The Street Academy trivia team has notched four consecutive victories at Side Door Cafe; four more breaks the record. Are there any trivia teams strong enough to stop this juggernaut?
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Ten Canadian pop music songs that should have been big American hits
I’ve been listening to some streaming audio stations from Canada – oldies stations like CKOC in Hamilton Ontario, and pop music stations like NRJ 94.3 in Montreal. And it’s almost like listening to a parallel universe of music – you hear the popular American and British hits, but then the announcers will rattle off a…
Read MoreAnagrams in the Timesunion.com Blogosphere
Anagrams are fun. Anagrams are when you take some text and rearrange the letters to get an entirely different text. Anagrams are also fun if you can mix the letters up from one person’s name, and discover that the rearranged letters can form a phrase or sentence that might mean something wry or contradictory to…
Read MoreActors whose Likenesses Appeared as Cartoons
You’re a famous actor, your films have sold out movie theaters every time they’ve premiered. But times are tough, and you need to set up some new income. Someone pitches you the idea of having your likeness as part of a Saturday morning cartoon series. Well, in these cases, we have several instances of famous…
Read MoreVincent: Paying it Forward
I got a letter the other day from the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society.ย They’re having an upcoming art auction to benefit the shelter, and asked if I could contribute a piece or two from my collection.ย The letter was even personally signed by Greg Haymes, the co-creator of the Nippertown website that’s part…
Read MoreMore fun stuff online for TRON: Legacy
I am getting so revved up for this motion picture.ย This is going to be one awesome film and I can’t wait to see it.ย Okay, you know how Amanda Talar was so excited about meeting Candace Bushnell?ย Multiply that by about six and you’ll know what I’m talking about. There were several events at…
Read MoreEmpire State Plaza Fireworks Part II – in Kodachrome
When I photographed the Empire State Plaza 4th of July fireworks display, I used two cameras – my Nikon D700 digital, and a Nikkormat FTn film camera loaded with Kodachrome 64. I knew I would get the digital shots up on the blog within moments; the Kodachrome shots… well… honestly, I was kinda concerned. See,…
Read MoreThe Troy Slapshots: 1986-1986
Troy’s hockey legacy has always been red and white.ย Go Engineers. But in addition to the collegiate hockey game, there have been at least three instances where professional ice hockey graced the Houston Field House.ย In 1953, a team called Uncle Sam’s Trojans took the ice in the old Eastern Hockey League, finished 24-34-3 and…
Read MoreThe “Project Movie House” website
The Capital District had some of the most memorable motion picture palaces and intimate drive-ins around.ย How many of us remember the great Mohawk Drive-In on Central Avenue in Colonie, with the big arrow-toting Indian on the back side of the movie screen, visible to all drivers along Central Avenue.ย How many of us remember…
Read MoreTrivia at the Fuller Roadhouse
It’s been a long day.ย Yes, I know most days are 24 hours in length, there’s nothing truly longer or shorter about them.ย But I needed to go play trivia, and there’s unwritten rule #5 when it comes to trivia in the Capital District – don’t play more than twice a week with the same…
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