by Bert Daniel | Nov 7, 2021 | Welcome Column
I’ve seen very good players cringe when someone in a jam calls the Ralph Stanley classic Clinch Mountain Backstep. Okay, maybe not very good players but just the same some good jammers do flinch at the call. Because I revel in redundancy, or because maybe there are...
by Bert Daniel | Nov 5, 2021 | Welcome Column
I was completely unprepared for what I was looking at. Although I was part of a class that was showing me how to use special equipment to see this stuff, somehow I was not really ready to appreciate what it was that this class was allowing me to see. I adjusted the...
by Bert Daniel | Oct 31, 2021 | Welcome Column
It was only a few years ago that I first hooked up with Sophronie. I know that some of you who know me, CBA or otherwise, may be shocked by this admission. Although you have likely never met my beautiful wife Joyce (because she hates Bluegrass), you might know from...
by Bert Daniel | Dec 13, 2022 | Welcome Column
Here lately a lot of thoughts of times past have been a’wanderin’ through my ‘ol wore out mind. Mostly good times, ’cause I dont like to dwell on the bad times we all have in life. As Lester sang so aptly, ” the good times have outweighed...
by Bert Daniel | Oct 27, 2021 | Welcome Column
I had a really bad dream last night. My beloved Boston Red Sox were losing in the league championship series and just then the TV broadcast broke to a commercial. Usually I hate commercial interruptions while I’m watching sports on TV but in this case it was a...