I thought this was an April Fool’s Day joke, similar to the one last year where someone claimed that due to a bureaucratic mix-up and a lapse of copyright protection, Toyota was able to purchase the defunct brand name “Oldsmobile” and would start branding some of their cars as Toyota Oldsmobiles. That was an April…
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Welcome to the Gallery: Chuck’s First Art Show
Last month, I donated a couple of my framed photographic artworks to the art auction to benefit Tess’ Lark Tavern. While I was there, I talked with various artists, buyers and attendees. It was part networking, part observation, and a lot of fun for a good cause. One of the people I spoke with was…
Read MoreThe Robins of Iverhill: Chapter 31 – The Finals
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. My name is Genvieve McCarling. Nearly 40 years ago, I was the manager for three seasons for the Iverhill Robins of the Intrastate Baseball Association,…
Read MoreAmtrak Passenger Car 25116 (update to Amtrakking to Chicago)
“I can’t believe we’re stuck here in Albalee!” That was Saturday night at about 8:00 p.m., about an hour past the scheduled departure time for Amtrak’s Lake Shore Limited to get me to Chicago for an important meeting with the Premier Basketball League, whose offices are based in Chicago. Since my meeting was scheduled for…
Read MoreThe Robins of Iverhill: Chapter 30 – Packing
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. My name is Genvieve McCarling. I’m the manager of the Iverhill Robins, and right now it’s the last game of the season. We were tied…
Read MoreStudying for the Rocky Horror Picture Show
Nearly 30 years ago, I saw the Rocky Horror Picture Show for the first time. I was a freshman at Hamilton College, and one of the college’s independent film clubs booked Rocky Horror for the weekend. I never saw the film before I went to college; I knew that it played for many weekends at…
Read MoreThe Robins of Iverhill: Chapter 29 – Dairy
NOTE: the following story, which will be serialized on this blog, was originally written in 1985 as my senior project in creative writing at Hamilton College. 25 years later, it has been updated. New chapters will appear Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. NOTE: To read Chuck Miller’s book “The Robins of Iverhill: A Minor League Fairy…
Read More“Oh my God, you shot the dog?!?”
Yes I did. Actually I’ve shot that dog more than once. Here’s one shot from last year, just as the sun set; it was one of my first shots after purchasing my Nikon D700. I entered this photo in the 2009 Altamont Fair photo contest. And here’s one of my early attempts at “HDR” photography,…
Read MoreWeek 16 of the 2010 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
Last night, only six teams showed up for the final round of the Elbo Room Trivia Tournament. The last variable in terms of the standings, Big Red Machine, arrived and qualified, via the attendance rule (12 out of 16 games) for the final round next Thursday. There. Mystery over. Now let’s play the game. Actually,…
Read MoreIs that Phantogram’s music in a New York Lottery commercial?
Oh sweet lord it is. According to the All Over Albany blog, the intro to Phantogram’s infectious song “Mouthful of Diamonds” is being used by the New York State Lottery for its a new Powerball commercial. In the commercial, a person buys a lottery ticket, then walks out of the subway – except that he’s…
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