Tim Hauser is best known as the lead vocalist of the ultra-superb vocal harmony group Manhattan Transfer. And it’s a group whose music I’ve enjoyed ever since my high school music teacher, George Mastrangelo, turned me on to their sound by introducing me to their Extensions album. Over time, I’ve seen them in concert numerous…
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Power and Light à la Свема
This isn’t supposed to happen. I’m not supposed to have second-thoughts or third-thoughts about my pictures. If I think my photos are winners, then I put them in competition and see how they do. I’ll turn the photos into Dream Windows and sell them for charity. I’ll promote the becheebers out of them in this…
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Final stop… Grand Rapids, Michigan. At ease.
Last week, I told the story of the little Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic camera whose previous owner served in World War I. After I documented the camera’s individual history, I contacted the American Red Cross of Greater Grand Rapids, and asked if they would be interested in the camera as part of their historic archives.…
Read More“Buena vista panorama!!”
Once upon a time – I think this was in the mid-1970’s – my Grandma Betty and my Aunt Elaine took a trip through Europe. They visited England, Spain, Greece, Italy and a few other countries. One of the stories my Grandma Betty told me about the trip was during their visit to Italy, they…
Read More“Post Time for Paulie”
It’s Saturday afternoon. I’ve already taken care of my morning chores, now it’s time to drive to the Capital Hills Golf Course and participate in a very special trivia event. Nearly two dozen of the Capital District’s top trivia teams set aside their Saturday afternoon plans and joined me. Because we’re all playing a trivia…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: May the Fourth be with you…
You do know what tomorrow is, don’t you? That’s right, young Padawans… It’s May the Fourth. International Star Wars Day. So on today’s edition of K-Chuck Radio, dust off your lightsabers and turn on your inner Jedi (or Sith, if you’re one of those), and enjoy some sounds and songs associated with the day on…
Read More“Authenticity” by the Din… the new album!
Thirty-plus years ago, when I was a radio DJ in college (WHCL 88.7 FM), one of the bands whose music we played was a California group called The Din. In case you want to appreciate the Din’s music – at least the same music we played on our turntables in the basement of the Minor…
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One more photo, one more journey.
My story last Monday on this Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic camera, and the camera’s documented journey through World War I, went crazy viral. It’s appeared on several websites, it’s been shared through various Twitter tweets, it’s taken on a life of its own. But as I promised… the camera’s going home. As far as I’m…
Read MoreDonald Sterling, Larry Johnson and Moose Lewis
As you may have heard, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned for life from the NBA for his tape-recorded racist and bigoted comments. Well, if it wasn’t just because of those tape-recorded comments with his mistress, it also had to do with his policies both on and off the court – everything…
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