I got a message from one of the Elbo Room trivia teams last week. Essentially they read the blog, and they thought I had their name inaccurately listed on the score sheet. It wasn’t that I had their name inaccurately listed. Well… actually, it was intentionally inaccurately listed. See, as much as I would love…
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Now it’s just a Paul Simon song and a state park in Utah.
At 1:00 p.m. Eastern time today, December 30, 2010, the last processing plant for Kodachrome film in the world, Dwayne’s Photo in Parsons, Kansas, accepted its final rolls of Kodachrome film for development. Once the rolls that are currently at Dwayne’s facility are processed – including six rolls of mine – then an era in…
Read MoreI dub thee … caption time!
Okay everyone, have fun with this picture. This picture was taken in the 1960’s, as part of a parade down Washington Avenue in Albany. Who can come up with the best caption for this image?
Read MoreTen Great Coin-Operated Video Games of Ancient Times
A few years ago, I wrote an article for Toy Collector Magazine on a Virginia man who turned his home’s carriage barn into a huge video arcade. This man had over 100 different vintage coin-operated video games, and after I did the interview with him, he handed me a cupful of quarters and let me…
Read MoreOff they go… my final four rolls of Kodachrome…
Here they are. Four rolls of Kodachrome film. A 25, a 40, and two 64s. First thing Monday morning – after digging out a gigantic amount of snow to find a 2005 Saturn Ion buried underneath – I put these final four cartridges – containing 144 undeveloped photos – into a FedEx mailer. This stuff…
Read MoreWherever you are, Brother Mark Lull – thanks
Christmas morning, and the Kiev-19 and I are traveling around the Capital District, getting some last-minute Kodachrome shots. My travels took me out to Delmar, where for some reason or another I decided to stop at the Church of St. Thomas the Apostle. St. Thomas the Apostle is a very significant church for my family. …
Read MoreThe PBL Basketball Dance Teams…
I enjoy working with the Premier Basketball League. There’s a lot of great talent and supportive fans throughout the league. And there’s one other important factor with the PBL. They’ve got some seriously hot dance squads. Now, understand something. I’m partial to my favorite dance team of all time, the Albany Patroons’ fabulous Emeralds squad…
Read MoreMy 2010 holiday wishes to all
No matter what your faith is, or what your ecumenical or theological beliefs are, this is the one time of year when we all wish each other the happiest of holidays, the warmest of cheer, the true seasons’ greetings and peace on earth, good will toward all. Let me take this moment right now, while…
Read MoreWant to buy a T-shirt for the last day of Kodachrome? Sure you do…
During these final days of Kodachrome development, I contacted Dwayne’s Photo in Parsons, Kansas – say it with me, “the only photo lab in the country that can develop Kodachrome film” – and asked if there was some way to commemorate the last development days of Kodachrome. They originally said they didn’t have anything planned.…
Read MoreWeek 15 of the $2,500 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
Last week, just as the game was about to end, Elbo Room trivia host General James mentioned that because the Elbo Room’s Thursday night games did not fall on Christmas or New Year’s Day – and because the bar would be open on those days for football games and drinking and eating, there would be…
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