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BILL BLOG Thursday, November 12, 2026   Hello, Thursday morning. It’s packing day once again.   The high will be just 59 degrees today in Nashville, and it’s getting colder the next few days.   I wonder if I have any flannel or corduroy in my closet anymore. Checking.   YESTERDAY Rick Lang was in from Maryland on a regular trip he makes every other month to write songs with folks like me.      Before our writing session yesterday, Rick sent me an idea for a chorus to the song, and by the time I sat with him, I had the first verse written. So, all we needed was one more verse, and that didn’t take long.   So, it gave us a chance to catch up, which is always fun. Rick is working on an all-girl gospel album and is looking ahead to producing a southern gospel album as well. When we write, we’re writing towards those projects, so I’m hoping some of these songs will land on those projects. We’ll see.   SONG OF THE D...

BILL BLOG Wednesday, November 11, 2026   Happy “Hump Day” Wednesday to you. 71-degree high here today in Nashville. And it’s hard to believe we will be below freezing at night come this weekend.   Could be worse. They’re predicting Florida may see those falling Iguanas from cold weather this weekend.   YESTERDAY Tuesday was all about catching up and preparing for a Friday departure for two shows with Linda Davis and Lang Scott. Laundry, new strings for the guitar, catching up on email, and adding new show dates.   EVENING IN THE ROUND Our trio has an EARLY departure Friday. Friday night we have an 8 pm show in Clayton, North Carolina, at the beautiful Clayton Center.     And then Sunday we have a 4 pm matinee at the Davis Theatre in Concord, North Carolina.   And then the long drive back to Nashville on Monday.   HAPPY VETERANS DAY To each and every person who has worn the uniform. Thank you for your sacrifice....

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...