Hi. This is kind of hard to explain. And hard to believe. Chuck decided to sleep in today. He went with me to the Adirondacks and back. We had a great time. Spent the night together, he and me. He just got in this morning, and he’s all wiped out. Poor guy. He has no…
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Ten things you didn’t know about Chuck Miller
Here are ten things you didn’t know about Chuck Miller. And all of it is true. Chuck Miller produced several tracks from the first Insane Clown Posse album, “Carnival of Carnage.” No, Chuck never got showered in Faygo. Chuck Miller is a popular stand-up comic and magician, and is based in the Charleston / Florence,…
Read MoreSlides, Cassettes and a Script: Reassembling a 1977 Documentary
As people know, I’ve been working against time to document as much of my old high school, Street Academy / Harriet Gibbons High School. Since those godless and gutless school board members decided to shut down the school, I’ve been recovering every available artifact from the Harriet Gibbons High School archives as quickly as possible. …
Read MoreAlbums I Want to be Buried With: Goanna, “Spirit of Place”
How many times can a pop song actually make a positive change in the world? How many times can a lyric actually convince a government to change its path? For the Australian folk-rock band Goanna, that album was “Spirit of Place,” and its first single, “Solid Rock,” told a story of Australia that the rest…
Read MoreTen Super-Cool Long-Forgotten Television Intros
Have you ever known of a television show where the best part of the program wasn’t the acting, or the storylines – it was the introduction? The opening credits, the stirring musical introduction, something that just sounded great and looked great and was iconic and cool at the same time. Yeah, sometimes the shows themselves…
Read MoreA childhood in black and white “efke” film
Earlier this month, I went to Boston to photograph a basketball tournament. Since the tournament’s games didn’t start until late morning, I took the available free time and went on a little personal photographic time travel. Come along with me.
Read MoreCaption This… in 3-D!!
Note: in order to achieve the full experience of this picture, you need to stare at the photo – and let your eyes relax. Eventually two images will become one. Don’t cross your eyes; let them relax. Hey, if I’m going to do one of these “Caption This” pictures, I sure as shooting ain’t going…
Read MoreOnce upon a time, in Spring Hill, Tennessee…
Way back in the summer of 2003, a man was working on adding a window to a door frame. He had instructions on how to put the window in the door frame, and how to make sure that the window would open and close without any trouble. All he had to do was tighten a…
Read MoreHow to get your film back from Rocky Mountain Film Lab! (maybe)
February 2010. I find an undeveloped roll of 127 vest pocket film in a Kodak Brownie Super 27 camera, in an antique store in Manchester, New Hampshire. I buy the camera, and am curious as to what’s on the roll of film. After searching the Internet for a company that claims they can develop the…
Read MoreLife at 165 Eaton Place: Remembering “Upstairs, Downstairs”
Some of the greatest prime time dramas revolved around families of influence and affluence. If I were to mention the family surnames, you could hear the theme music pulsing in your head. The Ewings. Yep, you can hear that “Dallas” theme now, can’t you? How about the Carringtons. Ah, there’s the fluglehorn intro from “Dynasty.” …
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