Back in the 1970’s, public television station WMHT aired a series of 15-minute and 30-minute educational programs during the weekday. These short TV shows appeared as part of a partnership between the public television station and many school districts, and I remember when the teacher would wheel in the television set at about 2:45 on…
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K-Chuck Radio: The Eurovision Song Contest
It’s coming. Not to America, but it’s coming. For over 50 years, there has been a European music contest that dwarfs American Idol or America’s Got Talent or any other music competition program. It’s the Eurovision Song Contest, in which each country sends a singer or a group or a band and they perform for…
Read MoreDo I finally get a benefit from Verizon Wireless? (UPDATE)
I’ve had Verizon Wireless service for the past ten years. It’s been a love-hate battle between myself and the company, and the only reason I stayed with the Red Check was because we were on a family share plan and it would have cost too much to bounce to another service. Over time, I went…
Read MoreCaption Time – towing along your own caption…
I took this photo last week at Lebanon Valley Speedway. Granted, it has its own caption on the trailer, but I’m sure you can come up with a better one.
Read MoreFireworks Photos at the Empire State Plaza, 2011 Edition
I’ve developed several “traditions” in my life of late. Every Thanksgiving Day, I will deliver meals for the Equinox Thanksgiving Day project. Every Christmas Day, I will try to photograph something that is previously inaccessible due to traffic – photographing off I-787, for example. Every time I travel to Quebec, I will stop that that…
Read MoreThe More Coca You Drink, the More Cola You Get
I liked the way the redscale gradient project worked out; so much so, that I wanted to try something that took the redscale imagery to a new level. As I stared at the finished “gradient” picture of the Green Island bridge in redscale, it occurred to me that the reddish colors looked almost like the…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Joe Meek’s Greatest Hits
Unless you’re a dedicated musicologist – or you grew up in England in the 1960’s – you may never have heard of Joe Meek. Joe Meek was one of the greatest pop music producers of the 1960’s, with over 40 hits in England – and a #1 hit in America. He was one of the…
Read MoreThis is why you don’t argue with Wimbledon tennis officials
It’s 1981, and tennis player John McEnroe is in the middle of a tennis match with Tim Gullickson at Wimbledon. During the game, the umpire called a ball out, when McEnroe claimed that it hit the line, thereby designating the ball in play. The tirade sounded something like this. So after that little tirade, comedian…
Read MoreSt. Mary’s of Hoosick Falls – their perspective in 1981
Here’s the deal. In 1981, our high school won three straight weeks on the WRGB show Answers Please, clobbering Albany Academy 145-105, Keveny Academy of Cohoes 185-105, and St. Mary’s of Hoosick Falls 150-60. I’ve written about defeating Albany Academy before, and even did a blog post recalling the perspective of one of the Keveny…
Read MoreShare your photographic memories of 9/11 with the New York State Museum
Last year, I participated in a photo project with the New York State Museum. This year, the Museum wants to have another photo project, and I’m spreading the word – as well as contributing an entry or two – for the event. And I hope you submit something as well. NYS MUSEUM INVITES PHOTO SUBMISSIONS…
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