BILL BLOG
Thursday July 10, 2025
Here comes Thursday, bringing a lot of sunshine with it to Nashville today and a high of 90.
YESTERDAY
My writing session was with my Mobile, Alabama Trop Rock buddy Eric Erdman, who was in town writing and performing this week. Eric is about to celebrate receiving a Gold Album Award, as he’s a writer on “Stones Throw”, one of the songs on the Red Clay Strays album. That album, and that group that he’s known since he was young (they’re from Mobile as well), has blown up big time. They are selling out everywhere they go these days. And I could not be happier for my talented friend.
Yesterday, Eric brought an idea to the table about being grateful for those kinds of blessings, and I was happy to write it with him. Eric always plays about 8 guitar chords I don’t know, as he’s a gifted guitarist. And he has a witty, sly sense of humor as well, witnessed in this fun song he wrote, “Who Is They”?
Good to see him, even better getting to write with him again.
LAST NIGHT
I got out and saw my friend Lauren Mascitti with a full band at the “world famous” Station Inn.
The Station Inn is a haven for bluegrass music, but it also hosts “country” artists as well.
Last night, Lauren and the band did a mixture of “country”, but the crowd also got to hear some of her new “beach” songs coming on her new EP to be released in a few weeks, including the fun song “Rum Pum Pum”.
I was reminded once again while listening last night of the amazing talent in this town, and reminded myself I need to get out a little more often and soak some of that up.
DIFFERENT KIND OF JOB
My publisher was at the Lauren Mascitti show last night, and he brought some of his wife’s family with him, who were visiting from Las Vegas. His brother-in-law has a unique job. He’s a photographer for UFC fight events. Yep. Sometimes he winds up on top of the cage, shooting pictures, trying not to get blood splattered on him while he’s taking pictures of those fights. He’s in town covering one of those fights in Nashville this weekend. It certainly would not be a job for the squeamish.
SONG OF THE DAY
Here’s a song that Carley Arrowood recorded that I wrote with Josh Shilling, “Deeper In Love”. Carley is a noted bluegrass artist and a heck of a fiddle player. At one time, she played fiddle for my friends Darin and Brooke Aldridge, and now does her own thing. Josh was friends with her and sent her our song, and she fell in love with it. So, thank you for that, Josh!
HEALTH NOTES
And the cases keep coming. There are now over 1,300 cases of measles that have been reported in the U.S.
Ritz peanut butter crackers have been recalled due to a packaging error that poses a peanut allergy risk.
There’s a new AI-powered app that gives parents the chance to feel their unborn baby’s heartbeat through gentle vibrations on their phone.
HERE’S YOUR SIGN
Good to know.
CLINGSTONES
No, not the Flintstones, but the “Clingstones”. I’d never heard of them either until a friend of mine, Mutt Cooper, who is part of our Freedom Sings USA songwriter group, sent me a Columbus, Georgia Clingstones baseball cap. That’s the minor league baseball team down in the peach state. And yes, “Clingstones” is a peach. Mutt knows I’m a huge baseball fan, so it was a nice surprise gift for sure.
I asked him if there was a “Gallstone” baseball team anywhere. He has not replied yet.
STAY OUTSIDE THE MACHINE
A kid ignored that warning and climbed into a Claw Machine trying to get a free prize.
This time it happened in Mason, Ohio, which is just north of downtown Cincinnati. But it’s happened several times before. Wonder how many dollars were spent trying to pull the kid out with the “Claw”?
NEW PHRASE
And I do think this phrase perfectly describes people who seem to love finding and believing bad news. “Doomscrollers”. Folks who sit with their phones and scroll through the bad news and conspiracy theories. I’m betting there will be a Doomscroller Convention somewhere, someday. Maybe they can hold it at Area 51.
BOUND TO HAPPEN
Velvet Sundown is a rock and roll band with 1 million Spotify followers who just scored a number one hit. And now we find out there’s nothing real about the band. They are completely AI-generated. The music, the band members, and even their publicity photo.
The music industry is challenged to try and figure out a solution for AI, which steals what was created by real artists and songwriters. The fake is most definitely out of the bag.
MEANWHILE
Microsoft has announced that by slashing jobs and using AI that they have saved over 500 million dollars. Maybe they’ll hire the Velvet Sundown Band to help them celebrate at their quarterly earnings party.
TODAY’S HEADLINE
Goat Accused Of Robbery. (Yes…he was a baaaaad goat)
TODAY
I’m back writing today with the guy who wrote the huge hit “Broken Road” for Rascal Flatts. That would be Bobby E. Boyd. I’m thinking we should write a song titled “Asphalt Road.” Maybe?
Have a great Thursday!
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