I was an independent blogger with one of those “you can blog on our site” weblogs. I got a couple of hits once in a while, a comment here and there, nothing really earth-shaking. Let’s put it this way. Even the spambots weren’t interested in finding me. Then I got an e-mail. “Hello Chuck, my…
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Brandon Mendelson is a fellow member of the TU blogging community. A few weeks ago, he wrote a very interesting piece in which he compared the Amazon Kindle e-reader to Apple’s iPad. Although I enjoyed his article and his comparison of the two digital products, I had a big problem with his use of the…
Read MoreTen things you didn’t know about Chuck Miller
Here are ten things you didn’t know about Chuck Miller. And all of it is true. Chuck Miller produced several tracks from the first Insane Clown Posse album, “Carnival of Carnage.” No, Chuck never got showered in Faygo. Chuck Miller is a popular stand-up comic and magician, and is based in the Charleston / Florence,…
Read MoreTen Super-Cool Long-Forgotten Television Intros
Have you ever known of a television show where the best part of the program wasn’t the acting, or the storylines – it was the introduction? The opening credits, the stirring musical introduction, something that just sounded great and looked great and was iconic and cool at the same time. Yeah, sometimes the shows themselves…
Read MoreTen 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 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 More“Salt” as a rare funk record, plus nine other funky tracks
During my time as a writer for the music magazine Goldmine, I discovered a serious truism. The most popular songs are not necessarily the most collectible records. If an album is a million-seller, that means there’s a million copies of the record out there, and prices for that album are low on the secondary market.…
Read MoreTen Children’s TV Shows You Might Still Remember
All right kids, pay attention. What I have here on the blog today is a series of children’s programs that were actually live-action programs designed to entertain and educate. Some of these aired on PBS (back when PBS had about three hours of children’s programming every afternoon) and others are local TV shows, and hopefully…
Read MoreTen Best Bowling Shots Ever
Hi everybody, welcome to Chuck Miller’s version of “TV Tournament Time,” as sponsored by your local Capital District Bowling Proprietors Association, and by the New England Candlepin Bowling Association. And in the immortal words of Howard Tupper, hi to all the small fry out there. Chris White, the archivist over at WRGB, was kind enough…
Read MoreTen of the worst TV show concepts of all time
Sometimes I wonder if television executives write down dozens of words on little slips of paper, throw all the papers into a hat, pull out three words, and try to make a TV series based on those three words. It’s Mad Libs for television shows! Fun stuff!! So as part of my new “Ten for…
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