by Christine | Nov 12, 2013 | Welcome Column
I started making videos just to see if the new technology worked for me. Once I decided they were a pretty good way to share bluegrass music, it became inevitable that I would have to start a You Tube channel of my own. When I bought a low priced HD camcorder and...
by Christine | Oct 9, 2019 | Welcome Column
When a great band breaks up, the fans always lament “Why couldn’t they just stay together?” Then follows conjecture and gossip. Who didn’t (or couldn’t) get along with whom? Who’s ego (or ambition) was out of control? But if you think about it, odds are actually...
by Christine | Sep 9, 2015 | Welcome Column
My wonderful wife is an educator by trade, and when she gets together socially with other educators, what do you think they talk about? Yep – education. It can get downright excruciating for those of us who aren’t educators, but you know what? I’m always glad to...
by Christine | Aug 7, 2016 | Welcome Column
When it comes to reading, I am very, very selective. Really, it just depends on the mood I’m in that day. Most of the time, I’m reading books that make me feel that I’ve actually learned something. Let’s take, “Parallel Worlds” by Michio Kaku. Honestly, I do...
by Christine | Sep 19, 2013 | Welcome Column
This is Josh Micheals (no, that’s not a typo) with the CBA web team. Right now, at this very moment, as we speak, members of the CBA and other bluegrass aficionados are having fun without you. If you don’t want you be left out, get over to Plymouth for...
by Christine | Apr 22, 2015 | Welcome Column
When we marvel at musicians’ prowess, we talk of their hands, as they move, fleet and sure over the musical instruments. Or the purity and pitch of their singing voice, with flawless precision and inflection. As we strive to emulate these musical masters, we...
by Christine | Mar 18, 2004 | Welcome Column
I first became aware of my need to own a buffalo as a very indirect result of a silly little argument with my wife, Lynn. We were having lunch at the Hong Kong Café on Main Street in Sonora and we both ordered chow mien with egg foo young. When our lunches came, my...
by Christine | Dec 4, 2016 | Welcome Column
It happened again this last week. Pay no attention to that man behind the green curtain! One small request was granted by the “webmaster.” I can only assume that the regular traffic on this site has decreased some. At least the activity on the message board has slowed...
by Christine | Nov 4, 2019 | Welcome Column
Orange is a color and also a fruit and so is persimmon, but purple is just plain purple, and as the late Roger Miller discovered, doesn’t even have a rhyming word.Thanks to the Crayola® Company the names of many household items and foods have been given...
by Christine | Feb 5, 2017 | Welcome Column
(EDITOR’S NOTE–Bruce Long, our first Sunday guy, is a little under the weather so we’re hearing from one of our tried and true veterans.) Last month at the campout in Turlock, we brought along our young cat Vern, who was suffering from what turned...
