by Christine | May 16, 2012 | Welcome Column
When I was a younger, thinner man, I dabbled in spelunking, which means cave exploration. It appealed to me for a several reasons. While some people suffer from claustrophobia, I am a claustrophile – I love enclosed places. I also love nature, and exploring....
by Christine | Jul 2, 2017 | Welcome Column
Then I’ve got good news for you. The web team has suffered a few Welcome Column retirements and we’re on the prowl for replacements.We’re talking a once per month obligation to write an 800 word or more column about pretty much anything...
by Christine | Dec 9, 2009 | Welcome Column
I recently attended my wife Cassy’s company’s Christmas party, and it was fun. It was at a restaurant that was within walking distance of my house, so that’s cool. The food was good, and I enjoyed the company of the people there. There was only one problem: there was...
by Christine | Apr 22, 2007 | Welcome Column
I am relatively new to the world of bluegrass music. I didn’t grow up listening to the likes of Bill Monroe or Jimmy Martin, although I did know who Lester and Earl were. Instead I whiled away the hours with Johnny Cash, Willie and Waylon, and Jerry Reed. It wasn’t...
by Christine | Oct 26, 2019 | Welcome Column
Lost in thoughts of my past, I sat in what felt like all colors of what is poignant, on a special day of anniversary. I thought of all of my dreams, passed—now a little too late to live—and all the dreams lived, that I hadn’t realized I was dreaming about. It was the...
by Christine | May 9, 2014 | Welcome Column
I heard a preacher say one time, that we ought to have an attitude of gratitude. I figure that’s his job, helping to keep us in the mind to count our blessings, and all that. And I was thinking about that in relation to music and the bands that play that music. I’ve...
by Christine | Nov 25, 2012 | Welcome Column
I’m writing this on the evening of my birthday. I’ve been using my share of the earth’s natural resources for 68 years. I turn on the faucet and there’s water, flip a light switch and I have light, set the thermostat and I have heat, open the fridge and there’s food,...
by Christine | Feb 18, 2020 | Welcome Column
Odd that last month I wrote a column about Earl Scruggs, and then the great banjo master passed away last Wednesday. The column was about a radio show I did about Earl for KPFA on the occasion of his 50th birthday, and how I didn’t exactly cover myself with glory in...
by Christine | Jan 16, 2010 | Welcome Column
Today’s Message from Rick Cornish Saturday, Janury 16, 2010 Our regular columnist for today was unable to post so it’s slim pickin’s. Your board of directors is meeting in Modesto….in fact the session is just about to begin. A long,...
by Christine | Dec 29, 2010 | Welcome Column
As the end of December approached, I was lucky enough to corral a brief interview with the Year 2010. Looking every bit of 300+ days old, the bearded figure eased slowly into a seat opposite my desk and turned two rheumy red eyes towards me. I shuffled through my...
