BILL BLOG
Monday, June 29, 2026
It’s Monday morning, y’all. And the heat wave has moved into Nashville. They’re calling it “dangerous heat.” A high of 93 is expected today, 97 tomorrow.
I’m surely glad someone invented AC. My top 3 inventions of all time might be AC, GPS, and indoor plumbing.
THE WEEKEND
It sure was fun writing once again with Victoria Venier, who is the “girl” part of our “Hits & Grins” trio with Steve Dean and me.
It had been a while since I’d seen her, as we have both been busy doing our own things lately. On top of all of her other talents, Victoria is an “avid” horsewoman and owns, I think, three now? And she’s just now breaking in a young colt who is now fully grown. That’s always fun. She told me that the first official ride on a new horse is just getting up and sitting still in the saddle for a few seconds, and then dismounting. If the horse doesn’t buck? You’ve had a good ride.
And she should know, as she’s been tossed a couple of times. And out of the three horses she owns, guess which one she assigned me?
Uh huh. So we caught up, talked horses, and wrote a brand-new tune. A good Friday.
ALAN JACKSON
He performed his final concert in Nashville this weekend, and the rain did not stop folks from packing the Tennessee Titans football stadium.
He said to the crowd, “We’re not going to dwell on all this sad ‘last show’ stuff…I’m not dead.”
No, he certainly is not. But he’s been battling a disease that makes it hard for him to walk and keep his balance, so he will no longer tour.
I had the pleasure of being around him a couple of times. He could be a tough radio interview because he’s quiet…soft spoken. But his music spoke for him. Big time.
Thanks for all the great music Alan.
SONG OF THE DAY
Becky Denton, my Paris, Missouri friend, just released the new single that I wrote with her, “Barefoot Day,” and that’s the song for today. Her talented husband, Will Denton, who plays drums and piano, produced this fun summer record that Becky and I wrote several years ago. The song is all about kicking off your shoes on a hot summer day and dipping your feet into a lake or a pool, or just kicking them off and then doing some barefoot dancing in the kitchen, as you’ll hear in this new song.
HEALTH NOTES
A large study finds that switching from cigarettes to vapes is linked to major eye diseases.
A California mom of two is back to her normal life after a robot helped remove her breast cancer in a historic surgery.
Luis Cano is the oldest living person in the United States. He’s a young 111 years old. His secret to living a long life? No smoking, no alcohol, and getting good sleep.
HERE’S YOUR SIGN
It’s all about how you read that one isn’t it?
SAFE STATES
WalletHub just listed the 5 safest states in the country. They are:
5…Utah
4…Massachusetts
3…New Hampshire
2…Maine
1…Vermont (Safe…and they’ve got Ben & Jerry’s!)
NEW MIRANDA
I do love the album title for the new Miranda Lambert album coming out in October, “Crisco.”
If the album is a hit, I’m going to put out an album titled “Lard.”
HOT FIGHTS
My daughter and her husband have to endure the heat dome thing going on in Germany for just a few more days before they move back to the States. AC is a precious commodity in Europe. So much so that some were pushing, shoving, and more, trying to buy an AC unit at a store this weekend.
Too hot. Best “hot” line I ever heard comes in a song from a co-writer of mine, Wyn Varbel, who recorded a song titled “Hot”. One of the lines is, “Hotter than Cindy Crawford in a cedar-wood sauna.” That’s hot.
I SEE LITTLE PEOPLE
Scientists say that eating new magic mushrooms makes folks see “gnomes” and little people, and they don’t know why.
Might be the reason one of the seven dwarves was named “Dopey.” Just a guess.
FLIRTING
Psychologists say the best flirting technique is not some prepared line. Like, “Are you a parking ticket? Because you have ‘fine’ written all over you.”
Or, “Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?”
Or even, “I’m rearranging the alphabet, and I need one more letter…U.”
None of that. Humor, a warm smile, and eye contact are the ticket, according to those psychologist folks.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
From the late, and funny, Phyllis Diller:
“Marry a man your own age. As your beauty fades, so will his eyesight.”
TODAY
My buddy Troy Engle is in town and reached out to me for a writing appointment today. Looking forward to that. Not only because I’ll get to write with him, but I’ll get to ask him how his job of playing several instruments in the Ricky Skaggs band is going…and I already know the answer.
Have a great Monday.
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