Author: Justin Hill
I’d Write A Country Song
I wrote this song in the 90s, inspired by a Jacob Lake Inn co-worker who said she was surprised I could play the guitar but didn’t like country music. (For the record, I do like “old time” country music – Kenny Rogers, Hank Williams, Buck Owens, Willie Nelson, etc. – but pop country hurts my…
The kind-of-annual Christmas taffy pull
Most years we make vinegar taffy at Christmastime. Here’s a time lapse we did in 2015 and a few photos of pulls from the past.
Cold snowmobiling in Idaho
The high was 9 degrees F the day after Christmas. But when you have access to a snowmobile and sled for the afternoon, you go anyway. Music by Tyler Larson from the excellent 8-Bit Hymnal (free download).
YouTube videos I can watch repeatedly
Only rarely does a YouTube video get a second look from me. Here are a few that I can watch over and over: Guy on a Buffalo – The dad who says “better him than me” about his son’s bee attack – Mullet Baby Sings – Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau play Don’t Think Twice…
A few Christmas carols
Today I was reminiscing on these Christmas songs we’ve done as a family over the past few years. 2010 – a rhythmically-challenged version of We Wish You A Merry Christmas 2011 – Must Be Santa, inspired by Bob Dylan 2011 – Joy to the World by the Hill cousins 2011 (I guess this was a…
