It's a holiday week and you may have a few extra minutes, so let's get you caught up on some of my Country Music Memory Lane articles from the last few weeks

So, grab a coffee and a comfy chair, put your earbuds in and let's talk talk Country Music

Great Debut Country Songs - Part 1

Great Debut Country Songs - Part 2

Songs That Changed Everything - Part 1

Songs That Changed Everything - Part 2

What Is THAT Song - Part 1

What Is THAT Song - Part 2

Desert Island Albums - Part 1

Great Country Duets - Part 1

The Soprano's was one of my favorite shows...  This prequel should be very interesting.

It will be released October 1st in theaters and also on HBOMax.

 James Gandolfini's son plays a young Tony Soprano.  I just hope that the ending is better on this one. 

I have maintained for years, long before the following the following article that how people deal with shopping carts says a lot about who they are. 

When you go shopping and need a cart, it's generally one of the largest errands you can run, and it's part of a busy day. There is no argue in that. True, there are stresses and kids to deal with but in the end it's just a part of your day.  And I have to admit, it makes me shake my head when people don't return the cart, or don't put it in the corral and leave it out there for the rest of us to dodge and deal with in one way or another.  It's not 1979.  Stores have made things a lot better.  And you can show others in your world what the right thing to do is.

It doesn't make me mad because very little does, and that certainly is not worth that.  I feel that there is an inner anger that is in those who don't do the polite thing.  It seems so.  "I don't have to do that....."  Maybe they feel they just spent more money than they expected and are mad about that.  Or they are just lazy, or have some other excuse.

And in those efforts to "stick it to the store," all that is accomplished is making themselves look selfish and bad. 

Interesting Article

Jon Pardi was hit a few weeks ago for mandated vocal rest...

Now Cody Johnson's doctor advised the same. 

If you think about it... 

These artists were on the road non-stop touring.  Their voices were finely tuned machines (pun intended).   Then the pandemic hits and shows did not exist.  Playing in a room on an acoustic was great for zoom.  Although playing infront of 10's of thousands of screaming fans is way different.  Add on the excitement these artists are throwing out, being back doing what they love, putting on the best show possible for all of us fans.  I can understand the vocal strain...  We wish Cody a speedy recovery.  His statement is below:

 

 

 

 

 

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American bull riding has been called "the most dangerous 8 seconds in sports"...

Dylan Scott is brilliant. This is the most important 8 seconds in tiring out the kiddos.  Dad is a pretty good announcer too.  I can see this becoming a part of our nightly routine. 

STOP SCROLLING: Wholesome content alert! (?: @DylanScottCntry) pic.twitter.com/wTWzZ38N2H

— PRCA ProRodeo (@PRCA_ProRodeo) June 24, 2021

The new Old Dominion song is a real breath of fresh air in the middle of summer! This song starts off with a fun accordion or "squeezebox" and that's almost always a recipe for a fun song, and this one is.  I know they were just at Country Fest and they played to rave reviews on social media.  This is probably their most fun song to date.

GREAT New Song!

I love it when the occasional squeezebox song shows up in country music, there have been a few and as long as we're at it, let's look back at a few of them.  And a lot of them with very good success!

Mark Chesnutt  - Gonna Get A Life  (#1 - 1994)

Over the past year or so, many of us did more cooking at home than ever before.  And some have improved their skills and that's a good thing!  I love to eat and I love good food. The Beautiful Windy is a great cook, and we eat well.

But I ran across this and I thought it was worth sharing, simply because all of these things sound great! Shred by Chefs and they can elevate all of our games here!

Shared By Chefs!

About Half – Of us feel good about returning to a movie theater (Cinamasafe)

Is This YOU? - 13 percent of us never buy something from the concession stand at the movies 

Box Office Results - F-9 brought in 70 million (largest in over a year)

New This Week - The Boss Baby: Family Business / The Forever Purge / Summer Of Soul

NBC - Has canceled Good Girls, starring Christina Hendricks, after four seasons.  (Story)

Black Widow - In theaters July 9

Clifford - There is a huge backlash over the new trailer for the new Clifford The Big Red Dog movie. Live action and Clifford is GIGANTIC!!! 

Harry Connick Junior  - Will play Daddy Warbucks in the upcoming Annie Live! special on NBC. (Story)

Stuart Damon  - Best known for playing Dr. Alan Quartermaine on General Hospital, has died. He was 84.  (Story)

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

Check out my Song Of The Week - (Link)

And My Food Articles LOL   - The Eat Of The Week  /  Shared By Chefs

Ice cream is always an essential during the summer, have you ever thought of making it with Kool-Aid? Simplemost shared an article that has recipes to make Kool-Aid ice cream and sherbet. They take a little bit of time, but very few ingredients, and the kids can help! Click here to read more! 

Another day, another food trend on TikTok. This time it's Oreo Sushi, and it only requires 2 ingredients, Oreos and milk. However, there is a little bit of work involved. Check out the TikTok video for the how-to: 

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#oreosushi #oreodesserts #fyp #oreodessertrecipe #chocolatefood #pleasemakethisvirall #easyrecipesforkids

♬ original sound - Adam Wright