by Christine | Dec 12, 2003 | Welcome Column
My son Phillip arrived on Thanksgiving Day with another of his get rich quick schemes. He and his brother and I would pan for gold in Whiskey Creek and split all proceeds three ways. Cynic Peter balked at the idea until I pointed out that fortune hunting in our own...
by Christine | Mar 8, 2020 | Welcome Column
Daily Grist #1: “The more populous the world and the more intricate its structure, the greater must be its fundamental insecurity. A world structure too elaborately scientific, if once disrupted by war, revolution, natural cataclysm or epidemic, might collapse into a...
by Christine | Mar 23, 2014 | Welcome Column
I recently went to a Country Music jam at the home of our friends, Jim and Carol Johnston. They live on a mountaintop in Aromas, a quaint little town near the coast. There were many people there that I had met and jammed with at CBA functions. It dawned on me that if...
by Christine | Aug 12, 2014 | Welcome Column
I’ve noticed recently at bluegrass festivals hearing bands say something like, “Does anyone want to hear a REAL country song?” which is always greeted with applause, even cheers. The songs, often covers of George Jones or Hank Williams, but including many other...
by Christine | Dec 27, 2018 | Welcome Column
I was raised in Stockton California, a wonderful place for ateenager to grow up in the 50’s. That was such a wonderful carefreetime for young boy to grow up in the Central Valley of California.Especially after I got my drivers license and my 1936 Ford...
by Christine | Jan 23, 2020 | Welcome Column
I was raised in Stockton California, a wonderful place for ateenager to grow up in the 50’s. That was such a wonderful carefreetime for young boy to grow up in the Central Valley of California.Especially after I got my drivers license and my 1936 Ford...
