by Bruce Campbell | Aug 10, 2022 | Welcome Column
If you play music, you’re probably caught in the thrall of musical instruments. It’s an insidious thing and it sneaks up on you, and no one ever warns you. You take up playing music, for whatever reason. Maybe you just wanted to carry a tune, impress the girls, or...
by Bert Daniel | Aug 2, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
The Daily Grist: I love my dog as much as I love you, but you may fade. My dog will always come through (Cat Stevens) Pets have become very popular these days with so many people stuck at home and lonely. It could be argued that humans should not restrict other...
by Bert Daniel | Jul 30, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
Not so long ago most people found out about the music that was making a stir by turning on the television set. My generation just had to watch the Beetles live on the Ed Sullivan Show. Before that there was Elvis Presley and after that Michael Jackson. So simple. Plop...
by Bruce Campbell | Jul 27, 2022 | Welcome Column
One day, some years ago, I stepped out of a coffee shop and was approached by a gentleman whom I did not recognize, but who appeared to recognize me. He was carrying several books and a playbill. “Are you familiar with the works of Mamet?”, he asked me. “Er, uh, you...
by Bert Daniel | Jul 21, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
The Daily Grist: “Behold, I am toward God as you are; I too was pinched off from a piece of clay” (Job 33:6) We all grow up somewhere and we all get used to those surroundings like it’s the only place on earth. The land forms a certain way. The contour is what we...
by Bert Daniel | Jul 18, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
It was night time at Grass Valley. Everyone with any sense had gone to bed long ago but even now, at three in the morning, you could hear a few murmurings. The stage area was especially quiet. Only a few hours before, this very stage had pulsed with energy and it...
