observations of an old retired pipefitter

I’m sure we have all witnessed the crumbling infrastructure of a couple of water dams due to the heavy rains and flooding in California this month. You cannot blame it on the weather because mankind has no control over that. What you can blame it on though is...

October 1962…

(EDITOR’S NOTE–This month we asked our Welcomers to pick their favorite column posted here in the past.  Brooks Judd selected one from May of 2009.)In my almost forgotten “youth” one month of one year stands out in my foggy, fading memory. A few...

October 1962…

In my almost forgotten “youth” one month of one year stands out in my foggy, fading memory. A few things were happening in October that would make this a memorable month if not a memorable year. My beloved SF Giants led by Marichal, Mays, McCovey, and Cepeda had just...

October 2015 President’s Message

October is a busy and important month for the California Bluegrass Association:  IBMA World of Bluegrass, the CBA Election, the Fall Campout and Annual Membership Meeting, the Instrument Raffle and the kickoff for the CBA Youth Program Scholarship Fund Drive.When...

October 2020

My, doesn’t time fly? I thought I had another week to go, only to realise that the third Thursday of the month is nearly upon me! Rootling through a miscellany of stray thoughts about music, I have come to realise that I am easily susceptible to the sound of vintage...