I, like many of my generation, adored MAD Magazine. I enjoyed the subversive humor and parodies, the off-the-wall Don Martin cartoons, the Spy v. Spy battles from Antonio Prohias, the hilarious margin cartoons from Sergio Aragones, the Al Jaffee “fold-in” on the back cover, yeah, all of that. Now I’m aware that there were at…
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Silos, Parking and Foamers: Chuck’s taking pictures again.
6:00 a.m. Saturday morning. I’ve already loaded my car with four cameras, the tank is full of gasoline, and I’ve been studying Google Earth to the level of treasure-hunting. Well, technically, I am hunting for treasure. I want to photograph a train today. Not just any train, mind you. There is a heritage railroad in…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, April 24 2021
Good morning, wonderful blog readers. It’s Saturday, and as you know, this is where I step aside and showcase the great blogs that live on my personal blogroll. As you know, we do an interview with a member of the blogroll each week. And this week’s interview is with Carl Johnson, who operates the Albany-based…
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for April 23, 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 7:02 PM Frank Zappa Valley Girl Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch 7:06 PM The…
Read MoreHey there, First name!
I’m telling you, scammers must either think I’m dumber than a bag of wet mice, or that someone in the quality control department at Scam Central must have been on a bathroom break when they sent out this latest blast. This came to me via a text message. Now, my BlackBerry KEYone is smart enough…
Read MoreSo someone’s claiming I poached their photos. It’s a phishing scam. Don’t fall for it.
Here’s the deal. I am extremely scrupulous when it comes to any photos on my blog. They were either taken by me, or … well, there is no “or.” I made a mistake about eight years ago when I used someone’s flickr photo, thinking it was available through Creative Commons, the photographer contacted me, I…
Read MoreThe Jericho Drive-In is back – with first-run movies!!
It’s no secret to my blog readers that the Jericho Drive-In in Glenmont was one of the few places of relief during this COVID-19 pandemic. I saw several films there, and the owners were gracious enough to let me photograph a custom signage on their marquee last year, a photo of which I’m entering in…
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Preparation
A quick scan of Google Maps. Maybe this spot will work for the photo. Change to satellite imagery. There’s trees on one side, if I frame the shot with the trees, it will work. A quick check of the PhotoPills app on my cell phone. Angle of the sun. Time of sunset. If this lines…
Read MoreDanger Island – the craziest Saturday morning adventure show ever
It’s 1968, and kids like me are plopped in front of our TV sets, chomping on our Saturday morning Frosted Flakes and grooving to The Banana Splits, a children’s TV series with plenty of comedy and adventure. But I’m not writing about the Banana Splits today. I’m writing about one of the show’s many programs…
Read MoreThe House of Gee
It took a very, very long time for me to appreciate Chinese food. At least to the point where I can go into a Chinese restaurant and order something without worry. That initial distrust of Chinese food came thanks to my stepfather. I shall explain. At one point in time, mostly between 1971 and 1973,…
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