by Christine | Dec 22, 2010 | Welcome Column
Happy holidays, everyone! I say this, not out of political correctness, but because this IS the holiday season – there are a bunch. There are the non-secular ones, of course – that’s where all the debate lies. Is it Christmas season, or Hanukah season or Kwanzaa...
by Christine | Jul 3, 2013 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note: TEXT MESSAGE–July 2, 2013, 11:56 PM; “Rick. This is Bruce. I’m in Scotland and the Wif-Fi isn’t good enough for me to post my Wednesday column. Can you help?” Hmp, likely story. We at cbaontheweb.org Towers huddle. Have to confirm he’s not lying...
by Christine | Jul 25, 2007 | Welcome Column
Last week, Peter Barnato sent me a funny little story about what is, and what isn’t “The Blues”, and I thought similar tips would be helpful for those of you wanting to be Bluegrass stars, or songwriters. Good names for Bluegrass performers are Vern, Del, Audie, Frank...
by Christine | Nov 3, 2013 | Welcome Column
“What’s in a name?” Of course that is the question that Juliet contemplates in the great balcony scene of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. She continues, “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” As most are aware, Romeo, the...
by Christine | Nov 4, 2013 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, Happy Monday morning. Half the clocks in our house say it’s an hour later, so I’m living in a world of “Hey! I’ve got an extra hour to live my life!” Before I begin my welcome schpiel, allow me to comment on my son’s Saturday Welcome column. It’s...
by Christine | Jan 29, 2014 | Welcome Column
Well, it’s almost here. I’m speaking of baseball season, of course. PItchers and catchers report to camp next month. “Hey!”, you may yell. “Where’s the bluegrass connection here?” Baseball and bluegrass are inextricably linked. First of all, it’s well known that Bill...
