We picked up Georgie the day before the ice storm last year, so he’s been with us for a year. He was 4 months old and 57 pounds. George had gone out with a family but was returned to the breeder. They said someone in… Read More
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All posts by “Eugene Knapik”
Where do you get your whiskey?
I get mine in Rockingham…. Here’s Bruce Molsky performing I get my Whiskey in Rockingham
Unfinished Business
I paint in sessions, in spurts, in which I work on several paintings more or less at once. At this time, my studio is filled with small canvasses. If I were to put a single work up in the studio and nothing else, it would… Read More
Simple pleasures
This is the late great Miss Ellie Mae enjoying a bowl of milk. George is jealous…he just showed up with a squeaky toy demanding playtime. Dogs seem to know when you’ve had a long day in the salt mines and need a little goofing around.… Read More
Forked Deer
It’s pronounced Fork-id Deer or sometimes Forky Deer, and it’s one of my fave fiddle tunes. It’s one of the tunes I attempt to play on clawhammer banjo. Here are a couple nice performances of the tune. First up is the Berline, Crary and Hickman…… Read More
The Slicing and Dicing of #LongBranchTo
A post I made here, and cross-posted over to Twitter prior to the municipal elections received some renewed play today and I thought I’d add a few additional thoughts. First, since I posted those thoughts, Mark Grimes squeaked out a victory and retained his post… Read More
Rolling Stone from Texas
I had a chance to spend some time chatting with my friend Russ this weekend. When that happens, the topic usually zeros in on music, and often country music. Here’s a performance by Don Walser that’s up on Youtube which I’ve shared before. I’d like… Read More
Fortune
Here are Craver, Hicks, Watson and Newberry performing Fortune at the Cook Shack (from YouTube)
Down right festive….
Mr. Developer please
An individual who recently bought multiple properties on our street approached me as I emerged from my car this afternoon. He wanted to show me drawings, plans for development of the land. I declined. As long as you’re not applying for variances and severances, I… Read More
27th Street 