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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...

BILL BLOG Tuesday, March 17, 2026   Tuesday, and it’s St. Patty’s Day! And a cold St. Patty’s Day it will be. A high of just 38 in Nashville with tonight’s low dipping to 32. We had to pull some plants in because of the cold.   Still, it’s better than what my youngest sister Rita is looking at up in Rochester, Minnesota.   32 doesn’t seem so bad. Especially since it’s going to start warming up again, and hit 77 for a high by Saturday.   YESTERDAY What a fun songwriting session with my long-time friend Brady Seals , and two young brothers who are Spencer Hatcher & Connor Hatcher. Both brothers played bluegrass music with their Dad growing up, so we bonded pretty quickly because of our mutual love of that kind of music. Spencer is now a developing artist at Quartz Hill Records , and is now a country act, recording and writing country songs.   Yesterday, I brought a duet idea into the room that they loved, so I’m hopeful that the r...