Help Get my Co-Write with Kimberley Dahme to #1Everybody my co-write with Kimberley Dahme Singer-Songwriter, is up for voting for a spot in THE ICEMAN'S TOP 40!! Help me get it to #1. Just click on the link and find it in the voting poll area to the right of the page. It is about 1/2 of the way down and click on, "It Takes Two To Fall" Kimberley Dahme - http://theicemanscavern.com/

Our new song "WARRIOR" and FIND THE MISSING WARRIOR PROJECT - To the Warriors, POW's, Missing in Action, Killed in Action and Unknown Veterans: http://t.co/eGoNuJIC52 via @YouTube

My Latest Interview with David Bellamy - It's all about the BOOBS!!http://www.examiner.com/article/boobs-talking-with-david-bellamy-of-the-bellamy-brothers?CID=examiner_alerts_article

Nashville, Tennessee

On each and every Wednesday and Thursday night, Lee and Lee Jay present their Writers Night at this great location in the heart of downtown Nashville.  The location I am speaking of is Millennium Maxwell House in Nashville, TN.    

Lee Rascone' is a staple in the Nashville Music Scene.  Lee has been hosting writer’s nights for over 18 years in Nashville and many of the greatest and most prominent hit songwriters and music artists have graced his stage through the years.  Some of those artists that have made it big recently are Kacey Musgraves, Florida Georgia Line, Greg Bates, Easton Corbin, Love and Theft.  Also spending time on Lee's stage recently are American Idol finalists Molly Hunt and Kree Harrison.  

Other Country Artists, Hall of Fame Writers and Hit songwriters that have spent much time on Lees stage are Lisa Carver, James Otto, Anthony Smith, Jamey Johnson, Sarah Darling, Due West, Randy Houser, Eric Pasley, Lucas Houge, Love and Theft, Jerrod Niemann, Walter Egan, Tracey Lawrence, Larry Henley, Tony Lane, Jeff Stevens, Tim Nichols, Chris Wallin, Whitey Shafer, Don Wayne, Jimmy Payne, Reese Wilson, Rand Bishop, Sarah Darling, Danny Mayo, Billy Walker, Tommy Hill, Don Wayne, Danny Dill, Jimmy Payne, Dick Feller, Ottis Blackwell, Jerry Foster, Danny Dartz, Glenn Douglas Tubb, Rafe Van Hoy, Larry Cordell, Rachel Thibodeau, Aaron Barker, Doug Johnson, Pam Belford, Bekka Bramlet, Clay Mills, Dean Miller, Jeff Cowen, Stella Parton, Jeff Dayton, Steve Chapman, Dave Gibson, Jimbeau Hinson, Gerald Smith, Irene Kelly, David Lee, Matt Jenkins, T.J. Osborne, John Osborne, Jeffrey Steele, Greg Crowe, Gary Talley, Moore & Moore, Kristi Manna, Tony Stampley, The Wrights, Leona Williams, Ron Williams, Randy Beaudro, Rand Reynolds, Tommy Barnes, Tom Fedora, Wynn Varbel, Dave Brainerd, Will Champlain, Tayla Lynn, Bernie Nelson, Billy Austin, Bryan White, Charlie Crow, Gene Cook, Greg Barnhill, Jason Matthews, Marc Alan Barnette, Lucas Houge, Jeremy Bussey, Megan Conner, Pete Sallis, Ben Caver, Craig Monday, Corrine Chapman, Ray Sisk, Dave Robinson, Bruce Michael Miller, Emily Shacklenton, James Peters, Buddy Hyatt, Mac Elliott, Kelly Archer, Rick Tiger, Clay Mills, Jon Stone, Mark Steven Jones, Phil Barton, Johnny Bulford, Kellys Collins, Joel Shewmake, Amanda Hunt Taylor, Jeff Batson, Natalie Hemby, Barbara Cloyd and Mark Sanders.

These are all very special and mega talented people and they have earned a spot on this weekly update forever. 

I am sure there may be more that we might have missed as 18 years is a long time.  If you are reading this article and you should be on the list above, please email me at:  [email protected] and I will get you added.

This is a premier listening room full of ambiance, vibe and will have some of the best writer’s in Nashville, TN taking the stage on Thursday nights via Lee Rascone.  With Lee’s son Lee Jay running the sound board, the sound is always pristine.  

This weeks talented guests are:  
Wednesday May 28th
7:00 p.m.
Alyssa Jacey,Jen Hart,Tawny River,Danika Holmes and Preston Leatherman

8:00 p.m.
Cody Brooks, Taylor Heard and  James Peters,

9:30 p.m.
Sara Derr, Austin Dean, Jamie Meyer and Jan Buckingham

May 29th
7:00 p.m.
Tanya Noga, Donna Desopo, Kat Lee Jones and Melekia Peterilla

8:00 p.m.
Swat Music Group - Johnny Garcia, John Swantner, Dave Gibson, Jay Brunswick, Rebecka Moreland
and Josh Dunn
9:30 p.m.
Melissa Miller, Mama Smith, Sasha Aaron, and Alayna Carroll

Please check the Facebook page for updates and scheduling.  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rascone-Writers-Nights/1380141382210829

All scheduling is subject to change as people get sick and have family emergencies.  If you are coming to see one particular artist, please check out the artist’s website or Facebook pages for confirmation of appearance as these articles are published a week before the events and life does happen. 

The venue is located inside of the Millennium Maxwell House, 2025 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37228

Maxwell’s has so much to offer for everyone from the traveling business person to the locals looking for a great night of entertainment, food and drinks.  You can come into Maxwell’s every night for live entertainment.  Maxwell’s has the distinct honor of being one of the more hopping and off the hook with the who’s who clientele and fun places in Music City. 

Every single night you can come into Maxwell’s and hear music of all genres from country to reggae to blue and rock along with singer songwriters who have written some of the hits you hear on the radio today as well as the up and coming songwriters and artists who you will hear on the radio soon.  There is a great restaurant at Millennium but if being entertained while you eat is more your thing, you can order your dinner and drink in Maxwell’s and enjoy some fabulously talented folks while you eat.  Maxwell’s menu features some good southern dishes prepared in good old fashioned southern ways.  All in all, this downtown Nashville bar is a great venue in which to enjoy a memorable night's entertainment.

Operating Hours for Maxwell’s are:  Open daily from 2:00 p.m.  - 11:00 p.m. 

Live music begins at 7:00 p.m. central time. 

FREE PARKING, great food and drinks and phenomenal music.   Sounds like a perfect night to me. 

For people who would like to be considered to play at Maxwell’s’ please email/text Lee at [email protected].

If you are a performing singer/songwriter and would like to be considered for a Featured Interview/Article please email [email protected] or visit: http://www.insidethesong.com/promotions.html  

Like them at Facebook at:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rascone-Writers-Nights/1380141382210829

Nashville, Tennessee

On each and every Wednesday and Thursday night, Lee and Lee Jay present their Writers Night at this great location in the heart of downtown Nashville.  The location I am speaking of is Millennium Maxwell House in Nashville, TN.    

Lee Rascone' is a staple in the Nashville Music Scene.  Lee has been hosting writer’s nights for over 18 years in Nashville and many of the greatest and most prominent hit songwriters and music artists have graced his stage through the years.  Some of those artists that have made it big recently are Kacey Musgraves, Florida Georgia Line, Greg Bates, Easton Corbin, Love and Theft.  Also spending time on Lee's stage recently are American Idol finalists Molly Hunt and Kree Harrison.  

Other Country Artists, Hall of Fame Writers and Hit songwriters that have spent much time on Lees stage are Lisa Carver, James Otto, Anthony Smith, Jamey Johnson, Sarah Darling, Due West, Randy Houser, Eric Pasley, Lucas Houge, Love and Theft, Jerrod Niemann, Walter Egan, Tracey Lawrence, Larry Henley, Tony Lane, Jeff Stevens, Tim Nichols, Chris Wallin, Whitey Shafer, Don Wayne, Jimmy Payne, Reese Wilson, Rand Bishop, Sarah Darling, Danny Mayo, Billy Walker, Tommy Hill, Don Wayne, Danny Dill, Jimmy Payne, Dick Feller, Ottis Blackwell, Jerry Foster, Danny Dartz, Glenn Douglas Tubb, Rafe Van Hoy, Larry Cordell, Rachel Thibodeau, Aaron Barker, Doug Johnson, Pam Belford, Bekka Bramlet, Clay Mills, Dean Miller, Jeff Cowen, Stella Parton, Jeff Dayton, Steve Chapman, Dave Gibson, Jimbeau Hinson, Gerald Smith, Irene Kelly, David Lee, Matt Jenkins, T.J. Osborne, John Osborne, Jeffrey Steele, Greg Crowe, Gary Talley, Moore & Moore, Kristi Manna, Tony Stampley, The Wrights, Leona Williams, Ron Williams, Randy Beaudro, Rand Reynolds, Tommy Barnes, Tom Fedora, Wynn Varbel, Dave Brainerd, Will Champlain, Tayla Lynn, Bernie Nelson, Billy Austin, Bryan White, Charlie Crow, Gene Cook, Greg Barnhill, Jason Matthews, Marc Alan Barnette, Lucas Houge, Jeremy Bussey, Megan Conner, Pete Sallis, Ben Caver, Craig Monday, Corrine Chapman, Ray Sisk, Dave Robinson, Bruce Michael Miller, Emily Shacklenton, James Peters, Buddy Hyatt, Mac Elliott, Kelly Archer, Rick Tiger, Clay Mills, Jon Stone, Mark Steven Jones, Phil Barton, Johnny Bulford, Kellys Collins, Joel Shewmake, Amanda Hunt Taylor, Jeff Batson, Natalie Hemby, Barbara Cloyd and Mark Sanders.

These are all very special and mega talented people and they have earned a spot on this weekly update forever. 

I am sure there may be more that we might have missed as 18 years is a long time.  If you are reading this article and you should be on the list above, please email me at:  [email protected] and I will get you added.

This is a premier listening room full of ambiance, vibe and will have some of the best writer’s in Nashville, TN taking the stage on Thursday nights via Lee Rascone.  With Lee’s son Lee Jay running the sound board, the sound is always pristine. 

Please check the Facebook page for updates and scheduling.  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rascone-Writers-Nights/1380141382210829

All scheduling is subject to change as people get sick and have family emergencies.  If you are coming to see one particular artist, please check out the artist’s website or Facebook pages for confirmation of appearance as these articles are published a week before the events and life does happen. 

The venue is located inside of the Millennium Maxwell House, 2025 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37228

Maxwell’s has so much to offer for everyone from the traveling business person to the locals looking for a great night of entertainment, food and drinks.  You can come into Maxwell’s every night for live entertainment.  Maxwell’s has the distinct honor of being one of the more hopping and off the hook with the who’s who clientele and fun places in Music City. 

Every single night you can come into Maxwell’s and hear music of all genres from country to reggae to blue and rock along with singer songwriters who have written some of the hits you hear on the radio today as well as the up and coming songwriters and artists who you will hear on the radio soon.  There is a great restaurant at Millennium but if being entertained while you eat is more your thing, you can order your dinner and drink in Maxwell’s and enjoy some fabulously talented folks while you eat.  Maxwell’s menu features some good southern dishes prepared in good old fashioned southern ways.  All in all, this downtown Nashville bar is a great venue in which to enjoy a memorable night's entertainment.

Operating Hours for Maxwell’s are:  Open daily from 2:00 p.m.  - 11:00 p.m. 

Live music begins at 7:00 p.m. central time. 

FREE PARKING, great food and drinks and phenomenal music.   Sounds like a perfect night to me. 

For people who would like to be considered to play at Maxwell’s’ please email/text Lee at [email protected].

If you are a performing singer/songwriter and would like to be considered for a Featured Interview/Article please email [email protected] or visit: http://www.insidethesong.com/promotions.html  

Like them at Facebook at:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rascone-Writers-Nights/1380141382210829

The time between my birthday, March 29th and my sister Debbie's birthday, April 24th has always been a special time for us.  My sister would send a card and call me and always say, "you caught up to me again."  


With the event of my husbands birthday being today, I was thinking about my birthday coming around next month and how I was not going to hear for the first time from my sister, "You caught up to me again."  


My husband goes out to the mailbox and brings in the mail.  In the mail is a catalog from Swiss Colony.  Now Swiss Colony has my very favorite candy in the world in it.  Right before Christmas I posted this Butter Toffee candy on my Facebook page saying,  "I hope I get this from Santa."  I did!!


My husband opens the catalog almost immediately to this page and walks over to me and says, you have to see this.  He had noticed the Cute as a bug bites and that is what he was bringing to my attention.   My eyes went right to the LADYBUG tin containing my most favorite in the world candy.  Everyone following my Facebook page by this time should be aware of my ladybug connection to my sister.  I don't think she had a direct connection to Swiss Colony obviously but how COOL IS THIS?  I did feel a huge hug from her.  I am reading, "The First Phone Call From Heaven,"  as I know she wanted me to do that.  I feel she is reaching out and touching me today for several reasons:

1. It's my husbands birthday.  She liked him and in fact, felt a connection to him because of his health problems.  Quite frankly, my husband doesn't normally open the Swiss Colony Catalog when it comes.  He could give less of a crap about mail order candy, meat and cheese.  
2. She knows I am thinking about her.  In fact, she sent two lady bugs last week ( living ones) but I thought you all might be getting tired of seeing my visiting lady bugs so I just let them hang around.  I did have my husband photograph them and now I might post them as I think she is wanting to make her presence known again and I will always do that for her.  
3. She wants me to know she is acutely aware that I am going to have a tough time between my birthday and hers.   I was sitting in the sun two days ago reading the book and I started talking out loud to my sister and I told her that I feel guilty that I am sitting on my deck in the sun reading.  She loved to do that.  I pray there is sunshine and books, plenty of books where my sisters spirit dwells.  

My sister continues to amaze me and yes Debbie, I will NOT WORK tonight after we come home from my husband's birthday celebration dinner and I will lay down and finish the book so I can mail it to your girls.  

29 HIT SONGWRITERS happening this THURSDAY!! Come and share the love at this 1ST TIME NEVER DONE BEFORE TYPE OF SHOW. This is going to be such a wonderful night of LOVE AND MUSIC AND SHARING!! Just thinking of the possibilities of NEW HIT SONGS being born because of creative minds co-mingling makes me so HAPPY and excited for what 2014 will bring!http://www.examiner.com/article/1st-annual-hit-songwriter-appreciation-night-at-millennium-maxwell-house-hotel?cid=db_articles

Hi everybody, It has been a busy week.  I have tried to walk everyday but did miss one day.  I have been on some mega doses of Vitamin D for the past 12 weeks prescribed by my doctor.  The day after I take this strong dosage I always feel funky.  I took my last dose on Friday so yeah, now I just have to keep up with regular vitamins daily.  I weighed myself this morning and I have lost 2 pounds.  Not fantastic but certainly better than gaining weight.  I have started playing Wii sport intentionally to gain more movement in my life.  When your work is at a desk you tend to sit a lot.  I will tell you all a little secret.  I also tend to stand while watching television in my living room.  I don't know why I stand on two particular squares on my rug in front of my television but I do.  I decided that rather than standing, I might as well step so I put my little step up by Wave on the squares on my living room rug and I spent the day stepping up and down.  I think that plus walking will really give me a kick start into some weight loss.  My article about A Better Me was published in Yahoo today. http://voices.yahoo.com/taking-years-off-aesthetician-jenny-burnley-12323496.html?cat=69  

I am going to make some detox tea tonight and will probably shoot a video about it so people can see what detox tea looks like, how to make it and what it does for you.  I will check in on Tuesday.  Ciao 

Okay, I didn't write a blog yesterday.  When you write for a living sometimes you have to get the paid work done first.  So I had to many other things to do yesterday and before I knew it the day was over.  I can tell you that I doubled the amount I waked on day 1 and day 2 and on top of that, I played 3 games of Wii bowling and a game of Wii Golf and if you have ever played Wii,you know that is interactive and uses energy.  So all in all I am proud of my activity yesterday.  I ate a good diet of healthy foods and are continuing doing that today.  I am just about to head out for my walk but I wanted to leave you a quick blog and let you know I am still on track, just very busy reorganizing an existing business and accomplishing the work tasks I already have on my desk.   I am probably going to blog every other day and see how that works out so I will blog at you in 2 days.  Take care for now.  Ciao

I have realized that keeping this blog is making me accountable.  It is making me accountable for what I do daily, what I chose to put in my mouth (calories that is) and how much movement/exercise I want to get today.  I am going to continue to do this daily blog to make myself accountable.  It was dinner time when I realized I hadn't taken my walk so I left the house to walk.  I am still not able to do the whole walk I want to do.  I get winded and my legs ache.  When you are driving in a car, you don't notice the slight uphill areas but when you are walking them you sure do know they are there.  I think the first thing that is going to get back into shape here are my legs. 

I have some good news to share.  Last week I purchased two new pair of pretty leggings from Kohls.  I chose a large size thinking that because they were leggings they would be cut small so I need a large size.  Well they are too big and have to go back so that makes me happy that I don't need that big a size but now I will have to drive to Murfreesboro to exchange them. 

I also bought myself a new dress.  I don't remember the last time I bought a new dress but I bought it because well I simply deserve a new dress and it gives me motivation to keep on going.  The dress is probably a size smaller than what I am now so while I can fit in it, I will have to work out some to make me not only fit in it but look great in it. 

Again another motivator.  I also noticed that Map My Run has a daily caloric counter in it.  Very cool, so you can put in what you ate today and it tells you approximately how many calories you took in.  That tool will surely  hold me accountable.   I did check and they do have SOUR PATCH KIDS listed in there and it gives you options of how many of those candies for how many calories.  Like eating 9 South Patch Candies is 150 calories.  That might be my cheat of the day.  I am totally hooked on those little suckers and don't know if I can give them up just yet. 

Well, that is it for now but I will be back tomorrow.    Ciao

I have started a new journey for A Better Me.  This journey will involve mind, body, soul, diet, exercise and some help from modern technology in the form of some help from my new friend Jenny who is a Aesthetician in a downtown Nashville Plastic Surgeons office.  I am not getting cut but I am going to try out some of the new features that are being offered to folks who want to be the best me's they can be.  I would love for you to come with me on this journey as I know it will help encourage me to keep going on days I just don't feel like it. I created an account today with MapMyRun to help me in these efforts.  We had plans to go out and do something fun when I informed by husband I was going to start walking today.  He said why today and my response was, if I don't start today, when will I start.  I walked and it was tougher than I thought it was going to be. You see I work from home and I surely don't get enough exercise.  Today was proof of that.  I was only able to complete half of what I had mapped out for myself. My hope is that as time goes on, this amount will multiply into several miles a day.  Like they say, every journey begins with the first step. This should be the link to my first workout so let's hope this works.  This is all a new learning experience for me.  http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/384501985