BILL BLOG
Friday July 11, 2025
Friday morning is on us, and here comes the weekend. Sunny and warm in Nashville today with a high of 92.
YESTERDAY
Bobby E. Boyd and I wrote at my publishing company, and we tackled a “funny” idea that Bobby had saved specifically for me. Keep in mind that Bobby has written some GIGANTIC hits like “Broken Road”. But with me? We wrote a song about a waterbed! Uh huh. I’m pretty sure it’s not going to be as big a hit as “Broken Road” was for Rascal Flatts. But, it is funny, and it’s always funny to help a hit writer like Bobby chase their funny idea and turn it into a song.
Bobby did share with me how he was a roofer before that Rascal Flatts smash hit came along. And he hated being a roofer. He was probably too old to be up on roofs. When he found out that the group had recorded that song, and that it was going to be a single release, AND that everyone CORRECTLY predicted it to be a big hit, Bobby told me he broke down and cried. It changed his life. One song. And oh yeah, he quit roofing.
SPEAKING OF SONGWRITERS
This is a funny quote from my favorite songwriter, Roger Miller. “The human mind is a wonderful thing. It starts working from before you’re born, and it doesn’t stop until you get up one morning to write a song”.
He was a funny, creative genius. Here are a couple of other gems from Roger.
“Wow, imagine what God could’ve done if he’d had money”.
“If I had my life to live over…I wouldn’t have time.”
BURT AND DOLLY AND ROGER AND OTHERS
Here’s a great VIDEO from 1973 of a short-lived late-night show hosted by Burt Reynolds. Dolly and Burt are seen almost flirting on the couch before she sings a song she wrote about coming to Nashville. And then you get to see and hear Roger Miller sing and deliver that line I just quoted from him. And joining them was Bobby Goldsboro, Dinah Shore (who Burt famously dated), Mel Tillis, Porter Waggoner, Minnie Pearl, Jim Nabors, and Glen Campbell.
SHOWCASE
November 3-5, I’ll be in Durham, North Carolina, for a showcase with our “Evening in the Round” show that stars Linda Davis and includes Lang Scott and myself.
We will be playing for those folks who book theaters all over the southern part of the country, who will listen to several acts, and then book whoever they want for upcoming dates in their performance series. We’re very excited to be accepted to appear in this showcase.
SONG OF THE DAY
Today, it’s the song “Man Card” from Brent Burns, a song we wrote about the kind of things a man does that should make him turn in his Man Card. It’s become a crowd favorite for those who are fans of Brent’s.
After we wrote the song, I told Brent he should consider selling “Man Cards” at his show. He does…and he sells the heck out of these things!
HEALTH NOTES
Experts say hypnosis may support alcohol use disorder treatment, but it is not a cure.
A new study named the state of Massachusetts as the best state for overall health system, followed by Hawaii, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia.
The worst state is Mississippi, ranked at the very bottom. Also at the bottom of the list are Texas, West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.
HERE’S YOUR SIGN
Heck of a time-weight-loss program.
PRIME
It’s the last day for Prime deals on Amazon Prime. Somehow, no boxes have shown up on my doorstep yet. Yep. I’ve resisted buying this.
Or this.
Somehow.
ON A STICK
It’s that time of year when the Fairs start popping up everywhere. And that means “food on a stick”. And these days, you can find almost anything you want on a danged stick. It’s not just a plain ole corn dog being offered up. You can get cheese on a stick, a pickle on a stick, pork belly on a stick, and how about this?
Pizza on a danged stick! Happy Fair Season y’all.
EXPENSIVE ROCK
The biggest meteorite rock to ever hit Earth is going up for auction. Sotheby’s will be selling it, and they estimate it will go for at least 4 million dollars!
The rock was excavated in the country of Niger back in 2023 and will now be on the auction block on July 16. Somebody is going to own a huge Pet Rock.
TARIFF
New tariffs went out from President Trump. Like anything else political comedy writers are having a field day. One says, “There’s no need to worry about the Coronavirus. It has a tariff on it.”
TODAY’S HEADLINE
Woman Questions Marriage After Her Husband Falls In Love With An AI Girlfriend. (Might turn into the first ever AI marriage, and possibly AI divorce.)
TODAY
I have a short online writing session scheduled today with Brady Seals & Lauren Mascitti to try and make what we think is a good song (that we wrote earlier this week) even better and more appealing to a duo we are pitching this song to. Other than that, I have a free weekend ahead!
Have a great weekend yourself.
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