There’s something good here . . .
    Sulphur Springs lost a good one this week. Johnie Hardgrave died at home Thursday morning after a brief illness. As most of you know, he was with Echo Publishing for over 30 years. I had the honor of working with Johnie for four years before his retirement. He was funny, sweet and loved all the fine arts. We had numerous conversations about American Idol, movies and books.

Jimmy Buffett must have the memory of an elephant - to go along with his huge philanthropic heart.

One of the perks of this job is getting advance copies of upcoming books and records.

This waltz was written in 1968 and released in 1969 on the self-titled record, "Townes Van Zandt."

This could be the last season for American Idol, simply because there doesn't seem to be enough qualified judges to get the once "can't miss" program back to relevancy.

Since Simon Cowell left three seasons ago, the judges' chairs have been more like musical chairs with twist -- no one wants to sit in them.