Family Talk

One More Book…

Posted on May 17th, 2007 by Larry.
Categories: Larry and Carole.

For many years I have promised, pledged, sworn, that I would complete a book that attempted an indepth look at the Baha’i Writings as they applied to business and management. I have done articles and bits and pieces but never had the discipline or urgency to get the promised book done. Well, it is finally done and published.

This is about my eighth book (depending exactly on which ones you count, training manuals, etc.) and when you send them off to the publisher there is, of course, a sense of relief that it is done. When you finally recieve a copy of the published work, always an interminable wait, you often look at it and say to yourself, “Oh, no, I said that!” Or some other form of disappointment. With this one, however, I feel very good about it. Perhaps because it draws heavily on the Baha’i Writings, or because I now feel that I have said everything I have to say and wanted to say. The publisher, George Ronald, and the editor, Wendy Momen, did very little cutting of material and allowed me to address issues such as the role of leaders in the Baha’i community, with no censorship, in fact, encouragement. Finally, I feel that I have said the things that I really wanted to say, and I am pleased with it. (This may sound egotistical, but it is a matter of contrasts. After many publishing experiences I know that I am generally the one most critical and dissatisfied with my own work.) Now, I hope others will find it useful.

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A Trip to Merlefest

Posted on April 30th, 2007 by Larry.
Categories: Larry and Carole, General Family Talk.

As an “old” guitar picker (old as distinct from “good”) one of my favorite things is to go to Merlefest, Doc Watson’s bluegrass festival held every year in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Here are a few of my favorite photos from this weekend.

Little Pickers: musicians of every age gather around for jam sessions that go on all day and night for three days.

Old Timers:

Doc Watson on stage at the age of 84 years and can still play a million times better than I can.

One of the great things about Merlefest was seeing some of the fantastic young groups who are preserving the best of the old time country and bluegrass music traditions. Her are a couple:

Uncle Earl (yes, four young women!) Excellent CD’s, and the banjo player, Abigail Washburn also has a great CD.

New generation jam session on the Watson stage with some chaotic combination of Uncle Earl, The Duhks, Crooked Still, and The Infamous Stringdusters. It was a great session at 11 in the morning.

Crooked Still

The great old Del McCoury Band performing on the Watson stage with 70 thousand in attendance.

One of the eight stages has continual instruction workshops. Here is Roy Bookbinder, Happy Traum and John Hammond. Roy is no doubt telling one of his stories which comprise about half of his act.

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