The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for December 16, 2022

The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM.ย  The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. Tonight’s show rocks out to great Christmas music – some familiar, some rare, but all are part of the holiday season! Time…

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An email from a New York City art gallery.

Last November, after the successful showing of four of my prints at the New Jersey International Photography Exhibition, I gathered up my courage and attempted another “call for art.” This time, I aimed for the bullseye – the dream of having one of my artworks hang on the walls of a New York City art…

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A homemade View-Masterยฎ reel featuring one of my favorite subjects of 2022.

It arrived in the mail yesterday. Well, five of them, along with viewers. I shipped three off to special recipients as Christmas presents, and I’m keeping two – one to care and one for a spare. It’s my homemade View-Masterยฎ compatible reel and viewer. Wanna see? Yes you do. That’s right. These shots from my…

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Bachelor Cooking: Stort’s Frito Pie

Sometimes you can create tasty meals on the fly, especially when your dinner prep time is virtually non-existent. Case in point. On days when I’m driving home from the day job, I’ll stop at one of the four Stewart’s along my route home. (No, I didn’t misspell anything in the headline, the proper pronunciation of…

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“If you bring the snow, I’ll bring the Nikon.”

Last week, I treated myself to the Capital District model train show at the Empire State Plaza. It’s a chance for me to check out the rolling stock and train collectibles, fantasize about building a gigantic model railroad layout in a two-room apartment, purchase a couple of refrigerator magnets, and leave. This time, I spotted…

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A Christmas gift for Lightning’s Girl … that may arrive by, oh, I don’t know … Easter?

Over the past five or six years, I’ve saved up every single General Motors loyalty point I could get. Bring the car in for a repair? Get some loyalty points. Pay for another six months of SiriusXM satellite radio? Get more loyalty points. Points points points points. Last year, when I thought I had enough…

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They’re making another Left Behind movie? Why? No, seriously, WHY?

The Left Behind novel series – 16 books, to be precise – tells the story of the people left behind after the Christian Rapture, and their attempts to prevent an antichrist from taking over the world. There. I just saved you 5,000 pages and $20 at the used book store. You’re welcome. Seriously. The Left…

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