This is the post Dan Smith has been waiting for. Ever since I started up this Times-Union blog thingy, Dan and his team have been able to say to me, “Hey Chuck, you may have won Trivia Bowl (twice) and Summer Bowl (once) and a bunch of other things… but we got one on you. …
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UPDATE: As for the Coca-Cola split-film picture at the NYS Fair…
When I received my six postcards from the State Fair yesterday, five of the cards had some sort of designation / indication of whether or not my photos were accepted or rejected. To sum up – my photos of the lighthouse, the broken backboard, the Quebec City light trail and the Thacher Park star trail…
Read MoreJust heard from the New York State Fair…
The anticipation has been driving me nuts for the last ten days. It began when I drove out to Syracuse with my six entries for the photography competition at the New York State Fair. Got off at Exit 34A on the Thruway, then took I-481 to I-690, and then arrived at the Fairgrounds. Each photo…
Read MoreThe Solid Gold Dancers take my mind off my troubles…
Back in ancient times, when people didn’t have dedicated cable channels that showed all-sports or all-music videos or all-Law & Order, there was a syndicated television variety series called Solid Gold. Solid Gold would bring the top performers of the day on stage to lip-sync their hits. The hosts would read off cue cards and…
Read MoreThe “Convoy” Saga… Part 2
The C.W. McCall “Convoy” article for RoadKing was a major success. The publication received dozens of letters from truck drivers and motorists, all of whom remembered the song and were thankful that someone had written an article on the long-forgotten piece of trucking history. So it’s March 2004, and I’m currently working on maybe six…
Read MoreThe “Convoy” Saga… Part 1
The song itself was a mixture of “talking blues” and trucker slang. In the mid-1970’s, truck drivers stayed in communication with each other while on the road, by using personal communication devices called citizen’s band radios. A truck driver at mile marker 200 could alert a fellow teamster at mile marker 190 that a state…
Read MoreThe Adventures of the Utica Wreckers
In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, there was an independent basketball team from Utica, N.Y. that was sponsored by Champlin Tire Wreckers. The Utica Wreckers were one of the top independent squads in New York, playing against teams like the Schenectady Schaefer Brewers. Among the recognizable names that suited up for the Wreckers was…
Read MoreAn Audio Trip Through My Radio Past
Somehow, and I still don’t know how, several personal cassette tapes have survived in an old cardboard box for over 20 years. The sound quality is poor, and I don’t remember if I recorded them just to hear how I sounded back in the day, or if I thought by putting them together I could…
Read MoreThe Chance
The first time I tried for The Chance was seven years ago. And I failed. I tried three years ago. I came close. But they didn’t want me. But I’m not giving up. I’m trying again. Because as far as The Chance goes, all I really want is one opportunity. One opportunity for The Chance. …
Read MoreWant your photos on display at the New York State Museum? It can happen…
I’m passing this along because I submitted two of my landscape shots – Star Trails of Thacher Park and General Electric at Night – for consideration, and I hope you submit your best New York State landscape photographs for the event. NYS MUSEUM INVITES PHOTO SUBMISSIONS FOR UPCOMING EXHIBIT ALBANY, NY — The New York…
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