Last week, I shot one of my two rolls of Revolog Tesla film – film that was pre-printed with electricity bolts and the like. My first shots turned out nice; I especially liked the one photo that featured a small lightning strike near the old Olympic Bar sign on South Pearl Street. Now that picture…
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K-Chuck Radio: All Colors of the Rainbow
To quote the opening lines from a Walt Disney television show, “The world is a wonderful world of color…” And on today’s K-Chuck Radio, I present to you songs that not only reference color, they also make color part of the lyrical metaphor. DON CORNELIUS AND THE SOUL TRAIN GANG Spectrum The classic voice of…
Read More“You took a selfie with a cadaver?”
Okay, this is just ten levels of ewwww… According to the website PetaPixel.com, which in turn came from a UPI report, a high school student in Alabama went on a field trip with her classmates to the University of Alabama at Birmingham anatomy lab. It should be noted that the anatomy lab contains several medical…
Read MoreWant to visit the set of Downton Abbey? SURE YOU DO!!
Okay, this is cool. In an effort to raise money for those whose in the Philippines whose lives were destroyed by last year’s Typhoon Haiyan, the cast and crew of the ultra-popular PBS show Downton Abbey are offering this special prize. One lucky winner – and a guest – will fly to London and visit…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, February 6 2014: Ten for Thursday
Hi there. If you’ve arrived at this blog via the Times Union’s page in the print edition, then 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 that they engage…
Read MoreThe Snowstorm School Closings Secret
It didn’t matter which school of “The Twelve” I was attending at the time. They were all in the Northeast – ten in New York State and two in Massachusetts. But the moment I woke up and looked out my bedroom window and saw a blanket of white snow on the ground, with more snow…
Read MoreWeek 14 of the 2014 “Catch the Mania” trivia tournament at The Ruck
The important part of last night’s game for my Ruck-specific “Nemesis” team – Donna, Dylan and yours truly for the night – is that we finished in second place at the tournament – even with a poor showing in the sixth round (everybody’s favorite category – “Science”), and we took home some bar swag as…
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“Hey Times Union, where’s my $5,000?”
Where can you find a collection of 1950’s-era comic strips, traffic safety rules, and a Times Union contest from 60 years ago? Right here in today’s blog.
Read MoreThe results of Trivia Bowl X
A decade of competitive team trivia championships. Seven teams have won nine of those championships. Now it’s time to see if any of those teams will win again – or if someone else will claim the championship of useless knowledge and minutiae. Yep. Trivia Bowl X. Thirty-four teams at the ready. Legacy squads. Local tournament…
Read MoreTen MGM movies MGM forgot on its 90th anniversary
I’m definitely a sucker for motion picture history. When AMC used to have their Preservation Festival of restored films, I would block out the weekend and just enjoy these classics. Of course, that was back in the days before drug-dealing science professors and 1960’s-era advertising executives, but I digress… Last week, I saw a brand…
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