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BILL BLOG Thursday February 27, 2025   Thursday morning and it’s my last day on the beach. No blog here tomorrow morning (Friday) as I’ll be on the road home to Nashville.  Sunshine and 72 for the high on the coast for my last day.  YESTERDAY It was a postcard day here in Panama City yesterday. Mid to upper 70s, and not a cloud in the sky.   I did manage to write another song looking out at the sea and started another one. Thank you to the view for the inspiration.   I did take time out to do a radio interview with Country Broadcast Hall of Famer Terry Buford who’s on the air these days at KZHE Radio in Magnolia Springs Arkansas, somewhere near the Louisiana and east Texas borders. Terry has been broadcasting for over 50 years now so it was a pleasure to chat with him about radio and country music and other things. He played a few songs of mine on his show during the interview. “Spam”, “Face For Radio” and “King of Karaoke”. Terry’...

BILL BLOG Wednesday February 26, 2025  Spending this “Hump Day” on the beach. And I’ll be doing a radio interview from the beach around noon today. More on that at the end of today’s Blog.   75 degree high on the Gulf Coast today with nary a cloud in sight.   YESTERDAY Another lazy day on Panama Beach.   More sunscreen. SPF 30 if you’re curious.   More complete relaxation than I’ve experienced for a while. Every time I come to the beach it takes me a couple of days to fall into that peaceful feeling.   That happened yesterday for sure. The sounds of the waves and the seagulls and the Air Force jets flying over from Tyndall Air Base were mesmerizing.   I did finish up a little beach song before the sunset down here yesterday. So, I can say I accomplished something.   Then less than 3 minutes down the road from where I’m staying, I found a great little seafood place.   There must be a lot of ...

BILL BLOG Tuesday February 25, 2025   The waves are rolling in on Tuesday morning outside my condo window here in Panama City. And the weather-folks down here on the Gulf Coast are calling for postcard weather for the rest of my stay. I’ll take it! Sunshine and 70 will be the high today.   YESTERDAY I spent a lot of time resting again and staring at the sand and the waves outside my door. And the good news is I think I’m starting to feel a little better.   The ocean is working its magic on my health it seems.   I got the guitar out of the case and wrote a new song while staring out at the water, and started a second one…a beach tune…of course! So, I felt like I accomplished something!   Then late yesterday afternoon I put my feet up, turned on some tropical music, and watched the sunset. I was listening to the Jimmy Buffett Pandora station through my ea buds and I swear “Margaritaville” started playing about the time t...

BILL BLOG Monday February 24, 2025   And a good Monday morning to you from Panama City, Florida.   THE WEEKEND Early Saturday morning I jumped in the car and ran to the beach down here on the Redneck Riviera.   One of the nice things about writing songs for Billy Blue Publishing is that they have a company condo and now and then the songwriters and others tied to the company can use it. It's a pretty nice perk as you can see.   The sunsets are golden…the sand is deep and wide…and the beer seems colder somehow.   I’ve been under the weather for too long, so my wife gave her blessing to lie in the sun to see if a little natural Vitamin D might help. We’ll see. I sure miss my girl sitting next to me on the beach but she’s got a busy week concentrating on her book that’s about to be published, and it increases the chance that I won’t infect her with whatever the heck I have.     I’m truly going to try and comp...