Ken Reynolds has passed.

(A message from Suzanne Reynolds posted by her mom, Grace.)Even when days get so hard I just want to hang my head and have a good cry….it’s still a great day with you, peeps.  I want to thank everyone who has held my family up in your support and love...

Kern River

I’ll never swim Kern River againIt was there that I met herIt was there that I lost my best friend   (Merle Haggard)Wasn’t that a great jam-fest in Bakersfield this year? One of our best ever in my opinion. Sure the elevators were a problem again this...

Khan Academy of Bluegrass?

The end of the world is apparently not coming, at least not yet (despite all that Mayan Apocalypse hype). But the end of the year is. And now many of us are looking back on the past year, vowing that the next year will be a better one. Many of our most popular new...

Kids are picky eaters

You may ask how I can make such a bold, confident statement. I have two impeccable qualifications: I was a kid, and I have four kids. When I was a kid, I didn’t feel like I was an especially picky eater. It seemed that my few requirements wouldn’t be hard to meet....

Kids Need Places to Listen, Watch and Play

Last weekend, Cassy and I volunteered to watch our granddaughters. My daughter and son-in-law may think they tricked us into watching them, but I think everybody won in this deal. They got to have a night out with adults, and we got to enjoy the company of two...