If I’ve learned anything from my nearly seven years in blogging for the Times Union, it’s that the independent and community bloggers have arguably the most intelligent and informative blog posts out there. And it doesn’t matter whether they blog on their own link, or as part of a community link… they’re definitely worth reading.…
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Week 5 of the 2016 Graney’s Stout Summer Trivia League
There’s a good rule about using your safety options in competitive team trivia. Use them if you don’t know something, but hope that you can keep a skip or a double-chance option in your back pocket later in the game. Of course, if you use your options up early in the night … you better…
Read MoreBUILT 2016 is coming…
One of my favorite charities during my late-year “Charity Season” is Historic Albany Foundation, and their BUILT: Albany’s Architecture Through Artists’ Eyes auction and fundraiser is an event I totally treasure. BUILT is an amazing charity event, in which Albany’s top artisans create breathtaking artwork and imagery inspired by the architecture – past and present…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Open the garage door…
Garage music has an amazing sound to it. It’s raw, it’s energetic, and it sounds as if four or five guys got together in their garage, brought their instruments, and practiced until they could come up with a sound all their own. Well, here on K-Chuck Radio, I’ve got some rare garage rock tracks. So…
Read MoreA prayer card
I’ve had this prayer card in my possession for the past ten years. It’s a small little treasure on thin, stiff cardstock. The corners are still sharp, like a fresh Topps baseball card. The date is still visible. August 1, 2006. Ten years ago. That’s when my mother passed away. Paula Lillian Bragg, later Miller,…
Read MoreThe Results of Summer Bowl VII
It’s a new place for the Summer Bowl trivia championship, as over two dozen teams gathered at the new Pearl Street Pub in downtown Albany. I was there with my Street Academy trivia teammates, and right off the bat everybody knew that this seventh iteration of the summer gathering of Capital District brainsquads would be…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: When Country Music was Great
Here’s the deal. I grew up listening to country music in the household, mostly when various family members had WOKO 1460AM soldered onto their car radios. So with that in mind, I understand that this blog post will ostensibly “cheeze off” many contemporary country music fans. I don’t care. Because what they’re listening to is…
Read MoreRoger Green made me a “Sunshine Blogger”
On his personal non-Times Union blog, fellow blogger Roger Green received a “sunshine blog” request, in that he was challenged by one of his fellow bloggers to answer eleven questions. Green later challenged eleven of his fellow bloggers to create a “sunshine blog” post, with eleven questions that he crafted. Guess who got tagged as…
Read MoreBest of our TU Independent Blogs, July 28, 2016: Ten for Thursday
How’s your week going? Do you need some inspiration in your life? Do you need some positive motivation, some intelligent discourse, some reinforcement of the belief that there is great blogging out there? Look no further than the Times Union’s crew of independent and community bloggers, all of whom have great stories to tell and…
Read MoreWeek 4 of the Graney’s Stout 2016 Summer Trivia League
Some housekeeping business first. Although this is only the fourth week in the 12-week tournament, it’s the last trivia game in the Trivia League schedule before Saturday’s Summer Bowl VII. Yep, the mid-season championship of trivia is coming up this Saturday at the Pearl Street Pub (the former Jillian’s), show up at 1pm, questions start…
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