Yes yes I know, the conventional wisdom about Phil Spector is that he was a successful record producer who went manic-depressive and is now in a correctional facility for the murder of his girlfriend. Yeah, if you want to shrink it down to the Reader’s Digest version of events… But take this into consideration. Phil…
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Hiding in the basement of 76 Southern Boulevard
It was dripping and dank. The floors were soggy and the cloudy smell of mildew permeated the air. Thick and wet, like milky mud. And I was down in the basement, hiding. Shivering and scared. Not knowing who to turn to or who to tell. And 30 years later… it still seems too real to…
Read MoreEnjoying Mat Maessen’s Birthday Party at Sushi X
Let me make things perfectly clear. If you’ve ever done something for me – something unexpected and unrequested and kind and considerate, something that just completely made my lousy day just a little bit brighter – then you are my friend. Which is why, when I received the invitation from Kari Vanalstine to visit the…
Read More“Pan Am,” “The Playboy Club,” and other period dramas that don’t get the history right – and why they don’t care
I commented on Kevin Marshall’s blog about this already, but I’d like to expand on the concept in my personal blog. There are two period dramas that will appear on network television in the new fall season. One show, “Pan Am,” will air on ABC and will chronicle the lives of four flight attendants –…
Read MoreStart your TV shows with the NBC “Peacock”
You don’t see these very often any more. They were called network identifiers, and they would appear at the start of a prime time broadcast schedule, or after a TV show’s closing credits. What I’m going to show you now is a collection of network identifiers from the National Broadcasting Company – what we know…
Read MoreThe פושקע Project: Correcting a Grave Oversight
I’ve blogged in the past about my beloved grandmother. She was as close to being a saint as there is in Judaism. And every year, whenever I get a chance to visit Boston, I always make an effort to pay respects to my grandmother and grandfather, who rest in eternal peace at the Hadrath Israel…
Read MorePeanut Butter and Jelly Chicken Wings at Brown’s Brewing… yumm-o
Let me preface this by saying, for the record, this is not a food review blog. You want to go read a food review blog – go to Daniel Berman’s Fussy Little Blog or read DerryX. Or maybe Albany Eats or a few others. Trust me – I’m one of those people who have no…
Read MoreDear E-ZPass: I fixed the mistake, have mercy
It’s Saturday morning. I have to visit a friend on the other side of the Capital District, who just moved into a new apartment. As I picked up Exit 23 of the New York State Thruway, I could see the traffic building up at the cash-enabled section of the toll plaza. No big deal, I…
Read More1930’s Movie Handouts from the Madison Theater
My buddy Jay Pregent is going to lose his mind when he sees these. Jay and I go back a long ways, we were both part of the “Open Mike” crew that would do Wednesday night comedy routines at The Comedy Works. A few years ago, Jay was part of a group that purchased Albany’s…
Read MoreThe Blue Star Flag
So here’s the deal. Since my daughter Cassaundra is going to spend the entire 2012 calendar year in Kuwait with her National Guard unit, I contacted the Albany chapter of the Blue Star Mothers, asking for information on how to join. I received a response back from Janet Moran of the Albany chapter, alerting me…
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