Hope
everyone had a great Easter! It was a slow weekend – the way it
should be sometimes. A lot to talk about, so I’ll break it down....
VEGAS
In
just a few days, I will be taking my first trip to Las Vegas, NV to
cover the Academy of Country Music Awards for Billboard. I am very
excited about this, as it will be my first trip to Vegas. It’s
going to be a working trip, but hope to see some of the town while I
am there. Should be a fun time! I have been exceedingly blessed over
the past couple of years in my career. I don’t take any of it
lightly.
THE
SHOW THIS WEEK
If
you get a chance, tune into Kix 96 for the weekly installment of
“Crazy Chucky’s Classic Country Corner” this Wednesday. My
guest will be one of the greatest singers to have ever graced a
microphone, BJ Thomas. We talk about his new album, The
Living Room Sessions,
which includes duets with some of music’s top stars. One song that
has a particular impact on me is “Rock & Roll Lullaby.” This
is one of those songs that - to quote Ms. Charlene Darling, “always
makes me cry.” I have written before about taking many a Saturday
morning trip to 100 Oaks Mall with my mother as a child. On the way
there, I remember so many hits of the day on the radio – some
Country, but also several pop hits from acts like Dionne Warwick,
Debby Boone, Neil Diamond, and yes, BJ Thomas. Some of those songs do
take me back a few years, and the older I get---the more they are
like lullabies!
TONY
ROMO
This
week, it was announced that Tony Romo received a contract extension
from the Dallas Cowboys that – if played out – will earn him more
than Ravens QB Joe Flacco. Really? Take the Super Bowl win away from
Flacco, and I would still shake my head in astonishment. Have you
seen Flacco’s playoff record? Have you seen Romo’s? Better yet,
have you seen Romo’s record in games that would get the Dallas
Cowboys into the playoffs? (Uttered in my best Jim Mora
impersonation) I am a Cowboys fan, and the struggles the past few
years have not all been Romo’s fault, but Jerry Jones, I need a
car. That almost would have been money better spent!
NO
HOME COOKIN’ LIKE DAD’S
Somewhere
over the years, my father perfected the art of making what is called
a “Low Country Boil.” It consists of crab meat, sausage,
potatoes, shrimp, corn on the cob, and a few other things I am
leaving out. When I say “perfected,” think a 1982 episode of
“Dallas,” Marilyn Monroe in a white dress, or 72 and sunny on the
beach. A few weeks ago, he and Marcia made one for my birthday. Then,
while I was in Nashville a few days later, I stopped at a restaurant
chain that advertised one on their menu. Not even close. Won’t name
names, but suffice to say, there was no comparison...
COINCIDENCE?
I THINK NOT!
The
past couple of weeks have seen some interesting things happen in my
life. (You’re thinking---another rant about being single,
right?...Come on, admit it!) None of them bad, but each has given me
pause to think and reflect. Some really cool things and people have
come into my life as of late. As time goes on, you meet people who
impact your life for a reason. It’s neat how God can take on the
figure of many people, or at least that’s how I look at it. Whether
it be one of the biggest-hearted people in Madison County, who last
year urged me to leave it in the Hatchie (she knows who I’m talking
about, and I’m still trying), or a couple of people I met last week
who reminded me about how God introduces like-minded people together
– sometimes in eerie fashion, I think it’s safe to surmise that
these things don’t just happen. I used to shy away from thinking
that shows like “Touched By An Angel” or songs like “The
Christmas Guest” are real....but why not? More often than not, that
explanation makes a lot more sense than saying “That’s just
fate.” And, to think, we sometimes feel he doesn’t answer
us.....See, I didn’t mention anything about my being
single....Oops....Well, those are my thoughts for April Fools’
Day......Going to get ready for ‘Dallas’ tonight...two more weeks
after today! More on that later.....
