To be clear, this song is not intended to imply that I am even remotely capable of filling anyone else's shoes - there is plenty enough to keep me busy walking around in my own shoes every day.  I just wondered if anyone ever responded to the questions asked in a country song back in 1985.

January 29, 2025 - On a flight for work, I was listening to some of my favorite country artists when a song came on my playlist that was recorded by George Jones, written by Troy Seals and Max D. Barnes, called, "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes".

The song asks a few simple questions.

I don't have answers to these questions and I know that I am a long way from Nashville (in more ways than one).   I just wish I could let Mr. Jones know that, although some shoes will never be filled, there are still folks out there aspiring to stand half that tall ...

... even a dreamer from an unincorporated town in Wisconsin who recently started playing guitar in his forties.