I’m telling you… I can’t wait for the big bombshell the New York Times plans to drop on Governor David Paterson. I’ve heard every sort of rumor about what the big bombshell will be – does the Governor have another woman on the side, is he and his wife into “the lifestyle,” is this all…
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Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree, Men at Work gotta pay royalty
I realize we’ve come to a point in music history where the melody of almost every song is derived from another song written years ago. Sometimes these issues can be quickly resolved, such as Mike Oldfield receiving a writer’s credit on Paul Hardcastle’s Vietnam-sampled dance track “19” because one of the melodies in the 1985…
Read MoreMemories of Trivia Bowl V: 2009
Now, the final recap of a previous Trivia Bowl. This one took place in February 2009, and I was looking forward to a tough competition at Broadway Joe’s in downtown Albany. And it was a very tough competition. It looked like 40 different teams had hunkered down at Broadway Joe’s, and the hosts from Baker’s…
Read MoreRevolution Hall Monday Night Trivia goes away after this coming Monday
Conan O’Brien got better treatment. Here’s the situation. Back around September or so, Brown’s Brew Pub moved their Wednesday night trivia games to Monday nights at Revolution Hall. Marc Palozzi and Anthony Chiera were hired to replace Zack Hilton as trivia hosts, and people could watch the Monday Night Football game on a big screen…
Read MoreTimes Union snubs the Albany Patroons once again
I always wondered if our fair newspaper has something against the legendary minor league basketball team. For years, as an Albany Patroons fan, I used to grimace when reading team coverage in the TU – there would be articles about how the Patroons were going to move the franchise to another city, how the team…
Read MoreGoing Back on 3WD – er, WVKZ – this Wednesday
So I’m sitting at home, watching the Halifax Rainmen play the Rochester Razorsharks in a streaming online video feed from the Premier Basketball League, when I saw an e-mail in my personal account. And talk about a shock. A blast from the past. Walt Adams, one of the deans of broadcasting in the Capital District,…
Read MorePhoto Essay: More Ghost Signs of the Capital District
Over the past few days, I’ve taken my Nikon D700 and photographed several faded old advertisements that were painted 100 years ago on brick buildings in the Capital District. In a previous post, I showed off the Uneeda Biscuit signs in Troy, the Coca-Cola ad on Broadway in Schenectady, and the ads for RB Wing…
Read MoreSelection Sunday: The Teams for Trivia Bowl VI Are…
This coming Saturday at Wolf’s 1-11 is the sixth annual Trivia Bowl, and the top invitation-only teams will battle it out for the right to claim the championship Trivia Bowl. These teams were hand-picked by the hosts of the various Trivia Nights Live teams – Baker, General James, Murray, Charlie, and the rest. Automatic berths…
Read MoreMemories of Trivia Bowl IV: 2008
Between the time I won the 2007 Trivia Bowl competition and the chance to defend my title at Trivia Bowl IV, a few things actually happened with the Trivia Bowl itself. Normally, the Trivia Bowl trophy was placed on display at Hooters in Crossgates Mall. I continued to play Tuesday night trivia at Hooters, and…
Read MoreThe finals of the Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
Okay. Here’s how this works. The eight teams that showed up were fully fortified and ready to go. $2,500 was on the line – $2,000 for first place, $500 for second place, and dat’s it. Each question was worth a varying level of points, the harder the question, the more points you can earn. You…
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