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HI YA'LL. IT'S ME..DONNA. WHATCHA BEEN UP TOO? I MISS GOING OUT AND SEEING ALL YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACES, BUT I'M COMING BACK. IN FACT WE'LL BE DOING A WEEKEND OF FUN IN THE HILL COUNTRY IN TWO WEEKS. WE MISS SEEING T-ROY AND CANDACE. OF COURSE OUR CHARLEY, TOO! PICKIN AND VISITIN. IT'S GONNA BE FUN, SO YA'LL MIGHT AS WELL JOIN US! ALSO WE'LL BE HAVING A SPECIAL TEXAS MUSIC NATION CELEBRATION THIS SUMMER. I CAN'T WAIT. THIS IS GONNA BE FUN AND WILL ALSO PUT SOME MONEY IN THE TMN ACCOUNT. WE NEVER WILL STOP RAISING MONEY TO HELP OUR TEXAS MUSIC FRIENDS, SO KEEP AN EYE ON THE SCHEDULE AND WE'LL LET YOU ALL KNOW WHEN AND WHERE EACH FUNDRAISER WILL BE. OF COURSE, ALL THE MONEY FROM NEW YEARS EVE GOES TOWARD THE FUND AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN ABLE TO HELP TWO MUSCIANS SINCE THE 1ST OF THIS YEAR. THE BIG CELEBRATION JUST GOT TOO HARD FOR US TO DO WHILE I WAS HAVING MEDICAL PROBLEMS, BUT I'M BETTER(THANKS FOR YOUR PRAYERS) AND READY TO SEE WHERE TEXAS MUSIC NATION TAKES US NOW. THERE ARE SOME YOUNG ONES THAT HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN KEEPING OUR FLAG FLYING. THAT WAS ALWAYS MINE AND BODIE'S HOPE. I'M PROUD TO SEE THAT THERE ARE SOME FINE YOUNG PICKERS WITH TRUE HEART THAT WE CAN PASS THE BATON TOO. RIGHT NOW, THOUGH, BODIE AND I ARE GOING TO SEE HOW WE CAN KEEP HELPING THE CAUSE. MAINLY, I JUST WANTED EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN SICKLY BUT "TMN" IS ALIVE A WELL!

"WAVE LIGHT STUDIO" IS IN HANDLEY,TX. IT'S, MAYBE, THREE BLOCKS FROM OUR HOUSE!!!! TALK ABOUT KARMA!WOW! THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WE WOULD TREASURE MORE AT THIS STAGE IN OUR LIVES! MI AMIGO'S LARRY DILLON AND PHIL PRITCHETT HAVE BUILT A MECCA FOR MUSICIANS WHERE STUDIO, VIDEO AND ALL MEDIA NEEDS ARE COVERED. YOU TRUELLY HAVE TO SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT. BODIE IS THERE NEARLY EVERY DAY. RIGHT NOW HE'S PUTTING TOGETHER A SUPRISE FOR US ALL. HE'S ALSO PRODUCING AND PICKING FOR OTHER MUSICIANS. THIS IS SUCH A BLESSING.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE TEXAS MUSIC NATION AND TO THE CAMPFIRES BY WHICH WE STAND. ONE NATION, UNDER WILLIE, INVINCIBLE, WITH HOT CHILI AND COLD BEER FOR ALL!!!.........BODIE.........(SUPPORT M.E.R.F.)