The dream is always the same. Instead of going home, I go to the neighbors’. I ring, but nobody answers. The door is open, so I go inside. I look around, but no one seems to be there. Then I hear the shower running. So, I go upstairs to see what’s what. Then I see…
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K-Chuck Radio: Get into the Northern Soul Groove
How does one explain the musical phenomenon known as Northern Soul? Northern Soul music can best be described as danceable, Motown-ish tracks from the 1960’s and 1970’s that regularly pack the Northern England dance clubs.ย These are songs that are extremely rare – some of them were pressed in limited quantities and never sold well…
Read MoreTrivia for Relay for Life
Last night, several of the top trivia teams in the Capital District met up at the American Legion post in North Albany for a competitive trivia game – with the proceeds going toward the Relay for Life. I got there early, as I usually do for trivia games.ย Eventually other teams showed up – Dan…
Read More“I am Mighty Thor!” “Well, next time use some lotion!”
Last night, I attended an advance screening of the upcoming Paramount Pictures film Thor.ย Yes, it’s the next installment of what will become the big blockbuster film of 2012 (or 2013, I’m not sure), The Avengers.ย No, not the one with John Steed and Emma Peel.ย This is the one with Iron Man and the…
Read MoreTrivia tonight for a good and worthy cause
How would you like a chance to test your trivia skills against some of the top trivia teams in the Capital District – and earn some money in the process? Tonight (Wednesday, May 4th) is the 4th Annual Relay For Life benefit trivia night at the North Albany Post on North First Street in Albany.…
Read MoreAn orange universe: the world of “Redscale” film
Redscale photography was discovered by accident some years ago, and it’s created a new discipline in both experimental and lo-fi photography. What is redscale, you ask? Follow along.ย If you put a 35mm film cartridge into your camera and shoot, you’ll get normal pictures. Now what if you put that 35mm film cartridge into your…
Read MoreOld Film Shots: Ansco All-Weather Pan, circa 1964
This actually took a lot longer than I expected, but here’s what happened. I actually won an eBay auction in March for a pack of Ansco All-Weather Panchromatic 120 black-and-white film, with an expiration date of 1964.ย Unfortunately, the rollfilm took forever to arrive – and when it did, I noticed that the seller accidentally…
Read MoreNine years, seven months and twenty days later. We finally heard from the President the world’s most wanted terrorist has been killed.
It’s about 10:15 Sunday night.ย I was about to go to bed; I had just finished my blog post for Monday morning, about using old film for a photo project.ย As was my habit, I checked my twitter account to see what was going on.ย There were reports on twitter that President Barack Obama was…
Read MoreLive from Saratoga County, it’s Caption Time!
Shot this picture yesterday.ย Photo by Chuck Miller.ย Caption by you.
Read MoreIt’s time for the Saturday Funnies on Chuck-TV!
In the early 1960’s, King Features Syndicate came up with an idea.ย They would take some of their most popular newspaper comic strips and turn them into animated cartoons, and then syndicate those cartoons to television stations.ย These cartoons could be stitched together as three or four episodes of a 30-minute TV show, or they…
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