BILL BLOG Friday March 17, 2023 Happy Friday and Happy St. Patty’s Day. Makes me want a corned beef and a Guinness at McGuire’s in Pensacola! 55 for the high on St. Pat’s Day here in Music City. YESTERDAY I had the pleasure of meeting, writing, and teaching Brian Smyth who lives in Regina, Canada in the province of Saskatchewan. Brian found me on Songwriter Pro, a great songwriter service that my friend Brent Baxter owns that’s full of help for songwriters and more importantly for those who want to learn more and get better at songwriting. So Brian signed up. First of all I could not help but notice how cook it was that his last name “ Smith ” is spelled with a “Y” as in Smyth. And my last name of “White” is spelled with a “Y” as in Whyte . So we had something to laugh about right off before we dove into a song idea he wanted to write about someone taking a chance, leaving home, and moving to Nashville to chase that dream that so many dream about