by Christine | Oct 3, 2020 | Welcome Column
Old Glen passed on, and on the way he said he wouldn’t miss us,but he will, because I stuck a cell phone in his pocket and it’s working.When I’ve a mind, I’ll ring him up and ask him what’s it like up therein Country Bliss, where all the birds can sing on key and tap...
by Christine | Apr 1, 2013 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, I hope you had a happy Easter, what ever that means to you. We are fortunate to have bluegrass friends of many faiths here in CBA land. Me, I went to the little church here in Boulder Creek. The modern one with the rock band and the video screens. Having...
by Christine | Oct 26, 2015 | Welcome Column
THE DAILY GRIST…“You will never be completely home again, because part of your heart will always be elsewhere. That is the price you pay for the richness of loving and knowing people in more that one place.” – Author unknown For the past several years, Mike...
by Christine | May 20, 2017 | Welcome Column
Mary loved playing the piano. It was all she could think of really, and it was the first real passion of her life. For months, she pestered her parents for lessons and amazingly, as a gift for her tenth birthday, they agreed to stretch their Depression era budget to...
by Christine | Sep 25, 2010 | Welcome Column
Why would I think that this time would be any different? What special reason did I have to believe that I would actually have the self-discipline and motivation to make this latest physical fitness plan last longer than 2 and ½ weeks, the average time span that I...
by Christine | Nov 19, 2013 | Welcome Column
Good morning from Whiskey Creek, where everyone…the humans, the dogs, the llamas, the one cat and especially every tree, bush, shrub and blade of grass, is waking up with the exuberance and hopefulness of a child on Christmas morning because, you see, we’ve all been...
by Christine | Apr 22, 2010 | Welcome Column
Last Sunday after the regular meeting of the CBA Board of Directors, we went into a closed session for some important festival business. After we took care of that, I announced that as of that day, I was stepping down from my seat on the board of directors. I felt...
by Christine | Sep 1, 2014 | Welcome Column
Before I give you my impressions of the NCBS’s Good Old Fashioned Festival, allow me to encourage everyone to attend the upcoming Bluegrassin’ in the Foothills Festival. The location is Plymouth and the dates are September 19-21. Bluegrass festivals in...
by Christine | Jul 28, 2008 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, July is slipping away. For some of us it seemed to be missing something. Hmmmmm, what could it have been? NCBS’s GOF! For us denizens of the Monterey Bay and San Francisco Bay areas it was the delightful homemade dessert after the big June main course in...
by Christine | Sep 4, 2014 | Welcome Column
What’s it like playing the main stage at GOF at 9:00 Sunday morning? Well I’m here to tell you. First of all let me give you some important background. Our set was not a gospel set as this was negotiated with the festival producers when we accepted the time slot. If...
