by Christine | Oct 8, 2012 | Welcome Column
This is one of those columns. Upon reading those words, every columnist know what I’m saying. It’s 11:40PM, and I’m struggling to stay awake as I type. I eschewed my customary tumbler of column-writing-Irish-whiskey for a pot of freshly brewed coffee; and lively music...
by Christine | Apr 28, 2011 | Welcome Column
Now we have all did that in the past I’m sure. BUT, the most embarassing time I ever did it happened at the IBMA shindig, in Louisville, Kentucky back around 1998. My good friend Ronnie Reno and I had the habit of having breakfast together on Sunday morning...
by Christine | Apr 21, 2007 | Welcome Column
The Denial She looked to be a sweet elderly woman, but as she strode across the lobby of the Fair Oaks Baptist Church during intermission at the Rhonda and Rage concert, her smile turned to a scowl. ‘The nerve of him,’ she hissed, poking J.D. Rhynes’ chest with her...
by Christine | Jun 28, 2014 | Welcome Column
Do you think your fan base might like to read about what you’re doing? Of course, they would, you’re answering. One of the ways of getting in touch with your fans is through the numerous blogs and news services dedicated to bluegrass music. YES, there is more...
by Christine | Jun 11, 2009 | Welcome Column
Last month I wrote about the year we rescued a lost dog back in the Marble Mountain Wilderness. Today we continue that eventful trip, driving south on Interstate 5 from Lake Shasta City, where we had returned Kass, the dog, to her owner. By the time we reached...
by Christine | Mar 19, 2008 | Welcome Column
We have seen some passionate discourse about freebie gigs on the Message Board over the years. Any time a prospective proprietor posts a note announcing a Great Opportunity for a band that promises no pay but Great Exposure, there are howls of protest. But there is a...
by Christine | May 14, 2019 | Welcome Column
It’s an easy thing to cozy up to a fire that is already blazing. But it’s much harder to start a fire from scratch, to nurture the embers, and to help guide the fire to its full potential. Building a fire is hands-on and takes patience, time, and a bit of skill.There...
by Christine | Sep 27, 2019 | Welcome Column
Here is a rerun of my December Welcome Column from last year:It’s an easy thing to cozy up to a fire that is already blazing. But it’s much harder to start a fire from scratch, to nurture the embers, and to help guide the fire to its full potential. Building a fire is...
by Christine | Feb 25, 2016 | Welcome Column
Last evening I posted an update on JD’s gall bladder surgery situation. Here’s what I wrote…”Well, wouldn’t you know, JD Rhynes’ gall bladder DID NOT get yanked out as planned last week. His son drove him to the hospital...
by Christine | Jul 30, 2011 | Welcome Column
Today is one of those fifth-Saturday calendar anomalies, meaning that when I awoke and dragged myself to the computer I was rudely reminded that I had a Welcome column to write. Obviously hadn’t done much thinking about what I’d write seeing as how I wasn’t aware I’d...
