I’ve had my 2005 Saturn Ion “Cardachrome” for two years now. It’s a very dependable car, and I’ve grown to appreciate its simple beauty and decent 30mpg gas-sipping talents. So last Saturday, in addition to getting my car’s oil changed (Valvoline), I stopped next door to Mavis Discount Tire and had all four of Cardachrome’s…
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K-Chuck Radio: I like my rhapsodies of the Bohemian variety, if you please…
I’ve mentioned in the past that Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody was the first 45 I ever purchased with my own money – the first record that didn’t have the words “Disney” or “Cricket” on the label. I bought the 45 at Blue Note Record Shop in Albany; and 35 years later, that 45 is still in…
Read MoreIt’s MORPHIN’ TIME!!!!
Hokey smokes, they’re coming out on DVD. What’s coming out on DVD, you ask? If you read the headline of this blog, you would know EXACTLY who I’m talking about. Yeah, I can still see that blank gaze on your face. Maybe this clip will help. Okay. I knew that would work. It was just…
Read MoreFrom the Ohav Shalom Synagogue, June of 1951…
If you haven’t had a chance to read the Times Union’s latest lifestyle blogger, Mary Martin, you should make the time and do so. She only started with the TU a couple of days ago, but her posts are entertaining and inspirational. Her recent post about having three mothers-in-law actually spurred me to write this…
Read MoreThe “Single Shot, Half Shot” Project: The Beat of Officer Harris
I’m frustrated. I’ve tried creating a photographic project – my “Single Shot: Half Shot” project, in which I shoot the same roll of film through two different cameras – and I can’t get the proper film for it. For weeks, I’ve searched from here to there and everywhere for 70mm 616 film. Even the vintage…
Read MoreThe Card: Use it or Lose it?
I found it laying on the sidewalk the other day. Check your wallet, check your purse, check your keychain. It might be yours. What I found was a Rite Aid Wellness+ savings and benefits loyalty card. And therein lies a tale. We all have them. They’re in our wallets and in our purses and are…
Read MoreThe Little Red Toaster
So I’ve been in this apartment for a year and a half now. I’ve added various homey accoutrements, everything from a microwave to a nightstand. Yesterday, I added a little red toaster. Mind you, the fact that I’ve actually invested in a toaster should not be earth-shattering news. I mean, it’s a TOASTER, for crying…
Read MorePhotos from the JB Scott’s Reunion Show
Let me state this right now. THAT WAS AN AMAZING SHOW LAST NIGHT! The JB Scott’s Reunion concert, featuring Capital District bands who graced the stage at the legendary nightclub JB Scott’s on Central Avenue 30+ years ago, was better than anyone could have expected. I chatted inbetween sets with fellow Times Union blogger and…
Read MoreOnly ten people were in the theater to watch “Marvel’s The Avengers” Thursday night
Oh, you think I’m making that headline up. You’re saying to me, “Chuck, I had to buy my tickets days in advance, and the Thursday night “midnight” premiere showing of Marvel’s The Avengers was sold out twelve hours earlier. Don’t snow me.” Not snowing you at all. And then there’s someone else chiding, “Chuck, come…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Roller Skating GROOVE TIME!
It’s approximately 1979 to 1983. You’re at the roller rink and the music’s playing and pulsing and you’re skating around the track with your friends. Great time. Happy time. And the music – it was five levels of excellent. You could hear singers without Auto-Tune. You could identify all the instruments – even if it…
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