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BILL BLOG Tuesday, November 10, 2026   And a happy good morning to you from Nashville.   The weather is getting ready to turn in middle Tennessee. The high today will be 72. Friday, the high will only be 49, with a below-freezing low of just 29 degrees Friday night.   YESTERDAY Brian White , the songwriter, and I made the trip home from the Frank Brown Songwriters Festival in Gulf Shores after having a great time. Brian and I shared 4 shows, with or without other songwriters, and it was fun making him laugh this hard on stage.     Our last show at the Flora-Bama was certainly memorable as our friends Wil Nance and my “Hits & Grins” partner, Victoria Venier , sat in with us and shared songs.   I’m not sure how many Frank Brown Festivals I’ve been to…but a lot. I look forward to it every year, and it between the scenery and the songs, it never gets old.   I'm already looking forward to returning next November.  ...

BILL BLOG Monday, November 9, 2026    Monday morning, on the way home to Nashville from Gulf Shores.   THE WEEKEND It was quite a busy weekend with shows at the Frank Brown Songwriters Festival .        FRIDAY Friday evening Brian White and I played outdoors on the stage at the Woodside Restaurant .      We had a great crowd, and there were several familiar faces and friends out front, including my longtime friend Brent Burns.     We got Brent up at one point, and he sang this funny song of his, “ Dead People’s Clothes. ” And as always, the audience laughed hard. It was a great first show.   SATURDAY I had two shows. The first was at the Point Restaurant with Brian White and Jerry Vandiver in Pensacola.     We had such an enthusiastic crowd to play to while they were enjoying their dinner and drinks.   And I know I’ve done my job on stage when I can make a fellow s...

BILL BLOG Friday, November 6, 2026   Good morning from beautiful and balmy Gulf Shores, Alabama, home of the Frank Brown Songwriters Festival. 76 degrees will be the high on the beach today.   YESTERDAY Brian White and I drove down to Gulf Shores for the festival. I’m playing 4 shows with Brian and others this time around.   We found our condo, threw our bags in, and went out to a little bar in Orange Beach where my friend Wil Nance was playing with two of my old band members, Gary Nance (Wil’s brother) and Joe Engle , who played guitar for me for many years.      Both Gary and Joe sort of retired down here but still play some music together down here.      And they sounded great last night!    So good to see them.  Then Brian and I had some seafood at one of my favorite places in the Gulf Shores area.   (Pic)  Flounder, with red beans and rice was the order. Delish.  Then it was l...