Kip Moore's latest single "Crazy One More Time" is actually a deep cut from his 2012 album Up All Night. A fan favorite, Kip is re-releasing it as a single on what is possibly a new album, see his tweet below: 

Been tough to stay quiet with what I got comin..and I ain’t talking about just 1 tune. A year in the making is coming soon. Cheers to the rock solid Slowhearts out there.

— Kip Moore (@KipMooreMusic) January 7, 2022

Here's a performance of the song from Nashville back in 2012: 

Maren Morris released a new song, the first single from her forthcoming third album. "Circles Around This Town" is about Maren's journey from her home state of Texas to Nashville to break into the music industry nine years ago. She sings about her early days in Nashville and about chasing her dream. 

The official music video was also released today for the new single co-written by Maren, her husband Ryan Hurd, Julia Michaels, and Jimmy Robbins.

Well cold weather is here again and for some reason I have some of the same memories go through my head every winter. Most of them from long ago, and generally deal with the extreme cold days in my life. 

Like the  (-26 degree)  Superbowl Sunday when I lived in Columbus in the mid 80's.  I left my two-tone Buick Skyhawk running all night on the curb so I could go in and do the show at 4 am!  I started it about 5PM Sunday afternoon when it was only (-10), I locked it up and left it running, watched the game and went to sleep.  Also pumping gas at the Phillips 66 Station in Jefferson City one morning with my Red Buick Skyhawk T-Type at about 430 AM in an ice storm about 5 below and 50 mph winds late 80's.

There are plenty more, but the one that always stays with me is the winter of 1981-82 when I was working at WOBL in Oberlin, Ohio before I moved away for 20 years.  I had a beautiful 1974 Chevelle Malibu Classic  (above)  that I loved and I didn't drive it in the winter.  I had a "winter beater" as we called them.  Mine was a 1974 Mustang II that my older brother had driven, wrecked, and left for me in the driveway.  It was a piece of work.  All of my friends had one then, Joe Red had an old AMC Gremlin, Beef had the Ford  "Maverust", and Kurt Zing had an old Ford Galaxy that looked like the Andy Griffith show patrol car.

My beater at one time had been brown, now it was rusted.  It had been sideswiped front to back on the passenger side.  It burned oil and had a 4 on the floor shifter.  Only the driver door opened until my friend Bill took a small sledge hammer to the passenger door and it then worked.   It got terrible gas mileage but it did run well.  BUT it had NO REVERSE GEAR.  When you put it in reverse it would just grind.   I have no pictures of this amazing car, as there was no reason to take any at  the time!

So that winter I drove a car, every day with no reverse gear.  I always had to park it where I could go out nose first.  At home, at work, at the store, the bowling alley, friends houses, everywhere.  At the radio station, I was doing mornings there, so I'd go in at 4AM, and make a big turn in the parking lot and face it out before anyone got there.  Somehow I did it. I made it till spring and the nice weather with that car, until I could bust out the Malibu again. 

When I left for Columbus in 1983, I left the Mustang at my moms house in Berea, and someone stopped by one day and bought it for about $100.  I'm guessing for parts?  It was the only time I parked it front ways in my moms driveway, and the buyer said there was no reverse, which I admitted.  My mom asked how I drove it all those months, so I told her, she was mortified!  LOL. The buyer just laughed....

I sold my beautiful Malibu and moved to Columbus where I bought my first Skyhawk, which I did drive in the winter, as my "winter beater" days were over.

What was I thinking?  I wasn't - I was 20.

Ingrid Andress and Sam Hunt released a new duet that describes the emotion behind a break up. This is her first collaboration since the release of her album Lady Like and the official music video stars Ingrid and Sam in a Nashville dive bar, featuring vintage-inspired fashion and ‘70s glam.

“I’ve never done anything like ‘Wishful Drinking’ before,” Ingrid said in a press release. “I’ve always wanted to work with Sam and have been such a fan of his for a long time. I admire how he stays so true to himself and am so happy to have him join me for my first collaboration. The song was co-written by my friend JP Saxe, and it became this amazing sad bop, which we all know I love.”

Sam Hunt added, “I heard Ingrid’s music a while back and knew right away she was a very talented singer and songwriter. “I met her not long ago at a Nashville Sports League kickball game and I really enjoyed getting to know her a little bit. When the opportunity came along to be a part of this song with her, I was all in.”

Ingrid will be opening for Keith Urban on his The Speed Of Now Tour that will make a stop at Blossom Music Center on Friday, July 15th! Click here to purchase tickets.

Well 2022 is all about the girls in country...  (New Records!)

Let’s Go Girls!!!! Proud of you @taylorswift13. Historical records are meant to be made and then broken. The baton is meant to be passed on to new generations. Unstoppable young female country artists are ? inspite of the hurdles ✊ #trailblazers https://t.co/SZORYzSay6

— Shania Twain ? (@ShaniaTwain) January 6, 2022

(New songs) dropping Friday 1/6/22.

 

 

 

 

 

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 (New Performances)

 (New Gifts)...  Who doesn't like Gifts!!!!

@ashleymcbrydemusic @lukecombs gave me an end of tour gift. And my reaction was fully on brand. Thank you Luke!! #bar #crafty #ohshit #LukeCombs #AshleyMcBryde ♬ original sound - Ashley McBryde

(New Fans)... Which song would you pick?

Jennifer Lawrence picks 'Holding On To You' as the one song she would listen for the rest of her life. pic.twitter.com/Q0Azjkvf4d

— Ran Fan (@randalourita) January 5, 2022

Tonight's New at 9 "New Song Spotlight" was a new single from Lady A. Earlier today they announced their first single of 2022 would be the title track from their latest album What A Song Can Do.

Co-written by the group's Charles Kelley with Ryan Hurd, Sam Ellis, and Laura Veltz, this new single is about music and the emotions it can make you feel. Take a listen, what do you think about "What A Song Can Do" from Lady A?

Tenille Arts performed her single "Back Then, Right Now" earlier today on The Kelly Clarkson Show! Tenille tweeted about the appearance a day before saying it is a dream come true moment. 

I know there have been a lot of Betty White Tribute's... She is a National Treasure.

Here is Russell Dickerson's Take on the legendary theme song.

 

 

 

 

 

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And a Brewery in Mineral Point, Wisconsin has a pretty cool thing going on with Betty White...

Mineral Points was where White's 3rd Husband Allan Ludden was from and he is buried there.  The brewery made an announcement this week.

They have had Blonde Betty on tap for years.   It is a Betty White Brew.  It was kinda like "buy one for Betty incase she stops by".   They have decided to keep the promotion going thru the end of January and then donate the proceeds to an animal charity...  Click here to see details.   

I wish the brew was in a can or a bottle so I could have some sent our way.  

Are we over-beaned as a society? As a people?  As a country? Probably so.  I am not anti-bean by any stretch of the imagination. I like a good bean as much as the next person.  I prefer green beans more than baked.  I go Navy bean once a year, and I sprint away from Lima beans like an Olympic gold medalist.  National Bean Day was last week I found out.  Who Knew??

But I know that tons of people LOVE a good baked bean. One that has been lovingly prepared in the kitchen by somone of age and not having much else to do. Then married with bacon and brown sugar before being sunbathed in the oven for a couple of hours.  All before being served to the hungry masses, after mass with our Sunday Dinner.  So here's a recipe.  It does look good!

Big Time Beans

Some of My Other Recent Eats Of The Week

London Broil

Egg Plant Parm

French Onion Soup

The Browns season is mercifully over and now we can look forward to what's next.

As Americans, we love an underdog. The nation was founded as such. A bunch of scrappy militia taking on the worlds most powerful army at the time and winning independence.  It's in our DNA.  As Northeast Ohioans, we double down on that. We are tired of being made fun of by others. We cheer for our perennial under-dogged teams with a passion seldom seen in the most bujee of markets.  So what's next for us, our Browns, our QB?

Baker Mayfield is the perennial underdog.  He has been told his whole life he's not this or that and proved them wrong.  Full disclosure - I am not huge fan of his, BUT I respect his toughness and I respect that HE wants to be the guy to bring glory to the Browns. I also respect he never complained about coming to Cleveland.  He was drafted #1 for exactly that reason. To be a hero with fans he could identify with directly and to change the culture of a losing team.  But this season was a lost one for him and our team.  Much of it not his fault if you're being honest about it. Some of it was, as were injuries, COVID, and incredibly bad coaching didn't help either.

I see people screaming with powerful opinions on Social Media about running him out of town, or he's not NFL quality, or the Browns will never get it right with him.  I understand fans are frustrated and he's the easy target. OK, I'll respect that opinion. But here's the question those fans seldom think about.  What is next? And here's one more.  WHO is next?  This town for some silly reason that I have never understood, loves the second string QB -  always has.  I remember when fans were screaming for Paul McDonald to play QB here in the 1980's and bench Brian Sipe.  Oh my.

Then it was Kelly Holcomb, as fans turned their backs on a nearly dead Tim Couch who was getting his brains beat out every Sunday afternoon. Then it was Johnny Manziel. Oh yeah, put Johnny in that will fix everything, and there have been others.  Those fans got what they wanted and the stinking continued. It's never, ever a good thing when the most popular guy on the team is the backup QB.  It never, ever goes well.  To his credit, Case Keenum handled himself very well this season, even when fans were screaming to put him in.  If Keenum was a real answer, there are plenty of teams that needed QB in June and he wouldn't be here in the first place.  If the Browns think he IS the answer for next year, those fans will get thier wish  -  again.

So, as much as angry fan is yelling, can you answer the question at all?  Who and what is next?  It would take a large miracle to get Aaron Rodgers, or Russell Wilson here, please move on. So we trade for Garropolo, OK.  How about next season when he's out for 6-9 weeks with some injury, that is his reality. You trade for Deshaun Watson, you want those ongoing legal problems?  Derek Carr? Possible sure, if he leaves Las Vegas for Cleveland?  Would you as a 30-ish rich young guy?  Then there's Matt Ryan. Sure the Browns could probably get him in a trade. But he's 37, and has been to a Superbowl.  I don't hate that, Baker would probably be in the trade, then you could draft a QB and let the pick sit and learn for a couple years. Also keep in mind, we are not the only team looking for a QB, we don't have dibs.

They say draft someone. OK, who?  There is no instant franchise changer out there. So if you dump Baker and draft a kid from college, then you have to go tell Miles Garrett, Joe Bitonio, Nick Chubb, Jack Conklin, Jarvis Landry and a ton of other great veterans that you're starting over. When you told them last year that our Superbowl window was open. You want to do that?  Yeah, me either.  Then you have to convince free agents to stay, (and that you know what you're doing), and beg new ones to come here.  You could make a trade and find someone off the current radar, but you may have to give up a Kareem Hunt and big draft picks.  You see, it's a lot easier to scream for a Baker change than it is to actually get meaningful change.

Be careful what you are wishing for. Baker had a GREAT 2020, and won a playoff game in Pittsburgh and took the Chiefs to the brink on the road. That's just fact.  He also had a terrible 2021 with a broken shoulder and countless other aches and COVID issues.  That too is fact.  So who is the answer? I have no idea,this is not a Baker problem, as a total team, this team needs to do and be a whole lot better next year to win. Even if Aaron Rodgers is here, because bad play calling and bad coaching is a problem no matter who is under center.  Also keep in mind, places like New Orleans, Miami, Denver, and PITTSBURGH are looking for QB's too.

Whether Baker is here next year or not, and I hope he is for many reasons, as fans we need to hope that the Browns organization understands fully that Baker alone was and is not the entire problem.  The whole thing needs to be better when it matters, in games that matter on both sides of the ball and on the sidelines.  If he stays, get him healthy and commit to him, and get the contract behind him and all of us.

Simply blaming Baker is an absolute recipe for 9-8 next year and watching Cincy win the division again.  Be wise Browns - and Browns fan.