by Christine | Feb 17, 2008 | Welcome Column
In honor of President’s Day, here are a few quotes from George Washington…. It is far better to be alone than in bad company …. It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one ….. Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble….. End quotes. Thank you for those...
by Christine | Mar 26, 2013 | Welcome Column
My favorite jam in San Francisco happens at the Amnesia bar. Amnesia is an odd place for a bluegrass jam. It’s located on Valencia Street, in the deep, dark, throbbing heart of our town’s hipster district, and it hauls in a deeply stylish crowd in search of the...
by Christine | Feb 25, 2020 | Welcome Column
Warning: These pages contain a poor war story, and war stories are usually not very exciting. I want to discuss with you, in a round about way (which is pretty much the way I write) about the time I and three other Privates in this man’s Army went out on a limb and,...
by Christine | Sep 18, 2019 | Welcome Column
Helping is fun and addictive. Years ago, I played at the precursor to the Sonoma County Bluegrass and Folk Festival at a High School in Sebastopol. It was exciting and loads of fun. I met many of the folks involved in putting on, and supporting the festival, and I...
by Christine | Jul 26, 2014 | Welcome Column
Grandad always said, “Be careful what you ask for!” and I guess that may be another way of looking at this. Maybe what Grandad should have said is: “Diplomacy may be better than honesty sometimes”. For all the years I’ve been in broadcasting this one thing has...
by Christine | Apr 8, 2019 | Welcome Column
(Re-posted from 2016–this cat is studying his butt off at graduate school. That’s what people do at graduate school.)At the beginning of the month, I was glancing through new bluegrass releases, wondering what album would be the most joy to listen to and...
