Back in ancient times, when people didn’t have dedicated cable channels that showed all-sports or all-music videos or all-Law & Order, there was a syndicated television variety series called Solid Gold.ย Solid Gold would bring the top performers of the day on stage to lip-sync their hits.ย The hosts would read off cue cards and…
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The “Convoy” Saga… Part 2
The C.W. McCall “Convoy” article for RoadKing was a major success. The publication received dozens of letters from truck drivers and motorists, all of whom remembered the song and were thankful that someone had written an article on the long-forgotten piece of trucking history. So it’s March 2004, and I’m currently working on maybe six…
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The song itself was a mixture of “talking blues” and trucker slang.ย In the mid-1970’s, truck drivers stayed in communication with each other while on the road, by using personal communication devices called citizen’s band radios.ย A truck driver at mile marker 200 could alert a fellow teamster at mile marker 190 that a state…
Read MoreThe Adventures of the Utica Wreckers
In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, there was an independent basketball team from Utica, N.Y. that was sponsored by Champlin Tire Wreckers.ย The Utica Wreckers were one of the top independent squads in New York, playing against teams like the Schenectady Schaefer Brewers.ย Among the recognizable names that suited up for the Wreckers was…
Read MoreAn Audio Trip Through My Radio Past
Somehow, and I still don’t know how, several personal cassette tapes have survived in an old cardboard box for over 20 years.ย The sound quality is poor, and I don’t remember if I recorded them just to hear how I sounded back in the day, or if I thought by putting them together I could…
Read MoreThe Chance
The first time I tried for The Chance was seven years ago.ย And I failed. I tried three years ago.ย I came close.ย But they didn’t want me. But I’m not giving up.ย I’m trying again.ย Because as far as The Chance goes, all I really want is one opportunity.ย One opportunity for The Chance.ย …
Read MoreWant your photos on display at the New York State Museum? It can happen…
I’m passing this along becauseย I submitted two of my landscape shots – Starย Trails of Thacher Park and General Electric at Night – for consideration, and I hope you submit your best New York State landscape photographs for the event. NYS MUSEUM INVITES PHOTO SUBMISSIONS FOR UPCOMING EXHIBIT ALBANY, NY — The New York…
Read MoreResults for my 2010 Entries for the Altamont Fair
Last year, I entered four photographs in the 2009 Altamont Fair photography contest.ย While they did get a few nice looks from fair attendees, none of the photographs I entered earned any ribbons or prize money.ย Bummer. This year, I decided to step up – rather than to give up.ย Instead of using my camera…
Read MoreYou don’t get to use those words, even if you’re related or they’re some of your best friends
Brandon Mendelson is a fellow member of the TU blogging community. A few weeks ago, he wrote a very interesting piece in which he compared the Amazon Kindle e-reader to Apple’s iPad. Although I enjoyed his article and his comparison of the two digital products, I had a big problem with his use of the…
Read MoreCaption This!
Photo taken August 8, 2010 in Greenfield Center, New York.ย Photo by Chuck Miller; Kodachrome 64, Nikkormat FTn film camera with 50mm f/1.4 lens.ย Caption by you.
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