by Christine | Oct 20, 2020 | Welcome Column
The Universe said to itself, “Wow, that Big Bang was really something. It brought me a consciousness that was never here before. And now I am scattered all over the place, and then some. Also, it seems that I am slowly expanding. And there is dark energy, dark...
by Christine | Sep 8, 2018 | Welcome Column
Ted: “Hey Jed. Whatcha got there?”Jed: “Its the 2018 CBA ballot for the annual election of the Board of Directors.”Ted: “How many names are there on it?”Jed: “Looks like ten. But at the bottom of the page it asks for...
by Christine | Aug 11, 2018 | Welcome Column
Ted: “Hey Jed.”Jed; “Yes Ted, what is it?”Ted: “Do you ever feel disappointed?”Jed: “Disappointed about what?”Ted: “Oh you know, disappointed that you didn’t ever make the Big-Time in bluegrass...
by Christine | Oct 17, 2020 | Welcome Column
Remember when you first heard the sound of Earl Scruggs’ banjo playing, “Foggy Mountain Breakdown?” What year was that? Well it really doesn’t matter that much, because whenever you first heard it, it grabbed you hard, and it...
by Christine | Sep 1, 2020 | Welcome Column
There is this television show, “America’s Heartland,” on RFD-TV. If you can find it, it’s worth watching. The show usually focuses on farmland in the good ol’ US of A, and provides insights to city slickers about who is growing what, when...
by Christine | Nov 14, 2015 | Welcome Column
Okay, I’ll admit it, I’ll fess-up. This is the first time I’ve attended a CBA Camp-Out at the Lodi Fairgrounds. It may have something to do with the “Stuck In Lodi Again” song, and the fact that I have an unreliable motor vehicle; but...
by Christine | Sep 12, 2015 | Welcome Column
Every day after the sun has been up for two hours,Each night after it has gone down for two,I pull out my father’s fiddle,And make my hands do what they don’t want to do.Never mind the pain,Never mind the stiffness,Never mind the mind.I make my hands pull the bow,I...
by Christine | May 14, 2016 | Welcome Column
“Fire on the mountain, run boy run, cause the devil went down to Georgia!””You ain’t gonna bring that ‘devil’s box’ in this here church!””Now you people stop moving your feet to that fiddle music. It just...
by Christine | Dec 10, 2016 | Welcome Column
Remember the first time you heard Earl Scruggs play, “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” on the banjo? Remember the first time you heard David Grisman play his dawg-grass on the mandolin? Do you remember the first time you heard Rhonda Vincent and her band live?...
by Christine | Dec 6, 2019 | Welcome Column
1865: 13th Amendment is ratified. Slavery is abolished.1877: The Washington Post publishes its first edition.1897: London’s first licensed taxi cab goes into service. (No they are not yellow)1929: Turkey introduces female suffrage.1963: The Beatles begin the tradition...
