Some Folks In Oregon

It’s the end of June, a couple of weeks after the annual California Bluegrass Association’s Fathers Day Festival 2009, and I find myself behind the wheel of my trusty pick-up truck heading north on Hwy 101 from Santa Rosa (California). The goal is to get to Oregon for...

Some Hams Can’t Be Cured

When I travel on vacation, I try and seek out opportunities to catch live music wherever I go. Some places, like Chicago, LA, Nashville, and Las Vegas have outstanding musicians in the coffeehouses and taverns. It’s not hard to understand why – all these places are...

Some of life’s most embarrassing moments

I’ve spent this last week er so, trying to think of what subject I could talk about in my monthly welcome message fer you folks, when I was reminded of how embarrassing moments come our way most unexpectedly. More on this at the end of this message. Then, I...

Some of life’s most embarrassing moments

I’ve spent this last week er so, trying to think of what subject I could talk about in my monthly welcome message fer you folks, when I was reminded of how embarrassing moments come our way most unexpectedly. More on this at the end of this message. Then, I...

Some of the Stages We Go Through

I used to love watching “In Concert” and “Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert” on weekends. I was too young to drive to concerts (and too poor to afford the tix – some of those shows costs north of $10 a ticket!), so I soaked up the sights and sounds of dozens of rock...