#bryan malpass

[thedaveandkimmershow]

So I spent the last week detailing our wedding anniversary celebration vacation... basically, reliving it.

Why?

Long standing policy, I guess. Too much of life passes by in the rush of the present and so much is lost when it does.

Lost?

Lost to memory. Things that happened to me, to us, experiences that are overwritten by next experiences. Small things that might be important if given a little space to grow. Small things that if given space to grow might inform me in some important way.

You never know, is my point. And this is something over which I do have control: considering what has happened and allowing it to affect what will happen.

In the case of our vacation, it could hardly have gone better. It wasn't all about doing... and so there was actual relaxing happening.

Not the worst lesson ever.

I'm also reminded of how it was with us and our SLR cameras all those years ago when we were dating. We'd go places to see what there was to see... and then take photographs of what inspired us. It was a true experience of exploration and discovery, the very example, today, of which is exploring what we otherwise assumed would be cordoned off to the public–which was actually not–and discovering an entire section of park that's been closed, abandon in a way.

Click this link for the 360 experience, best if you use your phone's auto-rotate setting and look at it as a landscape, not a portrait.

The arena was definitely the biggest example of looking passed the obvious because so much was beyond the obvious. I'm impressed guests can still walk around all this. For us, it was very much exploration and discovery. After all, at some point we saw cordoned-off lanes as if for long lines of concert goers that begged the question.

Where does this go?

Which is how we found the theater, ready for some big performance. Except no. We wound up asking and, while this section of the park is no longer "online" (for lack of a better word), Universal hasn't announced what's gonna be here instead. An extension of Hogsmeade? A little bit more Seuss? Maybe something completely new?

No one knows.

But it was fun navigating to that understanding.

Here's what is used to be, though...

Photography isn't the only way we explore and discover. While traveling, especially, there seems to be more latitude for spontaneous discussion. And if not latitude across all travelers then we certainly feel a more widespread permission to engage with fellow travelers that we don't normally feel to that degree during our normal day to day work/home routine. I dunno. There's more ability to continue and navigate smaller conversations into much larger ones. There's more conversational and experiential improv we manage on the fly and the time to do it. Yes, we're a little more in the moment... but it's still exploration and discovery, the best example of which definitely comes from improv'ing our way through one evening.

It's from our first night at a bar that we found ourselves in because the first two places we checked out for dinner didn't really speak to us. So we arrive at this bar when a bunch of guests have gotten up to leave so we grab their seats and ask the bartender if that was gonna be okay which leads to an engaging conversation lasting, on and off, our entire experience of drinks and appetizers.

Toward the end, we hear a favorite classic rock song. Kimmer mentions the song she'd like to hear. I pitch the song to the band and later, when I've actually forgotten I'd done that...

They start playing the song.

So we listen from the back of the main floor and, after the song's finished, we find ourselves at the front of the stage talking to these guys starting with how we're here at Universal celebrating our wedding anniversary. Which prompts them to ask about our actual wedding all those years ago. Which leads to a discussion about wedding songs that ends with Kimmer saying how much we enjoy AC/DC.

And then this happens.

Okay yes.

More please.

Because.

Exploration and discovery pave the way for such experiences. Improv'ing conversations and experiences can lead to this. Being open and being fully engaged in these moments...

Yeah.

It's a helluva a thing that can happen.

Which makes me wonder.

Is this only possible on the road?

[malbecmusings]

Like a rhyme with no reason and an unfinished song, there was no harmony, life meant nothing to me until you came along...

[newcountryradio]

In The New Country Music Express 26e jaargang  #T1208 (S767) (C14)van 18 december 2023  (wk 51) uitzending op Smelne fm & Crossroads Country Radio

Artiest                         nummer                     opmerking                 #

Travis Tritt – It’s A Great Day to Be Alive *maandartiest

Joshua Hedley - Country & Western          #1 2022

Zach Bryan ft Kacey Musgraves – I Remember Everything    #30

Tyler Hubbard - 5 foot 9                                                                  #29

Colby Acuff – Western White Pines                                               #28

Tony Jackson – Do You Remember Country Music                   #27

Dan + Shay – Bigger Houses                                                         #26

The Wilder Blue – The Line                                                             #25

Darius Rucker – Same Beer Different Problem                           #24

Alana Springsteen – Ghost In My Guitar                                      #23

Bertolf – Don’t Look Up                                                                    #22

Tanya Tucker – Breakfast In Birmingham                                     #21

Reba McEntire – Seven Minutes In Heaven                                #20

Re: Justin Moore – This Is My Dirt                         tip JT

Re. Tyler Childers - Percheron Mules ft Traveling McCoury tip H

Morgan Wallen – One Thing at A Time                                         #19     2e uur

Larry Fleet - Things I take for granted                                           #18

Gibson Brothers – What a Difference A Day Makes                   #17

Lukas Nelson & POTR – More Than Friends Ft. Lainey Wilson #16

Lukas Nelson & POTR – Icarus      tip H

Chris Stapleton – Higer                                                                    #15

Michael Cleveland - Luxury Liner                                                   #14

Bailey Zimmerman - Rock and A Hard Place                               #13

Brandon Ratcliff - Tale of two towns                                              #12

The Malpass Brothers - I’ve Got Her On My Mind                      #11

Tim McGraw – Standing Room Only                                             #10

Dale Ann Bradley - Kentucky Gold (met Sam Bush)                 #9

Luke Combs – Where the Wild Things Are          #1 B                #8

Luke Combs – Fast Car                              #1 B                #8                   

Re: Robert Weston - Sunday Mornin' Opry       tip B                            3e uur

Re: Dan + Shay We Should Get Married              tip JT

Dierks Bentley – Gold                                   #1 JT                          #7

Dierks Bentley - Cowboy Boots                  #1 JT                          #7

Willie Nelson - Slow Down Old World                                            #6

Vince Gill & Paul Franklin - Kissing Your Picture Is So Cold     #5

Riley Green – My Last Rodeo                                                         #4

Marty Stuart - Altitude                                                                      #3

Colter wall - Corralling the Blues                #1H                             #2

Colter Wall – Little Songs                            #1H                             #2

Cody Johnson – Work Boots                                                          #1

Cody Johnson – The Painter                                                          #1

Cody Johnson - Long Live Country Music                                    #1

Re Brad Paisley – So Many Summer

Re Bonnie Raitt - Just Like That

[ourpickwickclub]

Bryan Malpass and Randall Crawford are scheduled to play on Friday though so probably still Thursday

Yes, you’re right. It seems like other acts are scheduled for Friday so Blake’s must be on Thursday.

— M

[onthegoinmco]

Today Ole Red Orlando has announced a new weekly competition series that will entertain guests with some of the best up-and-coming country music talent from around the nation and provide local and regional artists opportunities to showcase their talents on a national stage as the performances will be live-streamed across each venue.

Ole Red Orlando

Ole Red Battle of the Bands begins on Wednesday, August 19th, and will take place across all Ole Red locations, giving fans in Orlando; Nashville and Gatlinburg, Tenn.; and Blake Shelton’s hometown of Tishomingo, Okla., virtual experiences of visiting each Ole Red location in one night. Fans can vote for their favorites and the winning band will take home bragging rights and a cash prize.

The program will be hosted every Wednesday beginning at 7 p.m. ET. Bands will play two songs, including one original and one cover, and guests will receive a special offer just for participating in the voting process.

The inaugural Ole Red Battle of the Bands features the following artists:

Orlando: Bryan Malpass

Gatlinburg: Dismal River Boys

Nashville: Monroeville

Tishomingo: Telina Rudd

Ole Red Orlando features live music nightly with state-of-the-art acoustics and lighting for a concert-quality music experience as well as indoor and outdoor private event areas and three bars. The venue is equipped with a large stage and concert-level production and sound capabilities, along with a video wall and additional LED screens. For the full live programming calendar, menus and upcoming special events, visit olered.com and follow Ole Red on social media @olered.

In partnership with the company’s official wellness advisor, Vanderbilt Health, each Ole Red location has taken precautions to ensure the safety of its guests and employees. For more information, visit olered.com.

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[ourlipsaremadeofcandy]

While in Disney World Florida, me and my friends requested this singer at Downtown Disney, to sing All Of Me :)

[thedaveandkimmershow]

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

So our plan for Monday was to have no plan. No agenda. Nothing specific to do.

Call it a bit of a lazy reconnaissance day, if you will, as it began with hanging out in the room all morning and early early afternoon when lunch seemed in order. We had breakfast from the stash we brought (now safely in the room's fridge). After that, Kimmer had tacos on the brain. Specifically Rocco's Tacos as recommended to us by the guest service agent last night when we checked in.

On our way out the hotel we stopped at the guest services desk to run through theme park tickets options that we later discussed between ourselves 'cause it wasn't an emergency and it could wait a few hours. We then Uber over to Rocco's around 2 and have a peaceful, relaxing, delightful lunch with a view.

Afterward, we explore down to the other end of the strip mall where, lo and behold, we find ourselves trapped in a Barnes 'n Noble for maybe an hour, an hour and a half.

Not trapped really. We just wouldn't leave the place it's such a playground for readers.

And yes.

We are readers.

Soon as we finish indulging, we walk back toward the Publix grocery store we passed earlier.

Why?

'Cause Kimmer brought with her the food she could safely transport in one suitcase. The rest we'd have to buy locally. First stop, then: Publix.

Fist thing, we check on the non-alcoholic bottled or canned drinks... but they don't seem to have any. So we move on to score, among other items, vanilla yogurt and rice pudding which I mention simply because I looooove rice pudding and vanilla yogurt. They make great breakfasts to go when you're out the door first thing in the morning for a theme park.

After Publix, we hail an Uber and, by 520, we're on the road for Total Wine & More which takes us about twenty-five minutes during the local rush-hour traffic but totally worth it since we score lovely non-alcoholic afternoon and dessert drinks for the week: two four-packs and a six-pack.

Okay sure. The Schöfferhofer grapefruit was straight up alcoholic but it is a tradition for us down here because Disney's Blizzard Beach is where we got our very first taste and we never ever forgot it.

Seven o'clock we're back at the Dockside to finally buy our park tickets: a three for five park to park deal wherein we pay for three days of access and get five days of access during which we can bounce from any park to any park across each day.

Back in our room, we hang out for a little bit of chips and beer before catching a bus to Universal City Walk a little after 730.

We're improvising a little because City Walk's open to 1AM.

We'll figure out something to do, basically. 😊

Okay so the big thing to remember about tonight is that there was an amazing lighting storm happening, already in progress as we stepped out of the hotel to catch our bus.

Seriously.

Like nothing we'd ever seen before. It was massive. Took up an unbelievable amount of real estate in the sky.

As we entered City Walk, we continued on our quest to take Where's Waldo style photos of the green 3D printed tugboat we're carrying with us wherever we go down here just for the occasion.

After that, we check out the Hard Rock then the big steam punk chocolate place where the chocolate isn't guaranteed to NOT contain nut allergens so their chocolate shop is basically a non-starter for us. 😕

We are here for dinner, though and, after two strikes, we're glad to happen upon the bar at Margaritaville where we can order off the bar menu right there at the, you know, bar under the faux active volcano that's definitely the center of attention. We also easily strike up a conversation with the bartender that was one of those shared experience sort of things, the ones where it's like Oh dear God, you too?

There's live music being performed on the main stage and, at one point, we become aware they're performing some classic rock including a song by Kansas. They're definitely taking requests and, since Kimmer's a HUUUUUUGE Kansas fan who really wanted to hear "Carry On, Wayward Son"...

I pass her request along to the band.

And then forgot about it.

In the meantime, we continue our conversation with the bartender who, despite our shared experiences, also reminds us of someone we know just in the way they communicate and carry themselves.

Finally, after bidding each other our fare-thee-wells, Kimmer and I are literally getting up from our bar stools when we hear it.

The opening bars to "Carry On, Wayward Son".

Kimmer was stoked. So we went down to the back of the main floor to appreciate the performance.

Afterward, we went up to talk to the musicians, at the very least to give them a tip which gave way to the fact we're celebrating 31 years of being married, which led to the vocalist/guitarist asking what our wedding song was which turned into an explanation of why we didn't have one because we didn't have a dance at our reception.

But, says Kimmer, we looooove AC/DC.

At which point, the violinist, plays the riff from Thunderstruck on his violin. The guitarist joins in and they figure out a thing or two together and then they start in for real.

And it.

Is.

Magnificent.

The vocalist/guitarist, by the way, is Bryan Malpass while the violinist is Tanner Johnson. Crazy talented, both of them. Especially on the fly like this.

If I had to guess, I'd say this memory right here is gonna stick with us for quite some time. It is just that indelible.

It is just that amazing, magical, and powerful.

🤯😊🤩☺️🎉🥳😍🤔👌

Eventually we're back at the hotel, coming up on 11. It rained at some point during our evening but we managed to miss that by being indoors most of the time.

Kimmer goes right to bed. I stay out at the picnic bench between the kitchen and front door putting the finishing touches on Kimmer's anniversary card as well as wrapping her gifts.

Thus endeth our second day down here.

[newcountryradio]

New Country   #1170 (729) van 27 maart 2023  (wk 13) tussen 19.00 -21.00 op Smelne fm

Album van de week:   Luke Combs - Gettin' Old - Columbia  River House

          Artiest                         Title                                                    

1.    Ricky Skaggs –   Heartbroke     maandartiest

2.    Luke Bryan - Most People are Good     #1 5 years ago

3.    Cole Swindell – Broken

4.    Lee Brice – Save The Roses

5.    Malpass Brothers – Sleep When The Party Is Over

6.    Jordan Davis – Next Thing You Know .

7.    Rhett Akins – That Ain’t My Truck  *Trucksong of the week  

8.    Luke Combs - I Love You Anyway   *album vd week*

9.    Luke Combs - Growin' Up and Gettin' Old   *album vd week

10. John Denver – Back Home again     1975

11. Bailey Zimmerman – Rock And A hard Place      #1

12. Amanda Colleen Williams – History  * juweeltje

13. West Virginia Railroad  - Deep In The Country

14. Sandra Vanreys – The French song ./Two Of A Kind - C’est la Vie

15. Alan Jackson – Drive (for daddy gene)

16. Marty Stuart - Altitude --favoriet    

17. Ricky Skaggs – Honey (open that door)

18. Brad Paisley – Those Crazy Christians          sofi

19. Nina Lynn – The Wolf

20. The Lasses & Kathryn Claire – Spring Is Here - 2023

21. Kenny Chesney – No Shoes No Shirt No Problems 2 in 1

22. David Ball – Thinking Problem     2in 1

23. Roger Miller – King Of The Road 1965

24. Clint Black – When My Ship Comes In

25. Luke Combs  - 5 Leaf Clover  *album vd week*

26. Ashley McBride – I Can Get No Satisfaction

27. Morgan Wallen - Last Night  * #1album

28. George Strait – She’ll Leave You With A Smile

29. Mark Wills – 19 Somethin’

30. Toby Keith – Who’s Your Daddy