by Christine | Jul 8, 2018 | Welcome Column
We all like to categorize things. We like to have nice convenient boxes to fit everything into. It helps us stay organized. And almost every human likes to listen to music so we have lots of categories for that too. Suppose you ask someone: “What kind of music do you...
by Christine | Jun 30, 2014 | Welcome Column
No, I’m not crazy enough to try to do my own version of Nancy’s column from yesterday, Rantings of a Grumpy Old Woman, though Lord knows I’d have ample frustration in which to wallow in misery. I’ll just mention one of the things in life that really, really bugs me....
by Christine | Aug 13, 2013 | Welcome Column
I watched The History of the Eagles film with huge fascination on Showtime a few weeks ago. Beyond the interpersonal conflicts, the lifestyle of a rock band, and the nostalgia of so many songs I remember with pleasure from the 70’s despite my not having been a...
by Christine | Aug 8, 2017 | Welcome Column
I watched The History of the Eagles film with huge fascination on Showtime a few weeks ago. Beyond the interpersonal conflicts, the lifestyle of a rock band, and the nostalgia of so many songs I remember with pleasure from the 70’s despite my not having been a...
by Christine | Oct 6, 2020 | Welcome Column
Even though it was shorter than my previous times at the Fathers Day Festival in Grass Valley California, not arriving till Thursday, it was one of the best: whether it was a great jam or one of the most complete lineups I have seen at any festival, on the west or the...
by Christine | Jan 29, 2019 | Welcome Column
Perhaps many of you have heard: my LP collection was recently destroyed by water from a leaky pipe. With quiet insidiousness, water had collected in my back closet. where I stored my record albums. This disaster was discovered as I was preparing for a CBA Radio Show...
by Christine | Jul 22, 2014 | Welcome Column
I first met Randy Pitts over the telephone, he in his Nashville booking agency office, me in my company car talking on my company phone on company time about hiring one of his acts for the Fathers Day Festival. Some would say a less than conducive way to begin a...
by Christine | Nov 1, 2007 | Welcome Column
In the old Seinfeld show, there was an episode where Elaine Benes was dating a guy who loved the Eagles song “Desperado” so much that he would insist on being able to hear it in peace, stopping whatever he was doing to savor every note. Elaine took this to mean he was...
by Christine | Jan 2, 2014 | Welcome Column
As I have elaborated in the recent past, part of my off-season bass playing program is play in any jam I can. One of the opportunities I have is to fill in a couple of old time jams in Palo Alto. Barbara the regular bass player for these jams is very diligent in...
by Christine | Aug 28, 2020 | Welcome Column
Fall is definitely in the air, and while a lot of the usual things we look forward to in the fall (Strawberry Music Festival, the CBA Fall Campout, and Hardly Strictly to name just a few), there is still a lot to do and a lot to look forward to. Here are just a few...
