A couple of weeks ago I joined some friends for lunch at the Senior Dining Center at the Mother Lode Lion’s Hall in Diamond Springs. Lunch is served on weekdays (excepting holidays) from noon until 12:30 p.m. but a number…
Month: April 2012
Book Review: ‘All the Gin Joints’ – Michael Turback
Book review Title: “All the Gin Joints — new spins on gin from America’s best bars” Author:Michael Turback Publisher:Curiosity Company. 2011, Price: $14.95; trade paperback; 6 x 9 inches, 140 pages, black and white. Available from: Online, as both a print and e-book,…
Book Review: ‘Slavery in the West’ – Guy Nixon
Book: “Slavery in the West” Author: Guy Nixon Publisher: Red Panther Publishing Co., Spanish Flat, 2010 Price: $20; spiral bound; 8.5 x 11 inches, 112 pages, black and white, heavily illustrated. Available from: Placerville News Co., other local stores and businesses, or e-mail [email protected] This…
Album Review: “Hangtown Fry” – John Malcom Penn
Album:“Hangtown Fry” (BNR-CD223) Performed by:John Malcom Penn. Written by:John Malcom Penn. Released by:Blue Night Records, Hanover, Ill. Cost: $14.95 Available from: Elderly Instruments, toll free 1-888-473-5810 or elderly.com It isn’t often that someone comes up with songs about your community and has…