My TU blog buddy Teri Conroy suggested I enter this competition, and you know what I always say… bloggers support bloggers. I was allowed to enter a maximum of five images in the upcoming New York Sheep and Wool Festival Photography Contest, and I submitted all five in the “objects” category.Β Even though it is…
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The worst TV remakes of classic shows…
There’s nothing wrong with re-casting a classic television series and re-airing it with new plotlines and new stories and new everything.Β Sometimes it works in ways nobody ever expected – the reboot of the 1970’s Battlestar Galactica, for example, became one of the most popular science fiction shows of the last few years.Β And Star…
Read MoreInduction Night
I kept pulling my speech out of my suitcoat pocket, looking it over and making sure I didn’t forget anything.Β I would get one chance and one chance only. The banquet hall at the Polish Community Center was packed; every available chair was taken.Β The inductees, as well as their family, friends and acquaintances, were…
Read MoreThe Ticket
Friday night.Β October 14, 2011.Β 8:30 p.m. “Hurry up, hurry up, get in your seats, the event’s going to start any second now!” “Am I late?Β Did I miss anything?” “No.Β They’re just doing the initial introductions.Β You haven’t missed him.” “Good.Β Where do I sit?” “Okay, I have to make sure of the list.Β …
Read MoreTonight’s the Night: the Albany City School District Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Edit.Β Retype.Β Edit.Β Retype. Tonight is the big night.Β Tonight is when everything matters. Tonight is when eight inductees – including yours truly – become the third induction class of the Albany City School District Hall of Fame. And I’ve been editing and rewriting my induction speech like crazy. There’s so much I want to…
Read MoreWeek 6 of the 2011 $2,000 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
The nice thing about participating in the Elbo Room tournament is that, sooner or later, you’re going to move up the standings ladder and lock yourself in.Β Right now, though, nobody’s really “locked” in, but realistically the top three teams – Team Schooled, Woo Hoo a Go Go and Street Academy – have a better-than-average…
Read MoreThe “Single Shot Half Shot” Photography Experiment: Two Cameras With One Film
Remember my splitfilm experiments, where I crammed two rolls of film into one camera and shot away, then re-assembled the developed films – like a jigsaw puzzle – into award-winning photos?Β Sure you do.Β Two films in one camera.Β Great idea. But what if I tried two cameras with one film? You heard me… two…
Read MoreArt Clokey would have turned 90 today…
Today, I’d like to step back and reflect on a pioneer of children’s television, Art Clokey.Β Clokey was the creator of the legendary stop-motion animated series Gumby, and was also famous for his work with the show Davey and Goliath.Β He passed away in January 2010, but his clay creations, memories of our pop culture…
Read MoreRemembering Port Black
You don’t know Port Black.Β In fact, if you saw the headline of this blog, you might have thought that “Port Black” was some nautical destination, some seaside retreat. You might try to find Port Black on Facebook, but he doesn’t exist there either.Β In fact, he never existed as a flesh-and-blood person.Β He wasn’t…
Read MoreWhat does the NBA lockout mean for minor league hoops?
Point of disclosure. I’ve worked for the past several years in minor league basketball, both with the CBA, the Premier Basketball League and the National Basketball League of Canada.Β These opinions are mine and mine alone, and do not reflect my employment or association with any sports league. The last time the NBA locked players…
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