Well, I certainly wasn’t expecting this. We were playing at Elbo Room last night – Jeremy, Alexis and I – and, after a poor start (we thought Muammar Gadhafi was in his 70’s when he died; apparently he was only 69, so that was a 2-point loss), we had charged up to about third place.…
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If you can’t photograph a rainbow… build one.
Last Friday night, as the sun set, I headed toward the parking garage where Cardachrome sits during the weekdays. Just as I reach my parking structure, I look up at the rainy sky. The rain had subsided, the setting sun was peeking out through the clouds, and – whoa. Rainbow. And I’ve got my Nikon…
Read MoreResults of the 2011 St. Agnes Cemetery Photo Contest
Last May, I tried to use my split-film photography techniques in a controlled environment. I loaded two of my “experimental” cameras – my Agfa Chief and my Holga – with 35mm splitfilm mixtures, and then took both cameras to St. Agnes Cemetery in Menands. It was a rainy Sunday afternoon, drizzly and gloomy and wet…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Ten Examples of the “Bo Diddley Beat”
I’m just going to say this for the record. If Hubert Elias McDaniel could have found a way to copyright the rhythm of his hit “Bo Diddley,” he could have made a large fortune. Because that boom, boom boom, a-boom boom – or, if you can read music, this – has been part of rock…
Read MoreOne final chance for The Chance…
I am allowed five attempts each year to try for The Chance. If I don’t make it this time, I won’t even be allowed to apply until June of 2012, at the earliest. They’ve rejected me four times. And I need to make them change their minds about me. So when I heard there was…
Read MoreCompetition #8 – the New York Sheep and Wool Photo Contest
My TU blog buddy Teri Conroy suggested I enter this competition, and you know what I always say… bloggers support bloggers. I was allowed to enter a maximum of five images in the upcoming New York Sheep and Wool Festival Photography Contest, and I submitted all five in the “objects” category. Even though it is…
Read MoreThe worst TV remakes of classic shows…
There’s nothing wrong with re-casting a classic television series and re-airing it with new plotlines and new stories and new everything. Sometimes it works in ways nobody ever expected – the reboot of the 1970’s Battlestar Galactica, for example, became one of the most popular science fiction shows of the last few years. And Star…
Read MoreInduction Night
I kept pulling my speech out of my suitcoat pocket, looking it over and making sure I didn’t forget anything. I would get one chance and one chance only. The banquet hall at the Polish Community Center was packed; every available chair was taken. The inductees, as well as their family, friends and acquaintances, were…
Read MoreThe Ticket
Friday night. October 14, 2011. 8:30 p.m. “Hurry up, hurry up, get in your seats, the event’s going to start any second now!” “Am I late? Did I miss anything?” “No. They’re just doing the initial introductions. You haven’t missed him.” “Good. Where do I sit?” “Okay, I have to make sure of the list. …
Read MoreTonight’s the Night: the Albany City School District Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Edit. Retype. Edit. Retype. Tonight is the big night. Tonight is when everything matters. Tonight is when eight inductees – including yours truly – become the third induction class of the Albany City School District Hall of Fame. And I’ve been editing and rewriting my induction speech like crazy. There’s so much I want to…
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