BILL BLOG
Tuesday June 3, 2025
Hello Tuesday morning. Warming up to 87 for a high in Music City today.
YESTERDAY
I wrote with hit writers Brian White & Don Poythress yesterday out at Brian’s mini-farm, where he has a converted garage that he turned into a writing studio. Surrounded by ducks, miniature horses, chickens, and I’m not sure what else. Great place to write.
Brian and I talked a bit about our Cincinnati Reds, and I found out that Don is a Reds fan as well. Did not know that until yesterday. I’m going to see the Reds this coming weekend in Cincinnati, and when Brian heard that, he said, “Me too”! What? Complete accident.
So…I will see Brian and his wife Karyn Williams, who is a big Christian music artist. So, extra fun at the ballpark in Ohio this weekend. Bonus.
Brian brought up an idea to write that Don and I liked, and that’s what we wrote. A song about all the craziness going on in the world and the person one can turn to when the world is truly upside down. It’s a song that we’ll be able to pitch to Country artists as well as Christian music artists. Great day at the writing table that ended with a pretty danged good Mexican lunch.
SONG TEASE
Katrina Burgoyne is about to release her new single “Living The American Dream” in the next few days…a fun song the two of us co-wrote.
Katrina moved here from Australia, found a great husband, and the two have a baby they are raising in the States. It’s not easy being a singer-songwriter while trying to make ends meet and raise a child, but somehow she and her husband are doing just that. And that’s kind of what our song is about.
Take a look at this new TEASE for that upcoming single.
SONG OF THE DAY
I’m choosing another song I wrote with my friend Brent Burns, “20 Bucks Is 20 Bucks”. And there’s a great story about this song. It’s a funny tune for sure, but Brent tells me that when he sings this song in his shows, many folks will go up to the stage and drop a 20-dollar bill in his tip jar! Wow. I have GOT to start singing this song in some of my shows.
Either that or I’m going to write and sing the sequel, “A hundred bucks is a hundred bucks”.
HEALTH NOTES
A study indicates that daily coffee drinking is linked to major health benefits in women as they age.
Another study warns that toxic heavy metals have been found in all rice samples bought across US stores.
US health officials are urging all international travelers to get a measles vaccination shot amid outbreaks.
HERE’S YOUR SIGN
A true baseball fan there.
THEM AND US
Some of the very wealthy own big ole superyachts. 100 million and up. Turns out that it costs $250,000 to fill up that gas tank…ONCE.
Somebody once asked, “You know what BOAT stands for, right”? It means Bring Out Another Thousand.
TWINS
A pair of twins in England are celebrating their 100th birthday together. Bill and Jack Casey. Both say it’s important to stay active. And both say that they fully intended to live to be 100 years old, and can’t wait for the next 100 years. I always love optimists. Happy Birthday.
WILLS
People leave strange requests in their wills sometimes.
One woman left all her money to a donkey sanctuary. I’m guessing her husband may have been a jackass. Just guessing.
A vindictive grandmother left her sister $20 as a reminder of the $20 her sister once stole from her purse.
And then one man left a dictionary to his son, saying, “Hopefully, he can use it to find the words he needs to apologize.”
THE SONG
And with all of that, this is the funniest song about wills that I’ve heard, that I’ve posted before. “Where There’s A Will There’s ARelative”.
BIKERS BEWARE
Two motorcycle riders were hospitalized in Florida after they hit a 6-foot alligator that was in the middle of the road. Yikes. Fortunately, the injuries they suffered are non-threatening.
I’ve owned a bike a couple of times. Not only do you learn to be a “defensive” driver because of people who don’t seem to see you coming, but you also keep your eyes open for any animal on the road. I had a deer jump out in front of me once at night in Colorado when I was on a bike run out west. That aged me another 20 years, I think, and forced me to change my underwear.
TODAY’S HEADLINE
Dead Man Told To Go Back To Work. (Tough boss)
TODAY
I’m writing with Krystal King for the first time. Krystal works on Margaritaville Radio, is a Trop Rock artist and songwriter, AND she will be my co-emcee this year at MOTM in Gulf Shores, the big gathering of Parrot Head Fans.
So, we’ll get to meet each other, and write before we jump on a bunch of stages in Gulf Shores with microphones. Looking forward to it.
STUDIO
Then this afternoon, I’ll be in a recording studio recording a new song I wrote recently with Wil Nance and Irene Kelley. We recorded the tracks for the new song a couple of weeks ago, and today we are going to add vocals to that track. It’s always fun to hear new songs come to life.
Have a great Tuesday!
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