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...
by Christine | Jul 13, 2013 | Welcome Column
It has been reported by some people who have had near death experiences that their whole life flashes before them in a few seconds. If that is true then one who experiences that should be jolted with an instant feeling of either elation or depression; depending on...
by Christine | Mar 19, 2015 | Welcome Column
Good morning from Whiskey Creek, where the memo that today’s the first day of spring has clearly gone out to every living thing that calls this little patch of ground home. It’ll be a glorious day in the mid-seventies and, be still my heart, there’s even a little rain...
by Christine | Jan 14, 2012 | Welcome Column
When does a musician cross the line? That line from music being a hobby to being a profession (or hopefully a profession). Let’s face it, it has to be a leap across that line. A leap into the risk zone, the shaky unknown of whether or not you’re going to...
