I was inspired to write this blog after reading a tweet from my friend Jerry Papandrea (he’s the guy who has the DerryX YouTube food channel). Yeah … no. The Santa Claus version by Springsteen has its charm, especially when you realize that Springsteen essentially did a Springsteen-esque version of the uptempo track that was…
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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, December 11 2021
Good morning, my wonderful blog readers. As is the custom on Saturday, I step away from the blog so that others on my blogroll may receive the exposure. Which, if you think about it, is a good thing. Bloggers supporting bloggers. So let’s get started, shall we? BLOGS FOR TASTE The Burnt My Fingers blog,…
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for December 10, 2021
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. Tonight’s broadcast features songs that all contain that classic Bo Diddley rhythm beat to it. Yes, there’s lots of songs like this.…
Read MoreLive life like you’re Evel Knievel.
There’s a current Twitter meme going around in which Twitter users are encouraged to post pictures of two athletes – one athlete that the 10-year-old Twitter user idolized, and then a current athlete that catches his attention. So I did this. Evel Knievel was a bad-ass stuntman. His whole raison d’etre was to race his…
Read MoreThe purple cowl-necked sweater
I need to tell you this story. It’s all true. And nearly 45 years after it happened, it still hurts inside. As many blog readers know, I had a very difficult childhood. The home life was tough, and classmates in the South Colonie School District (otherwise known as Schools 7, 9 and 10 of The…
Read MoreMy new Google Pixel 6 Pro phone just earned a gold star.
Let’s have a short pop quiz. What is one of the most annoying things that Chuck has dealt with over the years? There’s someone in the back who’s got his hand up, and doing his best Arnold Horshak imitation right now. So let me explain. I have scribbled many blog posts about those annoying, unstoppable…
Read MoreEdward Scissorhands is a Christmas movie. Don’t argue with me.
It’s Saturday morning, and after I wrote my blog post, I decided to take care of some household chores and stuff. Because I’m a bachelor and I do these things. Anyway … I turned on the TV and planned on airing some movie in the background. You know, something that I could hear while I’m…
Read MoreNew Spider-Man movie trailer! This is not a drill!!!
We’ve all been waiting for the new Spider-Man movie trailer. Trust me, Sony Pictures has more riding on your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man than you can imagine. And last night … in the middle of the night, mind you … The trailer dropped. Yeah. The one involving a multiverse and all that. Wanna see the trailer?…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, December 4, 2021
Good morning, blog readers. Hope you’re having a great day. Now, this might seem like a wee shock to you, but I’ve culled a few of the blog members from my personal blogroll. No, it’s not that I disagree with what they’re doing or anything like that, it’s just that, well, they haven’t posted in…
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for December 3, 2021
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. Time Artist Song Release 7:01 PM Dragonforce Through the Fire and Flames Inhuman Rampage 7:09 PM Queens of the Stone Age 3’s…
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