@msand83
Excellent work.I would request that you list the ids you used for your widget so its easier for all of us to configure it on ours.
for eg next and previous update another widget using its id.Now I was able to find that its of play widget 'cause not only does it make logical sense but also because its my code
It would be much easier for everyone if you listed them.

@qosmio thanks for reporting back.Seems the script is now working (would appreciate more feedback), however (from moepda's post) running conky as background process is unpredictable on other devices.
I always prefer one widget to do everything but if conky won't launch then I will be forced to create 3 separate qbw's to launch conky for each.
Let me know if its working for anyone else