I apologize

Well, not really. I mean, unless I did or said something. In which case, I do apologize. Sincerely. No, my welcome today is not about making a public apology to the visitors of cbaontheweb.org, (though I’ve done that a few times in the past eight years, always for an...

I Feel Like Singing Today

Jeanie and I recently participated in a sea chantey singalong at San Francisco’s Hyde Street Pier. Aboard the three-masted ship Balclutha we joined nearly a hundred other seaworthy souls in a rollicking good time. A song leader would quickly teach us the chorus and...

I Feel Like Singing Today…

Bluegrass music is unique in that a large percentage of its fans are musicians themselves. This is partly explained by the relative ease with which one can get started picking on a folk-based, stringed instrument. With the exception of the fiddle, which requires some...

I Have Seen the Jambuster and I is Him

We all know The Jambuster, or we think we do. You’re at a jam, and everything is going swimmingly. The circle of jammers might be close friends, perfect strangers, or a mixture, but regardless, the jam is on a roll. Song and song is enthusiastically presented and...

I Like to Cook A Lot A Lot

I enjoy cooking a lot a lot. Which is to say I enjoy cooking lots of food for lots of people. I’m told I do pretty well cooking for large groups, but that’s not always been the case. Mid way into adulthood, I’d never cooked at all. I was a wood worker and loved...