A week or so ago, I posted a clip featuring an Albany-centric song called “The Ballad of Albany.” Sing along with me, now… But I wanted to find out more about the song. Why it was recorded, who the performers were on the song… Thankfully, my blog readers provided tons of info about the song…
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The 11’8″ bridge… sudden sunroof syndrome!
Do you know what “sudden sunroof syndrome” is? That’s when your truck or bus or large hauling vehicle tries to navigate under a bridge – only to discover that it’s about an inch or two taller than the bridge clearance. Next thing you know, your truck has developed “sudden sunroof syndrome,” in that the top…
Read MoreThe best parodies of “What Does The Fox Say?”
You know it has to happen. Songs like these that come completely out of right field. Artists whose songs just get played over and over and over again. To the point where you like them, then you really like them, then you’re sick of them. Then you never want to hear them again. I could…
Read MoreThe Jericho Drive-In Polar Panorama Project
It’s Saturday night. And I want to get this right. I have my Nikon D700 camera, with the 28mm f/2.8 Nikkor E-series pancake lens, ready to go. If I do 180 degrees on the tripod, going from the back of the drive-in to the front, I can make this work. And in the words of…
Read MoreThe Aerographic Film Project
A week or two ago, one of my Facebook friends sent me a link to photos that were taken with aerographic film. Aerographic film is 70mm film that was used for reconnaissance photography. Hey look, there’s Havana, are those missile silos? I’ve seen a couple of developed shots of aerographic film on flickr; Robert A.…
Read MoreDan Fogelberg taught me everything about life
Sometimes I look for inspiration in the oddest of places. And today… the inspiration comes from singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg. No, I have not turned in my “man-card” by admitting that I enjoy Dan Fogelberg’s music. Trust me. There are more than enough guys out there who will not only admit to liking Dan Fogelberg’s ballads;…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, September 19, 2013: Ten for Thursday
And now, once again, for your reading enjoyment, I want you to check out ten of the Times Union’s community bloggers’ best blogs. You’re probably wondering to yourself… Chuck, why are you still doing this? Because you need to read these bloggers and enjoy their work. And besides, why can’t the TU put its’ “Best…
Read More“Amish Mafia” episode review: Sacrificial Lamb
And just as quickly as it arrived… Amish Mafia is packing up the buggies and clip-clopping away. Crumbs. And it was just tarting to get trashy-trashy good. Merlin gathering the filthy armies of the filthy Kentucky Amish, under the guidance of the schwarz Amish Alan Beiler, as they plan to take down Lebanon Levi. Well,…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Even more 70’s forgotten hits!
Do you realize how many songs were recorded and pressed into 45’s, songs that were placed in record stores and played on radio stations, and were regional or international hits… but today you couldn’t hear them on your oldies station, even if you bribed the DJ with $25 and a case of Hot Pockets. Well……
Read More2013 Big E Photography Competition results
This is the third year I’ve competed at the Big E. The first time around, I snagged a second place silk with Midnight at the Palace Theater, while last year saw Poestenkill Cascade take a first-place silk (two other pictures, Butterfly and Citrus and Star Trails of Paradox Lake, garnered second-place fabrics). But although I’ve…
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