Two years ago on this very day – August 25, 2009 – I accepted Michael Huber’s offer to move from my teeny weeny blogspot.com homemade blog and join the Times Union blog portal. That was nine hundred and ninety-nine blog posts ago. And I’m still here. Haven’t missed a day. Not a one. That included…
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K-Chuck Radio: 1960’s Music Videos, courtesy of the Scopitone
In the early 1960’s, many bars and taverns had a special video film player called a Scopitone. With the Scopitone, a person could drop a few coins in a slot, and instead of just hearing the latest pop song – he could also watch the artist sing the song as part of a promotional film.…
Read MoreResults from the second round of judging from the New York State Fair Photo Contest…
Man what a long day, I could use a bit of a breather. A good game of competitive team trivia at Brown’s should take my mind off of my troubles. Gotta check the mailbox first. Ah, let’s see… bills – I paid that one, bills – I paid that one, notice to remind me of…
Read MoreThe Badge
I can’t remember when I acquired this badge. I don’t recall if it was during one of my trips there, or whether it was snagged in a yard sale. But the truth of the matter is – I had to do this on Sunday. Yesterday I went to the Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom amusement…
Read MoreThe Vocal Group Hall of Fame and an Ohio Pep Boys
It’s the autumn of 2008. I’m on my way to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame induction ceremony and concerts, which were to be held over four consecutive days in Youngstown, Ohio. My 1991 Pontiac 6000 – the car I hearted before I got my 2005 Saturn Ion) has been checked over and all is…
Read MoreAlbums I Want to Be Buried With: New Order, “Power Corruption and Lies” (US Pressing)
It’s the early 1980’s, and I’m a college radio disc jockey at Hamilton College’s student-run radio station WHCL. One of my classmates / fellow DJ’s brings a record into the radio station that looks like nothing I’ve ever seen before. It’s a 12-inch dance record called “Blue Monday,” an import record by the legendary band…
Read MoreTen long-forgotten Hanna-Barbera Cartoons
Last Wednesday, when I was writing my blog post about finally getting some ribbons at the Altamont Fair Photography Contest, I linked to a YouTube clip that paid tribute to the old Banana Splits Saturday Morning TV show. And it got me to thinking… I loved watching Hanna-Barbera’s Saturday morning cartoons. Loved them like I…
Read MoreTen Fingers Rather than Two Thumbs
Daniel Nester tweeted yesterday about whether the keyboard of today – the one found on our smart phones and touch screens – has actually contributed to a change in writing and composition. Originally I thought he was referencing a modern keyboard, I asked whether he meant QWERTY or DVORAK. Although I do know there are…
Read MoreSuccess Poster: The First Step
Here’s a motivational poster that you can print out and tape to your office cubicle wall. Hope you enjoy it.
Read MoreTwo years ago today, reality TV took a sinister turn.
I blogged about this on my old blogspot.com website, and since today is the second anniversary of the tragedy, I thought I’d share an updated version of this post. Without having to defend my appreciation of trainwreck reality television (yeah, if there’s a hottie being pursued by 20 guys, or a rock star getting pursued…
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