A Quick Hello from the Road

A BMT Mixtape for The Riff — I never know where inspiration will strike! In this case, I heard “Still In Saigon” by the Charlie Daniels Band for the first time in my life a few days ago. The “War Games” title quickly popped into my head and I knew I’d flesh out a mixtape based on…

Six Months Later: An Update — Even after blogging about dating and relationships for over 4 years, I still can’t anticipate which stories will resonate with readers. I was gobsmacked when my back-to-back stories at the end of last year found such a large audience. My dating life might be perpetually in shambles but what a…

A Collection of My Favorite Singers — I don’t hide that Cherry Coke and reality TV are my vices. I haven’t watched every season of American Idol, but I’ve watched most of them, including the very first season (as well as the current season). I’m way too introverted and lacking in any singing capabilities (and too old)…

Turning an Old Dating Cliche on Its Head — His smile-bordering-on-smirk, 5 o’clock shadow, and swagger compelled me to swipe right. Normally I would have swiped left on his profile, but I made a decision at the beginning of the year to date outside my usual parameters. I wanted to see what it would be like to date someone…

A BMT Mixtape Dedicated to Wynonna Judd — I took my son up to Oxford, Tupelo, Graceland, and Memphis over the Easter break. I’d never been to that part of the country before despite living on the Mississippi coast for almost three years. A long overdue adventure! A tour of Sun Records; the perfect spring day at Graceland…

A BMT Mixtape for The Riff — I’m not sure that I can pick a favorite mixtape theme because I love each of my mixtapes. But there’s something extra special when I land on a kooky-licious theme that I know no one else is going to think of. There’s so much territory that’s already been explored within…

A BMT Mixtape for The Riff — Today’s theme feels predictable yet it’s taken me 4 1/2 years of writing about music to explore it so I get a pass, right? If I remember correctly, I stumbled upon Al Corley’s song accidentally and realized I might be able to work the title into something viable. Voila! Most…