Robin and Linda Williams: November MissiveDear Friends,After a short hiatus we're getting the rust off and gearing up for gigs this month and next and we're looking forward to it. We'll be close to home playing our own gigs, but there will be a couple of traveling jobs next month with the Hank Williams Extravaganza Troupe along with one last 2022 date with Garrison Keillor just before Thanksgiving. We haven't been traveling but we have been keeping our repertoire sharp as well as getting reacquainted with the songs we wrote for "Streets of Gold," the musical we mentioned last month. It's interesting to re-visit old, forgotten songs with fresh eyes and ears. Of course, we look at life differently now than we did 25 years ago, and some of these songs will change but, all in all, they are strong and there is a heck of a lot to work with. We've enjoyed reading and re-reading the script, seeing how good it is, and realizing that this is a project well worth delving into. We'll keep you posted. Linda's left shoulder replacement keeps improving which has allowed us to get back to playing music every day. She has much more range of motion and strength in her shoulder than she had before her surgery, and she is pain free. This progress is a result of her hitting the physical therapy hard and we're finding out that being a musician and playing her instruments is good PT in and of itself. In the "Recharging the Batteries" department, Linda is enjoying Jon Meacham's "And There Was Light," a new Abraham Lincoln biography, and Robin is immersed in "Blue Book" by Tom Harley Campbell who, when we first knew him, was a songwriter and Bluegrass bass player, but has transitioned successfully to being a writer of John Burke mysteries. As with his bass playing, he's good at this as well. As far as music listening, Robin just chanced upon "Don Rich Sings George Jones" (thanks again Apple Music) and Linda has been revisiting "Stage Fright" by The Band on a nightly basis. Don Rich recorded this album in the '70s but he died in a motorcycle accident, and it sat in the vault for over forty years before being released. It's great Country music. Kevin Maul, our old bandmate, is the reason Linda has "Stage Fright" on the brain, and in particular from that CD the song "The Rumor." Kevin stopped by on his way to Florida and we spent a good portion of supper talking about "The Band." We never get tired of good music. It makes us smarter. Bumper Sticker of the Month: If money could talk, it would say "goodbye." Recently we've been thinking of a song we wrote many years ago, "October Light." As we write this, most of the leaves are off the trees in the Shenandoah Valley, but the spectacular color during this past October's sunny days is still fresh in our minds and we are thinking we got things right in that song. Lastly, we hope this finds you all happy and healthy. And don't forget to vote. We're heading out the door in a half hour to go do our democratic duty.
Your pals,
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