“Garden of Your Mind” – the Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Remix!

Hi neighbor. How are you today? I’ve mentioned in past blog posts that one of my favorite kids’ shows was Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.  It was so much fun to watch, especially when you’re only a few years old you actually think that the nice man in the cardigan sweaters is talking directly to you.   Okay,…

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Tinkerbell Kicked out of Disney World

It’s amazing what you can find in the Hollywood Reporter these days. April Spielman wanted to make her first trip to Disney World in Orlando a special event, and one that she and her boyfriend would not forget. As can be seen in this YouTube clip, Spielman spent MONTHS crafting a homemade Tinkerbell costume, and…

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K-Chuck Radio: Leftovers, Odds and Ends

Here’s the problem. I have several K-Chuck Radio blog posts that are in various stages of completion. You know, find ten YouTube music clips and combine them all into one blog post. Sometimes these posts take a while to write – you have to find YouTube clips that are entertaining and are part of the…

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Lights, Camera, Dirt, Headlights and Neon: Photographing at the Jericho Drive-In Theater

Over the span of two consecutive Saturday evenings, I visited the Jericho Drive-for the night’s double feature – Men In Black 3 and some other movie that I can’t remember the title of right now. I have an idea for a photograph at the Jericho, and if all goes well, I’ll get something that’s competition-worthy.…

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A Smoking Filter Without Menthols

I’ve been working with screw-in filters on some of my photography of late – mostly my Prokudin-Gorskii photos, where I have to screw a red – then a green – and then a blue – filter to create color film off black-and-white images. In my camera filter arsenal is a smoke-colored Hoya 52mm ND400 filter. …

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He gave her a ring, she gave him the finger

I heard this anecdote yesterday on the radio while I was driving through the North Country – Freddie Coleman on ESPN Radio was recounting the story, and as I heard it, I went through a ton of emotions – and you will as well. I wanted to make sure the story was legit – and,…

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Kurt Busch: The Last Angry NASCAR Driver

I was once asked whether I had a favorite NASCAR Sprint Cup driver.  I really don’t – it’s not like I’m looking to deck out my wardrobe in Jeff Gordon 24 merchandise or Jimmie Johnson 48 swag. However, if I did have to pick one driver out there for whom every race is a ton…

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It’s Saturday morning…

Okay, get your breakfast cereal and a ton of sugar, it’s time for some more clips from vintage Saturday morning cartoons! Now the thing with this collection of Saturday morning entertainment is that the clips are either specially-created introductions for recycled 6-minute movie shorts, or blanket introductions for specially-animated 6-minute TV shorts.  And there’s a…

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