I need a second tripod for an upcoming photo shoot. The plan is to use my main Vanguard Tracker 4 tripod for my “A” camera, and a second Vanguard Tracker 4 tripod for my secondary camera, and let both cameras operate independently during the photo shoot. Now here’s the thing. Vanguard discontinued the Tracker model…
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Gene Hackman was an actor’s actor.
You don’t win two Academy Awards and a ton of accolades for just being decent on screen. And Gene Hackman was more than decent. He infused life and energy into every role he played, no matter what the genre and no matter what the storyline. Don’t doubt me on this. Take a look at eight…
Read MoreA Talk with Mrs. Tillman
Lillian Tillman-DeWitt is 92 years young. And I count her as one of the seven angels who watched over me through trying times. I met Mrs. Tillman, as I knew her then, in December 1979, when I walked through the doors of 165 Clinton Avenue, the building known as the Albany Street Academy high school.…
Read More“Hey, I’m a scam-bot // and this is crazy // So give me money // and call me maybe?”
Carly Ray Jepsen will never speak to me after that blog headline. Ha. So anyways … The tax scammers and thieves are crawling out from under their rocks and holes with one goal in their diseased minds. They want to take your tax refund money from you in any way possible. Or, they’ll promise to…
Read MoreA documentary on the history of Blotto?? Yes, please!
Yes, I was – and still am – a fan of the Albany-based party-rock band Blotto. I bought their records when I was a teenager in high school; I played their records when I was an undergraduate at college; and I saw them perform on stage at various concerts in the Albany area. If I…
Read MoreFight Trumpflation! Avoid Live Nation’s SPAC-flation!!
Ah, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. The outdoor concert venue that has hosted everyone from Bruce Springsteen to the Grateful Dead. It’s a great summertime venue with wonderful ambiance and decent acoustics. It’s also a pain in the ass to attend – parking can be an adventure, and sometimes Saratoga County’s designated bird – the…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, February 22, 2025
Good morning, my wonderful blog readers. Thank you so much for being part of my site, and for visiting every day. And with that, let’s do our Saturday plans – a little breakfast, a comfy chair, and this week’s blogroll recap and review. Check these posts out. You will not be disappointed. Have a great…
Read MoreSo did Canada just make the USA its 11th province, or its fourth territory?
I haven’t given much attention to ice hockey in a very, very long time. I’d personally have to go back to maybe the mid-1990’s, when I freelanced for a minor league hockey publication and followed the action in the American Hockey League. This morning, I caught the news that the United States and Canada met…
Read MoreA Tonko Town Hall in Albany
Town halls are a fantastic way for elected officials to meet with their constituents and answer their questions and hear their concerns. And last night, House Rep. Paul Tonko (D-Amsterdam, NY-20) did just that. And I was there. For two hours, Rep. Tonko explained as much of the craziness in Washington as he could –…
Read MoreNow more than ever, we need to #StandUp4StudentAid
Even in the 1980’s, college was not cheap. I relied on TAP and Pell Grants, as well as a partial scholarship from Hamilton College, just to make it through four and a half years of college life. I say “and a half years” because I spent a summer as a pre-freshman in Hamilton’s Higher Education…
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