The rain still cascaded down upon the Capital Region as I began this blog post. There was enough rain and foul weather in the sky to put Noah back in the shipbuilding business. So here’s the deal. Last month, I discovered that the Association of Photographers, an organization in Shoreditch, London, will host a gallery…
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Week 12 of the $2,500 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
Has it been two weeks since the last time there was an Elbo Room trivia matchup? Yeah, it kinda was. But like clockwork, the teams returned to Elbo Room last night for another round of competitive bar and tavern trivia, with a big fat wad of $$$$ waiting for the winning team at the end…
Read MoreThe Kristie Tunick story – was it all a cyber-begging hoax?
This is why I can’t trust anything any more. A while back, a friend of mine alerted me to a YouTube video in which someone told the plight of Kristie Tunick, a Las Vegas woman who suffers from a very rare disorder. Here’s my original blog post on the topic. Now I’m finding out that…
Read MoreRemember the Darkhorse Marines
Think about the most dangerous part of Afghanistan. A place where the Taliban still has a stranglehold on the community and can still wage war against American forces. A place where British troops have lost over one-third of their soldiers. And now the district – Sangin, in Helmand province in Afghanistan – is where the…
Read MoreChristmas in Iverhill: The Night it Rained in December
NOTE: To read Chuck Miller’s book “The Robins of Iverhill: A Minor League Fairy Tale,” as well as the short stories in the “Christmas in Iverhill” series, visit this link. Sunday, December 23, 1973. The decorations covered every storefront along North Main Avenue, each bauble and bangle covered with a thin film of grimy glaze.…
Read MoreLess than 30 days left in my Kodachrome journey…
Time sure flies, doesn’t it? It was March of 2010 when I commenced a Kodachrome photography kick; I bought old Kodachrome film stock on eBay and used it to photograph whatever I could with the vintage slide film. I’ve used Kodachrome in both my 35mm cameras, the Kiev-19 (my “Red Special”) and my Nikkormat FTn…
Read MoreThe Capital District After Dark: Skylines in Kodachrome 25
I hadn’t worked with Kodachrome 25, the slowest of the Kodachrome 35mm slide films, but that was only because I couldn’t get my hands on a roll. Prices for the film on eBay were above $30/roll, and there was no way I was paying speculator’s prices for film that I couldn’t even be sure was…
Read MoreDream of a Child
While listening to one of my favorite international Internet oldies radio stations the other day – CKOC in Hamilton, Ontario – I heard the classic Burton Cummings track “Dream of a Child.” Cummings, for those of you not familiar with his name, was one of the main vocalists and songwriters for the Guess Who –…
Read MoreThe tragic update on Jenni-Lyn Watson
I just saw the news on AOL this evening. Apparently human remains consistent with the age and description of missing Central New York college student Jenni-Lyn Watson were found in a swampy area of Clay Central Park, near Syracuse, today. According to this blurb on Fox News, Watson’s ex-boyfriend, Steven Pieper, was arrested and faces…
Read MoreTen “TRON” Mash-ups
Sébastien Barré is about as big a fan of the upcoming “TRON: Legacy” film as I am. Although we have some disagreements on the film – he’s psyched that Daft Punk is doing the soundtrack, while I’m still hoping Wendy Carlos can come back for a cameo appearance – he sent me a video clip…
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