Welcome to the story of my involvement with the music business in Nashville in 1996. You can navigate between the individual posts at the bottom of each page, or you can return here to pick up where you have left off.

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And now on with the story (no you’re not missing something, I apparently skipped Part X. Oops. ):

• The Record Contract; Part I: The Audition
• The Record Contract; Part II: The Callback
• The Record Contract; Part III: The Phone Call
• The Record Contract; Part IV: The Gathering
• The Record Contract; Part V: Getting To Know You
• The Record Contract; Part VI: Growing Closer
• The Record Contract; Part VII: Trouble in Paradise
• The Record Contract; Part VIII: Pressure Rising
• The Record Contract; Part IX: Decisions, Decisions
• The Record Contract; Part XI: Meanwhile
• The Record Contract; Part XII: The Studio
• The Record Contract; Part XIII: The Contract
• The Record Contract; Part XIV: Bonding
• The Record Contract; Part XV: The Response
• The Record Contract; Part XVI: Toni’s Party
• The Record Contract; Part XVII: Waiting Game
• The Record Contract; Part XVIII: The Hammer Falls