Milton Horne was a part of youth sports in the Capital Region for many decades. A four-year basketball starter at Philip Schuyler and a graduate in 1969, he later attended New Mexico and played in the NCAA Division I Final Four. He returned to Albany, and worked as a little league coach for the next…
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My 10 Favorite “Relax” TV Shows
There are TV shows where I will sit comfortably in my chair and watch all the excitement and action and suspense. There are TV shows where I will throw stuffed animals at the TV screen because of the horrible acting or stupid plotlines or the like. And then there are a special brand of TV…
Read MoreHow Albany Almost Got Minor League Baseball in the 1970’s
Everybody knows the Albany Senators baseball team folded in 1959 and the Albany-Colonie A’s (later the A-C Yankees) came to the area in 1983. This meant Albany went 24 years without minor league baseball – except for 1971, when some newspaper reporters, a beer distributor, a savvy minor league general manager, and a future Hall…
Read MoreSt. Joseph’s Church from I-787: or, how I spent my Christmas morning
I’ve driven over Interstate 787 countless times. But this time, it was different. Because this time, I wanted to get the one shot that I would never get at any other time of the year. Normally if one were to photograph the magnificent structure known as St. Joseph’s Church, the former house of worship on…
Read MoreMy holiday wish to all
No matter what your faith is or what your ecumenical beliefs are, this is the one time of year when we all wish each other the happiest of holiays, the warmest of cheer, the true seasons’ greetings and peace on earth, good will toward all. Personally, I have my own happy wishes to my wife…
Read MoreGetting my camera equipment cleared by Homeland Security
We live in a much different time than years ago. And because of these new times, one can’t just drive up to Canada, show a driver’s license, smile at the border guard and be on my way. Last year, for the first time in my life, I actually applied for and received a passport. I…
Read MoreJamario Moon Remembered “The Dunk”
I keep an eye on my flickr photos – as a flickr member, I can check to see if any of the photos have been searched, where the searches came from, etc. So when one of my old Albany Patroons photos was searched several times by a site called “realcavsfans.com,” I got curious. Background. From…
Read MoreRobert Ripley Arrives in Albany: Believe It Or Not!
It had all the pomp and circumstance of an arriving dignitary on a ship of state. On August 8, 1947, hundreds gathered at the Port of Albany, both on the shore and in the water. Yachts from the Albany Yacht Club escorted the honored vessel under the Dunn Memorial Bridge. A Navy LCVP, or “Higgins…
Read MoreThe Albany County Rail Trail: A New Use of Albany’s Railroad Past
They’re very familiar sights, especially if you live in the Delmar / Elsmere / Slingerlands area. Several railroad bridges from the old Delaware and Hudson Railroad, spanning a network of nine miles of rail track from Albany to Voorheesville. That stretch of rail line can no longer hold rail traffic; the bridges are just a…
Read MorePhoto Essay: Renovation of the Washington Avenue Armory
Flash back to 2005. At the time, the Albany Patroons were going to return to the Continental Basketball Association, and I had lots of hope for their success. So much so, that I actually plunked down a good sized chunk of change for two courtside season tickets. But upon walking into the Armory for the…
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