by Christine | Nov 7, 2013 | Welcome Column
“Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 64?” I guess I’ll find out today. I’ll get back to you by dinnertime with the early results. Just so happens, not by full moons, or solstices, or dia de los muertos voodoo but rather by an infrequent confluence...
by Christine | Sep 27, 2020 | Welcome Column
I have been fortunate enough to travel a great deal and I still get to travel quite a bit; of course there is always music to play. If one desires to be respectful of the people and places they visit, they tend to learn a little bit about the language, cultural norms,...
by Christine | Oct 19, 2016 | Welcome Column
I play music for fun, and sometimes I play music for money, and most often, we’re talking about the same gig that accomplishes both. The goals aren’t that lofty – have some fun, make a little scratch, so I can buy some strings and go out to lunch during the...
by Christine | Dec 24, 2017 | Welcome Column
For years I’ve tried to make a point of doing a Welcome Message sometime over the Christmas holiday. In the last couple days I went so far as to write down some notes, and even got an introduction knocked out. Then, this morning on Christmas Eve day, I sat down...
by Christine | Jul 23, 2019 | Welcome Column
(The Cop and I in the blazing sun -He gets all the votes; I get none.)There are some things, by golly, you just don’t get over! Warning: This is a rant about sometimes being right and sometimes being wrong and about always REMEMBERING being right, while mitigating the...
by Christine | Jan 19, 2011 | Welcome Column
To anybody that attends a multiday bluegrass festival, it’s obvious that those who spend the night (or nights!) fall into two rough categories: Tent or RV Camping. Now, not everyone who’s a “tent camper” actually has a tent, and maybe not everyone who falls into the...
by Christine | Mar 5, 2013 | Welcome Column
Good Tuesday morning from Whiskey Creek, where an innocent teenager will soon begin the first of two of the longest days of his young life. Dylan will be taking charge of our four dogs while Lynn and I rush to Santa Cruz to meet Lucy, our barely eight hours old new...
by Christine | Apr 27, 2012 | Welcome Column
Just about every musician has fairly vivid memories about the most unlikely, outrageous or uncomfortable gigs that they’ve ever played. Musicians trade the stories about these shows in after hours conversation like baseball cards or poker chips, each one of us trying...
by Christine | Jan 24, 2015 | Welcome Column
One of my disc jockey friends was having an unusually and incredibly tough day this past week. This is the sort of thing that happens to all of us from time to time and sometimes it is just so overwhelming, it can seriously impact the way we function. Some of us can...
by Christine | Jul 31, 2008 | Welcome Column
Friday afternoon this past Fathers Day weekend I sat down at a picnic table on vendor’s row to indulge in a little mid-day snack….chicken on a stick from our long-time Thai friends and a cold beer from Vern’s. One delicious bite into the stick a woman, who looked to...
