My Daily Smile

Life is short - begin every day with a smile!

Video: Watch this absolutely incredible guitar picking by a 13 year old musical prodigy

Posted on

Grace Constable is an ultra-talented musical prodigy from just down the road in nearby Kingsport, Tennessee.

Grace and her equally talented sister Chelsea have been making great music and enjoying sponsorship deals with various music-related companies for years.

By the time she was 13, Grace had already earned a lucrative sponsorship deal with Taylor Guitars via which she would demo their various instruments on video.

Today’s video features one of those sponsorship videos. Watch and enjoy as Grace plays “Luttrell”, an instrumental masterpiece written by guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel.  [Read more…]

Video: Watch this kid burn up the ivories on a piano in Costco

Posted on

As a music lover I really enjoy watching someone spontaneously start to play an instrument in a place where I’m not expecting to see it.

And it’s even better when the surprise musician is an extremely talented child.

Lots of public places have a piano available for passers-by to play, but who would have thought you’d ever see something like this at Costco?

Watch, and enjoy…  [Read more…]

Video: Scammer wishes he had never messed with this 73 year old grandma

Posted on

Regular readers of my blogs know how much I detest scammers, so it should come as no surprise that I love it when a scammer gets caught in the act.

The Internet has made scamming a lot easier and much safer for today’s scammers, resulting in the vast majority of scams being perpetrated online in recent years.

However, there are still plenty of phone scams being carried out as well.  [Read more…]

Video: The North Carolina bridge that insurance companies love to hate

Posted on

Living (and loving) Life

As part of North Carolina’s famed “Research Triangle” and the home of Duke University, the city of Durham, North Carolina is considered by many to be among the most technologically advanced cities in America.

But guess what? It’s also home to a bridge that could well hold the world record for having the most trucks crash into it.  [Read more…]

Q&A: Did Hank Williams write “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain”?

Posted on

Living (and loving) Life

Hank Williams, Sr

Question from Karen:  I love the song “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain” by Willie Nelson.

My friend and I heard it on the radio the other day and he said that song was written by Hank Williams.

I told him I believe Willie wrote it himself. Which one of us is right?  [Read more…]