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BILL BLOG Thursday December 11, 2025   Thursday morning, be here, and it’s just 28 degrees at the start of today’s Blog. And come Sunday? The high will only be 23 with a low of 11.   I may have to move Nashville a little further south.   YESTERDAY I managed to add two songs to my publishing catalog yesterday, as my co-writer from Maryland, Rick Lang , was in town and brought two ideas with him. One is a bluegrass gospel song, the other is a stone-cold traditional country song, the kind of stuff I like.    Rick is a prolific songwriter, and he’s one who ALWAYS has lots of ideas. It was fun writing two of those with him yesterday. SONG OF THE DAY Here’s another Christmas song that was written with Brent Burns, “ Santa’s Gone NASCAR " that Brent put on his Christmas album several years ago. This one is a little outdated as some of the NASCAR drivers mentioned in the song no longer race, but it’s still fun.   And a fan of B...

BILL BLOG Wednesday December 10, 2025   Another Hump Day has arrived…it’s Wednesday.   A little warmer in Nashville today, with a high of 56!   I’ll take it. Meanwhile, a lot of the country is bracing for a polar vortex to arrive. Yikes.   YESTERDAY Well, I did get some Christmas shopping done! Woo hoo! That’s what I consider a productive day. I struggle with trying to find something that works for those I’m shopping for. I would be in favor of folks having an online Christmas registry, like brides do.   I’ve found myself in a 7-1l store on Christmas Eve, wondering if my wife would like a pack of Slim Jims for Christmas. That’s not good.     A NEW SHOW I’m excited to add a date on the calendar for the iconic Bluebird Café here in Nashville. I’ll be there Thursday evening, February 5, with Brady Seals , Lauren Mascitti, and Victoria Venier in the round. Tickets are very hard to get for Bluebird shows. So keep...

BILL BLOG Tuesday December 9, 2025   Tuesday morning, and I made it back home to Nashville. It will be 45 degrees high today in Nashville with some sunshine, and by Friday, we will hit 60. That won’t break my heart at all.   YESTERDAY Our “ Evening in the Round ” trio woke up early in Waynesboro, Virginia, to check the weather report, as they were calling for 3-4 inches. Linda Davis , Lang Scott , and I debated whether to try and get home or stay an extra night in Virginia. After careful consideration and looking hard at the radar, Lang made a decision for us to try and get home. It snowed for the first three hours or more on the road, but the picture you see above was about the worst it got. Kudos to the Virginia Department of Transportation, which did a great job of salting the roads the night before, giving us pretty much clear roads all the way to Bristol, Tennessee, where the snow ended.   My sister Vickie , who drove down from Newpo...