BILL BLOG June 1, 2026 Monday morning, back home in Nashville. And it’s the 1 st of June. 82 for the high today with a slight chance of bad weather. THE WEEKEND Friday morning, our group of 5 songwriters got up for breakfast at a place that was recommended near our hotel in Elmhurst, Illinois where we were staying for Freedoms Sings USA retreat. And what a great recommendation it was. If you’re ever in Chicago, check out one of these places. Then it was off to O’Hare with 5 guitars, and some downtime waiting on our Southwest Flight home. We certainly had a great time writing with veterans up in Elmhurst, Illinois, and playing for those folks. NEXT I’ll be back on a plane this Friday for a two-day Freedom Sings USA retreat in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina—our first trip to that city to write with veterans. NEW TRIP I just found out that our Freedom Sings USA group will be returning to Greensburg, Indiana, ...