by Christine | Apr 26, 2018 | Welcome Column
daily grist; a woman drove me to drink and I didn’t have the decency to thank her. WC FieldsYou can hardly turn the TV on anymore without witnessing six or seven ads over the course of the evening asking your opinion if you think they should legalize...
by Christine | Jan 6, 2015 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note—What we’ve noticed about Marcos’ Welcomes is that, most often, they seem to have a huge invisible arm that reaches out and grabs his readers somewhere during the first paragraph. This 2012 outing is no exception.) This is one of those columns. Upon...
by Christine | Oct 8, 2012 | Welcome Column
This is one of those columns. Upon reading those words, every columnist know what I’m saying. It’s 11:40PM, and I’m struggling to stay awake as I type. I eschewed my customary tumbler of column-writing-Irish-whiskey for a pot of freshly brewed coffee; and lively music...
by Christine | Apr 28, 2011 | Welcome Column
Now we have all did that in the past I’m sure. BUT, the most embarassing time I ever did it happened at the IBMA shindig, in Louisville, Kentucky back around 1998. My good friend Ronnie Reno and I had the habit of having breakfast together on Sunday morning...
by Christine | Apr 21, 2007 | Welcome Column
The Denial She looked to be a sweet elderly woman, but as she strode across the lobby of the Fair Oaks Baptist Church during intermission at the Rhonda and Rage concert, her smile turned to a scowl. ‘The nerve of him,’ she hissed, poking J.D. Rhynes’ chest with her...