Aww…some Monday’s Music Moves Me

Aww Monday & More

A happy belated Mother’s day to all of the moms out there. There are three in my family, my wife, our daughter, and our oldest granddaughter. As a result we have one daughter, four grand children, and two great grand children, so far. We gathered Saturday evening for a dinner of smoked pork loin and grilled chicken by your truly. It was a great evening. Sunday, after church we reassembled at our house for a late breakfast before everyone headed home.

There was our 51st wedding anniversary, but it kind of got lost in the shuffle. The wife and I exchanged cards late in the afternoon and just reflected on how God has blessed our lives and the family He has built around us. Life has been very good…very good.

Back at the Track

Thursday was the high school state championship track meet and it was held at a local high school. The meet started around 9:00 am and ran into early evening. I left at 2:30 and the sprints, hurdles, and short relays had not begun. The highlight of my photo adventure was the high jump. I managed to get three very nice images. I will be delivering all of my images to the track coach today. The team won the boys and girls state championships.

Monday’s Music Moves Me

A couple of weeks ago I featured a 90’s country female vocalist that was a great talent but never reached the popularity of a Trish Yearwood or Reba McIntire. Today I thought I would move to the male side of the genre and maybe expand beyond the 90’s. Let’s face it, the 90’s started with Alan Jackson and Randy Travis. Then Garth Brooks came along and nobody could touch him for popularity. One artist I always liked was Neal McCoy. He had a smooth sound and an easy going nature. Here is a song that I selected for our 50th anniversary celebration.

Travis Tritt came on the scene in the early 90’s as a final hurrah for the “Outlaw Country” genre. Long hair, no hat, no glitter suits, and a little southern rock sound made him popular with many but never a superstar.

Ricky Van Shelton came out of the 70’s with a traditional country sound that included the pedal steel guitar. Here, he teams up with Dolly Parton for a blast from the past.

This list wouldn’t be complete with out the late, great Toby Keith. Toby arrived on the scene in the early 2000’s with what is still my favorite Toby Keith. When I was a little boy, we all wanted to be cowboys.

16 thoughts on “Aww…some Monday’s Music Moves Me”

    1. mysticstrasse's avatarmysticstrasse

      Happy Anniversary! You just show how much you love your wife by the songs you choose. I felt so sad with Toby Keith died…his videos were funny. Now Michael Bolton is soon to pass away sue to the brain cancer..just like my dad.

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  4. CAAC's avatarCAAC

    Belated warm wishes to all the beautiful moms on your side. It sounds like y’all had a grand time celebrating these magnificent women on Saturday. Excellent photo and music share, my friend. Have a boogietastic week!

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  5. Sandee's avatarSandee

    You have a most beautiful family. God has blessed you both with a wonderful family.

    ♫♪Happy Anniversary to you both.♪♫

    Love all the videos. Well done as always.

    Thank you for joining the Awww Mondays Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week, my friend. ♥

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  6. Alana Mautone's avatarAlana Mautone

    The love you have for your family is reflected by the love they have, in turn, for you. Your action photos are, as always, amazing. Of the videos, my favorite was the duet with Dolly Parton and Ricky Van Shelton – as a non country fan I had never heard of him. I also would have enjoyed hearing more of Neal McCoy. Too bad superstar fame eluded him. Alana ramblinwitham

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