by Bert Daniel | Nov 25, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
Unless their parents force them into it, most people choose to play a musical instrument because they like the sound of it and maybe they like how they fit in with other friends who play an instrument as well. They put in a ton of effort to bond with their instrument...
by Bert Daniel | Nov 21, 2022 | Welcome Column
Drugs can be good and drugs can be bad. If you have high blood pressure a drug can protect you from an earlier cardiovascular death. But if you are into recreational drugs that set your troubled mind to a different place you might get some enjoyment from the...
by Bert Daniel | Nov 11, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
Who is that lonely guy in the photo playing guitar in an empty railroad passenger car? He looks a little bit like Doc Watson. Doc is ten years past and gone now of course but all the good times are possibly not yet past and gone. Don’t you want to just join that guy...
by Bert Daniel | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
The Daily Grist: Apologia (noun) a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly. Dear Readers, I believe strongly in the CBA welcome column but, rather than compose an apologia defending the column, allow me to simply apologize for my silence of the...
by Bert Daniel | Aug 27, 2022 | Welcome Column
“How do I become a better musician?” For some reason, people tend to ask me this question a lot, and while my initial thought is I’m honored that you think I know this!, my second thought is usually how am I going to give this person a good answer? I remember being...
