I doubt that Taylor Hicks checked the list of co-stars as he appeared on Good Day Dallas on Fox 4 last week.
I doubt that he expected to meet his “toughest crowd” in a Dallas TV studio when he appeared on the same stage as Burt, the basset hound.
Burt, a paunchy, mostly white basset hound mix, stars in a CPR program in Dallas and appeared in a segment on Good Day Dallas when Taylor was there to promote “Grease” and sing “Seven Mile Breakdown.”
As the show wrapped up, the laid back Burt lounged on the floor, and Taylor accepted the challenge to entertain the relaxed pooch. Neither harp, poking, nor “Hound Dog” serenade in true Elvis style could rouse Burt, the perfect example of the resting heartbeat.
Taylor joked, “What a tough crowd!”
Nothing keeps us grounded like our animals. They don’t care that we are Season Five American Idol Winner, a platinum certified recording artist, or Teen Angel starring in “Grease.” None of that impressed Burt who could not be won over.
What if we could accept and know people without their titles?
Before the titles, who was Taylor Hicks? He was a singer, songwriter and entertainer. I think he would be happy to be accepted just that way. In Dallas, even that didn’t make it with Burt!
Taylor performed a rousing “Seven Mile Breakdown” with harp and a stunning black guitar.
It is assumed that Burt slept through the performance.
I don’t know why we love the unexpected so much. Perhaps it is because life sometimes becomes predictable. Animals remind us that life is not and that they are who they are, no matter what.
And then there was also the goat!
Taylor took the bull by the horns (or was that a different day?) and tweeted a good-natured review of the events shortly after the appearance:
“Goat Milker, Dog Whisperer, and Cattle Driver..John Henry move over...”
It was just a day in the life of the singer, songwriter, goat milker, dog whisperer…
It made us smile…and appreciate the unexpected!
I doubt that he expected to meet his “toughest crowd” in a Dallas TV studio when he appeared on the same stage as Burt, the basset hound.
Burt, a paunchy, mostly white basset hound mix, stars in a CPR program in Dallas and appeared in a segment on Good Day Dallas when Taylor was there to promote “Grease” and sing “Seven Mile Breakdown.”
As the show wrapped up, the laid back Burt lounged on the floor, and Taylor accepted the challenge to entertain the relaxed pooch. Neither harp, poking, nor “Hound Dog” serenade in true Elvis style could rouse Burt, the perfect example of the resting heartbeat.
Taylor joked, “What a tough crowd!”
Nothing keeps us grounded like our animals. They don’t care that we are Season Five American Idol Winner, a platinum certified recording artist, or Teen Angel starring in “Grease.” None of that impressed Burt who could not be won over.
What if we could accept and know people without their titles?
Before the titles, who was Taylor Hicks? He was a singer, songwriter and entertainer. I think he would be happy to be accepted just that way. In Dallas, even that didn’t make it with Burt!
Taylor performed a rousing “Seven Mile Breakdown” with harp and a stunning black guitar.
It is assumed that Burt slept through the performance.
I don’t know why we love the unexpected so much. Perhaps it is because life sometimes becomes predictable. Animals remind us that life is not and that they are who they are, no matter what.
And then there was also the goat!
Taylor took the bull by the horns (or was that a different day?) and tweeted a good-natured review of the events shortly after the appearance:
“Goat Milker, Dog Whisperer, and Cattle Driver..John Henry move over...”
It was just a day in the life of the singer, songwriter, goat milker, dog whisperer…
It made us smile…and appreciate the unexpected!
(Photos courtesy of Good Day Dallas FOX4. Thanks for the smiles!)
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