As part of my “rescue raids” of historic memorabilia from Harriet Gibbons High School, I’m coming across several vintage and rare school yearbooks.ย These are truly treasures, and are irreplaceable. The earliest yearbook associated with the school that I’ve found so far dates back to 1972 – you can see the yearbook contents by clicking…
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In Praise of the Boy Scouts of America and of Girl Scouts USA
Cards on the table.ย I was a Boy Scout for about two years, Troop 95 in Colonie.ย I didn’t get past Tenderfoot, but I did earn at least one merit badge (Music) and two belt-buckle achievement awards, and spent several weekend campouts at Stratton Mountain.ย ย Scouting wasn’t for me, although it did offer me a…
Read MoreChuck Miller is NOT offering free iPads on Facebook… sorry, you gotta go buy one legitimately.
I am extremely scrupulous when it comes to my security on the Internet.ย I’ve been a vicitim of identity theft on more than one occasion, and that makes me hyper-vigilant if anything seems out of place with my social media accounts or my credit card accounts. If I even suspect – for a second –…
Read More“I’m Sorry” isn’t always a reset button
There is a scene in the movie Animal House, where during the toga party John Belushi walks down a flight of stairs.ย He passes a folk singer, who is casually strumming his guitar and singing to some co-eds.ย Belushi takes the guitar, smashes it to a million splinters, and hands back what’s left of the…
Read MoreThe Canary and the Pigeon
“Hey!” the yellow canary called out. Landing on a windowsill, a brown pigeon stared at the canary.ย “What do you want?” he said, tucking his wings behind him. “I heard that pigeons are the most talented birds in the world,” the canary tweeted.ย “That they can fly and stop and dive with precision and timing…
Read MoreMy 2010 New York State Fair Photo Entries
Tomorrow’s the big day.ย The day I take my photographs to Syracuse and submit them for judgment at the New York State Fair photography contest. Last year I was allowed two images for the New York State Fair photography contest. While one of the photographs – a long-exposure night shot of Washington Park – was…
Read MoreThe Night That Stars Fell on Wunsapana Farm
Photographing star trails in the Capital District is quite tricky.ย Not only do you have to wait for a clear cloudless night, with the stars unobstructed by the light of a new moon; you also have to photograph far away from street lights and traffic lights and any other sort of evening illumination – in…
Read MoreGuest Post: Speaking from the Wheel
Hi. This is kind of hard to explain. And hard to believe. Chuck decided to sleep in today.ย He went with me to the Adirondacks and back.ย We had a great time.ย Spent the night together, he and me.ย He just got in this morning, and he’s all wiped out. Poor guy.ย He has no…
Read MoreTen things you didn’t know about Chuck Miller
Here are ten things you didn’t know about Chuck Miller.ย And all of it is true. Chuck Miller produced several tracks from the first Insane Clown Posse album, “Carnival of Carnage.”ย No, Chuck never got showered in Faygo. Chuck Miller is a popular stand-up comic and magician, and is based in the Charleston / Florence,…
Read MoreSlides, Cassettes and a Script: Reassembling a 1977 Documentary
As people know, I’ve been working against time to document as much of my old high school, Street Academy / Harriet Gibbons High School.ย Since those godless and gutless school board members decided to shut down the school, I’ve been recovering every available artifact from the Harriet Gibbons High School archives as quickly as possible.ย …
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