Huh? What's Up With That?

not mr. benny's violin ...pt 2                                                                                   Zara Christopher is a classically trained violist and violinist and the district manager of Old Town Violins in Lexington and Louisville Kentucky.  She achieved her goal of playing in an orchestra, but, that career was short-lived due to a hand injury.  Zara was forced to carve a new musical path.  She played for several orchestras in Arizona and Michigan before her mishap.   Regina and I traveled to Lexington earlier this month to interview Miss Christopher with permission from the owner of the business.   Part I was published two weeks ago today.  This is the conclusion of that interview.   Do you ever have older or retired...

not mr. benny's violin...                                                                              I walked into a unique store in Louisville called, Old Town Violins .  The store name caught my attention and I was hoping to speak to the owner or manager.    Joe Hislope, the president and owner of the company, has moved to Florida and works from home.  A couple of e-mails later, it was arranged that I would meet with his Lexington, Kentucky store manager, Zara Christopher.    Regina and I drove the 60 miles from Louisville to Lexington on eastbound I-64 on an overcast weekday for a two o'clock appointment.  I used to be the guy that stopped every few blocks to ask directions at a gas station, but, thanks to my car's GPS, I don't need to do that.  Besid...

job$ somebody's gotta do...                                                            job$ somebody's gotta do  is a tribute to the late Indianapolis broadcaster,  Jim Gerard,  and his radio feature,  Sounds of the City,  heard weekly on  WFBM-AM  debuting in 1962 .   The host interviewed people with jobs held by very few people, such as a jackhammer or crane operator, or, language interpreter.     This is the second of two interviews gathered at a recent visit to  Half Price Books  in Louisville, Kentucky.  The store buys back used books, CDs, records and some games and toys.  Regina and I took two big boxes of books to be sold for what amounted to lunch money on a bright, sunny, Saturday afternoon.     I had been to this particular store ...