Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
Okay, who is Chuck Miller? That’s me. Hi. I’m a writer and photographer. Born in Massachusetts, but raised in New York, so technically Albany’s my home town. Go Patroons! Oh wait… they did go. Twice. What should I know about you? I’ve written books, magazine articles and newspaper columns, beginning in 1990. My work has…
Read MoreLast night, the staff of Harriet Gibbons High School held a farewell party for the 40-year-old alternative high school.ย It was a chance to celebrate the school’s many successes, and to bring a small amount of closure to a school’s traumatic culling by the Albany City School District. The school’s closing still affects me.ย It…
Read MoreLast January, after I cracked one of my back teeth, I resolved to quit my substandard brushing habits and confront my fear of the dentist head-on.ย Or at least teeth-on. Truth be told, over the years I had let my poor dental hygiene get the better of me.ย I’ve gone through cleanings and fillings and…
Read MoreEric Couplet was your average teenager, with average dreams and an average life. But one day, something above-average happened. The government still has the information classified as an “eyes only” security clearance, but the most anyone can tell is that criminals broke into a military laboratory and stole a rare and valuable chemical.ย The unclassified…
Read MoreYou’ve seen them at antique stores – two pictures mounted on a cardboard backer.ย The photos look similar, but upon putting the slides in a viewing device, you can see what appears to be a three-dimensional image in the photograph.ย It’s the same principle used with View-Master reels. Now if you’re trying to create your…
Read MoreIt’s 2005, and the Albany Patroons are coming back to the Continental Basketball Association for the first time in twelve years. And I’m psyched.ย Psyched to the point where I wanted to get my hands on old Patroons memorabilia, and next thing I know I”m on eBay snapping up every piece of Pats gear I…
Read MoreI took this shot during a Rochester-Halifax PBL basketball game in March of 2010.ย Photo by me.ย Caption by you.
Read MoreAround this time of year, I look at the upcoming list of inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.ย Of the hundreds of musicians and songwriters inducted into the Hall, I am blessed that during my time with Goldmine, I was able to interview six of them (the songwriting team of Kenny Gamble…
Read MorePhoto taken with Kodachrome 64 film, Nikkormat FTn camera, photo taken August 29, 2010.
Read MoreFriday morning, September 3.ย I’m checking my personal e-mail account for updates on various things.ย Hmm… someone I wrote an article about for Goldmine years ago is traveling in Europe and lost all his money, and needs to borrow some from me to get back home.ย Nice try. Oh, I got a response from Film…
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