by Christine | Mar 7, 2014 | Welcome Column
Item 1: It is Friday night at the Westside Theater in Newman and I am ready to lumber up the well-worn stairs of the stage to do my bit as the MC.I have been asked by philosopher professor/songwriter/singer/guitarist/jazz and blues buff, Jason Winfree, to host...
by Christine | Sep 5, 2014 | Welcome Column
Item 1: Leaving on a jet plane. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeahhhhhhh!!!!! My big sister, Maria Nadauld, and her talented daughter, Megan, will be boarding the big trans-Atlantic bird today to fly over the pond so they can trace the haunts of Liverpool’s famous foursome, the...
by Christine | Jul 4, 2014 | Welcome Column
Item 1: Let me be the first to say a very Happy 4th of July. The memory of our historical Fourth brings to mind the story about the patriotic Yank yakking it up with an equally patriotic Brit in a bar in downtown New York City at the annual 4th of July Parade. The...
by Christine | Dec 5, 2014 | Welcome Column
Item 1: October 1970. A friend of mine had a cat that had just had a litter. He asked if I would like to pick out one for my own.I said OK and went to his house and saw six tiny kittens all curled up beneath their mother.My eyes fell on a gray Persian mix and I knew...
by Christine | Nov 7, 2014 | Welcome Column
Item 1: San Francisco Giants: What else is there to say but “Jolly good show! The SF Giants are a class A organization from the top on down. They have a great ball park, with a grand history. Three World Series in five years and sell outs to every game.Someone...
by Christine | Jun 6, 2014 | Welcome Column
Item 1: Something tells me that next week is a big event for the CBA.It seems like only yesterday it was 1987 and I drove up with my wife and young daughters to watch Rick perform on stage at Grass Valley. How much music have been joyfully played since then? I...
