Two Parody Covers from The Eagles & Green Day 😳
No explanation necessary. Just press play.
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Hotel California or WHINGA?
The Wife Song
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🎙️Songs From the Bathroom #7
Outlaw Roots — The Hank Jr. Legacy (Week 22)
I’ve Been Down & I’d Love to Knock the Hell Out of You ♩♪♫
I’ve been kind of bummed out for a few days now… not a whole lot to say. Life will straight show up on you. These next two songs have a 17 year gap between them… and take you to different places. The second song really cracks me up, and I need some laughs tonight.
Because I’ve been down.
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♩♪♫ I’ve Been Down 1982
♩♪♫ I’d Love to Knock the Hell Out of You 1999
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Hidden Gems from the B-Side — Matthew West (Week 28) 🎧
Hey yall…
Two more great ones this week from Matthew West… (not hidden gems… 2 of his more popular ones)
Broken Things 🎶 Hello, My Name Is
Both are among my favorites of his.
I saw this comment on YouTube and thought it was pretty cool…
“Imagine you have two ceramic pots. One is cracked and missing pieces. The other is perfect. Now put a candle inside both and place a lid on them. Which pot do you see more light coming through? The broken one. That’s what God does. Sometimes you have to be broken to let God’s light shine through.”
Hope you enjoy. 🎧
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2 Corinthians 5:17 🎵
Therefore… if anyone is in Christ… he is a new creation. The old has passed away… behold… the new has come.
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The Day I Found a Table Full of Money
If you had an unlimited budget for 24 hours, what would you do?
This prompt reminded me of a story that happened to me years ago…
I was probably 19 or 20 years old. Early ’90s.
My uncle owned a tree cutting and removal company, and every now and then he’d call me if he needed an extra hand. One spring, Atlanta got hit with some nasty weather. High winds came through and left trees down all over the place.
We spent the day working in some of the high-end neighborhoods around Buckhead. On one particular street, there were trees down everywhere. My uncle and I split up and started knocking on doors to see if anyone needed our services.
One property caught my attention.
A massive oak tree had fallen across the front yard. The place was beautiful. A long winding driveway climbed a hill to a huge old house that looked like something out of a movie.
So I made the walk up.
It seemed to take forever.
When I finally got to the front door, I noticed it was open. I stopped for a second and called out.
“Hello? Anybody home?”
Nothing.
I knocked a few times.
Still nothing.
I called out again.
Nothing.
So I leaned my head just inside the doorway.
All the lights were on.
And sitting in the middle of the room was a large table.
Now that was strange enough.
But what was on the table was stranger.
The entire thing was covered in stacks of cash.
Not a few piles.
Stacks and stacks of money.
The table was loaded with it.
To this day I have no idea how much was sitting there, but it was more money than I’d ever seen in one place in my life.
Naturally, all kinds of thoughts started running through my head.
This just isn’t a situation a person finds themselves in very often.
But along with the surprise came a strange feeling that I shouldn’t be there.
Something told me it was time to leave.
So I left.
End of story.
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As for the prompt itself…
I’d use it to help people who actually need it.
The funny thing is, I can still do this without an unlimited budget.
Every little bit helps.
Every little bit counts.
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What My Mornings Look Like…
What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like?
— the first hour, and then some
So… once my dreams let go
and morning rolls around…
I open my eyes—
and I’m instantly happy.
I’m glad a new day has begun for me.
I thank God…
tell Him I love Him…
just chill for a moment—
embracing His love for me.
Then I usually lay there for maybe ten minutes…
eyes open… just thinking.
Then I reach over—grab my phone…
reply to my girlfriend’s texts…
They’re always there waiting on me.
She’ll send a photo she took…
or a piece of her art…
a scripture she picked out just for me…
along with her words…
So Supergood to wake up to this…
After hygiene stuff—
I head to the kitchen… get my coffee…
make my way to the couch…
Start my morning devotions…
Two different ones I read…
“Streams in the Desert” — by Lettie Cowman
“My Utmost for His Highest” — by Oswald Chambers
Both from the 1920s…
both deep…
in different ways.
One poetic…
one piercing.
I read…
sit with it.
Think about it.
Then I pray…
I talk to God for a while—
real talk.
Then…
I shut my mouth.
I listen.
To what He has to say…
After that—
headphones on…
I open up YouTube Music
Choose something… then just let it go…
A mix of Christian and secular
Then comes one of my favorite parts—
I grab my guitar.
I try and learn one new song a week, sometimes more
Right now I’ve been learning…
“Infra-Red” — by Three Days Grace
Next up… “Fine Again” — by Seether
Most times…
I don’t use tabs…
don’t look up chords…
I just listen…
play what I hear.
Learning the lyrics are the main thing…
the guitar part I make my own…
in my own style…
usually…
I’ll jam for a while…
have some fun with it…
then it’s back for more coffee ☕️
Headphones back on…
Then I check in—
My ministry platforms…
my YouTube…
my blog…
I respond to people…
read what others are sharing…
I’m not a big commenter—
but I show up lol
Then later I think on…
pray on…
whatever I want to write or post…
or if it’s time for one of my weekly series posts—
I’ll do that…
post on my other Christian platforms…
make a YouTube short sometimes.
Then I hit my workout.
Every day—
except Wednesday and Sunday.
After that—
protein shake…
something to eat…
And yeah…
That’s been my mornings lately.
I’ve been on leave from work for about a month now…
So right now—
My job?
Is just having awesome days 😎
Also… at night… I read the Bible and whatever other book I’m reading… right now it’s Hemingway’s memoir “A Moveable Feast”
After I read… I listen to more music… then I spend a good amount of time praying for others… then I sleep…
Lamentations 3:22–23 (ESV)
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases…
His mercies never come to an end…
they are new every morning…
great is Your faithfulness.”© 2026 Bryan Loia Hudson (bryanforchrist). All rights reserved.
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Gee Wiz…
When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I don’t want to grow up… I’m a Toys R Us kid… they got the best… for so much less… you’ll really flip your lid… from bikes to trains to video games… it’s the greatest toy store there is… gee wiz… I don’t want to grow up… cuz baby… if did? I wouldn’t be a Toys R Us kid… 🤷♂️
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Hidden Gems from the B-Side — ⛽️ FUEL (Week 20)
Shimmer 🎶 Bad Day…
So today I’m moving on… FUEL anyone?…
Man… I’m so loaded up with music and bands… sometimes I just sit there like… who’s next?… there’s just too many…
But yeah… Fuel… one of my favorites.
They’re a little different… some songs are slower… easy… almost laid back… but when they decide to… they can come in hard and rock the absolute crap out of you.
I’ve seen them a few times… but here’s a cool one…
I lived in Leesburg, Florida from 2o16–2o21… little old house… about two blocks from downtown. Leesburg is known for Bikefest every year… bands playing all week long…
And I’m not kidding… I could always hear it all from inside my house… loud and clear.
So it’s 2o17… I’m laying on my bed one day… windows open… just chilling…
Then all of a sudden…
music cuts through the silence…
this band starts rocking… hard… sounding really good…
I’m laying there like… hold up… who is that?…
then it hits me…
duuuude… it’s Fuel !!! 😁🥳😎
So yeah… I just laid there… in my bed… and listened to their whole set that evening…
super cool.
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I got two for you now…
🎧 Shimmer — Sunburn (1998)
🎧 Bad Day — Something Like Human (2oO0)
Shimmer is the song that put them on the map… these 2 are a little more chill… in coming weeks… I’ll let them rock harder for you… thought I’d take it easy on you for starters 😏…
The concert I heard from my bedroom evening
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Miles, Music, and a Few Tricks Along the Way
What’s a secret skill or ability you have or wish you had…?
I’ve done a lot… I love a lot.
Sports… fishing… music… writing…
working out pretty religiously these days…
and I’ve always loved driving… oh… I’m a people and animal whisperer too…
I drove 18-wheelers all across the U.S. for 17 years… professionally.
Spent time training student drivers with FedEx Ground…
that part stayed with me… something about watching it click.
Same thing with teaching guitar and music back in the day…
there’s something about passing things on.
But if we’re talking secret skills…
I can juggle.
Learned it as a teenager from a guy at a pool hall…
with billiard balls.
And this one’s a little ridiculous but true…
I can throw grapes so high they disappear…
wait… track them back down out of the sky…
and catch them in my mouth.
Oh… and I can juggle grapes and eat them at the same time…
Yeah… I know… lol…
Nothing special… just a fun way to feed your face.
Not today though… too much other stuff to juggle…
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Shakespeare & Me & Ben Howard (Week 21)
Love’s Labour’s Lost
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Willy `•.
“A light condition in a beauty dark.”
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…that light in a shit storm…
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Ben Howard !i¡-
“Keep your head up, keep your heart strong.”
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Isaiah 45:3
“I will give thee the treasures of darkness…
and hidden riches of secret places…”© 2026 Bryan Loia Hudson
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Some Men Say It… Some Men Live It
Who was your most influential teacher? Why?
This is Pastor Wendell Wilson…
he discipled me.
I met him in June of 2o08…
and ended up living with him for about five years.
He ran a Christian rehab for men down in Florida…
and after I finished the program…
he asked me to stay on…
become his resident director.
So I did.
I served there for four years…
and somewhere in all that time…
he became more than a pastor to me…
he became a father.
He was one of a kind…
a remarkable man.
I could tell you story after great story…
so many memories…
but what stands out most…
is how he lived…
How he loved people…
I’ve never met anyone who genuinely loved others like he did…
And the way he spoke to you…
man… he had a way with words. He backed them up too.
He would say things to you…
right in the moment…
exactly when you needed to hear it most.
One profound thing he told me that never left…
“Son… people would rather see a sermon any day… than hear one.”
That stuck like Chuck with me.
I still carry it.
Because as powerful as words can be…
they don’t mean much without something behind them.
I can say the most beautiful things…
turn your stupid heart to jello…
but at some point…
I need to shut my mouth…
and be about it.
Show you.
Let you see it.
Because I’d rather see something real…
than hear something perfect.
No matter how well penned it is…
it’s empty…
it has to be lived…
it’s just beautifully nothing…
I’d rather see things clearly…
and say things simply…
let action… with feeling… be the real pen…
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Pastor Wendell passed away at his home in 2o16…
surrounded by friends and family…
and it was beautifully real… to see.
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