"Life is lived forward, but understood backward. It is not until we are down the road and we stand on the mountain looking back through the valley that we can appreciate the terrain God has allowed us to scale.” Jill Savage

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Wordless Wednesday



I am hooking up with Wordless Wednesday today.



To My Corgi Friends - they helped me get started here! Thank you.

Happy Birthday to Jo Dee Messina - wikipedia

Messina was born Jo Dee Marie Messina on August 25, 1970, in Framingham, Massachusetts. She was raised in Holliston, Massachusetts, by Vincent and Mary Messina, and had two sisters, Terese and Marianne, as well as a brother named Vincent. Messina had a variety of Country music influences, which included Patsy Cline, Reba McEntire, and The Judds. She soon started performing live, and by age 16 she was playing local clubs with a rhythm section made up of her brother and sister. The family band played up until Messina was in her late teens.

Realizing that living in the Northeast would limit her chances of achieving Country music stardom, Messina moved to Nashville at age 19. To support herself, Messina worked various temp jobs, including computer programming and accounting. In her spare time, she entered talent contests around Nashville.

One win led to a regular gig on the radio show Live at Libby's, which in turn caught the interest of producer Byron Gallimore, who helped her assemble a demo tape. Gallimore was also working with the young Tim McGraw around the same time, and Messina befriended him. Backstage at one of his concerts, Messina met an executive from his label, Curb, and jokingly suggested that they needed a redhead. With the help of fellow Curb producer James Stroud, Messina was then signed to the record label. Gallimore and McGraw would later become co-producers of Messina's studio albums under Curb.

When I first started listening to country music - her song out then was 'My Give a Damn Is Busted.' Loved it.

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

LOVE the pic! Happy Wednesday!

betty said...

those corgis are soooo cute!! thanks for sharing it! have a great Wednesday Sandie!

betty

Susan said...

Hi Sandie...Never heard of that sound but loved the title. ha! Susan

Rose said...

the corgis are too cute not to love.have a good Wed. rose

Jane said...

That's a cute picture of the dogs!

Jane

Tanna said...

Oh, they are TOO cute!!!

Lois Christensen said...

Cute picture! Love her also! Miss that she's not recording as much as she had before!

Granny Annie said...

You are introducing me to a lot of people I should know. The song, MY GIVE A DAMN IS BUSTED was a favorite of mine but I did not know the artist. Shame on me.

Unknown said...

Cute, CuTe, CUTE!! I love your writes, Sandie ... these little fellas are darling.

Have a lovely summer day ~
TTFN ~ Marydon

Angela said...

What a cute corgi picture Sandie!

I didn't realize that I'm a little older than her! lol I thought she was a good 5 to 10 years older than me. Ha!

Happy Wednesday! Is it already Wednesday? Whew! The time if flying by!!!!

Hugs,
Angela

Together We Save said...

I love that picture!!

Doris Sturm said...

What lovely Corgi dogs. I love that breed. They always look so happy! Whose are they?

Happy Hump Day - shhhhh!

Cat Wisdom 101 said...

Amazing shot. It's no wonder the queen of England loves corgis. Happy WW!

Jennifer Oberth said...

They are so cute!

My WW

BECKY said...

Oh, I just love corgis!! They are so cute! And another great birthday bio!

Ms.Daisy said...

The picture of the Corgi's is adorable! Thanks for sharing.




~Jean

Buttercup said...

The corgis are adorable! Heard Jo Dee Messina in concert about five years ago -- very nice show.

Linda @ A La Carte said...

AHHHH that is one cute photo! So glad you are blogging my dear friend!!