Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
The Photo Regionals is the be-all and end-all of the local photography community. Photographers within a 100-mile radius of Albany can submit their best works for the show, but only a few winners get their completed artworks on the gallery wall. Not every Capital District Photo Regionals show is the same; sometimes the Photo Regionals…
Read MoreGood morning, my wonderful blog readers. It’s so nice to have you around. I hope you’re appreciating this Labor Day weekend, and understand that the holiday exists to support the international workers of the world, the union men and union women who built your cars, delivered your goods, and stitched your clothing. In fact ……
Read MoreSome time ago, I blogged about how I planned on donating my Albany Patroons game-worn jersey collection to the Albany Institute of History and Art, which they appreciated – but they said that they would really only need one jersey, not the entire set. So last week, I brought the 2005-2007 Patroons jersey that was…
Read MoreThis happened last week during my trivia hosting stint. As I set up my equipment for the weekly trivia contest, a young couple arrived. They ordered food from a server, and picked up one of the trivia scoring booklets for the game. This was at ten minutes to 6:00. A little early, but I can…
Read MoreThere are very few sketch comedy shows out there that will make me burst out in belly laughs. Besides an occasional Saturday Night Live, there was also In Living Color and Fridays and Mad TV, all three of which I considered viable viewing alternatives to SNL. Maybe The Kids in the Hall, but that was…
Read MoreBUILT is Historic Albany Foundation’s charitable auction and fundraiser. The art show, which features everything from sculpture to paintings, from photography to mixed media, encompasses the breadth and depth of Capital District artists who put their own personal spin on historic Capital District architecture and history. I’ve entered BUILT for the past fifteen years or…
Read MoreLike all the other NFL teams, the Steelers trimmed their preseason roster from 90 men to 53. They kept four quarterbacks on the roster (which means I don’t have to change my fantasy football teams’ name from “He Drew Allar Deez Nuts on You”), and several of their 2026 draft picks have made the opening…
Read MoreMy routine for the New York State Fair is simple. Drive up on the first Saturday or Sunday that the Fair opens, find a good parking spot, enter the Fairgrounds as early as possible, get a selfie at the I ❤ N Y sign, walk around, take some pictures here and there, check out the…
Read MoreYes, today’s blog post was composed early in the AM … I’m actually heading off to the New York State Fair after it’s written and published, so by tomorrow I’ll find out which four of my six photos made the walls of the Harriet May Mills Art Center, which of those four possibly earned ribbons,…
Read MoreCame across this series of film clips recently, and felt like sharing. No matter what time my little pre-teen self watched television – whether it was a Saturday morning cartoon or some TV game show or a syndicated afternoon program – there would always be some sort of anti-drug public service announcement. And this was…
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