I’ve mentioned before that my youth involved moving around from one house to another, from one family member to another. I’ve come to grips with what happened in my life, accepting the few good moments and dealing with the tougher times as teaching moments. When you move around so many times, it’s hard to establish…
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The GE Show ‘n Tell Picturesound Phonoviewer
And now, dear blog readers, I am going to take you as far back in time to the mid-1960’s. Back to a time when General Electric manufactured something that today still looks kinda cheezy and goofy, but we kids didn’t care. We enjoyed it, and more than four decades later, we’re still enjoying memories of…
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Where’s Justin Resnick when I need him?
A few weeks ago, my Street Academy trivia teammate Jeremy McNamara griped on Facebook about the difficulty in finding a suitable bed mattress. I commented that someone should call Justin Resnick. And then I realized. It’s been a while since ANYONE has heard from Justin Resnick. At one point in time, Justin Resnick’s radio commercials…
Read MoreDon Rittner got rooked
Don Rittner and I go back nearly 20 years. When I first acquired a computer with Internet access – my old Packard Bell 386 laptop from Sears – the first Internet portal I ever accessed was wnyt.com, which provided e-mail access and an early bulletin board system. Yep, you could access the ‘net for free…
Read MoreLooking for the Tinkle Shop
A couple of years ago, one of my friends asked me, “Chuck, I know you do a lot of research about Albany history… what’s the chance that you can find anything about the Tinkle Shop?” The Tinkle Shop? Okay, I’m going to refrain from any wee-wee jokes for now… “The Tinkle Shop,” he told me,…
Read MoreThe Speech of 1962
Last December, blog reader Carol Gingold Rosenthal contacted me and asked if I would be interested in being the guest speaker at the Albany High School Class of 1962 50th reunion, which would be held on October 14, 2012. She figured that she should ask early, just in case I had plans for that day.…
Read MoreThe 2012 Albany City School District Hall of Fame Inductions
What a beautiful night. That’s really all I can say. The Albany City School District inducted its eight members into the 2012 Hall of Fame, and the emotion and memories that each inductee shared – of teachers that guided them, of classmates that inspired them, of coaches that encouraged them, of students who motivated them,…
Read MoreHomecoming weekend
This is kind of odd for me, and it’s still taking a while to process. As you regular blog readers know, I attended twelve different secondary schools from kindergarten to high school, so the idea of “homecoming” is still very alien to me. I do recall attending a homecoming rally in 10th grade at Abington…
Read MoreThe Bicentennial, a check and 9/11
It’s the fourth of July weekend, 1976. My mother thought it would be a great idea to take me to New York City to see the Tall Ships sale in the harbor. That’s all she talked about leading up to that weekend. “You’re going to see the Tall Ships in the harbor.” What did I…
Read MoreA penny saved is… worthless?
Last Tuesday, before I crossed the border from Canada back to the United States, I stopped at the duty-free store. Usually my trip to the duty-free store involves picking up some candy for my trivia teammates, maybe a T-shirt for a friend or two, and a quick bathroom break. Oh yeah, and changing my money…
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