If I learned anything from playing youth soccer, it was that Mitch Reiter was the best goaltender in the league.ย The fact that we kept losing by scores of 6-0 and 8-0 only meant that he was playing on the team with the WORST DEFENSEMAN in the history of youth soccer.ย Yes it was me.ย …
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“Will Juror number 216 please swear in?”
A few weeks ago, I received a letter from Albany County.ย They needed me to fill out a questionnaire – update all my information and such.ย I filled out the questionnaire as dutifully as I could, and mailed it back.ย Simple as that. A week later, I got a response. “Congratulations.ย You have been selected…
Read MoreA Public Reading of “To Kill a Mockingbird”
“Hey,” Kevin Marshall messaged me, “Can I ask you a question?” We were chatting on Facebook the other day, I can’t remember what the original topic was about.ย “Sure.” Kevin, along with Mary Darcy at the fab website All Over Albany, are setting up a special fundraiser for the Literacy Volunteers of the Greater Capital…
Read MoreWeek 2 of the $2,500 Elbo Room Championship Tournament
I’m ready for trivia on a Thursday night at Elbo Room. Unfortunately, tonight I’m doing it solo.ย Jeremy and Alexis have a banquet for their Ultimate team – no word if the meals will be served on overturned Frisbee plates.ย So Street Academy will be me – just me – tonight, and my teammates will…
Read More“Beyond the Sunset” and the Newcomer Twins – Part 2
Part one of this saga can be read here. It’s August of 2002.ย I’m in the middle of a major book-signing and autograph tour for my record collector’s guide, Warman’s American Records 1950-2000.ย Through my work in the book, and because of my association with Goldmine, I received an offer to speak at a record…
Read MoreIrish step dancing … with your hands … on a table
Suzanne Cleary and Peter Harding are devotees of Irish dancing – you know, the kind you see in shows like Riverdance. Well, these two have taken Irish dancing into a whole new world. And right now they’ve got one of the hottest YouTube clips out there. How hot is it? It showed up on three…
Read More“Beyond the Sunset” and the Newcomer Twins – Part 1
I never met Maxine or Eileen Newcomer, and they never knew of my existence. But because of something they did in 1947, I was able to pay their gift forward. Background. It’s the spring of 2002, and I’m puttering around a used record and memorabilia show in Wayne, New Jersey.ย For me at that time,…
Read MoreCan we PLEASE get the Manhattan Transfer on Glee?
While I’m not going to completely classify myself as a “Gleek”, I do love me some Glee.ย The new season is just around the corner, and there are supposed to be upcoming episodes featuring music from the Rocky Horror Picture Show (swank!), as well as a Britney Spears episode (we’ll see how that one turns…
Read MoreMOTIVATION POSTER – Journey
Here’s a new success poster for your day.ย This is based on one of my Kodachrome pictures.ย Hope you like it.
Read MoreStealing my table at trivia = epic fail
When playing competitive team trivia, one develops certain routines and superstitions.ย There are trivia players that wear customized t-shirts.ย There are trivia teams that will order the same beverage to start out the game.ย I remember Lynch’s Mob used to do a fist-bump after every question they got right, which was a lot of fist-bumps.ย …
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