You’ve heard this a gazillion times. If you play Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” backwards, it will allegedly produce Satanic messages. And that by listening to these messages in the forward mode, the backwards messages will get into your subconscious and convince you to do things that you aren’t normally disposed to do. You know…
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Week 15 of the $2,000 2011 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
There was a surprise return this week at the Elbo Room Tournament. The Stern Fans – winners of Trivia Bowl IV a few years ago, and a force to be reckoned with at the Elbo Room tournament – returned for the holidays. Well, not all of the Stern Fans. Their captain, Sim Morrell, is currently…
Read MoreChristmas in Iverhill: Sleeping with Gretchen Peters
NOTE: To read Chuck Miller’s book “The Robins of Iverhill: A Minor League Fairy Tale,” as well as the short stories in the “Christmas in Iverhill” series, visit this link. Thursday, December 20th, 1973. If Frank Osterman hadn’t arrived at Iverhill’s only late-night tavern, the 9N Bar and Grille, he might not have even volunteered…
Read MoreAt the Top of the Empire State Building, and I’ve only got one choice…
Last Saturday, I took my friend Cindy to New York City for a Christmas sightseeing holiday. We saw the tree at Rockefeller Center (and while we were there, we saw one of those “here’s an engagement ring, will you marry me?” proposals – yes, she accepted); we paid our respects at Ground Zero; we shopped…
Read MoreChristmas Windows
During my recent trip to New York City, I was fortunate to see the magnificent holiday window displays offered by various department store merchants. Both Macy’s and Lord & Taylor had some spectacular animated window displays – apparently Saks Fifth Avenue also had window displays, but I didn’t get a chance to see them. I…
Read More“And coming around the clubhouse turn, it’s ‘Christ Almighty!'”
About four months ago, I played a game of Friday night trivia at Jessica Stones in Latham. I wasn’t initially planning on going out that night, but when trivia host Ben Hovey posted a message on Facebook talking about the opportunity to play against a Trivia Bowl champion, a Summer Bowl champion and a perfect…
Read MoreJohn Strickland’s Sneakers
John Strickland was many things. He was a beloved basketball player and a legend of the Harlem Rucker League (the EBC to the uninitiated). He was a star for the Albany Patroons, and then spent two seasons with the Halifax Rainmen, before his untimely passing last year. And thanks to Nike, you can now buy…
Read MorePrayers for those who have passed in 2011…
We start each year with wonderful thoughts and good wishes. And through the year, we lose many of our friends and companions and loved ones and admired ones along the way. Goodbye, Sam Carey. You made a positive impression on every teammate you ever had. Goodbye, Tyler Rhodes. A wonderful and brilliant life… taken too…
Read MoreA prime lens upgrade
There are many things that I enjoy doing when I travel to New York City at Christmastime. I always walk through Central Park – especially around Strawberry Fields, the park’s “quiet place” of reflection. Of course, that “quiet place of reflection” is mobbed with tourists that get their picture taken with the beautiful IMAGINE mosaic.…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Ten Christmas songs that don’t get any love on the radio any more
Here’s my problem. I get sick and tired of people griping about which Christmas songs should get crossed off the list. “Oh, I hate ‘Dominick the Donkey,’ I wish it would go away.” “Aw geez, are they playing ‘Wonderful Christmas Time’ again? Give it a rest!” “Oh no, not ‘Last Christmas’ again?” Yeah. Heard it,…
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