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All posts by “Eugene Knapik”
AlphaGo plays online
The AlphaGo whiz-bang Go-playing computer, which decisively beat Lee Sedol (one of the best players of our time) in a challenge match, has very recently played 60 online games against top players. I’ve read online that the human opponents were aware their opponent was AlphaGo,… Read More
Hugh’s Room closing doors
I was saddened to hear on the radio this morning that Hugh’s Room is closing its doors. Over the years, Tuffy P and I have attended so many great performances at this venue, including: the late Tommy Makem, The McGarrigles, Tom Russell, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott,… Read More
A door that works
We finally had our patio door replaced today. The old one was in bad shape and to open or close it, we had to really lean into it and drag it along the track. I tried and failed to find a compatible set of new… Read More
No gluten in that cider
The other day I was at my local purveyors of alcoholic beverages, stocking up – which for me meant a whopping 4 cans of craft beer and one can of hard cider. I don’t drink a lot of cider, but once in a while, I… Read More
No-show politicians?
I noted an article in the Toronto Star this morning which listed the percentage of votes our City politicians missed at Council last year. Our own Ward 6 Councillor Mark Grimes, is listed in the bottom 10, having missed 24.1% of votes, according to the… Read More
Wildwood Flower
Wildwood Flower was popularized by the Carter Family, but its close cousin I’ll Twine Mid the Ringlets was written by Joseph Philbrick Webster and published way back in 1860. It could be that both are based on another earlier tune, but if so I don’t… Read More
Kilby Snow plays Troubles
You don’t see many autoharp players around these days. I don’t know very much about the instrument. Kilby Snow was known for a unique “drag note” approach to autoharp that appears to have something to do with the fact that he was left-handed playing an… Read More
A 2016 musical highlight
I don’t do lists, but this year I’m proclaiming a song of the year. It’s by a duo from Kentucky who call themselves The Local Honeys. The song is about strip mining and it’s called Cigarette Trees. I posted a different performance of it a… Read More
27th Street 