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Todd Snider Rules

Friday November the 14th, 2025. Me and the fellas were playing at The Celt in Mckinney. We were upstairs. (we always play upstairs) Load in made me breathe hard this time. That's the first time I ever remember that happening… Read more

Where's The Other Snake

To every man there openeth
A Way, and Ways, and a Way,
And the High Soul climbs the High Way,
And the Low Soul gropes the Low,
And in between on the misty flats,
The rest drift to and fro…

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Psycho Punk


And I remember the first time I ever heard "Psycho" by Leon Payne. Or shall I say, "I'll never forget".  It was one of those nights I've been chasing since about a week after I was in it.  And chasing… Read more

Ol Number Nine


I'm just a few days away from releasing my 9th record. It's hard for me to believe it. Cause I still don't know what I'm doing. I remember it was back around 1998 when I first got into Jerry Jeff… Read more

I Got To Play That Bowery

I played The Bowery in Winnsboro this past Saturday night. I opened the show for Max and Heather Stalling. And what an amazing room. I think it holds somewhere around 80, and I think there was over 70 in there…

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The "Stinger"

THE RAIN IS COMING AND THE SKY IS BLUE AND CALM AS IT ALWAYS DOES   I'm leaving on a road trip this morning. About six hours to the south. To bury an old friend. And I'll be traveling with another… Read more

It's Your Turn Man

Inspiration-the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.
  I got to play a fun one last week with my Ole Pal Travis Brink. He's one of those guys that doesn't allow me… Read more

Steady

It's Springtime. And I got some new tunes. Not because it's springtime, but because it just happened to work out that way. Like I said before, every time I write a song, I'm afraid it's the last one I'll ever… Read more

And Oh Yeah

So I went to see the amazing Darrell Scott back in May of 23. At The Bowery in Winnsboro TX. One of the finest rooms I've ever caught a show in. It holds 80, and it's for listening. Darrell was… Read more

So I Did Too

During my life long studies of songs and where they come from. I have focused in particular on Guy Clark. And I found similarities such as. He liked to gamble. I've kind of always gambled, and enjoyed it at times…

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It's Just A Thursday

I laid low last night. Started a doc on a boxer from OKC. Alex Saucedo. It was sad. I've been working on my site the best I know how. I even booked a gig today. Well they booked me. But… Read more

First Born

March 1st 2005 we had to be at the hospital at 5 am. I was really excited, nervous, anxious, scared, restless and worried. And nobody seemed to be in a hurry like I was. The hospital room we were in…

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The Boss

I GOT NEW GLASSES AND A COLD THAT NEEDS TO GO NO JACKET  NEEDED   I heard "Racing In The Streets" this morning. Springsteen, he's one of my favorite writers. I've got a ton of his stuff, like everything he did… Read more

Does Anybody Even Still Listen To Pandora

THIS SUN FEELS SO GOOD I TOOK THE LAST ALLEGRA MUD PUDDLES VANISH   So I'm just minding my own business today at work. Just working like hell again. And listening to one of my favorite stations on Pandora. The Dave… Read more

February 25th

I'm listening to Charlie Robison as I type this, "Rain" off of Step Right Up.   And I'm thinking about my Uncle C.T. C.T. was my Dad's kid brother. Eight years my elder, and very possibly the fourth or fifth hero… Read more

#7

WISHING FROST AWAY IF IT WOULD ONLY RECEED  IT'S THE DITCH I DUG   I find it so weird when I write a haiku. And I mean  I really spend several minutes on it. Solely focused on it. Then as soon… Read more

Haiku

 

Let me tell you what I've started doing. (as I'm listening to Coming Down off of Viva Satellite)   MY SPIRIT IS UP A COLD SNAP IS RETURNING HOPING FOR THE END   I'm trying to journal DAILY! I have done this… Read more

"Who Yall Playin With!"

So I heard Jason Isbell's just released tune this morning "Foxes In The Snow" WOW. He's probably an alien too. Too meaning, not that I am also, but meaning that I have suspicions about some other dudes. Last night I… Read more

Martin Flanagan

I'm listening to Joe Ely as I type, I'm digging it. A friend of mine named Martin Flanagan passed away yesterday. I met Martin through my friend Steve "Juicy" Judice. Martin was a singer songwriter from Louisiana. He wrote some… Read more

A New Year

I got a new day job.

I got some new songs.

I got some new clothes.

I got two new dogs a couple of years ago.

I'm thinking about getting a new ride.

I got a new guitar.

I got…

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