A blog reader recently contacted me about one of my old blog posts, a piece I wrote about my time in the 1980’s working for Schenectady radio station WWWD (“3WD”). Specifically – this blog post. And even though that blog was written (checks date) nearly sixteen years ago, it still gets a few visits now…
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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, January 11 2025
Good morning everybody. I’ve got a few projects to take care of this weekend, and I’m sure you do as well. And hopefully by Sunday night, all our projects will have reached completion. That being said, let’s go through the blogroll and see what the great writers and bloggers and photographs have created in the…
Read MorePizzagate gunman is now dead. I shed no tears.
You wouldn’t know the name Edgar Maddison Welch from a random flip through a telephone book. But nearly a decade ago, Edgar Maddison Welch committed a crime that showed the dangers of online conspiracy theories. Yep, Edgar Maddison Welch was the Pizzagate gunman. Let me explain. In the run-up to the 2016 Presidential race, someone…
Read MoreI was scared straight by Scared Straight!
Imagine this. It’s 1979, and there’s a documentary on local broadcast television. It features juvenile delinquents who enter a New Jersey prison and spend the next three hours learning the stories and experiences of the inmates. All the details. All the grisly, gory, seedy, scary, frightening, terrifying details. And we saw it all, unexpurgated and…
Read MoreThe speed-reading joke
I’m going to say I was in sixth grade at the time, which meant I was at Veeder Elementary School in South Colonie (School #7 of “The Twelve”), when one of my classmates brought in a couple of phonograph records for us to listen to during a break period. Those phonograph records were Cheech &…
Read MoreHe’s a “Real American” in the worst possible way.
I’m not going to lie. Hulk Hogan always rubbed me the wrong way. In professional wrestling, he was the good guy, or “babyface” that you hoped would get beaten to a pulp by the bad guy, or “heel.” And when he turned heel later on in his career, his persona just completely sucked the life…
Read MoreBarry Kramer: A Life Well Led
Barry Kramer passed away over the weekend. He was 82 years old. He served as a Surrogate Court judge in New York, and would later oversee the Fourth District of New York’s Supreme Court. Oh, and he played in the NBA. Way back in the day. Let me explain. A graduate of Linton High School…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons announce 2025 schedule – who’s new, who’s back, and who’s local
Yes, it’s time. Time for the three-time champion Albany Patroons to return to the Washington Avenue Armory for their 2025 TBL basketball schedule. So, Pats fans, let’s go over who the Patroons will play this year, and who they WON’T play this year. Let’s start with the “won’t” section. For the first time since Albany’s…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, January 4 2025
Wait a minute, it’s 2025 now? It can’t be, I swear it was 2024 just a few days ago. Man. Time flies. I need to slow down time a smidge. So let’s take a break and check out the photos and blog posts and thoughts from the wonderful people on my personal blogroll. Have a…
Read MoreA book on Albany’s railroad history? Yes, please…
This case across one of my social media feeds. And it definitely caught my attention. Let me explain. If you’re looking for any specific book about a heritage railroad or its existence in some region, you are blessed with choices. And undoubtedly, all these books contain breathtaking photographs and historic artifacts of that railroad’s history…
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