by Christine | Jun 6, 2012 | Welcome Column
I have not, to the best of my recollection, participated in lengthy paeans to departed musical heroes, with the exception of a piece on John Lennon a few Decembers back. Yes, I wrote about John Lennon in my CBA Welcome column! Some musicians have a impact that is very...
by Christine | Feb 6, 2012 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, Well, it’s a Post Super Bowl Monday. It was quite an entertaining game, eh? I have bellied up to ye olde keyboard this morning to welcome one and all to the CBA’s website. In case you have not been here before, this space is filled daily with pearls of...
by Christine | Feb 19, 2014 | Welcome Column
As I look back on 40+ years of playing music, there were a lot of steps along the way. Some of them I recognized as steps, some were specific goals, and others I only realized were breakthroughs as I’ve watched others go through them. I imagine a lot of things I think...
by Christine | Sep 1, 2013 | Welcome Column
So what do Miley Cyrus and my old jeans have in common? Nothing. My old jeans just don’t fit anymore. As I found a pair buried in my closet. These jeans must be fifteen years old,and I’ll tell you what: no matter how much weight I might ever lose, those old pants just...
by Christine | Aug 3, 2013 | Welcome Column
Last Wednesday I had the pleasure of seeing one of the best young edge bands out today, Milk Drive, at my local restaurant, Don Quixote’s. I had seen them a few years earlier at IBMA. At that time it was difficult not to hear the buzz about them, and I was not...
