Are you feeling … adventurous? Possibly a bit … demented? Looking for something … off the wall? Well, get yourself some popcorn, buy a soda, and step into the theater. Because we’ve got some classic cartoon shorts, just before our feature film tonight. What I’m about to show you are some very unique and mind-altering…
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My prior life as a vinyl record collector
Ah, record collecting. It was my passion, it was my drive … and it was my addiction. For many years, I wrote articles and books on collectible records and collectible musicians, and I still treasure those years working for Goldmine magazine and for several other publications. Recently, I was contacted by one of those publications,…
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The Finals of the 2018 World Tavern Trivia National Championships
It’s Monday morning in Atlantic City. My teammates are bonding over a breakfast lunch at the borgata. Me? I’m walking along a wet, soulless shore, watching the waves crash into the docks. This not me being antisocial, mind you … this is me recharging my mental capacities and refocusing my energies for the next two…
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Day1 of the 2018 World Tavern Trivia Championships
We’re ready. We’re set. And it’s time to go. Once a year, I team up with several trivia competitors from the Hudson Valley, and we compete at the World Tavern Trivia National Championships in Atlantic City. The events are fun, the questions are tough but fair, and we all have a good time. But the…
Read MorePremiere night of The Minor League Mecca, the Albany Patroons documentary
Several years ago, Brendan Casey and I met for dinner at Brown’s Brewing in Troy. He told me about this idea he had – he wanted to put together some sort of movie about the history of the Albany Patroons basketball team, and he asked if I had any stories about the team. He might…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, September 22, 2018
Good morning all. It’s going to be a full day today for me – I have to drop off my entries at the Durham Fair in the morning, and tonight is the premiere of the Albany Patroons documentary at the Palace Theater. I do not want to miss this. But there’s one more thing to…
Read MorePlease don’t go, Silver Fox Salvage…
Although I understand why this must happen … I wish it wouldn’t. Although I understand the reasons for this notice … I wish there was another option. But unfortunately, Silver Fox Salvage – the parts and supply emporium in Albany’s Warehouse District is now on its final weeks. This Facebook post from last Wednesday sums…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The final KISS tour … maybe … possibly…
So last night, KISS performed on the TV show America’s Got Talent. They had this song for the judges, a track about how Detroit was a Rock City … I think they might have gotten buzzed by Simon Cowell, but I’m not sure… maybe they advance to the next round, they definitely have the theatrics…
Read MoreThe Albany Patroons and a phone call threat in 1985
This Saturday, the Albany Patroons documentary will debut in a screening at the Palace Theater in downtown Albany. The documentary features several Patroons players and coaches, past and present, and looks like a tremendously well-detailed and documented history of our beloved basketball squad. In honor of this documentary – and in anticipation of the Patroons’…
Read MoreYou Can’t See ‘Round Corners: The Vietnam War as a rare TV miniseries
There are very few examples of the Vietnam War used as a backdrop for prime time episodic television. I know of two instances from American prime time TV shows in the late 1980’s / early 1990’s – the action drama Tour of Duty, and the emotional war drama China Beach. Recently, I came across an…
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