Our Very Own Cartoonist

Our Very Own Cartoonist

(Editor’s note: I begged my old friend Rick Cornish to contribute some fresh content for our web site. Rick was my first choice for the job because he produced such great content for so many years when he ran the site) Here’s Rick: Your web site content director Bert...
Old People

Old People

Old people. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever consider that I might become one of those people some day but alas, now I am one. The music I enjoyed in my glory years was a lot more than just bluegrass but I took it for granted that no matter what kind of music I...
Ghosts

Ghosts

This is that time of year when people celebrate spooky things. Now is the time to carve your pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns and create that perfect trick or treating costume. My favorite costume of all time is a bright blue pile jacket which I still wear proudly...
My First Grade Banjo Diploma

My First Grade Banjo Diploma

I finally finished my Thirty Days of Banjo lesson. Eli Gilbert does a great job and it’s a free introduction to banjo which I highly recommend. See my recent articles (July 30 and September 22) for more details. I say I’m finished because I went through all the...
Less is More

Less is More

With all the heavy rains last winter, we got flooded pretty bad here so we are repairing flood damage in our downstairs room right now. That room is my primary man cave where I mostly drink beer, watch TV and practice my instruments so the disruption is pretty...