The record is eight. Eight consecutive weekly wins. The record was set many, many years ago by the legendary trivia team Lynch’s Mob. Eight consecutive wins at Hooters in Albany. And currently my Street Academy trivia team has enjoyed four consecutive wins at Elbo Room. Halfway to matching Lynch’s Mob’s record. Now I’ve been at…
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K-Chuck Radio: Bubblegum that’s Sticky Sweet
From the late 1960’s until maybe the mid-1970’s, there was a popular type of pop music called “bubblegum.” It incorporated sweet lyrics and nursery rhymes and poppy harmonies and cute singers. It also drove rock and roll purists up the wall. Especially when you get a Top 40 station playing “Stairway to Heaven” and then…
Read MoreFrom Miss Albany Diner to Sciortino’s
On the last day that the Miss Albany Diner operated under that name, I had breakfast there. It was delicious. On the first day that the restaurant reopened as Sciortino’s, I had an early dinner there. Again, it was delicious. Of course, as I entered the restaurant, my eyes automatically searched for the iconography of…
Read More“How dare you shop there!”
Three of my photos from this year – Butterfly and Citrus, The Beat of Officer Harris and Night Train to Heaven – have been accepted for the “Members’ Show” at the Photo Center of Troy. Yep, my two “Single Shot: Half Shot” double-exposure-in-two-cameras photos, as well as my citrus-slurping-butterfly shot, will be on display at…
Read MoreDream Window #3: Three Miles From Route 9N
I’ve crafted my previous “Dream Window” creations with a mixture of stained glass and photography. This time around, I’m adding some additional materials to the mix. And it all starts with another Queen Anne-style transom window – this time, a window snagged from Historic Albany Foundation’s parts warehouse.
Read MoreSo about this Skype thing…
It’s Saturday night and I’ve been battling this nasty cold for a few days now. AH CHOOO Oh man. Sorry about all that sneeze-snot on the inside of your computer monitor. I’ll get it cleaned up. Anyways… so while ingesting some bowls of hot chicken soup, I started experimenting with the laptop computer I bought…
Read More157,850 and the 20th level
Munchies… It’s the middle of the night and I’ve got a bad case of the munchies. Fridge. Leftovers from Brown’s. Leftovers from Elbo Room. Nah. Cupboard. I could make some quick food, fry up some rice… Nah, too tired to cook. I need something more substantial. I check my wallet. I’ve got a few dollars……
Read MoreIt’s time for the 2012 Big E
Last year, my three entries for the Eastern States Exposition “Big E” photography competition were nearly bounced from the show on a technicality. Apparently my pictures were SUPPOSED to have been matted and mounted, and I thought matting was optional rather than mandatory. The pictures were still entered, and I did pick up a second…
Read More“Last Resort” and other oceanographic TV shows
So I watched the first episode of ABC’s new submarine drama “The Last Resort,” and I gotta tell you it’s a really good show. It’s exciting and well-written, and if it can generate a decent-sized audience, it has the potential to be a top action drama series that could last for years. So for this…
Read MoreOh come on! Not Efke film, too?!?
The other day, I received a nice little paycheck from Getty Images for some of my photos. Not enough for a steak dinner, but enough to buy some 120 film at my favorite little camera store, B&H in New York City. I checked online. B&H is closed on all Jewish holidays and on Shabbot, but…
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