Chord Buddy Podcast

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.

As we get closer to Christmas, Travis reminds everyone to get your orders into Chord Buddy no later than Friday the 17th so your package makes it before Christmas. Also a quick comparison of buying Chord Buddy products on ChordBuddy.com vs Amazon.com.

Travis talks about selling the old Perry Family restaurant and reminisces about the way his mom and dad ran the place and how they treated every customer like family. We also talk about his son, Goodson's, batting practice and training. And this weeks item is the very popular accessory kit which is a must have for guitar owners.

Lots of talk this week about food and Thanksgiving. Travis and Bradi will be whipping up a country fried steak, mac & cheese, string bean casserole and more as a part of their non traditional Thanksgiving meal. Travis also recalled working at his family's restaurant years ago.

Travis brought along a friend for today's episode, Lillian Glanton. Lillian is the founder of the annual Muscle Shoals Song Writers Festival. And she appeared on American Idol in 2016 where she made it to Hollywood. We learn about Lillian's journey and we watch her pickup a Ukulele for the first time ever and begin playing instantly with the Uke Buddy.