What’s Up in the Neighborhood, November 7 2020

Oh, man, is it morning already? Looked out the window. Bright sun in my eyes. Yep. It’s morning. Daylight saving time is over. Blog-writing time is upon us. So let’s go through the blogs on my personal blogroll and see what great articles my fellow bloggers and photographers have created, shall we? Starting with ……

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Last chance for bidding on Chuck Miller’s artworks during Charity Season 2020!

Normally I wouldn’t sit here and trumpet this over and over again. I’d be pacing around the gallery, watching as my artworks get examined and considered by potential art buyers, while I try to not act like a helicopter parent. But this is 2020. The pandemic has replaced the customary one-night bidding event, and now…

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East Side West Side – the TV show that was 55 years ahead of its time.

The show only aired on network television for one season, on CBS in 1963-64, and is largely forgotten. But if you ever see it… you will certainly remember the show. Welcome to East Side West Side, an extremely gritty drama about life in New York City, as told through the eyes of crusading social worker…

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A Chestnut Prison story, how 1978 reflects 2020.

Long-time readers of my blog will recall my original post about The Chestnut Prison. From July to November of 1978, because I could not live with my emotionally abusive and toxic parents – my mother and stepfather – I chose to move to Abington, Massachusetts, and live with my father and his wife (and his…

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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, October 31 2020

Hey folks, you know what day it is. It’s that one time in our lives when the kids come pounding on our doors at 7:00 a.m., demanding tricks or treats. This year, I was hoping that the little panhandlers wouldn’t come by… or at least understand that right now, I’m not dealing with the holiday.…

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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for October 30, 2020

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 8:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. This is a special “Presidential Election” of the Nightowl Radio Show, in which all the songs are either inspired by, or created…

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