Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
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. This weeks episode is a “covers” episode, where all the songs are covers of popular songs, many of whom are performed by…
Read MoreI know I sound like a broken record, but I’m really, really hoping we get the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train to travel through New York this year. CP is supposed to announce the train schedule (or COVID-restricted concert) today on their website. Yeah, I’m hitting that <F5> button on that web browser like I’ve swallowed…
Read MoreIt started out as a good-natured joke comment between two bowlers, but it has today morphed into a one-day celebration of one of the most iconic local television news reporters. I shall explain. For many decades, Ken Screven was a top reporter for WRGB, Channel 6 in the area. He would cover national and local…
Read MoreSo here’s what happened. As the pandemic began last year, I realized that people were searching high and low for bathroom tissue. Toilet paper. Butt-wipe. Whatever you call it in your home. Now here’s the thing. There’s two different types of toilet paper – there’s the soft, squeezable stuff you can buy in the grocery…
Read MoreSo my Big E photos (and their subsequent ribbons) should be on their way back to me any day now. But with that in mind, the Big E was also kind enough to email me the judges’ results for my two photos, Strasburg Number 90 and Five Tickets To Ride Day and Night. Now, mind…
Read MoreSome time ago, when I was preparing my Kodak Medalist II camera (“Kodak Red”) for usage, I purchased some pre-rolled 620 film (respooled from 120 film) from the Film Photography Podcast store. In the batch was a roll of Kodak TMax film, which, for some reason, I don’t remember ever using. While I was at…
Read MoreMy batch of Fuji Velvia 100 film – the shots I took last August at the New York State Fair – have come back, and man are they swank. Case in point. Early in the day, while many fairgoers were enjoying the carnival rides, I had a pack of Fuji Velvia 100 crammed into my…
Read MoreBefore we start today’s Saturday blog recap, please allow me to share some good news from one of the blogroll residents. J. Eric Smith and his family just celebrated the wedding of family member Katelin to her long-time partner John. Congratulations, and if you want to read all the wonderful details, they’re right here in…
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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. Got a lot of 1960’s garage and psychedelic rarities on tonight’s show, so I really hope you enjoy it. Time Artist Song…
Read MoreThe New York State Fair’s photography competition has a category for photos that were taken at the Fair itself. It allows photographers to enter photos that contain images of people WITHOUT requiring those same people to sign model releases, since being on the fairgrounds automatically means you’ve given consent to be photographed (it’s on your…
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