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Goodson hits twelve and the pool party is on. The Dothan Future Masters (PGA Youth Golf Tournament)is on and Travis takes the boy to check it out. Is it hotter today than when we were young? There's a definite heatwave in the Dothan area.

Travis is kinda down in the dumps this week. His boy Goodson, is at the beach with a friend and Travis is forced to get to know his beautiful young daughter, Eley. As it turns out, we learned Eley is a very bright young lady. Travis enjoyed her company and thinks she's a keeper.

Travis took Goodson to see Top Gun finally, after 2 or 3 attempts over the weekend. Travis also tried to take Goodson fishing but realized he should have gone to church.

We finally got Travis' favorite son, Goodson, on the podcast! Goodson talks about his involvement in sports over the spring and summer. Travis talks about his blood pressure issue. And we briefly discussed the Texas school shooting.

Travis talks about Baytown, near Destin, Florida, where the family spent some time over the weekend. Bradi is going to school, soon, to eventually become a nurse practitioner. Goodson wraps up baseball for the season but his tryout for basketball is not going so well. And there's a new prize wheel on ChordBuddy.com.

Travis talked about Jerome Jackson sitting in with his Stateline Five band at Keel & Company in Headland, Alabama Saturday night. There was also talk about the 6 foot 9 inch inmate who escaped from the Lauderdale County, Alabama jail assisted by a female deputy. And the new marketing company for Chord Buddy has begun their new campaign.

So maybe the biggest news ever on the Chord Buddy Podcast is that Travis will soon be a grandpa. Bradi is having a baby boy! Travis also talks about living a healthier lifestyle and having diabetes. We also got an update on Goodson and Travis' other daughter Elie, who seems to be well adjusted and enjoying her time with her friends.

Travis is excited about the return of the USFL to Birmingham. Travis and Bradi are getting back into going to the gym in an effort to get into better shape. New adds will be showing up soon on social media for Chord Buddy. And Travis and his band, Stateline Five, will soon be appearing in a local TV commercial.

Episode #55 brings on a discussion of Sammy Hagar's "I Can't Drive 55" which Bradi doesn't remember. And here comes the story of Bobby! A stray male cat who looks exactly like Bass, which is why Travis let Bobby in the house. And we did get a few words in about Chord Buddy's marketing, sales and websites. Enjoy!

We get an update on the popularity of the Uke Buddy, Goodson's baseball team and his trolling motor skills, Bradi's new apartment and the Amazon Live segment that Chord Buddy conducts weekly. And what's that about a four day work week at Chord Buddy?

On today's episode, Travis coaxes their cat of their very steep roof. Recent rains have muddied up local ponds, so fishing is not guaranteed. And Travis is trying out a new marketing company to see if they can help move the needle on the Chord Buddy line of products.

Travis & Bradi talk about their yawning cat. Travis did a show with his band Saturday which was extremely cold. Goodson is finally on a baseball team that might win a few games. Travis also mentions his Thursday morning appearance on Amazon Live.

So a discussion breaks out about chicken at fast food restaurants like Jack's, Bojangles and Popeye's. We also got into a conversation about local musicians. Then Travis began talking about the proper way to eat a chili dog. And finally, notifications began coming in on Travis' and Bradi's phones simultaneously one night this week and they sold about a hundred Chord Buddy's very quickly. Find out how.

Travis made a trip to Decatur, Alabama as a board member of Reach and Teach where he spoke to a gymnasium full of kids about Chord Buddy and it's products. He even gave away a Chord Buddy guitar and package. A new Chord Buddy guitar stand is in the testing stages. And Travis talks about his and his late father's tendency to look at an object and attempt to improve it. And lastly, the situation in Ukraine is on the minds of many including Travis.

This week Travis talks about putting the "new" boat into the river and giving it a test run. How did his 11 year old son, Goodson, get wet? Bradi's attempt to make potato soup ends up with another run to the grocery store. And a new Chord Buddy website called MembersoftheBand.com has launched.

Well, the topics on this episode of the Chord Buddy Podcast range from cat talk to favorite pizza franchise to chitlins. But Bradi's 21st birthday and an upcoming trip to Las Vegas dominates the content and conversation. This episode is all over the place, but you'll like it.

Travis and Brady begin the show talking about new flooring being put into the Perry family home, the new bass boat that Travis got a pretty good deal on and Goodson's mild case of Covid last week. Then Lillian Glanton, the founder of the Muscle Shoals Song Writer's Festival, drops in to talk about Chord Buddy using TikTok videos to promote it's products.

"Feeding the Beast"; What does that mean in terms of marketing for Chord Buddy? It means always staying on your toes and always starting every day by asking 'what can we do to get and keep people's attention'? Travis and Bradi talk about moving into the new year and trying new marketing strategies.

On the last Chord Buddy Podcast of 2021, there's talk of Christmas with the Perry family, including a gift that made everyone cry and another gift or two that caused headaches before they were made right. Still, Travis and the family enjoyed the holiday.

Travis and Bradi talk about adding an apartment for Bradi on the property by converting a barn. And finally, something will hopefully be done about the huge Chinese counterfeiting problem which cost literally hundreds of thousands of dollars.