I’ve got loose change on my bedside nightstand. I’ve got loose change near my computer monitor. I’ve poured loose change into two vintage Uncle Sam 3-Coin Register toy banks (actually, one of them is a Maple Leaf 3-Coin Register Bank for my Canadian loose change). The problem with collecting all this loose change is that…
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The new Hess toy truck is out… and it’s a …
It’s a race car. Wow! See this bad boy? It might almost make me want to give up my Pontiac 6000 if someone could make a life-size production model! Or at least take this bad boy to Daytona or Loudon or Pocono and take a few laps around the track with it. About a week…
Read MoreHow Grandmaster Flash Became my DJ Hero
DJ Hero, the brand new chapter in the Guitar Hero series of rhythm video games, came out last Tuesday. And it’s a blast. You get to be the DJ at the club, you get to spin a replica Technics turntable and scratch and cross-fade and mash-up, and it’s a blast. I really enjoyed playing the…
Read MoreWhen the Beatles Played in Albany… their movies, that is…
There’s a store in Crossgates Mall where, if you’re feeling nostalgic about Albany’s past history, you can purchase an old photograph of Albany’s legacy, and hang it on your wall. Want a picture of downtown from the early 20th century? They’ve got it. Want a picture of the Empire State Plaza’s Egg in mid-construction? They’ve…
Read MoreThe Rise and Fall of Rocshire Records and the loss of Stacy Davis
I received a contact a few days ago on an old blog I once operated before I joined up with the Times-Union. And it brought back memories. Both good memories and painful ones. Once again, we have to climb into the WABAC machine. It’s the spring of 1983, and the college radio station I worked…
Read MorePhoto Essay: Manchester Millrats free agent camp
Last Saturday I got up at about 3am, loaded my laptop and my Nikon D700 into my Pontiac 6000, and drove all night (and early morning) to southern New Hampshire. As much as I would have loved to take a moment and photograph the fall foliage, I was thwarted by pouring rain throughout the road…
Read MoreMy photographs… bigger than life and stuck to a bedroom wall??
Friday afternoon. I get a call from Mike Gilligan, a member of an organization called MPG Sports. He is working with the Premier Basketball League to produce a series of wall-sized photographs, similar to the ones manufactured by Fathead – and have them on display at the 2009 PBL Entry Draft this Thursday in Chicago.…
Read MoreHess Toy Trucks: The Holiday Season Begins
These were the perfect mixture of child entertainment and corporate branding. Every year, the snows of November would signal a special treat at your local Hess gas stations, including the many Hess stations that still populate the Capital District. From 1964, and continuing uninterrupted to today, the holiday season for us kids didn’t really begin…
Read MoreWeek 7 of the Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
It was a full assemblage of teams at Elbo Room Thursday night, as 14 different squads tried to garner more points to make it into the top eight for the finals. Although Street Academy had a nice lead at the quarter and at the half, by nailing questions like “Who was the lead guitarist on…
Read MoreThe Best and the Worst: My Four Seasons with Hockey Ink!
Last Monday, my Street Academy trivia team took home the big prize at Revolution Hall – which included tickets to the Albany River Rats game on Halloween weekend. For me, it will be the first time in over 12 years that I’ve seen a Rats game. Why so long? For that answer, I have to…
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