
An hour of candlelight
Last night, from 6 to 7 pm, was perhaps the best OhmHour yet (that’s when we turn off the electricity for an hour and get paid by OhmConnect). We sat at the dinner table with candles and a flashlight going. My husband asked for a notebook and I jumped up and handed him one that...

Bad Gigs by Tuck Andress (of Tuck & Patti)
I first posted this on August 11, 2005 on my old blog, but it came up today so I thought I’d repost here. At the time I had seen this posted all over the place, so with credit to Tuck Andress, here are a few hilarious situations that will make you feel better about gigging....

Percussionist Ami Molinelli, guitarist Brian Moran and vocalist Alexa Morales lead Oakland Feather River Camp 2016 music week
OFRC MUSIC WEEK boasts three professional musician guest artists, July 10-17, 2016 All ages are welcome to explore ensemble playing on a variety of instruments (bring what you have!). A few guitars and ukeleles, a piano and some percussion instruments will be available. We will also offer accompaniment for singers. There will be karaoke for over-the-top fun...

Help send Oakland kids to Summer Camp!
Help send Oakland kids to Summer Camp! Every kid deserves a chance to go to camp. At Oakland Feather River Camp (est. 1924 in Quincy, CA, once a beautiful California Zephyr rail ride away from Jack London Square), girls and boys, ages 7-14, revel and grow in the fresh, open air and natural beauty of...

Oakland had covered wagons? Pix from the past for Feather River Camp’s 90th Anniversary
Here are some pictures I snapped while at the memorial day work weekend up in Oakland beautiful camp. A group had spread out boxes and boxes of historical pictures in order to put together a 90th anniversary time capsule. Here are some I thought were interesting. Feel free to estimate the dates of these pics....

Original song of celebration for reaching 200 YouTube subscribers! Wanna hear it? Here it go! Thank You!

Back from Oakland Feather River Camp!
It’s hard to stay inside after a week of living outdoors, swimming in creeks and mountain lakes, making music and dancing, reading, hiking, socializing and, before bed, seeing the Milky Way snaking across the star-spattered sky. That’s my life at Oakland Feather River Camp, where I’ve taught the music program during Garage Band week for...

Were They Zombies?
Seen on today’s run: A swarm of deathly handsome agents with fake handguns doing a hostage negotiation training exercise outside a building (I asked them). I have never seen such good-looking officers. Hmm, maybe it was a Chippendales kind of thing. But they said they were park police. A very old man with a heavy...