Brian Gary’s Blog

These days it seems like everyone is protesting something. We get all worked up over something someone said or did and decide that we will no longer have anything to do with anything that person, or company, has to do with.

This Sunday the regular season begins for our Denver Broncos. They will start it all for real Sunday against the Seahawks. Will they be better than last year? I sure as heck hope so. I think adding Case Keenum as a QB was a great move and they are going to win more than they lose.

Every town has that spot. The one where you take your sweetie to go and swap germs. We all grew up with a place to go make out. I had a place called the "car bodies" or my wife and I used to make out in the cooler at work but then drive a place called "Lohstrader Road" to park and steam up the windows.

I have many people ask me if I plan on writing a book of inspirational sayings someday. I certainly do but until then I will continue to spew them out weekly in this piece. Thank you for being there for me and helping me through this life. You are my family and I can't do this without you. Here are a few things that hit me this week.

There are few things that I believe in more than Honor Flight. I think that honoring our veterans is something that should be done every chance we get. Honor Flight Northern Colorado has been doing just that since it's inception. Coming up September 9-10 they will be taking their final voyage in name of the memory of Colonel Stan Cass.

I learn something new everyday. Today I learned something about the history of country music that I did not know. There have been many songs that stick out as songs everyone knows. Hank Williams had many of those. We all know "Move It On Over" and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"

The college football season gets a bit real here Friday night. It is the annual Rocky Mountain Showdown! This is the one that we wait for all off season and can set the tone for the season. CSU is coming off a tough opening game loss to Hawaii and CU is looking to keep improving and getting back to championship level.

I am 52 years old and will turn 53 in a couple of weeks. I am at the age when you are supposed to start feeling a bit more elderly but I have never felt better in my life. I am better at 52 than I was at 32 for sure. I am in a business where there are some who think your shelf life is starting to expire when you hit 50

Fifty years ago today Tammy Wynette went into the recording studio and made a record that would still be huge 5 decades later. Do you think she had any idea how huge of a hit 'Stand By Your Man' would become? It even was number one on CMT's list of the top 100 country songs.

Very few artists have jumped into a format and had such a huge impact that it actually changed the genre. Shania Twain is one of those rare artists. She does not get the credit she is due for being such a trailblazer in the music business. She has sold more records than just about any female artist ever has and continues to blow people away with her incredible live shows.

We men are not always the brightest bulbs in the chandelier. We are aware of it and try to adapt but still fail more often than not. We are always trying to find ways to try to impress the object of our affection but are not always equipped with the proper skill set to pull off the coolness needed.

The weekend is here and you have earned it. Let the party begin. We have just a couple more weeks of summer so let's make the most of it. Today is finally Friday and I think I have the perfect song to get in the weekend party spirit. When you want to get a little swerve in your stride there is no better company than George Jones.