George Birge has released a new single called "Mind On You" which he co-wrote with Colt Ford. George says he drew on inspiration for how he felt about his wife when they were dating. daydreaming about her all day just so he could go hang out with her that night, and that's how they came up with the idea for the song. 

I can't wait to see what Lainey Wilson has in store for us at the Bosom Buddies Benefit October 19th at The Akron Civic Theater.... 

(She may give Sarah Kay a run for her money costumes wise ;)  Costumes or not she is going to tear it up!!! Get your tickets by Clicking Here!

 

 

 

 

 

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You may be like me, disappointed on the Browns season start.  Playing 4 pretty mediocre teams and going 2-2 is not where they thought they'd be right now.  I wrote a lot in the preseason that this team had a ton of question marks and I was mocked at times by fans saying that we were going 13-4 and the like. They won't  - and they still have questions.

I don't think they are underachieving.  I think this is who they are.  They have a few remarkable players on this roster who perform as touted.  But many thought to be remarkable are not.  Just because the names are familiar from college or a cast off from other teams doesn't mean they are great.  It means they are known.  This team has invested a ton of money on players that other teams would not.  And to me, that is very telling, as pretty much every other team has won more games than us since 1999.   Maybe some of these guys just aren't that great.  

The head coach is a major problem.  I think he's a creative offensive coordinator, sometimes too creative. But he is not a motivator of men, he is too laid back and does not seem in charge.  This team plays with no heart or emotion, and that is a death sentence for an NFL team. It's easy to blame the defensive coordinator for the ridiculous 4th quarter issues.  Too easy.  Players make or don't make plays.  Maybe they just aren't as good as fans think.  Firing him makes people feel better, but you still have the same players, in the same uniforms.

The leaders are not leading as usual.  Continued embarrassing off field problems are turning into on field problems.  Character matters, and some players that are committed to winning is the issue.  I wish some were as committed to winning as they are to the lifestyle and possible awards that youth and big money bring.  I also feel the owner is probably involved in the wrong things with the team and absent in areas that are more in his wheelhouse.  But knowing that history, I'm not sure at all what that is.  A questionable past can do that.

Many point to when the new QB enters the scene, things will be better, and that is possibly true.  More than likely more of a factor next season after missing almost two years. Again, with embarrassing off field problems this owner and coaching staff decided to invest a quarter of a BILLION dollars in.  I am not down on the Browns, I'm a fan too that just looks at them honestly.  Pretending there are not large problems top to bottom is simply not being honest.

Can they fix all this? Sure, but there will have to be major changes in thinking and general good football sense. This absolute nonsense of letting computer analytics decide in game decisions that matter is silly.  It's not only costing the Browns games, but other teams too.  How about using them as a valuable tool to prepare you during the week and make good football decisions on Sunday from your own brain.

Any kind of win against the Chargers at home this week would be welcome and could turn some fortunes as they are a tough opponent. But we better cover people as they can score points by the truckload and have a great QB.  Sunday the Browns were beaten by a QB that has been a bust in the NFL and completed ONLY 7 passes against us all afternoon.  Simply embarrassing in today's NFL.  Then they simply out-manned us and ran it down our throat in humiliating fashion.  Their coach figured out at halftime, that his own mediocre QB was not the answer on that day, and challenged the Browns manhood to stop the run.  They could not, and looked weak and over matched. 

All these "easy fixes" are turning out not to be so easy.  It's time to stop the fans and local media Browns fanny smooching and realize that we are who we are right now. And right now, today, this week -  this 2-2 team, who is a miracle field goal away from being 1-3, just isn't as good as many think.

Time to face the facts.

Aaron Judge of the Yankees is having a great season, no doubt.  The national media is all goo-goo eyed over his home runs and that's to be expected.  He's in New York, a Yankee and a nice guy.  This would be far more ho-hum if this was in Kansas City, or St. Louis, just ask Albert Pujols, who, oh my the way, just hit number 702 with the Cardinals!  (Only 12 behind Babe Ruth). Judge only has to hit bout 500 more to get there.  Sorry about the reality here.  To me, right now, the possible triple crown is a more amazing feat for Judge that is brutally hard to do. But homers are sexy.

But the homers will come into play in the months ahead.  Judge is going to end up with about the sixth best home run season ever.  He will not hold the record, by a mile.  That's fact again. I know the media would leave you to believe differently, but that's the truth.  He will set an American League mark, and that's great. But Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, and Sammy Sosa all will have marks far beyond Judges, all in the National League.  And that's where it gets very interesting.

Aaron Judge was about six when those guys and tons of other hitters and pitchers were more than likely loaded up with steroids and breaking decades old records on the regular.  So far, MLB has not put these guys in the Hall Of Fame, but they do recognize the numbers as of today as records, both hitting and pitching.  When Judge hits 62 that may all change.  MLB would love to recognize a legit home run record that eclipsed Roger Maris' 61 in 1961. It would end years of asterisks and "what if's."   They would also love a Yankee to again be the record holder.

Judge's feat may start a movement to erase all of those "records"  for anyone who did, or was thought to be on roids in that era, and that for baseball purists may be very welcome. They may find some new formula that would adjust the numbers to reflect a new numbers "reality."   If so, it would give Aaron Judge the single season mark and also restore Hank Aaron to the All-time home run mark of 755.

It will be interesting to watch if this begins to happen. 

Jon Pardi has released the follow up to his latest #1 single "Last Night Lonely".  This is the second single from his latest album Mr. Saturday Night, "Your Heart Or Mine" has a mysterious quality to it where Jon sings about meeting a girl at a downtown bar and it's only a matter of time before they get together again.

Box Office Results - Don't Worry Darling  (20 Million)

New This Week -   Smile  / Hocus Pocus 2 (Disney Plus)

New NEXT Week -  Amsterdam /  Lyle, Lyle Crocodile

Reminder - October 14 — Halloween Ends with Jamie Lee Curtis  

Dahmer  - Ten parter on Netflix, big numbers this week  

Many Families  - Of victims unhappy with the Dahmer series

Tenet - (2020) has been named the most confusing movie of the 21^st century so far 

Movies Ahead of Christmas - This year Great American Family will have 17 originals, UPtv 17, Hallmark 40, and Lifetime 26  (Story)   

Hallmark - Rolls out thier new Christmas movies October 21 

James Earl Jones - Signs off on voicing Darth Vader – They can use old recordings though

This Weekend – Check out my Country Music Memory Lane (link)   Montgomery Gentry 

I've added a lot of new articles in the Country Music Memory Lane Series with the Mega Star Series in the limelight the last few weeks.  In case you missed them, here they are.   I like to make them easy to find in case you missed them the first time around. 

These are the most recent, so grab a coffee, a comfy chair and some ear buds and get ready for some great country!

Dwight Yoakam

Randy Travis

Dolly Parton

Hank Williams Jr

Clint Black

Reba McEntire

Barbara Mandrell

I always thought that if you don't have a can opener, you were out of luck.  Turns out, I was totally wrong.

Check this out!  Ways to open cans that work!

Who Knew??

Kelsea Ballerini released her new album Subject To Change today and made an appearance on Good Morning America to celebrate. She talked about her new music and twinning with Shania Twain before performing her latest single "Heartfirst".

The first day of Fall. After the warm temperatures we've had lately, it's officially sweater weather! I'll admit this is not my favorite time of year. Now I do enjoy hoodies, hot chocolate, hayrides and Halloween; but not what we are headed toward. With my schedule, it's sad when it starts getting dark about 3 hours after I get up for the day! My favorite time year is Spring and Summer because it's getting warmer, staying light later, and you can be outside without freezing to death! 

I know I have to accept it. When we get to the first of winter, I will tell you a story (and show you a picture) from this past winter and the nightmare I had. Until then, thoroughly enjoy the colorful leaves and the football games.