All posts by “Eugene Knapik”

March 19, 2013
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Fishin’

I grew up in a fishing family. I would like to say that I can’t remember not fishing but it wouldn’t quite be true. I do remember my father giving me my first rod and reel. I remember the reel was a blue spinning reel… Read More

March 19, 2013
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Hawk

I was just out with the dogs for a walk over by the water filtration plant. As we came down the hill and turned south a hawk swooped down from above the roof of the building and soared low across the pavement and the grass,… Read More

March 19, 2013
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Now that’s painting

I was living in a storefront studio on Ossington Ave back in the mid-eighties, half a block up from Queen. It was set up with a painting studio at the front and a couple built-in bookshelf dividers behind which was my little living area.Then back… Read More

Filed under: Art
March 18, 2013
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evolution/revolution?

Those of you who visit this little corner of cyberspace on any kind of regular basis will have noticed that I’ve messed about with a number of different themes lately. I think that is symptomatic of a general restlessness about this blog. Since I started… Read More

March 16, 2013
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Sail Away Ladies

Sail Away Ladies is an Old Time string band tune related to another Old Time tune, Sally Ann. There are recordings of the tune dating back to the mid-1920s. Here is the Last Chance Stringband… Here’s Sally Ann so you can hear the relationship.. Here’s… Read More