Vince Gill - I Still Believe In You - 1992

How good is this song?  Vince Gill is one of the most talented, respected and sought after singers and musicians on earth. He's a gifted vocalist, fantastic songwriter, entertainer, and terrific guitar player.  This was in the middle of his amazing 90's run when he could do no wrong and this song is simply perfect.  Well written, beautifully sung and wonderfully produced.  I loved many of Gill's songs, but this is the one that cut through the most.  Gill was a very interesting artist in 90's country.  During a time when traditional was in, his music was traditional, although it had a very contemporary sound as well.  His image was slick, no hat, and no tight jeans or loud boots, but his dedication to the format and its traditions were front and center.  He dominated and hosted award shows and was the front man for country for many years.  This was one of his many #1 songs as he sold about 30 million albums in his career.  In a decade where we had Garth, Clint, George, Alan, Travis, Alabama, Reba, Shania, Brooks And Dunn and others there was this whole other side where Vince Gill stood alone as a very different, but much loved and totally accepted by all.  You can catch Vince Gill now still touring with the Eagles. - (They know too).  His exceptional vocal performance on this song is one of the best of any hit song country has ever had. 

Last Week #17

My Full Profile On Vince Gill

This past weekend was a lot of fun for me. I rode my quad every day, met up with Cherise at the Valley Motor City cars and coffee event, ate some pizza, and made it over to a friend's place for a llittle get-together with a fire Saturday night. I also did some work around the house cleaning my room, dealing with laundry, doing an oil change on our lawnmower (a total mess), and chainsawing part of a massive tree which fell on our path through the woods during the crazy storms last week. I really wanted to take my boat out to fish, but our Silverado that pulls it is down with a busted transmission line, so I'll return to that idea once it is fixed later this week. No biggie. 

All of this is pretty standard stuff for me to partake in on my days off, but there was something else rather unusual I was invited to do that I am glad to have done. My brother asked me if I wanted to go mushroom foraging, and I wasn't completely sold at first, but decided to entertain the idea anyways. We hopped on my old four-wheeler and hit the woods, and it only took about two minutes for us to discover the motherload. There was a full hillside of this edible mushroom that looks like cheese, so we noted the location to come back to for harvesting and continued looking. 

It quickly became apparent that there are so many different types of fugus native to this area, and I did my best to document every species we encountered via photographs. There were tiny mushrooms the size of my pinky all the way up to some absolute burgers the size of my head or bigger. There were all different shapes, growth stages, colors, and patterns on these mushrooms too, making it difficult to know for certain which were or were not of the same species. My favorite ones that we encountered looked just like the mushrooms from Mario, with the red tops spotted in white dots. 

I really enjoyed being outside in the woods walking around looking for stuff. It almost felt like a side-quest in an RPG video game! Had it not been for the ravenous mosquitos, I could have done it all day. At this point, I don't think there's more than 10 square inches anywhere on my body without a bug bite on it, but I still can't complain; I'm just thankful I haven't had any bad run-ins with poison ivy. 

After harvesting the edible fungus we found, we ended up with a couple pounds. My mother took on the task of washing them up and preparing them for freezing, as there were way too many to try to keep fresh otherwise. Personally, I enjoy eating mushrooms, but they must be on something like a steak or pizza. I have not worked up the courage to try these ones we found yet, but I will.  It was ultimately just fun for me to hang out with my brother, learn a little bit about nature, and explore the woods looking for mushrooms; I would certainly do it again! 

It's the HARDY Send Me Backstage T-shirt and Ticket Stop...  

at Zombie Powersports and Countryside Campgrounds End Of Summer Bash at 2687 St. Route 43 in Mogadore...

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Check out Zombie Motorsports ATV's, UTV's, Golf Carts, Go-Karts, Motorcycles and more... 

Zombie Motorsports is Akron's Local Massimo Dealer.

WQMX will be onsite from 1-2:30pm and draw the winner of the HARDY Tickets at 2:30 Sharp. 

Must Be Present to Win.  Show me your country concert tickets and get Send Me Backstage T-shirts, while they last... 

This will be my view for the next week. I am taking next week off and going to my house in the Tennessee Smokies. I love it - it feels like home to me...a second home. I plan to stop by Dollywood, hit all of my favorite restaurants in the area (why cook?! I'm on vacation and the food there is delicious). Also plan to stop by the Aquarium of The Smokies, the Knoxville Zoo, Tennessee History Museum and more. I want to be sure to get some mini golf in as well - one of the best areas for a diverse selection of courses.

Have a wonderful week and a great Labor Day weekend! I'll talk to you in September!

Tim McGraw release his new album Standing Room Only and he celebrated by performing live on Good Morning America. He sang the title track, "Hold On To It" and "Something Like That"! He also chatted about the new album and heading out on tour next year!

Here is my August recap of my 50 Favorites From 40 Years Countdown.  There were some GREAT songs this month.  I have also included all months since January in case you are just jumping on the countdown.

Grab some ear buds and some coffee and enjoy some GREAT songs!  -  Thanks for reading and listening every day.  Click through them all!

#17 - Down To The Honky Tonk - Jake Owen

#18 - Drive South - Suzy Bogguss

#19 - Too Cold At Home - Mark Chesnutt

#20 - A Night To Remember - Joe Diffie

#21 - It's Just A Matter Of Time - Randy Travis

From Months Past

July

June

May

April

March

February

January

ICYMI - Here are my articles from this week on WQMX.com

Thanks for reading and for listening!

My Sunday Morning Song

Eat Of The Week

50 Favorites From 40+ Years - #17

Forgotten Jukebox P-64

Country Music Memory Lane - LeAnn Rimes Birthday (revisited)

Wynn At The Movies And More

If you have these two things in the fridge, you have a meal!  I love both and I am totally IN!

Delish..

Eggs And Tomato? This looks GREAT!

Box Office Results - Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story   $17.3 million

#2  -  Barbie -   $17.1 million      #3  -  Blue Beetle, $12.8 million

#4 Oppenheimer -  $9 million

New This Week -  The Equalizer 3  (Final Chapter)  /  Bottoms  (Trailer Inappropriate) 

Soon - Fans of the James Bond movies hope to know by the end of the year who will play the next 007 (Story)   

Barbie  -  Is now the highest grossing movie of the year  

Meg Ryan - Has a new Rom-Com coming out with David Duchovney, What Happens Later - October

$$$$$$ - You spend around $17 on snacks when you go to the movies

ESPN - Is bringing college football to a theater near you. The network has teamed up with Cinemark for 75 games

2018 - A Star is Born, directed by and starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga hits theaters

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

Also - My 50 Favorites Over 40+ Years This Week #17  (Link)

Plus - My Sunday Morning Song  (Link)

I own my childhood dream car, a Chevy El Camino, and I love it with all my heart. It's the mullet of the automotive world, with business in the front and a party in the back! Though it is difficult to put into any one box, I have it registered as a pickup truck, and it definitely does some truck stuff - like hauling around my quad. Some people choose to call them "crucks." Personally, I think "ute" might be the most accurate description. 

Whatever you classify her as, Eleanor is a 1981 with an older 350 SBC paired to a 3 speed automatic with the stock one-wheel-peel rear end. A lot of work was put into this vehicle sometime around the turn of the century, and I would call it a mild custom. It has aftermarket race seats, a cool paint job, and a built motor. Future mods I'd like to do include an LS swap, big brakes, suspension/steering improvements, and maybe some fresh wheels. 

I baby Eleanor, but I'm not afraid to put the pedal to the metal and get a little squirrelly out there. She rips, and power is never the issue, but rather traction. All the weight in the front and a bed in the back makes for some smoky burnouts. It's a healthy mix between a practical classic Sunday driver and a muscle car, though it is far from immaculate show condition (nor is it a racecar). It's a driver as some may say, but I don't drive my Elky as much as I would like, primarily due to the price of gas and how thirsty the vehicle is for premium fuel. I spend at least three times as much driving anywhere in that as I would in my Civic, but that's the name of the game. 

I'm happy just being behind the wheel of this iconic American ride on any sunny day, but something that really gets a smile on my face is the sound of the exhaust opened up under an overpass. Oh baby! That dual exhaust off those headers is my favorite sound, bar none. I genuinely enjoy talking to strangers about my Elky, and can hardly go anywhere without starting a conversation about it. People either just give me a quick compliment on it, ask about the year and specifications, or tell me about their uncle/brother/friend/mom/etc. who owned one when they were in highschool. 

For as long as I can remember one of my favorite pasttimes has been attending car shows, and this weekend I'm excited for the cars and coffee event at Valley Motor City in the Falls on Saturday morning. It should be a cool event, and Cherise will be making an appearance there from 9-11am with lot's of prizes! I hope to see you there too; here's the link for more information, if you're interested: https://m.facebook.com/events/302996018909275?mibextid=Z0UBBX