Thanksgiving 2016

I wish it were possible for y'all to be "a fly on the wall" here at our house!

Just to give you the "Reader's Digest Version": Late in the afternoons you can usually find me in front of the computer either listening to stuff y'all uploaded to YouTube and/or SoundCloud. Sometimes Dondra will join me and make a comment or two and we actually discuss your works. Sometimes she doesn't even have to walk in here, because I usually play your tunes pretty loud. I like to listen for the "nuances" in your music so that I can comment intelligently. I have to say I'm constantly surprised at the clear sound quality some of you get using just your mobile phones! :-)

She'll ask me who's singing and if we can see your lyrics, she will comment on those as well.

In short, she knows she's married to a musician and even though she claims not to have the "knack" for writing (she's wrong about that - she's a great poet), she now actively listens along with me, so if any of you ever doubt you have an appreciative audience, then doubt no more.

Add to that your concerns for us, and there you have it: a family thing's going on. We often discuss our tough time (I call them "The Troubles" -- sorry Ireland) and how all of you helped us through them and we share our regret that all of us don't live closer together.

I wrote all of the above to say this: This ol "Debbil Dementia" of mine causes my memory to lapse more and more often, but please never wonder if we love and appreciate all our friends here, because we do.

Thank you

Bill and Dondra