During my workday, I tend to listen to streaming audio stations through my computer.ย You can have your Pandora and your Spotify; for me, it’s fun to listen to radio stations from other parts of the country – WCBS-FM in New York City, KROQ in Los Angeles, WOGL in Philadelphia, for starters.ย And then I…
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K-Chuck Radio: Where have I heard that before?
On this edition of K-Chuck Radio, we’re going to examine where you might have heard some of rock and pop music’s most iconic riffs and identifiable lyrics, as well as some “alternate” versions of songs you might not have realized ever existed. Example one.ย This is musician Larry Coryell, performing a song called “Half a…
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I’ve driven past this house a few times over the years – mostly if I want to go from downtown Albany to uptown without hitting every traffic light on Central Avenue.ย In that case, I’ll drive up Clinton Avenue, give a wink to the building at 165 Clinton Avenue that was my old high school,…
Read MoreThe return of Lebanon Levi and the Amish Mafia
Remember Amish Mafia?ย The TV series on the Discovery Channel that purports to tell the story of an Amish / Mennonite band of protectors of the Plain faith in Lancaster County, Pa.?ย You know, the show with “Lebanon” Levi Stoltzfus and his crew of enforcers?ย The show that brought new meaning to the term “Amishploitation”?…
Read MoreThe 126 Instamatic modern photo trick
Okay, I did not mis-type that blog post headline.ย Instamatic is not a portmanteau of Instagram and Hipstamatic. Instagram cameras allowed you to put a C-shaped cartridge of film inside, then take about a dozen and a half pictures, and then ship the cartridge off for development.ย You would receive square negatives from your efforts.ย …
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: 1980’s Awesome Friday Funk!!
It’s Friday, and rather than do the old-fashioned thing – you know, post a Rebecca Black video on my Facebook page – I thought it would be more fun to bring you some of the music that I enjoyed from the early 80’s, whether it was in high school or in college. These songs are…
Read MoreSummerside loves me, Saint John… not so much…
For the past two seasons, I’ve performed a myriad of duties with the National Basketball League of Canada.ย And in doing these jobs, I’ve developed a decent reputation in terms of working with the eight teams in the league and taking care of various jobs and demands. So, when Audley Stephenson, the person behind the…
Read MoreIt’s the Whitney Avalon Show!
About a decade ago, I met Whitney Avalon at a fanfest convention.ย She was going to be an actress, and I was going to learn to fly – oh wait, I have to stop quoting Harry Chapin songs in my blog.ย Especially when she went the “Taxi” route and I went the “W-O-L-D” route. Today,…
Read MoreThe worst local radio station format changes EVER!
I have a couple of Facebook friends that are involved in local radio – John Gabriel, the former voice of WTRY who now works for Magic 590 and YNN; and Richie Norris, who currently works for Magic 590 and was, like me, a former disc jockey at Schenectady’s 3WD radio station. Yesterday, Gabriel commented on…
Read MoreRest in peace, Mindy McCready…
It’s 1999 and the Albany Firebirds are in ArenaBowl XIII, taking on their mortal rivals, the Orlando Predators.ย Well, the Firebirds prevailed and won their only ArenaBowl championship that year. Now this was a nationally televised game, I think it was on ABC at the time, and there was actually some halftime entertainment that night……
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