Hi there. If youโve arrived at this blog via the Times Unionโs page in the print edition, then I bid you welcome. Every Thursday, I turn over my blog to showcase ten of the best blog articles and posts from my fellow Times Union community and independent bloggers. I hope you enjoy these blogs, and…
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“Amish Mafia” episode review: “De Rott”
I have to hand it to the Amish Mafia producers.ย Just when I think they can’t sink further into the pit of tastelessness, they get a shovel and start digging to China.ย We currently have a plotline where Li’l Wayne is involved with Karrie, an English woman (a woman who has more curves than a…
Read MoreThe Tragedy of Santa’s Land
NOTE: This blog post is about Santa’s Land in Putney, Vermont. it is NOT about Santa’s Workshop, a theme park in the Adirondack Mountains, and no confusion should be made between the two locations. Growing up in the Capital District, we had many different amusement parks and fun centers to visit.ย Many of them are…
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K-Chuck Radio: A New Wave Flashback
This is the God’s honest truth. I was driving home the other night, and my Sirius/XM satellite radio was tuned to channel 33 – the “First Wave” channel. They were in the middle of their “Saturday Night Dance Party” show, in which the songs are segued into one seamless track – for example, the tail…
Read MoreThe Fagbug and Vaudeville
I’m a very staunch supporter of Erin Davies’ “Fagbug,” the little Volkswagen Beetle that went from a humble transportation vehicle to a symbol of tolerance in the face of vandalism and homophobia.ย The Fagbug has traveled across this great nation of ours, it visited every state in the Union (yes, it was shipped to Hawai’i…
Read MoreDeath and the cold mind
It’s not the kind of day I wanted. And I’ve gone through it in my life many times.ย And when it happens… I can feel death inside me.ย A cold, shivering, unforgiving death. No matter how many successes I have in my life, no matter how many wonderful moments I’ve achieved, I always dread the…
Read MoreWant to sponsor a race car? Sure you do!
It’s Sunday, and you’re sitting at home watching NASCAR races and thinking to yourself, “Man, how cool would that be if I could have my business’s name on the hood of Tony Stewart’s car.ย That would be awesome.” Well, unfortunately neither you nor I have $20 million for that kind of sponsorship. It’s Saturday night,…
Read MoreA new video game movie starring… er… um…
Four years ago, I came across this little film called “Pixels,” which told a short story of how the 1980’s video game universe would look if it actually attacked New York City.ย That’s right, Space Invaders and Tetris and Donkey Kong and Pac-Man and the works.ย Here’s the original blog post. So four years later……
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, February 27 2014: Ten for Thursday
Hi there. If youโve arrived at this blog via the Times Unionโs page in the print edition, then I bid you welcome. Every Thursday, I turn over my blog to showcase ten of the best blog articles and posts from my fellow Times Union community and independent bloggers. I hope you enjoy these blogs, and…
Read More“Amish Mafia” episode review: “He Has Risen”
It’s time once again for a new season of Amish Mafia, another series of episodes with our favorite batch of “plain folk” from Lancaster County, Pa. and Holmes County, Ohio.ย They’re back, they’re bad and stuff is gonna burn tonight.ย Two to one odds says Alvin’s going to be doing the burning. Time to put…
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