2025

🎵”We got winners, we got losers, We got cowboys, we got truckers… We got sweethearts, lots of handsome ones… I love this bar, love the people here, love the feeling of being yourself, not having to pretend anything.” I Love This Bar – a song that reminds us that while life may never be perfect, there’s always a stool somewhere, a song on the jukebox, and a cold drink waiting.

Introduction Toby Keith’s “I Love This Bar,” co-written with Scotty Emerick, is a country-music anthem...

Toby Keith’s Kids Are REALLY Struggling ….“Dad’s always with us, and that’s what I remind myself. Dad’s always with us. Dad’s not gone. Dad’s here” . When I listened to Stelen, Shelley, and Krystal share about their journey through loss, I realized that the pain of losing a loved one never truly goes away—you simply learn to live differently, one day at a time. Shelley said, “You don’t ever get over it, you just have to get through it, which means it’s always there.” That honesty made me understand that family love is the greatest source of strength to help us stand firm in the face of hardship. Especially when Krystal sang “Don’t Let The Old Man In” in memory of her father, I felt even more deeply the power of connection and the resilience it takes to rise above grief.

Introduction A few years back, I stumbled upon Clint Eastwood’s film The Mule late at...