They are status symbols for every musician, producer, singer, arranger, songwriter or radio station. They are framed copies of popular albums and singles – but instead of a store-bought record in the frame, the record itself is made of gold. And underneath the record is a special plaque, honoring that person as being part of…
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The last fall foliage photos in Kodachrome
So earlier in October, I took my Nikkormat FTn, packed it with Kodachrome film, and went for a drive. The leaves on the trees were already changing from a dull green to an amberish yellow, from a deep red to a silent brown. This would be my only change to photograph this fall foliage in…
Read MoreCharlie Chaplin’s Time Machine
If I had a time machine, if I had a magic device that could take me to any period in history, you know I would go back to the 1920’s and watch one of the greatest actors / directors / filmmakers of all time, Charlie Chaplin, make one of his legendary films. I’d stare in…
Read MoreUnited Airlines, “Passenger 1” and me – the greatest flight ever
I wasn’t planning on flying on October 27th. I was planning on going home, scanning in some Kodachrome slides that arrived from Dwayne’s Photo, and maybe watching a bit of the World Series. My travel plans were originally set for the next day, October 28th – a trip to Chicago for the Premier Basketball League,…
Read MoreWeek 8 of the $2,500 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
All right, this is going to be a big win for my Street Academy trivia team. Everybody’s at the Elbo Room, ready for the first question to begin. Jeremy’s there. Alexis is there. And I am… In Chicago. Yep. I’m sitting at O’Hare Airport, just a few miles away from the corner of Delaware, Morton…
Read MoreStorytown – er, the Great Escape – in Kodachrome
Last year, I wrote a well-received blog post about old photographs from the legendary Lake George amusement park, Storytown U.S.A. Today that park is the Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom, and is part of the Six Flags collection of amusement parks. The reason I wrote the article was because I acquired a vintage View-Master reel…
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Read More“You know how to use the Heritage Park PA microphone?”
So I’m cleaning up some old storage boxes in my home office, when I came across another long-forgotten part of my life. It was some old statistician papers from the 1997 Empire State Games. It’s the summer of 1997. When the Empire State Games came to the Capital Region that summer, I wanted to volunteer…
Read MoreAutumn Foliage in the Pine Hollow Arboretum
Last month, I took my Nikon D700 to Slingerlands, to visit the breathtaking Pine Hollow Arboretum. This expansive nature preserve, 25 acres of trees and flowers and streams, is tucked between two side streets off New Scotland Road. You can’t even hear the cars drive by as you’re walking along the peaceful nature trail. And…
Read MoreCould an Islamic sitcom be a hit in America?
Throughout the history of television, there have been several TV shows in which the original concept of the show – a comedy about being a prisoner of war in Nazi Germany, for example – might seem, on the top, a bit uncomfortable. So how is it that one of Canada’s most popular homegrown television shows…
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