Crossroads

We all face crossroads in our lives, important junctures where we could take one path or a different one. It may be a decision about which direction is better or it might be a choice about which is the lesser evil. The crossroad can be a powerful image for music...

Crush

Autumn is a great time of year here in Sonoma County. Downtown Healdsburg (and I mean “downtown” in the small town sense) is pretty quiet. The summer tourist crowds are long gone. But the major thoroughfares actually get even more crowded with the...

Crush Redux

The grape trucks are rumbling again this morning in Sonoma County.  It looks like a good harvest so I thought I’d reprise a column from a couple of years ago.  Hope you enjoy:Autumn is a great time of year here in Sonoma County. Downtown Healdsburg...

Cuckoo for Goofy

This weekend is the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, also known as GOF, also known as “Goofy”. The good folks who put on this festival would like the latter moniker to fall out of favor, but I doubt that will happen. “Good Old Fashioned” is too long for quick...

Culling the Herd

It took over 18 months but I finally figured out that now that I am retired, I need to self fund my bass and music endeavors as opposed to just paying. You know that whole fixed income thing. Used to be, I’d be at a festival or a jam and see some cool piece of gear...

Culture Clash

Last year I crossed over and here I am a year later to tell you what it is like after you do. You might think that I am going to tell tales of glory and wonder but actually it is not all that different than before I crossed. Sure there are a few more perks on this...