by Christine | Nov 23, 2019 | Welcome Column
“You have to be what you are. Whatever you are, you gotta be it.” –Johnny CashDo you ever have those moments, regardless the days, weeks, years, or even decades that something comes up from your past, and suddenly, you’ve gone full circle on a conversation or...
by Christine | Jun 22, 2014 | Welcome Column
I’m still basking in the afterglow of our week at Grass Valley. The laundry is finally done, that Grass Valley dirt is stubborn (especially on white socks), and my pant cuffs may never be the same. We arrived at Grass Valley on Monday. We no sooner got parked and...
by Christine | Jun 22, 2016 | Welcome Column
Man, I came close to missing the Father’s Day Festival altogether. Commitments piled up – the gosh darn day job all week, two gigs on Saturday, and one on Sunday. Thinking feverishly, I spotted a window of opportunity and drove right through it. I left work a...
by Christine | Jul 1, 2009 | Welcome Column
Today’s column from Bruce Campbell Wednesday, July 1, 2009 Rick asked me to hold off on last Wednesday’s Welcome Column to present Monte’s Thanks to the Volunteers letter. He said, “Just hold whatever you wrote, and post it next Wednesday.” So, I’m looking over...
by Christine | Jun 29, 2009 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note—Brooks’ column is running a little late; he’s already back from Louisiana and now off to the Pacific North West, all in the name of Fatherhood. Drive safe, pal.) Friends, this column will be a short one. I am flying out to Lafayette, Louisiana...
by Christine | Jun 26, 2011 | Welcome Column
It has been another week of “memory making” events. I got to see bluegrass groups that I’ve never seen before, made many new friends and reunited and spent time with old friends. My favorite artist this year was Dale Ann Bradley. She has a lovely voice, some beautiful...
by Christine | May 19, 2010 | Welcome Column
Last year, I pointed out that the annual Father’s Day Festival was not just a great place for pickin’ and grinnin’. It’s also a great place to enjoy observing some of the unique fauna only found at Bluegrass Festivals. I presented a handy Field Guide to some of these...
by Christine | Jun 3, 2007 | Welcome Column
Gradually over the thirty years that I’ve been attending the California Bluegrass Association Fathers Day Festival I’ve accumulated a mental ‘hit list’ of tasks that must be, MUST BE, accomplished during the week leading up to my departure. That week begins today, and...
by Christine | May 21, 2014 | Welcome Column
I have been watching the announcements. I saw the lineup growing. I saw the same things you all see. This was the first year in a while that I wasn’t intimately involved in the Father’s Day Festival planning. And, even though I had had enough of being on that fast...
by Christine | Aug 4, 2012 | Welcome Column
Even though some time has passed, the memories of this Father’s Day Festival will live on with me and will be remembered as one of the best times of my life so far. The moments and friendships that come together in Grass Valley California have the ability often times...
