BILL BLOG
Tuesday August 19, 2025
It’s Tuesday…all day long. And it’s hot ALL day long. 97 for a high. And I refuse to look at the heat index for today. Meanwhile. Hurricane Erin is poised to come ashore on parts of the East Coast. Some parts of North Carolina have already evacuated. It’s at a Category 3 right now. They’re talking about extreme damage to the Outer Banks.
YESTERDAY EVENING
Our Evening in the Round trio with Linda Davis, Lang Scott, and me played to two sold-out shows last night in the town of Fairview, Tennessee, about an hour from the house over on the west side of Nashville, in a small, intimate restaurant.
Uncle Lenny’s is owned by some great friends of mine, Lynn Marie and her husband, Eddie Rodick…both great musicians themselves. It’s a small restaurant that they bought a little over a year ago, and folks have certainly found the place. Part of the reason is the great home cooking that they serve up there. My wife thinks their carrot cake might be the best she’s ever eaten. No argument from me on that one.
It’s been a little bit since Lang, Linda, and I have had a chance to play together, so last night was just way too much fun.
The crowd was filled with a lot of friends and familiar faces, and fans of Uncle Lenny’s. And we had folks from as far away as Germany and the Czech Republic.
A guy from Cincinnati walked in and noticed my Cincinnati Reds cap I was wearing, and told me that he remembered my band “The Shortline Express” playing at Julie’s Country Showcase, and he was a fan of my morning radio show in Cincy on WUBE Radio. That was cool, and I pointed out my wife, Kathy, to him, telling him that we met at Julie’s Country Showcase the second night my band played there. And here we still are!
I played my song “Grits and Gravy”, and felt like I wrote that song about Uncle Lenny’s as they do serve “grits and gravy” for breakfast, and there are “trucks out on the gravel lot” like the song says.
Thank you to Lynn and Eddie for having us as your first real “feature” guests last night at your place. We could not have had a better time!
Here’s a short VIDEO of the closing song last night from Lang and Linda.
TEASING SONG
This is just a short “clip”…a tease of what will be a new single from my friend Katrina Burgoyne shortly. “Stones”. I think this song could be a big favorite with the girls for sure.
SONG OF THE DAY
My friend and frequent co-writer Troy Engle got some great news yesterday. He was hired by Ricky Skaggs to be part of his highly acclaimed bluegrass band “Kentucky Thunder”. A high honor for any musician. Troy will be singing harmony and playing guitar, fiddle, mandolin, and pedal steel guitar. I told you he was talented.
Troy is the one wearing the cap on stage holding the fiddle with the band in that picture. Could not be happier for my Pennsylvania friend.
With that, I thought I would make Troy’s song, “BackHome,” which we co-wrote together, the song of the day.
HEALTH NOTES
The CDC has issued a series of travel warnings as the chikungunya virus continues to spread globally. Chikungunya disease is caused by the virus of the same name and is spread to humans through mosquito bites.
Over 50 beaches have been closed in Massachusetts after experiencing elevated bacteria levels.
Some good news. Texas officials are saying the measles outbreak is over for the Lone Star state.
HERE’S YOUR SIGN
Nicest way to say that ever.
POWERBALL
Time to buy a ticket, as it’s worth 650 million dollars for the winner. I just “googled” and found that I have a 1 in 300 million chance of winning.
So you’re saying I’ve got a chance!
BASEBALL
I’ve got my fingers crossed that Nashville might have a major league baseball team before I die after hearing MLB commissioner Rob Manfred talking about realignment…AND expansion. Nashville was named as one of the most desirable picks for having a Major League team. Bring it on!
There’s been a group of baseball pros working behind the scenes to make this happen. And it’s been determined that if we do get a team, they will be named the Nashville Stars, named after the Negro League team that was here years ago. I’m ready to buy the baseball cap right now.
GOING AWAY JOBS
More AI stuff. An article listed several jobs that could disappear because of AI. The Music Industry is one of those. You’ll have AI stars before you know it. It’s already happening.
Truck driving is another. Self-driving rigs will be on the highways. No drivers needed.
And then there’s customer service. Already non-existent, it seems to me. More talking with robots.
Geez. A good job to ensure your future might be learning to teach AI.
TODAY’S HEADLINE
May Act Against Local Dance Hall. Irate. Father Takes Home 16-Year-Old Daughter Found On Moose Floor. (Pretty sure you don’t find many people, no matter their age, on a Moose Floor)
TODAY
I’ll be rhyming online later this evening with two of my favorites, Darin and Brooke Aldridge. The two of them were close to Jeannie Seeley whose memorial was held at the Opry House last week. It stirred up this memory from Darin and Brooke that I want to share with you here.
Today, we celebrated the life and legacy of the incredible Jeannie Seely. We have several favorite moments we could share about Jeannie, but this one spoke to us today as she made her 5,398th Grand Ole Opry performance. A most precious memory we’ll always cherish with Jeannie was when she came into our dressing room at the Opry one night. We told her we had a special surprise. We sat her down and played our song "Grand Ole Circle," a song we had co-written with our dear friend Bill Whyte. We wanted her to hear it before it was ever released to radio, and thought it would be even more special to do it at the Opry. We were in dressing room #2, the “Bluegrass” room. When she heard her name in the song, you would’ve thought she had just received a major award. She was so appreciative and humbled that we included her in our song. We feel it truly meant more than we think she had words for. She would often thank us again and again for including her. However, we told her the song wouldn’t have been complete without her in it. We’ll always treasure every opportunity we had to be around Jeannie—from the laughs to checking out each other’s outfits and the sound advice she shared. She was a precious person who truly rallied for the younger generation of artists, and we’ll never forget that. It sure was good to be loved by Jeannie. If she loved you, she loved you. Forever in our hearts you’ll be, Jeannie. We’ll always love you.
Have a great Tuesday!
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