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    Scuttlebuttin' 2012

    Friday, May 11, 2012

    Parkfield is Happening NOW! - The 14th Annual Parkfield Bluegrass Festival is happening RIGHT NOW, this weekend, May 10-13, and features some seriously talented groups from North, South, East and West - The Special Consensus, The Darrell Webb Band, Southern California's own Loafer's Glory, and many more. With temperatures in the 80s-90s, you will not want to miss it!

    Phil's Fish Market - If you've got a hankering for some great seafood served alongside some great bluegrass, then Phil's Fish Market in Moss Landing is the place to be. This Monday, Phil's presents The Courthouse Ramblers . On Tuesday, it's Billy and Sarah along with Linus Tremaine and Henry Warde, and Wednesday it's Homefire. All performances are free from 6:30-8:30pm.

    Frog and Fiddle This Weekend - This weekend, consider a trip to the island of Alameda to see some great bluegrass and country music at the Frog and Fiddle . Friday night, The Michael Stadler and Mary Gibbons Band will keep your feet tapping. Saturday night, Northern California's bluegrass greats High Country perform. Showtime is 8pm both nights.

    Sam's Place - There's always some seriously hot 'n' spicy bluegrass music happening at Sam's BBQ in San Jose, each and every Tuesday and Wednesday night from 6-9pm, in fact. This coming week, Sam's presents Cabin Fever and Sidesaddle and Co. on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.

    Gratefully Blue - The Grateful Dudes play some mighty fine bluegrass each and every Saturday night, as they have for the past 22 years, at Vincenzo's Pizzeria in Santa Clarita.

    Be sure to send along your latest scuttlebutt to me at scuttlegrass2011@gmail.com.
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    Today's column from Bruce Campbell
    Wednesday May 16, 2012


    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. Spelunking was a fascinating way to explore nature and have a chance to literally be the first human to set eyes some remarkable places. It’s strenuous and dirty though, and I gradually stopped crawling, rafting and rappelling through caves.

    That aspect of “what’s over here?” has never left me. All my life I’ve reached out to try closed doors to see if they’re locked, and if not, see what’s behind them. I used to do this at airports, but I stopped. I also used to always answer a ringing pay phone, if I encountered one. How could I not?

    I discovered at shopping malls, there are nondescript doors that lead to really neat, empty corridors that run the lengths of the mall – behind the stores, rather than in front, and those doors are rarely locked. Restaurants and hotels are full of doors that have no label and try to be invisible, but I see them, and I have to try them. I have had folks yell
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