Background. Two years ago, I worked as an extra on a new web series called Bottle Service, a drama about the goings-on at the exclusive Club “It.”ย Originally, I had a cameo appearance as a paparazzo photographer, and then I filled in as a muscle-headed enforcer in an entourage? It was a great few days…
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Empire State Plaza fireworks, 2013 Edition
How many times have I gone to the Empire State Plaza on Independence Day and taken fireworks photos? I’ve done it for several years.ย It predates my Times Union blog.ย Heck, I think it even predates my old blogspot.com blog. The plan is often this.ย I get to the Empire State Plaza as early as…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, July 4, 2013, Ten for Thursday
Ladies and gentlemen, hobos and tramps, cross-eyed mosquitoes and bow-legged ants… I stand here before you, not behind you, I came here to address you, not undress you, on a subject I know nothing about. Sorry, I just had a flashback to some old comedy record whose name completely escapes me. But while everybody else…
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Retirement.ย It’s not something I take lightly. But I can’t keep every camera I’ve ever acquired.ย So some of my gear goes into “retirement” – in other words, they become display pieces and enjoy a quite peaceful existence on a shelf.ย One of those cameras that received the proverbial “gold watch” was my old Agfa…
Read MoreBrown’s Brewing and delicious shepherd’s pie
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve played my Monday night trivia game at the Ruck, the Troy rugby-themed tavern, instead of at my usual Monday evening locale, Brown’s Brewing.ย Maybe I just wanted to mix things up – the Ruck has the 70-question “Catch the Mania” trivia game, as opposed to the 20-question “Trivia…
Read MoreThere’s another “Chuck the Writer” out there?
Okay, I’ve done blog posts about the existence of several different Chuck Millers in the world. ย Chuck Miller the 1950’s pop singer. ย Chuck Miller the lawn mower racing champion. ย When you figure that “Chuck / Charles / Charlie” and “Miller” are very common nicknames and surnames, certainly there’s plenty of people out there who share…
Read MoreVectrex: The forgotten home video game system
The following article was originally published in theย Journal of Antiques and Collectibles in September 2007. ย It is republished here for your enjoyment. If I were to say to you right now, “name a home video game format from the 1970s or early 1980s,” the first words out of your mouth would be Atari. Maybe some…
Read MoreCollarworld: The Call of the Seven Angels
Excitement abounded in the afterlife waystation known as Collarworld, where pets wait until they are reunited with their masters. ย The three rodents known by all as the Royal Order of Ancient Carissima Hamsters sprinted around the meadow, alerting all the animals in Collarworld of the major news. “Someone has been chosen! Someone has been chosen!!”…
Read MoreRest in peace, Tony Barbaro
If you never met Tony Barbaro, if you never read his Times Union community blog posts, or even the ones he wrote for other blog portals like Albany2Cents, you missed out on knowing a great man. Tony passed away last Wednesday. ย He was only 45 years old. At this moment, I want to share with…
Read MoreWhy should I do Time Warner Cable’s work for them?
It’s Tuesday night. ย I was busy with other projects, and missed watching one of my favorite cable TV shows,ย Shipping Wars, on A&E. ย No big deal, I thought… A&E is one of those cable channels that repurposes their shows on their website (aetv.com), so I’ll just watch the program during my lunch break on Wednesday. So…
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