I don’t care if you don’t like the Three Stooges. I have been a fan of the Three Stooges since for over 40 years of my life. The first time I actually saw Stooges episodes, they aired on WTEN at about 7 in the morning as part of a Popeye and the Three Stooges television…
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Week 13 of the $2,000 2011 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
It was a chance tonight for new teams to shine at the trivia tournament. A team called “The Team By the Fireplace” took their chance. So did a new team called “The Trainer.” So did a new team that I think borrowed their name from the old SCTV comedy skit about the Shmenge Brothers. At…
Read MoreChristmas in Iverhill: The Note
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. Tuesday, December 25, 1973. After Father Aloysius finished the final morning services for the parishoners at Iverhill’s Church of Most Precious Blood – after he…
Read MoreYour new Class of 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees are…
Before I say who got in, let’s recap from my “betting sheet” earlier this year. THE BEASTIE BOYS I said: Pretty sure this is their year. Did they get in? YES!! My response to that: About freakin’ time. Welcome to the Rock Hall. THE CURE I said: Sure. Did they get in? NO. My response…
Read MoreTo the punk who tried to take away Donna’s “Goodnight, Baby”
My friend Donna has always been there when I needed her. Donna is the kind of person who will tell you – clear and unvarnished – if you’ve screwed up in your life; she will also be the first person to support you if you ever need help. For example. A few weeks ago, we…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The best version of “White Christmas” is from…
Yes, the holidays are coming. Thanksgiving? Feh. We’re talking Christmas, baby. Jingle bells and mistletoe and all that. So with that in mind, I gathered up four different interpretations of the 1942 standard “White Christmas.” And I leave it to you, my dedicated readers, to choose which of these four are your personal favorites. BING…
Read MoreThe 2011 Great Train Expo: Can I get some PC Green?
I may have mentioned in the past that my grandfather, Charles Bragg, used to work with both the New York Central Railroad and, when that line merged with the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968, he also worked with the Penn Central. When I lived with he and my grandmother in Slingerlands, in a little house on…
Read MoreA prayer of support for Cheryl Bentyne
I have always, always, ALWAYS held a strong spot in my heart for the vocal group Manhattan Transfer. It was twelve years ago this month that I was blessed to interview them for Goldmine magazine. I’ve remained in contact with the quartet, and a true Christmas holiday isn’t complete unless I get to the Blue…
Read MoreThe Twelve Greatest “Schoolhouse Rock” clips of ALL TIME!!
Yesterday, I posted a few commercials from ABC’s Saturday morning telecasts – these were commercials featuring “Timer,” a song-and-dance character that extolled the benefits of good nutrition. And then I remembered. What was the most popular part of ABC’s Saturday morning telecasts? Of course. It was Schoolhouse Rock. “Schoolhouse Rock” – also known as “Multiplication…
Read MoreDecember 3, 1982 – the first home game for the Albany Patroons
If you’ve found this blog post, this means that you’ve discovered the art of blog time travel. So hop in the way-back machine with me, to a time when the Washington Avenue Armory was the local basketball hotbed. They could have been called the Albany Senators or Albany Leprechauns, but the fans chose “Patroons” in…
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