by Christine | Apr 14, 2012 | Welcome Column
Grover had two choices, north or south. He flipped a coin. South it was. December on the west coast is not the cruelest of months, but Grover was singing, “Cold on the shoulder and you know you get a little older every day.” He was on his way, but he didn’t know where...
by Christine | Oct 17, 2003 | Welcome Column
A while back I posted a welcome message here that had a very clear meaning and a very specific purpose. Within hours after the posting it became painfully clear that the meaning wasn’t clear at all and that the effect of the post was exactly the opposite of that...
by Christine | Mar 8, 2014 | Welcome Column
“Hello, my name is John Jorgenson.” “Nice to meet you John, my name is John Karsemeyer. Thanks for coming to Sonoma.” After exchanging handshakes, I said, “Thanks for the lessons you gave me.” “What lessons?” Mr. Jorgenson asked. “Awhile back I got hold of one of your...
by Christine | Nov 3, 2011 | Welcome Column
I like poetry all right, though I’m not a huge fan. But Haiku… ahh, Haiku! There is something special about putting down on paper a thought, an impression, a contrast, in three lines of five, seven, and five syllables. It is so easy that they have kids in third grade...
by Christine | Nov 11, 2008 | Welcome Column
And it?s Halloween, the day of celebrating all things dead, dying. or degrading, and in light of the occasion, the company decides to throw an party, thanking the workers for their contribution to death, dying and degradation, and certainly we?ll do our part, since...
by Christine | Oct 31, 2016 | Welcome Column
Sixteen years ago on this very day the CBA’s web site was launched. So much has changed since then, and yet so little. Our board of directors has completely turned over, and not just once, since then; yet many of the men and women who sat around that table...
by Christine | Nov 20, 2009 | Welcome Column
People have made music for eons. The music came here from all over the world, mostly brought by the folk who made it, but also transported by more sophisticated people who knew how to read music and play instruments in a formal way. It came from Europe, Africa, the...
by Christine | Nov 15, 2014 | Welcome Column
What do cops on stilts, fuzzy chicken suits, and light-up hula hoops have to do with bluegrass? More than you would think actually. Imagine a festival, one with serious bluegrass roots, that has evolved into a multi-genre festivators paradise, thanks to organizers Pet...
by Christine | May 12, 2020 | Welcome Column
You probably think that I’m going to share some insights on the country legend or maybe his rowdy son but your wrong. The Hank I’m going to tell you about is one who I’m much closer to and familiar with.than either of those Hanks. We lost a music fan...
by Christine | Jul 3, 2019 | Welcome Column
Tomorrow will be the 4th of July, the date chosen by our nation’s forefathers as the date to celebrate the birth of our nation – the United States of America. We are a nation born of conflict – war, actually – and the USA seems destined to always be...
