Okay, today’s the day. I’m going to finish what I’ve got to do at the day job, and then drive down Route 20 like Burt Reynolds in a black Trans Am, to reach the Altamont Fair. Three years ago, I entered my first pictures at the Altamont Fair photography competition. How long ago was it? …
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The $5 Chip
If I’m driving back home on the New York State Thruway, and I’m feeling a bit weary, there are several locations where I can take a little driving break. I might stop at Exit 32 and visit my alma mater, Hamilton College, for a while. I might stop at Exit 48 and get some food…
Read MoreThe PBS children’s shows you forgot about
At one point in my life, as far as I was concerned, the best children’s television shows were all on WMHT, my local PBS station. Okay, this may have been back in the era of B.C. (Before Cable), but once a week WMHT aired a whole lineup of educational and entertaining juvenile TV shows and…
Read MoreOchocinco’s headbutt proves he’s a butthead
Wide receiver Chad Johnson is out of a job today. The Miami Dolphins released the talented but troubled wide receiver from their roster. This happens all the time in the NFL. People get released from the roster in training camp, the last words they hear from the trainer is usually, “The coach wants to see…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: More 60’s lost regional hits
These were monster hits. They topped the charts. They were played until the grooves wore out. Truly, they were monster hits. They just weren’t national hits, in the same sense that Katy Perry could release a song on Tuesday and it would be on every radio station playlist by Tuesday afternoon. We’re talking about the…
Read More“Guess you wasted that postage, Chuck.”
It’s Saturday morning, bright and early. My car is already packed with a couple of bottles of diet cola, the gas tank’s filled to the tippy top, and I’m ready to hit the road. Let’s Go, Cardachrome – next stop, the New York State Fair in Syracuse, where I have to drop off my copy…
Read MoreLittle Coins and Little Stamps
It may seem partially anal-retentive and partially passive-aggressive to the uninitiated, but when it comes to postage and coinage, I’ve developed some important rules in my life regarding same. I’ve blogged about many of these rules in the past. If I get an old dollar bill in my change, I’ll “take it out of circulation”…
Read MoreI said a Schaefer light, not Schaefer Light!
My interior decorating tastes don’t lean toward French Provincial or Danish Modern or feng shui or any of those other styles. I lean more toward the style of Contemporary and Classical Advertising. Okay, it’s Man-Cave Modern. There. Happy? Those interior decorating tastes would certainly explain why I purchased this vintage beer advertising clock on eBay…
Read MoreDream Window #2: The North Pearl Street Limited
My first stained-glass-and-photography collage, The Dream Window of Kenwood Avenue, turned out better than I had imagined. And with that in mind, I wanted to craft another “Dream Window,” and in putting this project together, I called upon all my photography and crafting skills – as well as a little ingenuity, luck and savvy. And…
Read More3 Capital District athletes among the 100 worst in history?
I get a kick out of reading Bleacher Report’s various lists. And when they created a slideshow list of the 100 worst athletes in sports history, yeah I had to take a look at it. Of course, I know that any time Bleacher Report creates one of these lists, it’s usually in a “click to…
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