Good morning everybody, it’s Saturday and that means it’s time to go through my blogroll, find the best posts and photos from my fellow bloggers and photographers, and share them on this Saturday recap. So if you’re ready – I know I am – let’s do this. This week’s recap of the blogroll includes: BLOGS…
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K-Chuck Radio: Tony Orlando and Dawn to make your day
Sometimes in our lives, we need a bit of sunshine pop. Feel-good music. Songs that allow you to sing and dance and smile. And in the 1970’s, we received plenty of that with Tony Orlando and Dawn. But how did we get to Tony Orlando and Dawn? First, we need to study where Tony Orlando…
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The Albany Patroons are back, stronger than ever bay beeee!!!
I can tell you now … this will be fun. Yesterday, the Albany Patroons held a press conference in which they announced – The team now has a well-funded and stable owner, Dr. Timothy Maggs; The team will return to the TBL (The Basketball League) and will feature new franchises and new competitions; Opening night…
Read MoreSo I’m watching Investigation Discovery’s “The Lies That Bind” tonight …
I first met Daniela Malave way back in 2005, when we both worked for the Albany Patroons (I was a photographer, she was one of the “Emeralds” cheerleaders / dance team members). We stayed friends throughout the years, kept in contact with each other, and Daniela moved on to pursue an acting career. Her acting…
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My entries for the 2019 Durham Fair are …
The Durham Fair is my fifth and final entry in Competition Season 2019. And I’ve made a bit of an adjustment as to what I enter in this competition. Please let me explain. At one point in time, the Durham Fair and the New York State Fair’s photo contests shared the same submission dimensions –…
Read More“The Danger Team” – another high-concept TV pilot that crashed
Once upon a time, television networks would air their unsold pilots as an ersatz anthology series, essentially to fill up summertime broadcasting hours and to show why the programs really didn’t have enough of an “oomph” to make it to series. In 1991, one enterprising viewer actually videotaped one of those “failed pilot” episodes, and…
Read MoreThe Daily Gazette loves my Hoffman’s Playland sign
A few weeks ago, I finished my re-creation of the iconic Hoffman’s Playland sign. I hope to enter this picture as one of my submissions for BUILT, Historic Albany Foundation’s charitable auction and fundraiser. And for a lark, I posted the picture on the social media site reddit. Hey, remember when I said that I…
Read MoreWhy I hate LinkedIn with the Fury of a Thousand Suns
There are people who swear by the social media site LinkedIn. I am not one of those people. Yes, I have a LinkedIn profile. I haven’t updated it in ages. I don’t care. It’s done nothing for me. Oh wait, I should clarify that. It’s brought me plenty of spam. Spam from people who want…
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The Night of the Simian
My recent visit to The Old Game Farm – the former Catskill Game Farm grounds, now being converted into a camp site and urban exploration park – was both enjoyable and informative. And, of course, as I’m walking around the Game Farm campus, I’m keeping a close photographic eye on a possible upcoming photo project. …
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, August 31 2019
So here’s the deal. Normally I wake up on a Saturday morning, go into my home office, and recap the blogs from my personal blogroll. Then after I publish this wrapup blog post, I take care of the rest of my day. Today, I’m doing things backwards. I just drove back from a midnight photo…
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