by Christine | Aug 1, 2014 | Welcome Column
“I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic’s, and his hair was PERFECT!”* Item 1: A few weeks ago Sheila and I were invited by some old friends for a friendly retirement dinner given in Sheila’s honor. As usual Sheila was a bit reluctant to go due to her...
by Christine | Mar 6, 2015 | Welcome Column
“Let us go then you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky, Like a patient etherized upon a table” * Item 1: I am no longer in a band and I do miss the companionship and music making. There is a bit of an empty spot in my being that was once fueled by...
by Christine | Apr 4, 2014 | Welcome Column
Item 1: Cataract surgery: It is amazing what modern medicine is capable of accomplishing. It is 5:55 a.m.and Sheila is driving me the one mile to our local surgical center in Turlock for my 6 a.m. appt.I sign in. At 6:30, I am having my blood pressure, pulse, and...
by Christine | Apr 3, 2015 | Welcome Column
Item 1: Good news! Our fearless leader is out of the hospital. I am currently verifying reports of videos that are currently streaming on the web showing Mr. Cornish singing “Achy, Breaky Heart!” and then doing his best Herman Noone impersonation singing, “Can’t you...
by Christine | Mar 7, 2014 | Welcome Column
Item 1: It is Friday night at the Westside Theater in Newman and I am ready to lumber up the well-worn stairs of the stage to do my bit as the MC.I have been asked by philosopher professor/songwriter/singer/guitarist/jazz and blues buff, Jason Winfree, to host...
by Christine | Sep 5, 2014 | Welcome Column
Item 1: Leaving on a jet plane. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeahhhhhhh!!!!! My big sister, Maria Nadauld, and her talented daughter, Megan, will be boarding the big trans-Atlantic bird today to fly over the pond so they can trace the haunts of Liverpool’s famous foursome, the...
by Christine | Jul 4, 2014 | Welcome Column
Item 1: Let me be the first to say a very Happy 4th of July. The memory of our historical Fourth brings to mind the story about the patriotic Yank yakking it up with an equally patriotic Brit in a bar in downtown New York City at the annual 4th of July Parade. The...
by Christine | Dec 5, 2014 | Welcome Column
Item 1: October 1970. A friend of mine had a cat that had just had a litter. He asked if I would like to pick out one for my own.I said OK and went to his house and saw six tiny kittens all curled up beneath their mother.My eyes fell on a gray Persian mix and I knew...
by Christine | Nov 7, 2014 | Welcome Column
Item 1: San Francisco Giants: What else is there to say but “Jolly good show! The SF Giants are a class A organization from the top on down. They have a great ball park, with a grand history. Three World Series in five years and sell outs to every game.Someone...
by Christine | Jun 6, 2014 | Welcome Column
Item 1: Something tells me that next week is a big event for the CBA.It seems like only yesterday it was 1987 and I drove up with my wife and young daughters to watch Rick perform on stage at Grass Valley. How much music have been joyfully played since then? I...
