by Christine | Apr 10, 2013 | Welcome Column
Before I dive into my real topic, I want to weigh in on Ted Lehman’s theme in his Tuesday column regarding AGE (Automatic Gratuitous Encores): I’m in favor of them. Yes, they’re silly, but if the time for them is built into the set schedule, and considering at any...
by Christine | Dec 2, 2018 | Welcome Column
It’s been both a privilege and a pleasure to help Ted Kuster and his crew on the Camp (Creek) Fire relief effort. In order to do one of my jobs, that of composing personalized thank-you’s to donors, I’ve needed to read all of the answers to...
by Christine | Jan 16, 2012 | Welcome Column
Eons ago the Earth was silent. Forests stood grey, burdened by cold, trees bent over lifeless. The ground was parched and void of color. Skies were dark and clouds covered the sky, blocking the light. Life seemed to be in hibernation, hidden. Somewhere in the forest a...
by Christine | Jan 15, 2014 | Welcome Column
I love to watch cooking shows on TV. There are a number of shows where up-and-coming chefs are challenged to take a bewildering pile of unexpected ingredients and create a dish that is balanced, pretty and delicious. The same principle can work in music, too. I’m not...
by Christine | Sep 28, 2014 | Welcome Column
I recently purchased the “Three Bells” album by the world’s top three Dobro players, Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas, and Rob Ickes. This was recorded a short time before the passing of Mr. Auldridge. Knowing that this was going to be the final project for Mike, the...
by Christine | May 10, 2012 | Welcome Column
Up on Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County there is an old inn that was built in 1904 along the scenic railroad that once wound its way up the mountain. Tamalpais and its railroad were world famous back then; tourists took a ferry from San Francisco, a train to Mill Valley...
by Christine | Feb 22, 2012 | Welcome Column
I know it’ll be Wednesday when you read this, but as I’m writing it, it’s actually Fat Tuesday – the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, and this reminds of what? New Orleans, of course! Tonight is Mardi Gras, and having been to The Big Easy, I can tell you I would NOT want...
by Christine | Aug 31, 2018 | Welcome Column
THE DAILY GRIST: “If nature has ever produced a more perfect thing than the mesmerizing beauty of this starling swarm, I have yet to encounter it. No other phenomenon has ever stopped me in my tracks quite like this, made me forget everything else in the world except...
by Christine | Aug 25, 2011 | Welcome Column
For the better part of 35 years I made my living welding pipe. It is a trade that I thoroughly enjoyed, and I looked forward to each and every day I went to work. I guess that you can say I was one of the luckiest men in the world, because I loved what I did fer a...
by Christine | Jul 21, 2010 | Welcome Column
Ain’t nothing; quite like music. You know this, of course. You’re re adding this because you’re involved in some way with the California Bluegrass Association, and that means you’re likely a fan of that particular genre of traditional American music. So you’re aware...
