Back in television’s early years, there was The $64,000 Question, where contestants were asked tremendously difficult questions in their expert categories. The most notable champion from this program was psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers, who eventually won $64,000 for her knowledge of the history of boxing and prizefighting. That being said, there’s currently an Australian version…
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K-Chuck Radio: The Musical Legacy of Terry Knight and the Pack
If I were to say to you, “name an iconic Michigan rock band from the 1960’s,” you’d probably give me the MC5 or the Stooges or Alice Cooper, and that’s fine. You might go on a deep cut and say ? and the Mysterians, or the Bob Seger System, and that’s fine as well. But…
Read MoreThe OTHER “Cousin Oliver” show – Big John, Little John
If you’re a classic sitcom fan, you know of the “Cousin Oliver” trope – when a sitcom, which is currently floundering in the ratings, tries to revitalize its audience by adding a previously never-before-referenced “cousin” or “neighbor” to the show’s lineup. This can be traced to the final season of The Brady Bunch, when the…
Read MoreThe finale of the Route 5 Rivalry was won by …
I had a horrible nightmare Saturday night. I dreamed I was at the scorer’s table of the finals between the Albany Patroons and the New York Phoenix, with both teams fighting for that one playoff berth for the next round. The game was tied in the final moments. All of a sudden, I heard someone…
Read MoreDr. Demento is retiring? NOOOOOOO!!!!!
Dr. Demento is a certified legend. An award-winning musicologist and historian, the man born Barry Hansen has championed the wild, the weird and the wonderful in alternative music for nearly 55 years. I listened to him on Sunday nights on WPYX in Albany, and later in life I met and interviewed Dr. Demento for various…
Read MoreIt all comes down to today. 3:00 p.m. Patroons vs. Phoenix.
Come on, did you expect anything different? Counting regular season and postseason, the Albany Patroons and New York Phoenix are 3-3 against each other. Each team has claimed one victory on their opponents’ home court. Heck, during the regular season, both teams scored 462 cumulative points against each other. This is tighter than a pair…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, May 31 2025
Hey there, just hoping you’re having a good morning and are ready to handle the weekend. I’ve finally narrowed down my four entries for the 2025 Iowa State Fair Photography Salon (will blog about it another day), and tonight I’m going to Game 2 of the Albany Patroons / New York Phoenix TBL basketball league…
Read MoreThe Patroons take Game 1 of the 518 playoffs, 115-96
As I said before … this was the series all us basketball fans wanted. The Albany Patroons versus Schenectady’s New York Phoenix. Three game series, winner advances to the next round of the TBL playoffs to claim the TBL championship. Players on both teams have been in this playoff fight before. Heck, the Phoenix’s Shadell…
Read MoreThe impulse purchase
Let’s see. I’ve got less than a week before my 40th college reunion. And I still want to get some great photos – both at the reunion and afterwards. So I took my Nikon F2S camera (“Nikon Athena”) and attached my newly-acquired Helios 44-2 Russian lens with the Petzval modification to it. In goes a…
Read MoreThe Albany Patroons defeat Halifax 122-106 to advance to a three-game playoff with the NY Phoenix
Typing that headline makes me smile. The TBL’s playoff format – first-round knockout battles, then best-of-three contests to survive and advance to the TBL championship – began last night. The Albany Patroons, as the #3 seed in the North Atlantic Division, needed to win a one-game playoff against the #2 seed, the Halifax Hoopers, to…
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