year more than once. So, I think I’m going to let HIM sing whatever we write today.
Have a great Monday!
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