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BILL BLOG Friday, June 5, 2026   Friday morning, the first weekend in June is on us. And once again, my guitar and suitcase are packed for a flight later this morning. More on that at the end of today’s Blog.   Getting warmer in Nashville today with a high of 86. Warmer where I’m going. In Durham it will be 92!   YESTERDAY My wife and I celebrated our anniversary. Thanks to all who sent “congrats” and kind words. I managed to find something that my author wife loved, so I felt like a winner yesterday.    THEN LAST NIGHT We celebrated a little by going out to hear my friend and frequent co-writer Caroline Jones perform at the world-famous Station Inn.   She was so great, as was her bluegrass band, who just tore it up last night. Another friend and co-writer, Andrea Pearson, sat at our table, and we got to hear Caroline sing our #1 song we wrote for her, “ Telluride ”, and that was a very cool moment.   The packed house, full...

BILL BLOG Thursday, June 4, 2026   And it’s Thursday morning, and time to pack for a flight tomorrow morning to Durham. More on that at the end of today’s Blog.   A high of 86 today in Nashville.   HAPPY ANNIVERSARY I’ll be celebrating another anniversary with this beautiful woman today.   Happy happy anniversary to my wife Kathy, whom I met in Cincinnati all those years ago while playing a gig with my band. She walked in, and that was it. And now, she’s an author!   Love you, baby.    YESTERDAY It was an exciting Wednesday. I got my ears lowered—a truly exciting day.   CMA FEST It begins in earnest today. Nashville has been invaded once again with a kazillion country music fans, here to party, go to Fan Club parties, catch concerts by all their favorite artists, and more. I can’t quit calling it Fan Fair, though they changed the name to CMA Fest many years ago.      CMA Fest is the weekend that b...