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At 2:20am on August 16, 2011, Ron "Oily" Sprague said…: Knotlenny,

Have you issued a link for the MC download yet? I have someone locally here in KSA who would like (as I would) to hear it.

Cuzzin Oily

At 7:57am on July 21, 2011, Bad Finger (Eric) said…: I showed my daughter 6 year old your CBG lesson this morning while she was in my office. She was singing along and having a great time watching.

At 11:38am on July 14, 2011, Uncle John said…: Kevin, I believe you are right about Corrina being a good song for varied interpretations. I like your version a lot and it's much different than mine. I like the harp on yours. I could not make harp sound right, so I left it off.

Thanks for checking it out and commenting.

At 2:32pm on July 9, 2011, Joker said…: Knotlenny, thanks for the comment on my vid. Unfortunately i won't be in York this year. My sister is getting married that weekend. Maybe next year! Thanks again.

At 4:45am on July 9, 2011, JP Swenson said…: I am honored to call you my CBN friend! I've seen some of your work and vids....top notch man! I've got a long hard climb to even begin to catch up! But I'm out here tryin"!

At 3:08am on July 9, 2011, Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw said…: Hi Knotlenny.

Many thanks for the friending and for leaving the comment about my little video.

Thanks and best wishes.

John

At 9:40pm on July 8, 2011, Ron "Oily" Sprague said…: Knotlenny,

Hey, cuz! I think you and I may be very distantly related. My grandfather, Albert Milton Sprague, and his father Charles, came originally from Swan's Island, Maine, and settled in Buffalo, N.Y. That's where my father, Richard ( the geologist / engineer), and his brother Roger (the artist) was born. They both died last summer.

Interesting to see more performing Spragues out there. Most of us seem to gravitate toward the industrial sciences (the Sprague Valve Company, and the Sprague capacitors), or the arts . I guess I'm lucky to kinda combine both!

Much enjoying your recordings. Keep it real, and keep it up!

Oily (Ron) Sprague

At 8:35am on July 7, 2011, Bad Finger (Eric) said…: I grew up in a little town called Van Etten, near Ithaca. My wife is from Elmira Heights. Her family has an old cottage on Keuka Lake near Penn Yan.

At 3:57am on July 7, 2011, Bad Finger (Eric) said…: Hi Knotlenny,

Thanks for the friend request. I see you are a fellow Upstate NY'er. I enjoy seeing your videos and advice on CBN. I wish I would have been involved in this whole addiction back in 2008 when you did your fest. We spend a fair amount of time around the Finger Lakes where my wife and I grew up.

(E)ric (D)avenport

At 1:50pm on June 9, 2011, Rand Moore said…: Hi Knotlenny.

You may be interested in this link, especially if you have not complete the "restoration work" on the "How to make a CIGAR BOX VIOLIN" article that was photocopied and posted somewhere on CBN. I was so frustrated by the illegible photocopy that I re-entered the text, re-drew the diagrams and edited the photos into a CBN discussion located in the "CB FIddles" group discussion area. Of course, after completing that I come across the work you did. But, since the second part had not been completed (as far as I can tell), I thought I'd let you know and save your the trouble. The discussion is entitled 'Here's a Readable Re-Write/Re-Draw of the article "How to Make a CIGAR BOX VIOLIN" By P.M. Pennell'.

-Rand.

At 10:35pm on May 20, 2011, Dianne Woods said…: You are very welcome and very deserving. Hopefully, my request will push you to make some lessons videos. I am positive you could sell them.

Thanks.

At 11:10am on May 13, 2011, Dianne Woods said…: Hey Knotlenny, do you have any instructional videos for sale? I loved you made bout Maybellene. You made it so easy. I am very interested in buying some more lessons from you on DVD. Thanks.

At 4:14pm on February 4, 2011, Uncle John said…: Thanks, Kevin. That is likely my problem too!

At 11:57am on February 3, 2011, Uncle John said…: Kevin, you do some of the most diverse material on the nation. Can you do reggae, or better yet teach me how? I tried a bit and failed...

At 5:54am on November 8, 2010, Pilgrim said…: Your songs are great, melody, harmony, lyrics, and fun. Why aren't you as big as the beatles? The "Wild Blue Yonder" is a masterpiece.

At 6:19am on November 6, 2010, beStillroy said…: Kinda How it began... It's a small image

At 12:08am on November 4, 2010, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Thank you Knotlenny for your comment. Oddly, I was working for my engineering degree after leaving the USAF as a Radar technician, when I went into the arts instead...cooking (got laid off a couple years ago), music (teaching, street performance, selling CDs), and the martial arts (currently I teach therapeutic exercise; Tai Chi Chuan, Chi Kung). I have been working out the whole arrangement, and hope to post it as an instrumental. Enjoy.

At 11:49am on October 27, 2010, beStillroy said…: KnotLenny
Sir
I was pourin' over your vids
MAN
They Are Fabulous.
So are your TUNES.
Thanks
Keep On Please
HI