I never met Maxine or Eileen Newcomer, and they never knew of my existence. But because of something they did in 1947, I was able to pay their gift forward. Background. It’s the spring of 2002, and I’m puttering around a used record and memorabilia show in Wayne, New Jersey. For me at that time,…
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Can we PLEASE get the Manhattan Transfer on Glee?
While I’m not going to completely classify myself as a “Gleek”, I do love me some Glee. The new season is just around the corner, and there are supposed to be upcoming episodes featuring music from the Rocky Horror Picture Show (swank!), as well as a Britney Spears episode (we’ll see how that one turns…
Read MoreMOTIVATION POSTER – Journey
Here’s a new success poster for your day. This is based on one of my Kodachrome pictures. Hope you like it.
Read MoreStealing my table at trivia = epic fail
When playing competitive team trivia, one develops certain routines and superstitions. There are trivia players that wear customized t-shirts. There are trivia teams that will order the same beverage to start out the game. I remember Lynch’s Mob used to do a fist-bump after every question they got right, which was a lot of fist-bumps. …
Read MoreResults from the Vermont State Fair
On September 2, 2010, I made a road trip to Rutland, Vermont with six foam-boarded entries for the Vermont State Fair. It would be my last entry into any summer fair photographic competition, and my only chance to enter a photographic fair without any preconceived notion of what to expect. As far as I was…
Read MoreThe artwork of former Eastman Kodak chairman up for auction
I received this information from a good friend of mine, and thought it might be interesting to pass along. Think about this for a second. Albert Chapman was the Chairman of the Board for Eastman Kodak – the outfit whose Kodachrome I’m still using until the end of the year – and now a collection…
Read MoreKevin Marshall at the Dunkin Run
Here’s the deal. First and foremost, the Times Union blogging community is a COMMUNITY. We come out and support our fellow bloggers when and if we are able. Last summer, Kevin Marshall came out to my photography art debut at the Schenectady Art Night. This Sunday morning, he was scheduled to run in his first…
Read MoreTen Really Sweet Ultra-Rare Doo-Wop Songs
Along with rockabilly and R&B, doo-wop music is considered one of the holy trinity of the birth of rock and roll – and, as more than one researcher has stated, doo-wop music is the forgotten third of that trilogy. The stereotypical image of a doo-wop group – a bunch of friends singing under the lamp…
Read MoreThe Delta Phi Bathroom
There was a lot of pressure on students at Hamilton College to pledge membership in one of the school’s nine fraternities and societies. This was back in the 1980’s, when these frats had their own off-campus housing and their own social “frat parties” and the drinking age was as low as 18. Yes, Frat Party…
Read MoreMOTIVATION POSTER – Celebrate
This is the first of what I hope will be many home-made motivation posters. This low-resolution version of the picture can be used for your desktop, if you like. These motivational photos are not for re-sale. Besides, it’s a great way to get some use out of my photographs.
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