I don’t know if it’s still a common site on college campuses, but during my senior year at Hamilton College, our school received several visits from military recruiters, hoping to find a new Marine or Army recruit among the college educated. At the time, I entered the Bristol Campus Center, on my way to the…
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Rest in peace, Jeff Conaway…
I first saw Jeff Conaway on the big screen. It was 1978, and I saw Grease at Cine 1-2-3-4-5-6 in Northway Mall. I already knew some of the songs from the movie – well, the songs that were written FOR the movie, like “You’re The One That I Want” and “Hopelessly Devoted To You,” which…
Read MoreBest of luck, Coach Micheal Ray Richardson
You might remember Micheal Ray Richardson. Basketball fans know that he was drafted by the Knicks (two draft picks ahead of Larry Bird), and once led the NBA in assists and steals in the same season. That’s impressive. Detractors might remember him as having his drug addictions bounce him completely out of the league. And…
Read MoreShow some love for Ultimate
When my Street Academy trivia buddies Jeremy McNamara and Alexis Curry aren’t helping me win at bar trivia, they’re playing Ultimate. Okay, you know it as Ultimate Frisbee, but since “Frisbee” is a trademarked term, they just refer to the game as Ultimate. And they’re quite good at it – I’ve watched several of their…
Read MoreThe finals of the Elbo Room $1,000 Spring Tournament
Seven of the eight teams who qualified for the Elbo Room $1,000 Spring Tournament finals showed up last night at Elbo Room. Stern Fans, who qualified in the first week and then hadn’t shown up since, arrived. So did the Skidmarks and the Fist and Team Schooled and Woo Hoo a Go Go and Get…
Read MoreThe Smooth Saturday Sunshine
Last week, I took the Rolleiflex to Washington Park. It was a beautiful day, probably the first sunny day in a long time. And I wanted to get some pictures of the park – maybe some tulips, if they were still there. I packed a roll of Kodak Portra 160 VC into the Rollei, and…
Read MoreInterstate I-7P7
I’ve been down this highway too many times to count. Somehow, I’ll end up on this road, whether I want to or not. Whether my soul takes me there, or whether happenstance sends me in that direction. It’s a self-hating stretch of highway called I-7P7. Interstate 7-Pity-7. I’ve traveled this road when things in my…
Read MoreWho says they have to be “silent” movies?
City Lights is my all-time favorite motion picture. It’s Charlie Chaplin’s finest performance – you can argue that his work with The Kid and The Gold Rush is more significant, but this film – released in the 1930’s, after the advent of synchronized sound in motion pictures, yet still retaining Chaplin’s mute Tramp character –…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: It’s Classic Power Pop Time!
This week, K-Chuck Radio brings you some classic “power pop” songs. These are the tracks that show a strong influence by the Beatles, the Who and the Kinks – along with a mixture of classic American pop music like the Box Tops and the Rascals. Again, many of these tracks may not have gotten the…
Read MoreHoly product placement, Batman!
What is it about the Caped Crusader and the Boy Wonder – Batman and Robin – that makes advertisers want to put them in commercials? I tell you, when they’re not battling the Penguin or the Joker, Batman and Robin do a helluva job as product pitchmen. Such as, for example. ZAYRE Batman and Robin…
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