by Christine | Feb 7, 2010 | Welcome Column
It was three years ago that the bluegrass bug bit me. The critter was lurking in the grass parking lot at the Hobbs Grove Bluegrass Festival in Sanger. I had just begun trying to play bluegrass guitar that year and this was the second festival that I had ever...
by Christine | Mar 5, 2019 | Welcome Column
There’s an old joke that defines a boat as a “Hole in the water you throw money into.” I’ve had several friends with boats and while boats are lots of fun, they do seem to demand frequent and expensive upkeep. So, I resisted the temptation to join the boat owner...
by Christine | Feb 19, 2020 | Welcome Column
There’s an old joke that defines a boat as a “Hole in the water you throw money into.” I’ve had several friends with boats and while boats are lots of fun, they do seem to demand frequent and expensive upkeep. So, I resisted the temptation to join the boat owner...
by Christine | Mar 29, 2010 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note—Ironically Mr. Zuniga’s column on the “bot” attack on the CBA website wasn’t posted on his regularly scheduled Welcome day because of…..you guessed it…. the “bot” attack on the CBA website. Nonetheless, his missive has resonance for those of us to...
by Christine | Mar 14, 2018 | Welcome Column
Yesterday, I went to the bank. I’m a modern guy, and like most modern folks, I do a lot (if not most) of my banking online or through an ATM, and that’s OK. But yesterday, I wanted to deposit some cash, and I don’t like the idea of trusting an ATM to count bills. So,...
by Christine | Oct 25, 2018 | Welcome Column
Daily Grist; The older I get, the more I love my old truck. J D RhynesMy buddy Vern Williams posessed one of the greatest sense of humor I’ve ever known in my life, also probably one of the most understated ever. The following is an example of his sense of...
by Christine | Oct 6, 2012 | Welcome Column
My dad says he will follow up with an actual review of the IBMA World of Bluegrass and Fan Fest soon. In the mean time… For the people who went, you were aware that I didn’t go to the International Bluegrass Music Association’s World of Bluegrass or Fan...
by Christine | Sep 13, 2011 | Welcome Column
Of all the events we attend during our bluegrass travels, there are two which require us to do extensive planning before we get to the site: Merlefest and IBMA. Each event offers a complex and varied selection of activities, many of which conflict with each other in...
by Christine | Sep 13, 2010 | Welcome Column
The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) will be holding its annual World of Bluegrass (WOB) Conference in Nashville, TN at the Renaissance Center Hotel and Nashville Convention Center from September 27 – October 3 this year. As I’ve read...
by Christine | Jan 2, 2013 | Welcome Column
Good morning from Whiskey Creek, where there is not a frigging thing going on here worth mentioning, let along waxing eloquently about. And, frankly, I don’t even have the heart to make anything up. It feels like with the passage of each day my life spirit and...
