One year ago, I created my first art book through blurb.com, a photographic collection of the faded painted brick ads on local buildings. The book, “Ghost Signs of the Capital District,” was published through blurb.com and did quite well for itself. I then created my second art book in October 2010, a collection of photographs…
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Recovery Room Redemption
It’s Sunday afternoon, the day after the Trivia Bowl. In the past 24 hours, I’ve had no less than six people contact me, asking if I’m okay, if I’m on the side of a bridge or if I’m curled up in a ball for having lost the Trivia Bowl. Make no mistake. Losing Trivia Bowl…
Read MoreTrivia Bowl 7 – The Results
It was the gathering of the greatest Capital District trivia teams and experts. All of them braved the cold weather and any last-minute Wikipedia cram sessions to gather at Wolf’s 1-11 restaurant for the seventh annual Trivia Bowl championship. I don’t mind telling you. It was a day I knew would come – the last…
Read MoreThe ‘ONE’ Stooges – solo work by members of the comedy team
The Three Stooges are, without a doubt, one of the greatest comedy teams in motion picture history. Don’t argue with me on this, or I’ll gouge your eyes out, porcupine. But what would happen if you took a Stooge out of the team – and put him in his own short film? And you say,…
Read MoreWeek 21 of the $2,500 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
With two weeks left to play, the competition is getting fiercer. And now that there’s a Trivia Nights Live Facebook page, the smack-talking between teams is no longer limited to the comments section of this blog. And while some trivia teams are locked into the final round and decided to take the night off –…
Read MoreThis Saturday… Trivia Bowl 7
And now we have come to the day. That glorious, magnificent day. The day when 40 trivia teams from around the Capital District, the brainiest brains of bar and bacchanalia, all gather at Wolf’s 1-11 for the seventh annual Capital District Trivia Bowl. What is Trivia Bowl? Back in 2005, when the game was only…
Read MoreSchadenfreude and Blogging
Schadenfreude, a word most theatergoers only know as a song title in the Avenue Q play, is German for taking pleasure in the misery of others. Schadenfreude is when you’re driving down the highway, and you see that the cops have pulled over a speeder. As you drive by, you glance at the person who…
Read MoreGoing from a Michelin to a Schwinn?
This happened about a week ago, and I’m still trying to figure it all out. It’s Monday night at Brown’s Brewing in Troy. I’m waiting for my upstairs trivia table (#21) to vacate, so that I can get there and have my dinner and wait for my trivia teammates Jeremy and Alexis to arrive. There…
Read MoreJeremy McNamara, the ASPCA and the NYC Half-Marathon
A couple of things you need to know. My Street Academy trivia teammates are also my best friends. They’ve been there for me, and now I want to help one of them out. And since I’ve got a weblog and the power to update it, well then by gosh by golly I’m going to use…
Read MoreThe “PBL Pivot-Flex Play” Photography Project
If I’m going to use this Rolleiflex for more than just atmospheric nature shots, I need to find the right film and the right application. The application was a PBL basketball game. The film – Ilford Delta 3200 ISO black and white film. You’re not going to believe what I’ve got up my sleeve this…
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