so looking to the sky ¡ sing and from my heart to YOU ¡ bring…
Do you believe in minimalism?
Absolutely not!
I thinketh a man should haveth many wives!
Many guitars. Many books. Many fishing lures.
Minimalism and I haveth agreed to seeth other people.
If you believeth me on this… come hither… I want to showeth you something no one hath ever seeneth…
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© 2026 Bryan Loia Hudson. No minimalists were harmed in the making of this post.
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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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© 2026 Bryan Loia Hudson. All Rights Reserved.
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Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound 🎶 I Can’t Change My Tune
Hey yall… hope you’re doing good… and wishing everyone a great weekend…
It’s time to Hank it up again…
Today I’ve got two more great ones for you…
Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound… Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound 1979 🎶
I Can’t Change My Tune… High Notes 1982 🎶
I Can’t Change My Tune is one of my many Hank Jr. favorites… just a great song
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I’ve also included a rare bonus video of Hank at his home… it’s a good one… gives you a little glimpse into how he lives…
He’s never seemed too interested in the mansion-and-caviar lifestyle… but he sure seems to live richly all the same haha…
Hope you enjoy 😁
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© 2026 Bryan Loia Hudson. All rights reserved. 🤠🎶
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Leave them Boys alone 🎶 Ballad of Hank Williams
Sup yall…
it’s time to hank it up…
got two good ones today—
featurin’ some of Hank’s friends
singin’ along…
the first one—
has the great Ernest Tubb
and Waylon Jennings…
the second—
features Don Helms…
legendary steel guitarist
for Hank Sr.’s band
The Drifting Cowboys…
these are two of my favorites…
both are true eyewitness accounts 😄…
you’ll find out…
when you listen…
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Leave Them Boys Alone 🎶
Strong Stuff… 1983
Ballad of Hank Williams 🎶
The Pressure Is On… 1981
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I actually could write my own
true eyewitness account song
just like these about Hank… 😳…
the first verse might go something like this…
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“Hank Jr was the first show I ever seen…
my neighbor took me to see him n’ Atlanta…
he got drunk n’ mean…
but it was ok…
he was alright…
still tried to half-ass
play guitar n’ sing that night…
guess we should have left him alone…
n’ let him sing his song…” 🤷♂️ 🎶
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© 2026 Bryan Loia Hudson. All rights reserved.
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Weatherman 🎶 A Country Boy Can Survive
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So two great songs for yall today… one of them… you’ve probably been wondering when I was going to bring it… consider it brought…
One is a deep cut… the other one most everyone knows lol…
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🎶 Weatherman — The Pressure Is On (1981)
🎶 A Country Boy Can Survive — The Pressure Is On (1981)
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I love to go deep… while I like songs like… A Country Boy Can Survive… I’m more of a Weatherman… maybe because I’ve had too many storms and tornadoes… but I’m thankful for storms… that’s how you get a strong back and legs… from standing through them.
Thank you for listening…
hope your weekend forecast is bright.
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I also added a short video of Hank talking about his love for hunting… fishing… and the outdoors… it’s pretty cool… check it out.
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© 2026 Bryan Loia Hudson | All rights reserved.
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New South 🎵 I’m Tired
Hey y’all…
I’m so ready for the weekend…
Just wanna relax…
chill…
listen to music…
play a little guitar…
Keep it simple—
more feeling…
less words…
Here’s two Hank songs for you 👇
🎵 “New South” — 1977, from The New South
🎵 “I’m Tired” — Out of Left Field 1993
These are a little deeper cuts…
definite Hidden Gems 💎
“I’m Tired” cracks me up 😄
Funny song (at least to me)…
little bit of language—
he keeps saying “son of a beach” in the chorus…
just a heads up lol…
Anyway…
hope y’all enjoy…
and have a great weekend ✌️🎶
Some Language 👇
© 2026 Bryan Loia Hudson. All rights reserved.
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Gonna Go Huntin’ Tonight 🎶 Here I Am Fallin’ Again
Hey yall… got two more good ones for you…
The first one’s fast… the second one slow…
As I was selecting the songs for this one… I was reminded of my first Hank concert…
I think I was 14… it was me… my best friend Joey… my good buddy Chris… and two neighbor girls… April and Ashley…
Ashley’s mother was a police officer… and she and the chief of police for our town took us all to the concert that night…
It was a crazy and fun night… I won’t go into details… other than just to say… everyone had a lil too much to drink… including Hank…
And I ended up spending the night at Ashley’s house… Got the T-shirt!
My mother was not happy the next day… cuz she was worried about me…
…but you know how us Gen X kids used to roll 😎…
So let’s get to the music…
🎵 Gonna Go Huntin’ Tonight
— Strong Stuff — 1983
🎵 Here I Am Fallin’ Again
— Habits Old and New — 1980
Oh! I also included a pic of the mountain Hank fell off… with a lil diagram… showing the path of his fall… just a miracle that he survived (it was 1975… Ajax Mountain near Wisdom, Montana)
Hope yall enjoy
© 2026 Bryan Loia Hudson. All rights reserved.
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Dinosaur 🎶 All In Alabama
Sup yall… got two of my favorites for you today…
If I was ever forced to make a top 10 list of Hank songs… both of these are on it—no question.
I’ve played ’em hundreds of times over the years…
for myself… when no one was around…
and for plenty of others along the way…
And honestly… it’s been a little while…
So I think I’m gonna grab my guitar later…
sit back… and run ‘em both again…
Just me… the strings… and that old feeling…
But for now… let me quit talkin’…
and let’s get this thing goin’… ♩♪
🎶 Dinosaur — 1980 — Habits Old and New
🎶 All in Alabama — 1980 — Habits Old and New
Hope yall have a great weekend…
and don’t be like Hank and go fallin’ off the side of any mountains 😄♩♪
© 2026 Bryan Loia Hudson | All Rights Reserved
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My dream from last night…
Last night.. I dreamed I stood alone in a wild, untamed land — a place so alive it felt almost unreal. The trees burned with impossible colors, and the sunlight shot through everything in thick, glowing rays, like you could reach out and grab the light itself.
As I turned in slow circles, trying to drink it all in, a voice from nowhere said,
“Look! Here they come.”
And then I saw them.
They were ghosts — unmistakably ghosts — the spirits of Native American people, sliding out from the deep woods and rising up from the ground itself. Semi-transparent, otherworldly, they moved in long, silent lines, hundreds of them drifting past… some straight through me…
They didn’t look at me… didn’t react…
they just kept moving… wrapped in a silence I didn’t dare disturb.
It felt exactly like if you were sitting alone on your couch and suddenly the walls opened and your whole house filled with transparent figures.
When the last one passed through… the voice spoke again
“Now go, and paint what you saw.”
And I woke up — shaken and moved — knowing those words weren’t going to leave me alone.
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I’m a dreamer…
all my life…
many powerful ones…
but this one
hits different…
This 👆 is a super cool video.. just found it
Also.. I don’t paint or draw
when it comes to my dreams.. I have discernment.. I know when they are from above.. I know when they are bad.. I’m also able to tell when they are just my mind.. or meaningless random stuff.. and also over time I usually get the interpretation for many of them.. that comes from above as well…
Psalm 16:7 (KJV)
“I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel…
my reins also instruct me in the night seasons…”
© 2026 Bryan Loia Hudson
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Montana Cafe 🎶 Whiskey On Ice…
One thing I noticed growing up as a Hank fan — and still notice today — is that he’s known by a handful of songs that went full mainstream.. and people grabbed onto them… ones like… All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight.. Family Tradition.. A Country Boy Can Survive… and a few others.
He kind of got labeled by those songs — like that’s all he’s about.
But man… nothing could be further from the truth.
Once you dig in.. you find so much more —
beautiful love songs…
raw.. well-written.. poetic ones… many are deep… magnificent… also his voice is amazing on so many… in a way you don’t really hear on his more popular ones…
real depth that never got the same spotlight.
Today’s picks…
🎶 “Montana Café”
• Title track of the album Montana Cafe
• Released: 1986
🎶 “Whiskey on Ice”
• from the album High Notes
• Released: 1982
Hope you enjoy this little dive into the deeper cuts…
© 2026 Bryan Loia Hudson. All rights reserved.
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