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BILL BLOG Friday, September 11, 2026   Good morning from Gulf Shores. It's 89 today down here on the Gulf Coast, with some rain in the forecast.   And today we take time to remember 9/11. I was doing the morning show at WSM-FM when the news broke. And I stayed on the air that day covering 9/11 from 5 in the morning until about 8 pm that evening. Just an unreal, unforgettable day. As Alan Jackson asked, “ Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning ?”     YESTERDAY Just another beautiful day down on the Gulf Coast, that ended with a show last night at Tuscany Pizza and Grill with my friend Brent Burns .   We played a room that held about 60 people or so, and you couldn’t have gotten another person in there last night. It was packed!   We’re blessed, as Brent and I have done enough shows together that when I do get to come down here, word seems to get around and folks show up. I had so much fun seeing so many friends I’ve made down h...

BILL BLOG Thursday, September 10, 2026    DISCLAIMER Today's blog looks a bit different, because for some reason my blogger program is not allowing me to upload any pictures...so my apologies.   And good morning from Gulf Shores, Alabama. The sun is coming up, and the high will be a comfortable 85 down here on the Gulf Coast.       YESTERDAY I got up early and made a 7-hour drive to one of my favorite coastal cities, Gulf Shores. I’ve been coming here for years, and I always look forward to coming back and spending time here. I’ve got two shows down here with my friend Brent Burns. The first one will be this evening here in Gulf Shores, and the second one tomorrow afternoon, in Biloxi, Mississippi.  I had to give my friend some grief, as he took me to a Mexican restaurant last night to eat. A bunch of his friends, and some Trop Rocker friends of mine were there at one long table. I reminded Brent that I had driven 7 hours to the beach, and ins...

BILL BLOG Wednesday, September 9, 2026   Wednesday, Hump Day, and departure day for Gulf Shores. More on that later.   YESTERDAY My Maryland friend Rick Lang was in town from Maryland, so we got together and wrote a new bluegrass song from a great idea he brought with him.     He also played a rough cut of a song we wrote last year that is going to be included on his next project titled “ Hard Times and Heartaches .”     A great bluegrass artist, Dave Adkins, is singing the lead vocal on our song, and it sounds SO good. The album should be out sometime next year.   NEW DATE On September 30, I will be at Zanie’s Comedy Club here in Nashville for my friend Angus Gill’s stand-up comedy debut.    Not only will I be rooting for my friend, but I’ll be sitting in for a couple of funny songs. Those songs will be “ I’m Going Ugly Early ,” and a song that Angus and I wrote, “ She Bought A Grass Skirt, And I Bought A M...