by Christine | Nov 24, 2009 | Welcome Column
For nearly 30 years I either sat on, or drove a fire engine up and down the state of California. It was a great job, and I had a lot of fun doing it. It was always nice to charge into a “not so good” situation, take care of business, and leave as the good guy. I have...
by Christine | Jun 8, 2016 | Welcome Column
Last weekend, I played live on a radio show, with a bluegrass band. It’s exciting, because radio is integral to the history of bluegrass, as much as front porch pickin’, barn dances and hayrides. That indelible visual image of a bluegrass band gathered around a single...
by Christine | Apr 5, 2020 | Welcome Column
Here’s a post from Peter Thompson from yesterday”” Updated list of bluegrass/old time radio programs and stations11 stations, 74 showsPlease let me know about others. Thanks & be well – Peter <bgsignal@comcast.net”What the...
by Christine | Sep 14, 2014 | Welcome Column
Read the following out loud: “The fortieth annual Father’s Day Festival will take place in Grass Valley next summer. A lot of people will be going. It will be extremely fun and I think you should consider going.” Now try reading it like this: “The fortieth annual...
by Christine | Dec 31, 2015 | Welcome Column
Hello everyone, this is Kay Nichols with an update on the website. Rick’s computer has died and, as you can imagine, he is in a frenzy to get it fixed! Needless to say this site will be a bit rocky without him for a few days. Bear with us and...
by Christine | Feb 17, 2016 | Welcome Column
The old adage is, we only use 10% of our brains. So, that spawned all sorts of methods (and products you could buy, and drugs you could try) to help you use more of your brain. I have seen more recent research that seems to show that it’s not that simple. The brain is...
