by Christine | Jul 13, 2008 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note—Bluegrass content? Well, B. Judd is a stand-up bass player in a bluegrass band called the Fog Valley Drifters.) Part 1 First a little background. At the age of 59 ¾ in April 2008 I took an early retirement from work. I wouldn’t be bringing home a weekly...
by Christine | Feb 17, 2008 | Welcome Column
In honor of President’s Day, here are a few quotes from George Washington…. It is far better to be alone than in bad company …. It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one ….. Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble….. End quotes. Thank you for those...
by Christine | Mar 26, 2013 | Welcome Column
My favorite jam in San Francisco happens at the Amnesia bar. Amnesia is an odd place for a bluegrass jam. It’s located on Valencia Street, in the deep, dark, throbbing heart of our town’s hipster district, and it hauls in a deeply stylish crowd in search of the...
by Christine | Feb 25, 2020 | Welcome Column
Warning: These pages contain a poor war story, and war stories are usually not very exciting. I want to discuss with you, in a round about way (which is pretty much the way I write) about the time I and three other Privates in this man’s Army went out on a limb and,...
by Christine | Sep 18, 2019 | Welcome Column
Helping is fun and addictive. Years ago, I played at the precursor to the Sonoma County Bluegrass and Folk Festival at a High School in Sebastopol. It was exciting and loads of fun. I met many of the folks involved in putting on, and supporting the festival, and I...
by Christine | Jul 26, 2014 | Welcome Column
Grandad always said, “Be careful what you ask for!” and I guess that may be another way of looking at this. Maybe what Grandad should have said is: “Diplomacy may be better than honesty sometimes”. For all the years I’ve been in broadcasting this one thing has...
by Christine | Apr 8, 2019 | Welcome Column
(Re-posted from 2016–this cat is studying his butt off at graduate school. That’s what people do at graduate school.)At the beginning of the month, I was glancing through new bluegrass releases, wondering what album would be the most joy to listen to and...
by Christine | Jul 16, 2020 | Welcome Column
During lockdown in Britain a physical fitness instructor called Joe Wicks has achieved international fame through his P.E. with Joe daily workout for kids on TV and YouTube. This has been followed by families around the world who are cooped up at home and find they...
by Christine | Aug 2, 2008 | Welcome Column
Saturday morning is my favorite day of the week to write the Welcome column. Even though I’m partly retired, weekends are still officially kick-back days for me: I always sleep a little later than usual; I don’t set my sites too high accomplishment-wise;...
by Christine | Feb 3, 2019 | Welcome Column
Please forgive us. The CBA site cannot be updated due to Internet connection problems up here in the mountains. Please be patient.Rick
