{"id":621,"date":"2007-06-20T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-20T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqed2.wsmtechs.net\/spark\/tippy-canoe-and-the-paddlemen\/"},"modified":"2015-08-03T17:12:09","modified_gmt":"2015-08-04T00:12:09","slug":"tippy-canoe-and-the-paddlemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/spark\/tippy-canoe-and-the-paddlemen\/","title":{"rendered":"Tippy Canoe and the Paddlemen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"kqed-jwplayer\"> <\/div>\n<p><script>\njwplayer(\"kqed-jwplayer\").setup({\nfile: \"http:\/\/od1.kqed.org\/anon.kqed\/spark\/tippy.m4v\",\nimage: \"http:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/06\/511.jpg\",\naspectratio: \"16:9\",\nwidth: \"100%\",\nprimary: \"flash\",\ntracks: [{ file: \"http:\/\/od1.kqed.org\/anon.kqed\/spark\/tippy.vtt\", label: \"English\", kind: \"captions\", \"default\": false }]\n});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<style>\n.single-post .entry-content > #kqed-jwplayer_wrapper, .single-post .entry-content > #kqed-jwplayer  {\n    margin-left: 8.33333% !important;\n    padding-left: 0.625rem;\n    padding-right: 0.625rem;\n    width: 56% !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<aside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">&#8220;I started on guitar, and then was introduced to the ukulele, and then it was all over.&#8221;<cite>&#8212; Tippy Canoe<\/cite><\/aside>\n<p>Michele Kappel aka <b>Tippy Canoe<\/b> was a drummer in the rock band The Kirby Grips when she picked up the ukulele and fell in love. 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