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BILL BLOG Friday, March 20, 2026   Friday morning. Bring on the weekend. Sunshine and a high of 81 on tap today in Music City.   YESTERDAY It was a day of running to the guitar shop to make sure mine is ready for this show tomorrow night with my friend Lauren Mascitti.   Lauren holds court at this great venue with a full band once a month and has a guest or two get up and sing a song. So I’ll be singing the song Ray Stevens recorded, “ Retired ,” with that great band she’s put together. Should be great fun. And it’s always a treat getting to hear Lauren SING  anything.   I also dropped by Guitar Center, found a guitar that I loved, and sent my wife a picture of it with a note to remind her I have a birthday coming up.   I got “crickets” back as a reply. Not a good sign, y’all, not a good sign.   COMPUTER I also had to drop my wife’s computer off at a shop to be fixed. The battery was not charging. When I walked into the ...

BILL BLOG Thursday, March 19, 2026     Thursday it is. Sunny and 73 in Nashville today, and come Sunday, we’ll hit 87 for a high! And we were in the low 30’s just a couple of days ago.   Yesterday we mowed our lawn for the first time this year. I think winter is done with. Such a good thing.   YESTERDAY My friend Rick Lang was in town, making another of his regular trips from New Hampshire to Nashville. And yesterday, the two of us wrote a “patriotic” song from an idea Rick had. I’m always happy to join in on those kinds of songs.   Before we started on that idea, Rick gave me one of these.   That’s an album that I produced for him recently with the help of AI. The album is full of beach songs that Rick has written through the years after exploring so many islands with his wife. The one exception is a song the two of us wrote titled “ Where The Palm Trees Sway ”.   These will be Christmas gifts this year for Rick...

BILL BLOG Wednesday, March 18, 2026   Wednesday morning. We are coming out of a two-day cold spell. A high of 58 is expected in Nashville today, and then we’ll be back in the 70’s for the rest of the week. Lawnmowers are cranking up.   YESTERDAY On St. Patty’s Day morning (yesterday), I was with an Aussie, not an Irishman. That would be Angus Gill .   I was working on a new song idea when Angus walked into the writing room carrying one of these.     That would be a Bouzouki , a Greek instrument that sounds a bit like a mandolin. Beautiful tone, and it fit perfectly into the mood of the new song we wrote together. I told him that since it was a “Greek” instrument, I had to fight the temptation of breaking a plate on the floor.      The song turned out great, and it was fun spending time creating something new with him.   LAST NIGHT My wife and I caught up on American Idol. A lot of talented kids once again. My...