I should not be writing blog posts at four in the morning. Can’t help it. I woke from a half-peaceful sleep.ย It’s cold this morning.ย I can feel the winter chills on my skin.ย I knew there were snowflakes in the evening air last night; I glanced through the Venetian blinds from my living room…
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Preservation in Saratoga Springs via a candelight tour
I believe in the preservation and restoration of the Capital District’s buildings, homes and iconography.ย ย And with that in mind, I want to let everybody know about an upcoming event in Saratoga Springs that fits that very purpose. In two weeks – on Friday, December 6 – the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation will host a…
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K-Chuck Radio: Sing About a Kennedy
First off… Check out the new “K-Chuck Radio” logo.ย Well… until I design a better one, this is the logo that will appear whenever there’s a new K-Chuck Radio blog post. And if you’re a fan of Australian 70’s radio stations, you’ll instantly recognize the “O” as part of the logo of Melbourne radio station…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, November 21, 2013: Ten for Thursday
It’s time once again for everyone’s favorite TU community blog recap. And I want to make things perfectly clear.ย If I could make this a “Twenty for Thursday,” I most certainly would.ย Maybe someday I will. But for now, here’s ten really well-written blog posts by my fellow Times Union community blog writing compadres. They…
Read MoreBob Dylan for the win!
Calling Bob Dylan a genius is like calling the sun bright. And today, on his website, he presents a brand new music video for his decades-old classic “Like a Rolling Stone.”ย It’s part of the premiere of his new CD-box collection of his complete Columbia studio recordings. And you’re saying to me, “Chuck, big deal.ย …
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Take the Stage!
You’ve made it to the big time.ย You’re performing on stage, you’re living the dream.ย That microphone’s right in front of you.ย Twenty thousand screaming fans are chanting your name. And what do you do about it? You write a song about it.ย And it becomes part of your catalog. So without further delay, let’s…
Read MoreWeek 3 of the 2013-14 Ruck Trivia Tournament
So I understand it’s still the third week of the tournament, and there’s 16 weeks to play.ย And although we did reasonably well last Monday at the Ruck, after two weeks of play we fell in the overall score from 7th to 17th place among all Catch The Mania teams participating – and, worse than…
Read More“They dare call me MADI…”
Saturday afternoon.ย Many errands to run.ย And as I drove from one place to the next… I passed by the Madison Theater in Albany’s Pine Hills neighborhood. A few things you should know.ย I’ve been watching the progress of the Madison Theater as it undergoes yet another renovation in its long history.ย Now it’s getting…
Read MoreReddit’s 2013 Secret Santa gift exchange
I have a love-hate relationship with the social media site reddit.ย That being said, I am a big fan of Reddit’s “Secret Santa” gift exchange. It’s similar to the gift exchange you probably did in grade school.ย Twenty names in a basket, you pick someone’s name, you get a gift for that person, while someone…
Read MoreWrapping film at 3:30 in the morning
How do I explain this without sounding like a complete kookybird? I just woke up.ย Yawn.ย Stretch. And I had an idea for a photography shoot.ย Truly the best ideas germinate when the subconscious and the dream world collaborate. And for me to make this dream a reality… I need to wrap some splitfilm. My…
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