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.
CHART ACTION
I got a couple of great pieces of news on the way home to Nashville yesterday.
First, “No Regrets,” which Kristy Cox recorded, just went to #1 on this “Roots Bluegrass Chart.”
Congratulations to Kristy and my two co-writers on this song, Lauren Mascitti and Kristen Bearfield.
And then I got an email from Tim Stafford, another co-writer, and this year’s Bluegrass Songwriter of the Year that was so great to read. The award-winning bluegrass group “Blue Highway,” which Tim is a member of is releasing a song the two of us wrote as their next single!
The song tells a story about an old Case tractor that brings up a lot of memories from both of our childhoods in farmland country.
I love this song, and I’m so happy that it’s going to get some major attention when the group releases the song.
So yeah, it was quite the pleasant trip home, receiving news like that.
MO-MO
Unreal. There will be a “Mo-Mo,” the Missouri monster exhibit, at the American Oddities Museum on November 14 in Alton, Illinois.
For those who follow this blog, “Mo Mo” was my first record.
And it’s all about a sasquatch that’s pretty famous in Louisiana, Missouri, where they still celebrate the legend of the hairy beast.
And now it’s traveling to Illinois. Yep, the legend will never die.
SONG OF THE DAY
I’m choosing the song “If Not Now, When” from Brent Burns, a song we wrote together about those who keep saying they are going to kick something off their bucket list but keep putting it off. Check out this “live version” of Brent singing it last night on stage at Lulu’s in Gulf Shores.
HEALTH NOTES
Yesterday, the FDA said GLP-1 drugs must carry a new warning label about incurable blindness.
A new study has concluded that those who get 42 minutes of bright daylight per day were about 17% less likely to develop dementia than people who received less sunlight.
Another study links even occasional marijuana uses to higher stroke risk.
SIGN OF THE DAY
I like it! A Supreme's stop.
SKY HIGH JOB
NASA is hiring. They are taking applications for those who want to help build a base on the moon. Salary? $169,000 per year. They will take applications until December 4.
So, fill out the application and grab your tool belt.
FORE!
Not something you see normally on a golf course.
Those are Javelina hogs on a golf course in Tucson. Not sure if the pigs have the “right of way” or not on a golf course.
I do know that I was hiking in Sedona several years ago as I was following my friend Roger Naylor up a trail in Sedona when one of those bad boys darted out of a bush and scared the holy heck out of me. First and only time I’ve seen one. I found out I have a strong heart.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
From Thor Heyerdahl:
“Progress is man’s ability to complicate simplicity.”
TODAY
I have a day to reset and get ready for yet another road trip this weekend. This time I’m headed to North Carolina for two shows with Linda Davis and Lang Scott.
Looking forward to those, as always.
Have a great Tuesday!
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