The day started out horribly. Two days beforehand, my wife’s grandfather, Samuel Ginsburg, passed away after a long and valiant battle against Alzheimer’s Disease. That day, we were going to attend his funeral. My wife Vicki was already mad at me; I had scheduled the week off so that I could attend the inductions of…
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The Albany Patroons’ dance team: Emeralds that were hotter than sunshine
Tuesday night. Before I head off for a night of competitive trivia at Pizzaria UNO in Crossgates Mall, I take a couple of minutes to check my Facebook account. Among the various posts and updates and offers to sell me virtual candy bars, I found a note from one of my FB friends, a girl…
Read MoreOde to a 1971 GE Wildcat record player
Over the span of my life, I’ve owned two types of record players. As an adult, my primary turntable (and the one I use to convert my 45’s to .mp3 so that I can listen to them in my car) is a Technics SL-1200 MK2 quartz-driven turntable. But that’s not the phonograph I’m blogging about…
Read MoreMy next photography assignment – a significant basketball memorabilia auction
I enjoy collecting vintage game-worn sports jerseys. I mostly collect basketball jerseys, but I’ve acquire a couple of hockey sweaters over the years. Granted, my collection tends to gravitate toward minor league and international gear – for example, my wife’s sister, who lives in Israel, brought back a Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball jersey for me…
Read MoreCongratulations to Chuck Miller, Lawn Mower Racing Champion and no relation to me
I can understand that “Chuck Miller” is a generic name – according to The U.S. Census in 2000, Miller was the sixth most popular surname (only trailing Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown and Jones), while “Charles” or “Chuck” is the eighth most popular given name in America (behind James, John, Robert, Michael, William, David and Richard).…
Read MorePhoto Essay: Testing out my Kenko 180
Among my arsenal of camera lenses that I’ve acquired over the years is this Kenko 180° screw-on fisheye lens. From the looks of it, I should be able to shine a red light through it and pretend it’s the HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Although I already have a dedicated fisheye lens (my…
Read MoreRemembering 3WD, Schenectady’s Top 40 Radio Station
I received a note from a girl named Deborah, who contacted me from my earlier blog. Hi, Chuck … if you worked at 3WD in the 80’s you may have known “Dave Michaels” aka, David Brady, one of the original owners. He passed away in July 2009. I am truly saddened by the passing of…
Read MoreBuilding My Own Custom Cell Phone Ring Tone (and you can, too!!)
Chuck Miller explains how to create your own customized ring tone, and to not be a slave to your cell phone carrier’s designated ring tone library.
Read MoreFinding the Atlantic City Boardwalk Trophy
If you ever visit the Hockey Hall of Fame in downtown Toronto, look around for a place inside the facility – an area called the North American Zone. You’ll see on display several minor league and amateur jerseys, banners, sticks, pucks and trophies. You’ll also find the championship trophy currently visible on the right. This…
Read MoreWhy can’t I get a good watch??
All I want is a decent timepiece that will last a long, long time, and will be able to provide the correct time to me more than twice a day. Of course, if I ever won the lottery, the watch you see on the left is the only timepiece I would want on my wrist…
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