We’re back!

So, where’s the CBA web site been since Wednesday night? Well, it’s a long story….and if you’re one of the handful of people responsible for keeping cbaontheweb.org up and running, a gut-wrenching story. First and foremost, we were NOT the victim of a virus attack....

Wearing My Colors

I have one of those CBA denim jackets with the big embroidered patch on the back. My friend Ted Kuster once referred to wearing this jacket as wearing our colors, the same as motorcycle clubs. Sons of bluegrass anarchy or SBACBA here we come. Unfortunately it doesn’t...

Weathering the financial malaise

Just back from a quick trip to L.A. Reading U.S.A Today on the way back, (not a great newspaper, but free at the Radisson), I was shocked to read that Jet Blue, one of the airline industry’s more successful discount carriers, has stumbled on a brand new revenue...

Wedding Gigs – Gotta Love ‘Em!

If you play music for money, you’ll play a wide variety of gigs. A WIDE variety. More than you may have thought there could be. You expected bar gigs – that’s a part of it. And festivals – that’s a worthwhile and rewarding goal. Then it starts to get weird (car shows,...