Author Archives: Wayne Rice

Tribute to Mitch Jayne

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Wayne Rice

One of my bluegrass music heroes died this week and along with the sadness that I have felt, I also have felt deep gratitude. Mitch Jayne was the senior member of the Dillards, a bluegrass band from Salem, Missouri that … Continue reading →

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Sweet Layla

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Wayne Rice

Our beautiful grand daughter. Hard to believe she’s almost two months old!

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Back Home

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Wayne Rice

Well, we finally moved out of the hotel we’ve been staying in for the past three months and spent our first night back home. Even though the house is in disarray, with most of our stuff still in boxes or … Continue reading →

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Junior High Camp @ Forest Home

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Wayne Rice

Last week I accompanied the middle-school group from our church to summer camp at Forest Home. I really can’t remember the last time I spent a week with a group of junior high boys as a cabin counselor, but the … Continue reading →

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Seen On a Car Window in San Diego

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Wayne Rice

One of KSON’s listeners made this sticker for his car, e-mailed it to the radio station and it was then forwarded to me. I really don’t know this person so I’m not sure what led him to do this. He … Continue reading →

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Huck Finn’s Jubilee

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Wayne Rice

Every year on Father’s Day weekend, my two worlds (music and ministry) collide at Huck Finn’s Jubilee, the biggest bluegrass festival in Southern California. A couple years ago, it won the IBMA Award for “Bluegrass Event of the Year.” I’ve … Continue reading →

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Here’s Layla!

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Wayne Rice

Let me introduce you to our fourth grandchild, second granddaughter and first child of our son Corey and his wife Janna … Layla OraBelle Rice, born Saturday night June 5. She’s beautiful of course, weighing in at 6 pounds, 14 … Continue reading →

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At Least We Have Maid Service

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Wayne Rice

It’s hard to believe that such a small fire can cause so much damage. A week after Easter, an accidental fire in our kitchen destroyed our microwave oven above the stove as well as one small section of our kitchen … Continue reading →

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A Rock and Roll Easter

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Wayne Rice

Well, actually it was another bluegrass Easter at our house this year, but a major earthquake in Baja California (Mexico) had things “all shook up” for a few seconds. It happened while our band was playing the Cherokee Shuffle. Everyone … Continue reading →

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Generation to Generation

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Wayne Rice

My new book Generation to Generation was released a couple of weeks ago by Standard Publishing. I just got my copies and I’ve been handing them out to family and friends like a new father handing out cigars. Writing a … Continue reading →

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