by Christine | Nov 16, 2011 | Welcome Column
As soon as a musician decides to make the move from just playing, to performing, an uncontrollable element is added to the equation: The audience. A more skittish, unpredictable, capricious entity you will never find. Simultaneously, this entity is vital. Without an...
by Christine | Nov 4, 2014 | Welcome Column
Good morning from Whiskey Creek, where absolutely NOTHING has changed since the last time I stroked that into my Mac. I reiterate, this column IS NOT an ad for Facebook, the social media site that has more members than the majority of countries recognized by the...
by Christine | Aug 30, 2018 | Welcome Column
Boy, has the deadline for this column crept up on me fast! With the beginning of a new school year and preparing for the Kings River Bluegrass Festival, the first Sunday almost got by me. In fact, I didn’t remember it until my wife and I were driving home from San...
by Christine | Oct 30, 2016 | Welcome Column
(EDITOR’S NOTE–Seeing as how today’s a 5th Sunday, we’ll take the old time machine out for a spin back to 2011 and find out what Marcos REALLY thinks about facts.)Boy, has the deadline for this column crept up on me fast! With the beginning of...
by Christine | Jun 24, 2008 | Welcome Column
As you might suspect, we receive a huge volume of e-mails, snail mail, calls and Message Board posts immediately following our Fathers Day Festival. Lots and lots of positives this year, a ton of excellent suggestions for future FDF’s and very negative communications...
by Christine | May 15, 2016 | Welcome Column
When I looked up the actual definition of “fait accompli” I learned that it originated in mid-19th century France and means an accomplished fact or a thing that has been decided before those affected hear about it, leaving them with no option but to accept. One...
