by Christine | Feb 11, 2012 | Welcome Column
“I’m getting worried,” Labby said to his friend Doby. Doby questioned, “Why?” “Well, there is this big event coming up in Grass Valley, California this June. A bluegrass music festival, where there will be thousands of people. And for the first time, in a long...
by Christine | Nov 2, 2003 | Welcome Column
I’ve done my very best over the past several months to resist the temptation of using this column to inspire. Sure, I’ve asked you to volunteer, to attend events, to support bands, even to evangelize in the name of bluegrass. But I’ve drawn the line at trying to make...
by Christine | Jan 3, 2015 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note—We went way, way, way back in the archive for this re-run…July of ’08 to be precise. Probably Brooks’ first Welcome. [Believe me, if it wasn’t his first, we’ll hear from him.] Anyways, this is the unvarnished Judd, the pre-Ten-items-or-less Judd, the...
by Christine | Dec 8, 2017 | Welcome Column
Part 1First 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 check (other than my subbing check from the local school district) and I got curious when I did start to bring home a weekly...
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...
