Several years ago, when I was a writer for Goldmine magazine, I had the opportunity to interview a disc jockey by the name of Richard Kaufman. He worked at a radio station in Oklahoma, and he had an idea for a very special Internet radio show. He would produce an oldies radio show, complete with…
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Memories of Duane’s Toyland
I’ve seen the truck on numerous occasions. A white panel truck motoring around the Capital District, the truck’s side panels advertising a store from an era long, long ago. I didn’t know who owned the truck. I didn’t even know why the truck was still on the roads, or why the logo of a clown…
Read MoreShould we use penalty kicks to finish World Cup soccer championships?
First things first. Congratulations to the Women’s World Cup soccer team from Japan. One of the most amazing and emotional victories for a country that has been pummeled by a tsunami and dealing with the tragedy of the nuclear power plant meltdown. The World Cup team won that championship, and they deserved it. おめでとう、あなたはチャンピオンです。 Just…
Read MoreThe final days of the Trinity Church
It’s Wednesday morning, July 13. 8 in the morning. Normally I’m still at home, as I don’t need to arrive in downtown Albany for at least another hour – not unless there’s an important reason to do so. Today counts as an “important reason to do so.” A few days earlier, the Trinity Episcopal Church…
Read MoreRest in peace, Wild Windy Bill McKay, the greatest marshal Storytown’s “Ghost Town” ever knew…
Sometimes blog posts that I’ve written months or even years ago still receive comments from time to time. Such is the case for anything I’ve ever written regarding the best amusement park of all time, Storytown / The Great Escape. Last night, I received a Facebook message regarding one of those blog posts. And sadly,…
Read MoreThey’re not in the Capital District Basketball Hall of Fame… but they should be!
Last night was the third year that the Capital District Basketball Hall of Fame held their inductions, and current NBA rookie Jimmer Fredette – sorry, Glens Falls native and 2009 Inductee Jimmer Fredette – was on hand for the induction of new members to the Hall. The men and women who were enshrined in the…
Read MoreCongrats to former CD Islander Kevin Cheveldayoff
How long has it been? Twenty years? Twenty years since the Capital District Islanders skated around the ice of RPI’s Houston Fieldhouse? Yeah. It has been that long. I remember when the CD Islanders came to the area – it was in response to the International Hockey League putting a franchise (the Albany Choppers) in…
Read MoreRemembering Frontier Town
Once upon a time, the Adirondacks were filled from one end of Route 9 to the other with amusement parks. Most of them have faded away, others have evolved under the aegis of new ownerships. You might remember some of those classic nams – the Land of Makebelieve, 1000 Animals, Gaslight Village… In the past,…
Read MoreAlbany County Rail Trail news
In case you hadn’t heard yet, according to this Times Union article last month, a portion of the Albany County Rail Trail will be opened soon for public use. As announced on the Rail Trail’s website, and as followed up on the Bethlehem blog, the Albany County Legislature, the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy and the…
Read MoreNine years, seven months and twenty days later. We finally heard from the President the world’s most wanted terrorist has been killed.
It’s about 10:15 Sunday night. I was about to go to bed; I had just finished my blog post for Monday morning, about using old film for a photo project. As was my habit, I checked my twitter account to see what was going on. There were reports on twitter that President Barack Obama was…
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