Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
A week ago, I was driving back from a photo shoot in Catskill, when I received a Facebook message from my trivia buddy Tim Rich. He asked me if I needed any assistance for the upcoming Summer Bowl. I thought about it for a second. I helped Tim and the Stir Crazy trivia team dominate…
Read MoreYesterday, I saw that one of my buddies, John Longton – we broadcast Albany Patroons games together and he’s part of the Two Buttons Deep website – posted on Facebook that he would be a fill-in host for a trivia game at the Across The Street Pub in Albany. And I thought to myself –…
Read MoreDefinitely a surreal moment. I’m at Trivia Bowl XV … and I’m not playing the game. And I’m okay with this. See, because of scheduling conflicts – I had a 5pm start for the Albany Patroons game Saturday evening – there was absolutely no way I could stay for the trivia tournament and get to…
Read MoreHey, you know what’s happening tomorrow? Yes, it’s the fifteenth annual Trivia Bowl, the showcase of top trivia talent in the Capital District, as 40 teams compete and one team walks out with the Trivia Bowl trophy. And the Street Academy trivia team … a two-time Trivia Bowl winner … Is sitting this one out.…
Read MoreYesterday, I participated in a charity trivia fundraiser with a team from Trinity Alliance of the Capital District. We’ve won this event before, we’ve raised some money for the charity, and this most likely is our last go-round in this tournament. Partially because the very qualified and dedicated director who organized these teams, Kat Brown,…
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It’s Monday morning in Atlantic City. My teammates are bonding over a breakfast lunch at the borgata. Me? I’m walking along a wet, soulless shore, watching the waves crash into the docks. This not me being antisocial, mind you … this is me recharging my mental capacities and refocusing my energies for the next two…
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We’re ready. We’re set. And it’s time to go. Once a year, I team up with several trivia competitors from the Hudson Valley, and we compete at the World Tavern Trivia National Championships in Atlantic City. The events are fun, the questions are tough but fair, and we all have a good time. But the…
Read MoreMan, the Pentatonix concert at SPAC last night was absolutely amazing. Totally worth it. Unobstructed seats in the amphitheater, awesome comapny, all is right with the world. That, plus upgrading to the “Privileged Parking” meant that my date and I were able to get out of the parking lot after the concert in less than…
Read MoreHoly Crap, Summer Bowl just snuck up on me! And I already had a full day planned. … it just meant adjusting my schedule as necessary. I was scheduled to drop off my artworks and photos at the New York State Fair, which is a three-hour drive to Syracuse and a three-hour drive back. I…
Read MoreRemember a month or so ago when I attended a tryout for Wheel of Fortune at the Saratoga Casino Hotel? Yeah. I tried out. I didn’t get picked to play the game on stage, and that was fine. It’s not like they were going to send me an e-mail and ask me to try out…
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