by Christine | Jun 11, 2010 | Welcome Column
It’s three in the morning, and I can’t sleep. Thinking about fathers day. I’m going down to the fifth string on Alhambra and J street. Gotta pick up my survival gear before Grass Valley. Picks and strings, a new capo. Probably a tuner. Maybe rosin for the fiddle I’ll...
by Christine | Oct 4, 2017 | Welcome Column
I have lots of friends in bands, and a lot of these bands are very good. There are a variety of venues in the area, and most of my friends and I have played at these venues. But there is often a sizable difference in the attendance at these shows. Why is that? Is it...
by Christine | Jun 28, 2011 | Welcome Column
I got to thinkin’ here awhile back about all of the good times I had when I was playing with Vern’s band back in the 70’s, and some of the gigs we played that kinda haunt my memory. Not that they were bad memories, but not the kind you relish...
by Christine | Oct 30, 2015 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note: The next couple days are “fifth-days-of-the-month” so this fine fifth-Friday we’ll feature a column from the Old Man of the Mountains hisself. JD wrote the column back in 2011 but we think you’ll agree his...
by Christine | Jan 8, 2019 | Welcome Column
I got to thinkin’ here awhile back about all of the good times Ihad when I was playing with Vern’s band back in the 70’s, and someof the gigs we played that kinda haunt my memory. Not that theywere bad memories, but not the kind you relish telling,...
by Christine | Feb 13, 2020 | Welcome Column
I got to thinkin’ here awhile back about all of the good times Ihad when I was playing with Vern’s band back in the 70’s, and someof the gigs we played that kinda haunt my memory. Not that theywere bad memories, but not the kind you relish telling,...
