AUGUST 2023 BOOK REPORT…..Let The Good Times Roll Howdy Folks, Spent the last six weeks at home recuperating from “my episode” ……. Was great to be home with Nancy and just work on getting my health back to normal. Dr visits, pain and inconvenience finally passed, a few weeks ago and I have been busy sorting out The Fall Tour as well as getting next year planned.

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Hey Guys & Dolls, First report from the road …. Met up with my Buddy Todd Albright in Johnson City, Tennessee at The Down Home… a great club I first played back in The early 70’s…..

Dear Friends and Fans, Hope all of you made with thru The Storm...I know it's not over, but I believe that we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Nancy and I are doing ok. We haven't spent this much time together in the past 22 years of marriage! Thankfully all is good at home, and "we still like each other!".... 

At long last I am writing my first Big Book Report in two years! There has been a lot of water under the bridge since since then...... The Corona Virus has really put a pause to all the excitement, joy and adventure of the life I had experienced for the past 50 years! I'm sure all of you have had your ups and downs coping with this strange reality as well. Hopefully next year we will all get back on the journeys we were on before life as we had known it came to an end.

Last November was the coldest up in New England for years! and "camping out”, was not fun…. frozen waterlines, closed campgrounds, searching for propane and such made me decide to make a major change in my touring schedule. All my regular North East dates have been confirmed for October this year and we will be heading South after the House Concert in Erie PA. November, 2014,confirmations include, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Houston and Austin. Visit, www.RoyBookBinder.com for details.

Hard to believe my 73rd Winter has come to pass and that I am once again packing “The Bus” for My Big Fat Tour of 2017…….. Over 55 cities booked, from coast to coast, top to bottom……. I am a lucky guy!

Another Winter in Florida slipping by fast....... Time to start looking ahead and looking back...... Nancy & I had a swell time at home with lots of visitors from the cold North from Norway, Scotland, NY, Cleveland, NC and who knows from where else. We enjoyed the company and are looking forward to another Cross Country Tour.