Hey Bill ! How's it goin ? Well I hope, say hi ! to Joyce for me ! I don't know if Nick told you, but I haven't been able to walk well since last October ! I had laser surgery & take medication, but the pain has not gotten any better ! I'm going back to physical therapy soon ! They took my drivers license away, cause I was numb on my right side down to my foot ! This all really bums me out cause I want to go out & play to support my album ! I'd like to put a band together, but if I don't have gigs to pay them for, I can't hire them ! I can't carry my equipment anyway ! I was wondering if you would let me open up for you occasionally. I'll be able to drive soon. I can't do a whole night myself yet anyway ! My email is ; amyrosepurplebunny7@gmaill.com & phone No. Is (412)915-9241. If there is a time & place I can open up for you please let me know ! Probably the Leaf & Bean would be a good place to start ! Thanks Bill, go anything you can do ! Amy Rose Uriah

Riding bikes with Kathy on the Jail Trail (runs along 2nd Ave.) a couple weeks ago and Sweat Stained Shirts pops in to my head. A couple summers ago when I used to ride from home to hear Bill at the L&B this would happen cause I would be riding on the actual road. But now I'm riding more or less above the road and the song appears. Happened again last weekend. Almost all traces of the mill in that stretch of road are gone and there's no street signs that I see that may trigger that song in my brain. Don't get me wrong, it's one of my favorite, if not my favorite BT song, so I'm nont complaining about it's entry into my brain. Just wondering. Any thougts Pavlov?

Hey Andy, Our promoter is working on Italian Tour dates for July . Around July 15- 25..

DC, thanks for the kind words. Hope to see you soon..

Any Euro 2013 tour details yet ?

been listening to the my own eyes cd a lot lately and smithfield cafe is one of bills' best songs.

Can't wait for the Thanksgiving Show this evening....and a HUGE THANK YOU for Lenny Cefalo and Cefalo's Nightclub for again hosting this important event. Everyone associated with that place is just wonderful. I've been going there for years. Check em out. Thank you!!

www.clubcefalo.com

Liturgy, when done well, elevates the soul. It connects us with the divine, raises us above the mundane, and provides us with a foretaste of Heaven. This past weekend I experienced a liturgy of sorts at the Leaf & Bean in Pittsburgh’s Strip District. Legendary Pittsburgh musicians Bill Toms and Phil Brontz were presiding over Singer-Songwriter-Saturday, a weekly event from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., at this landmark cigar and coffee bar.

The congregation was enraptured by a litany of rock, blues, soul, folk, and gospel music as the incense of cigar smoke carried their worldly stress and worries skyward; freeing them at least for a little while from the pressures of daily life. Guest preachers were plentiful, including the venerable soul man Billy Price; blues diva Andrea Pearl; rock vicar Patrick Maloney of The Pump Fakes; and acoustic acolyte Wil Kondrich. Throughout the service, The Reverend Bill Toms and Rabbi Phil Brontz spoke hope to despair with the sacred instruments of guitar and saxophone.

The great German-Jewish poet Berthold Auerbach wrote that “music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” If your soul is in need of a washing, I recommend stopping by The Leaf & Bean some Saturday afternoon.

Frankies Sept. 15/ 1) PAYING THESE DUES/ 2) WEST END KID/ 3) WAITING ON THE PAIN/ 4) WON'T GO TO MEMPHIS/ 5) HAVE A LITTLE FAITH (MAVIS STAPLES SONG)/ 6) LORD, DON'T TAKE ME NOW/ 7) HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE MAN/ 8) SOMEBODY HELP ME/ 9) COLLEEN GOODBYE/ 10) FISHERMANS BLUES/ 11) MEMPHIS SOUL STEW/ BREAK/ 12) MONA LISA SMILE/ 13) I AINT WORRIED (NEW SONG)/ 14) MISS YOU (ROLLING STONES SONG) 15) SHAKE AND FINGER POP/ 16) MISERY/ 17) STOP BREAKING DOWN/ 18) COVER IT UP/ 19) TOM VALENTINE SINGS 'DEAD FLOWERS'/ 20) LETS MAKE A BETTER WORLD

Check out www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnWbEwID4OQ for a great video (by Jane Marino) of Bill performng "The West End Kid" at Frankies this past Saturday night. All killer and no filler!!

Check out "www.mycentralJersey.com." for a cool article about Bill! If you haven't bought a copy of his newest album, "Memphis" yet, you are missing out on one of the greatest releases of the decade. . .no shit! Now get out there and rock and roll this weekend!