Hi Ho Rita!

Well good morning to you on a Wednesday Nov. 21, 2018. Thanksgiving tomorrow! where did that come from? Man o man do the days goes by. This means the year is already closing in on us  and that went by quick at least for me.  Life is a fast moving train and hopefully I’ll catch on sooner or later. Concerning the times ;

Stop rolling downhill like a snowball headed for hell

Stand up for the flag and let’s all ring the liberty bell

Let’s make a Ford and a Chevy

That would still last ten years like they should

‘Cause the best of the free life is still yet to come

And the good times ain’t over for good

Merle Haggard at one time was concerned the good days were over. He was worried when the microwave oven came into play and he mentioned women not wanting to get in there and cook anymore. Oh man oh man; that would be a crying shame ;  especially with tomorrow being turkey day. You know one year and I can testify; I found myself in a dysfunctional kitchen with at least 5 other ladies and there was a pecking order when it was time to prepare the turkey gravy . To each his own and let me tell you; every woman present,  thought she knew best. So lets break up the brawl ladies and men if you please , and join forces! I’d love to hear in the comments below how you prepare your turkey gravy. Tim; from Southern California says “don’t stop stirring or it will be lumpy” and he says “chop the giblets and throw em in there too.” Thank you Tim not only for listening to the Morning Cup 5 days a week but for telling the world how to make a better turkey gravy.

Let me tell you ; between all the new music and emerging artists on Red Dirt Roots Radio; I have a feeling in me as though I just ate a satisfying plate of Thanksgiving dinner. This year I’m not only excited for pie but I can say that I am blessed and thankful to be a part of the independent music industry out there ; packed full of powerful songs and powerful people. If you haven’t listened to our platform ; I feel sad that you’re missing out and I want to invite you to listen today on reddirtrootsradio.com thats web radio 7 days a week with a LIVE  dee Jay  ; thats me Jeri James;  5-8 am Pacific broadcasting live out of the Great Northwest, the beautiful state of Oregon , in the little teeny tiny town of Cottage Grove ; We are the little station that could and we can because of the friends networking together with us. Thanks for making our musical dreams possible and with that I hope you all have a safe and fulfilling holiday. Please don’t forget to post your Turkey Gravy Recipes below!!

Hey there, this is Jeri James with Red Dirt Roots Radio with the Morning Cup . You can call me JJ, you can find me on facebook @grittyredguitar. You can find me on Twitter.com @Reddirtrootstx. I’m also on Instagram and I don’t understand snapchat but I’m trying.

So yeah, do you have a hash tag I can borrow for tomorrow because mentally I can throw a rock at Friday and I already have the feeling in me. So yeah, I celebrated with fantastic coffee , strong enough to float a horse shoe from a Veteran owned, quality company called @BisonUnionCompany. I’m drinking a Ranch Hand blend and if you could fill a pond with this stuff it’s so rich in boyency that I could walk on it the way Jesus walked on Water I think . Um anyway, it’s like a good sized rock to the forehead, it will for sure wake you up inn the morning thats ranch hand coffee from Bison Union company.

We celebrated the feeling in the air with new music. New music from Shane Smith and the Saints hot off the press Mountain Girl and she might stay tuned for a very special release from another favorite on the station Zane Williams releasing his single TOMORROW called Good Man to Have Around. We took a listen to that brand new song but it was so early the birds werent even chirping’ yet next door so if you missed it, have no fear or tear, we’ll debut that tune and give proper show case tomorrow again thats Zane Williams Good Man to have around.

Which there is nothing like a marvelous man and I have one that knows just how to fix a leaky faucet, skin a cat and wD40 a squeaky door. Well, not skin a cat , I’ll leave that to Alabama, for now , honey did you feed the cat?

Well that’s a wrap everything under the sun and then some just for fun a little off subject, yet always right on key, that’s me JJ and you can catch the Live show 5 days a week, right here on reddirtrootsradio.com Monday through Friday, 5-8 am.

Hi there . My name is Jeri James and I am the Morning cup host and dj for the webcast reddirtrootsradio.com. I have another edition of the Morning Cup Re-Cap to report to you and I thank you for clicking on this post.

First of all , I want to be transparent with you. I am not a news source. I am just a songwriter, singer, mother and housewife that has a passion for the art of music and with the backing and permission of a few, I am able to host this webcast. Anything I say can and will be held against me because of the nature of the generation in which we live. So I feel it necessary to say, my opinions are mine and if I make reference, I will do the best in my ability to site my source. Ultimately, I talk about the things that interest me in  music , in the music industry and in the musicians.

This morning was really interesting to me because I got to talk a little about what its like to step out on a new project not knowing number one what I was getting myself into. Number 2 how much it was going to cost total and number 3  how to trouble shoot the issues I was facing without stalling the progress of the Album release.

When I began building my first album in 2009 I had no idea that it was going to cost our family in excess of about 10,000. The list of expenses was insane and we really couldn’t afford to do what we were doing but we managed to scrimp and save and get the project done with resources that came to us over a 5 year period.

I also had no idea that I was biting off more than I could chew when I crammed 17 songs into one album. Looking back now, I feel like I completely hyper extended myself and my family like an armpit out of joint! Ouch. If I build another album, next go round, I will only have a max of 12 songs on that disc.

Troubleshooting. It seems like the story of my life. If you put me in a pitch black room with articles of clothing, I would naturally step into the light afterwards wearing everything backwards and upside down. And why is that when I drop my buttere toast on the kitchen floor it has to land on the buttered side? I cannot tell you but that is my only certificate from the school of hard knocks, where I learn wisdom  from failing the first go round. People always say, “Smarter , not harder” and I look at them sort of funny because I don’t always know what that means and when in doubt hiring it out was not , is not and will not always be option so I guess I’ll have to stick with slowing down and asking questions as well as continuing to make mistakes along the way. Theres many different ways to cook an egg as there are ways to build an album, so maybe that is why many folks start with just one song at a time. I can recommend that now!

I believe its’ called an Ep and I believe that’s also a wrap withe recap. As Always, thanks for tuning in and y’all have a good one!!!

I have a few albums left if you’re interested…here’s the link.

paypal.com/invoice/p

Hey there , this is Jeri James with Red Dirt Roots Radio, and I have for you the Morning Cup Re-Cap. Here on this station, we play the best of Texas Country, folk rock, Americana, and roots music  also known as Red Dirt.

It’s no ordinary day in the studio. In fact Friday Feeling always deserves a hashtag parked in front of it. So How about a run down of topics we’ve been discussing here on the show  throughout the week.

Back to  Monday , we beat the Meloncholy Long face with a Texas sized  Charlie Horse and let me tell ya, that’ll wake you up in the Morning ; Faces splashed, and revived in no time by a band called Comanche Moon. This group is from Amarillo Texas and let me tell you they took us  Back to the Country picking wild onions and chomping on rabbit Stew with all senses ignited while listening to their latest music from their 2018 album release which you can find on comanchemoonband.com if you like tunes that tell a story alongside a catchy melody, you can find more great music at Comanchemoonband.com.

On Tuesday we kicked back on a therapeutic Red Couch and bled the wound with sad , sad tunes , a little melodic therapy ; including a song by one of our very own , veteran here in the Grove by the Name of Shawn David.  Shawn Ooh rah and Semper Fi to you, thank you for serving our country ! Our hometown Cottage Grove is blessed to have you as a member of our community   Shawn’s new and latest tune mourns the blues and the bittersweet of loved and lost and he’s one to follow as he develops and progresses musically. You can hear him perform on November 30th and The 1st at Bugsy’s with the Band Most Wanted.  Stay in the loop and here at the station , we’ll do our best to keep you posted on this Country , Red Dirt Artist indeed.

Not only is it my honor and privilege to report to to you a local musical hero but I want to also shout out another local gentleman here in Cottage Grove by the name of Paul Tocco who honors active duty and Veterens in his great restaurant. Many of you may be familiar and even regular customers on Main Street Buster’s cafe. Paul asked me recently to bring in a picture of my daughter who is serving in the United States Marine Corp. when I went down to drop off the 8×10 I took a moment to peek at his collection of photos; all men and women who have served  and are serving  currently. Not only is the food at this place fantastic but I also was impressed to find out that  Veterans and Active Duty Service-members get 20% off their meals on Tuesday, Wed and Thursday  and the 11 The of the month , their meals are absolutely free. That’s right on the 11th of any given month active duty as well as any Veterans eat at Buster’s  cafe free , compliments of Paul Tocco, Buster’s Cafe right here in Cottage Grove Oregon . Thank you Paul for honoring our heroes.