by Christine | Oct 25, 2007 | Welcome Column
Last night I remembered that I had to write today’s welcome message, seein’ as to how it was gettin’ to be the fourth Thursday of the month. What to write about? There’s a number of things that have happened to me in my long Bluegrass journey...
by Christine | Mar 28, 2010 | Welcome Column
Usually when I sit down to write my monthly welcome column, I have a topic in mind and make mental and “sticky” notes of things I want to include. This month happens to be the exception. I was waiting for an inspiration that never came until late this week. I had...
by Christine | Jul 3, 2011 | Welcome Column
I’m fixing on going out to our local butcher shop and buying enough meat to feed about two pounds to the person. It will be marinated for two days and then barbequed to a perfect medium-rare. There’ll be about a pound of homemade potato salad and coleslaw per plate....
by Christine | Feb 12, 2018 | Welcome Column
I don’t know the last time I got to review an “I told you” album in Bluegrass. Normally it’s an accomplishment only found in classic rock, when an exceptional band shows that what made their sound so unique at their origins is now the sound of the era. Dark Side of...
by Christine | Jan 28, 2017 | Welcome Column
I don’t think I’ve shared much with you about my Grandmother, Stella. Most certainly, the single-most influential woman in my young life: if there is such a thing as a soul mate, she surely was mine. Grandma was one of those women that had a swagger...
by Christine | May 22, 2013 | Welcome Column
It’s not uncommon at a festival for a band onstage – even the big time acts – to introduce one of the players as a fill-in for a regular band member who was not available for this particular show. You know the words: “Let’s give a big shout out to Percy...
by Christine | Feb 6, 2020 | Welcome Column
January is finally over. Officially, it was tied for the longest January on record. I certainly had trouble making it through all 31 days intact, but I was able to do so through mindfulness and tequila. You see I didn’t participate in the “dry January” nonsense and if...
by Christine | May 24, 2020 | Welcome Column
My good friend Steve Waller used to live near a little wide spot in the road by the name of Peedee Creek, Oregon. The little town was about 20 miles west of Corvallis Oregon, and Steve had about 75 acres, and Peedee Creek ran right through the middle of his property....
by Christine | Nov 11, 2020 | Welcome Column
When I was a lad, an STP sticker was just about the coolest thing ever. Mario Andretti had just won the Indy 500 in the STP-sponsored car and that we all wanted to put that oval black and red sticker on everything. But in those days, the marketing people hadn’t yet...
by Christine | Aug 28, 2011 | Welcome Column
It never ceases to amaze me that we only have 26 letters in the alphabet and yet we can use those few letters to make up every word we need to communicate all that we want to say to one another. In the English speaking and writing world, we all have access to the same...
