Not the easiest way to spend a Tuesday night. I had my TV tuned to MSNBC, and I’m simultaneously doom-scrolling Twitter on my cell phone. Trust me. After all the blather coming from Lee Zeldin about how he would become Governor of New York and put all the MAGA plans in action … I was…
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We need more Hakas in sports.
The Haka, if you’ve never seen it before, is a traditional battle dance and ceremonial greeting of New Zealand’s indigenous Mฤori. It has evolved into a powerful and compelling symbol of unity and pride among New Zealanders. And for the past 100 years, it’s been part of New Zealand’s sports culture. The New Zealand national…
Read MoreAn Afternoon in Watchung: The New Jersey International Photography Exhibition
Full tank of gas in the car. A couple of soda bottles in the cuprests. American Top 40 on the 70’s on 7 satellite radio channel. And I’m on my way to Watchung, New Jersey – where four of my artworks are hanging on the gallery walls of the Watchung Arts Center as part of…
Read More$4 is $4.
I’m just going to say this out loud. I did NOT win the Powerball drawing. I did not win the $1.6 billion prize. Believe me, though, had I won, things surely be different around these parts. ๐ Back in 2011, I blogged about what I would do had I won the then-astronomical $300 million prize…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, November 5 2022
Good morning, blog readers. Hope you’re having a great start to your weekend. Just remember, tomorrow ends Daylight Saving Time, so set your clocks back one hour (your 7:00 am will now be your 6:00 am). And remember to vote on Tuesday, so we don’t set our country back 100 years. Okay? Have a great…
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for November 4, 2022
The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. We’ve got some 70’s funk, a French-language pop song that was recorded in English, and a version of Ram Jam’s “Black Betty”…
Read MoreAttending BUILT 2022
I arrived at the Argus Hotel on Thurlow Terrace at around 6:00 p.m. And the place was already packed. Such is the case with Historic Albany Foundation’s BUILT charitable auction. BUILT is HAF’s biggest fundraiser, it encompasses artwork as created by the Capital District’s creative talent, and showcases architecture and history as seen through those…
Read MoreBUILT 2022 opens today!
I’ve participated in BUILT – Historic Albany Foundation’s charitable auction – for the past 13 years. It’s a fun charity night, and I’m happy when my artworks find new, appreciative homes. This year’s BUILT auction will take place over this weekend at the Argus Hotel, 8 Thurlow Terrace in Albany, with online bidding commencing at…
Read MoreThe politician who desecrated Anne Frank’s name.
It is through the written diaries of Anne Frank that we understand the horrors and pain of those who suffered at the hands of the Nazis in World War II. Those people suffered for no reason other than their faith. And for two years, Anne Frank – along with her family and several others –…
Read MoreWait, Rock of Love is on Tubi? And it’s uncensored?
For those of you who thought television shows like 90 Day Fiancee and Married At First Sight were the nadir of reality TV, I need to bring you back to the halcyon days of 2007. At the time, the cable channel VH1 had a successful run of reality TV shows, including The Surreal Life, then…
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