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BILL BLOG Thursday, May 28, 2026   And a good Thursday morning to you from Elmhurst, Illinois.   YESTERDAY I had an 11 AM flight to Chicago on Southwest.     Myself and 4 other songwriters loaded, with no fanfare, and made it to O’Hare. Early. At TSA, an agent took my guitar and made me take everything out of it. But, before she did, she said, “Sir, I’m going to take good care of your guitar. I don’t think that’s ever happened. Thank you!   And then all five of us got to our gate with guitars on our backs, and the gate attendant came up to us and told us he would make sure we were on early, to make sure all 5 guitars got in the overhead bins. Another first!    And then we boarded, and I got this particular cup that completely flattered me. Thank you, Southwest, for such a great flight!       LAST NIGHT We gathered for a little VIP sponsor to meet the sponsors of the event, as well as the veterans we’re writi...

BILL BLOG Wednesday, May 27, 2026   Wednesday morning, bags packed, ready to fly to Chicago. More on that at the end of today’s Blog.   84 in Nashville for the high today, and 10 degrees cooler in Chicago.   YESTERDAY My songwriting appointment was cancelled yesterday, so it gave me plenty of time to make sure I got packed for the trip and got my airline ticket in order. I don’t fly a lot these days, but I’ve got back-to-back weeks of flying ahead of me with this trip to the Windy City, then next weekend into Durham, North Carolina, for another Freedom Sings USA retreat with veterans.      This year, there has been an increase in these kinds of retreats, which may be because it’s America’s 250 th birthday, and more folks want to do something to honor our veterans.   SONG OF THE DAY Today, the choice is “ Playing Patsy, ” that husband and wife team, Adam and Amy Pope , recorded. The first time I sat down to write with Adam, he br...

BILL BLOG Tuesday, May 26, 2026   Tuesday, and I’m packing for a Freedom Sings USA trip flight tomorrow morning.   81 will be the high today in Nashville, with some more rain in the forecast.   YESTERDAY The YMCA was open, so I went. I’ve never seen so many folks in my Y at one time. It must be the guilt from eating grilled Memorial Day food over the past few days.   Which reminds me of the old gym joke groaner. “Why do hamburgers go to the gym. Why, “To get better buns…of course.”   You were warned it was a groaner.   SOAP OPERA SONG I found out yesterday that a song that I co-wrote with a duo several years ago, “ Watson and Nash ” is going to get some airplay on the “Young and Restless” soap opera on CBS.      There’s a first. I had a couple of songs in small independent movies, some on TV shows, some in commercials, but NEVER in a danged soap opera.     The duo of Shay Watson and Joe Nash ...

BILL BLOG Monday, May 25, 2026   Happy Memorial Day Monday. 79 for a high today in Nashville with more rain. We needed rain, but not nearly as much as we are getting. We’ve had rain now for 3 or 4 days, and there is rain in the forecast for at least another week or more. Does anyone have the number for Noah?   THE WEEKEND Mine started Friday morning, writing with my longtime friend Steve Dean , who brought a beach-country song idea to the table that we wrote.   Steve and I have easily written 50 or more songs together over the years. Add one more to the pile. We surely had fun writing this one.   The two of us will be flying on Wednesday to Chicago, O'Hare, for Freedom Sings USA, along with three other Nashville songwriters, to write songs with veterans in the town of Elmhurst, Illinois. The other writers on this trip will be Wil Nance , Bill DiLuigi , and Bobby Tomberlin .      BLUEGRASS DOUBLE HITTER Some great chart news came i...