It’s Monday morning, and I’m riding a Trailways bus to a New York City reunion. It’s not a long journey, and since I’m not driving, I take pictures with my Nikon D700 out the window of the bus, experimenting with some quick shutter exposures – 1/8000 of sunlight and clouds. Great way to pass the…
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The Christmas Star Trails – and a very special star that just shot by…
I wanted to try this, and this may be the only chance in my lifetime that this will work. Everything has to coordinate. I need as clear and cloudless a sky as possible. I can’t have any artificial lighting sources – streetlights, headlights, anything. A once-in-a-lifetime photograph – capturing a star trail on Christmas Eve.…
Read MoreChristmas in Iverhill: The Last Shot of the Iverhill Feltons
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. Monday, December 17, 1973. Jean Paul Harpiet laced up his skates one more time – left skate first, as tradition and superstition commanded. Then the…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: ?sgninaem lanimilbus cinataS evah yllaer yeht od – segasseM sdrawkcaB
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…
Read MoreWeek 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…
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