Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
With my latest Dream Window … man, look at this … I took an old window that contained half a diamond frame, replaced the old busted glass with new fresh mirror glass and a photo of the solitary tree atop the Helderberg Escarpment in Thacher Park. Nice, eh? Okay, I know you’re scratching your head…
Read MoreSo here we are, you and me, on a Thursday morning, with another round of the Times Union’s community blog recap and review. There’s some really excellent posts this week, as well as a newcomer or two to the list. Let’s get started. You’ve got a lot of reading this week. And be prepared for…
Read MoreSo here we are, you and me, on a Thursday morning, with another round of the Times Union’s community blog recap and review. There’s some really excellent posts this week, as well as a newcomer or two to the list. Let’s get started. You’ve got a lot of reading this week. And be prepared for…
Read MoreIt’s the prestige photo competition of the Capital District. It’s the one in which the top amateur and professional photographers place their best works on display. And for years, I couldn’t get in the front door of the Photo Regionals to save my life. I would submit my entries, they would not pass the round…
Read MoreIt’s always bugged me about the sign for the closed L-Ken’s Drive-In in Colonie. Take a look. //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js This photo of L-Ken’s was shot in 2010. And right away, you can see the big distracting issue that ruins this photograph. Yep. It’s that big real estate sign that’s become part of the marquee. Ugh. It…
Read MoreI first discovered Shane Howard’s music in 1982 when, as a student at Hamilton College, I worked at the college radio station WHCL. I received an imported copy of the Australian band Goanna’s Spirit of Place album, and proceeded to play the LP on air as often as I could – including playing the LP’s…
Read MoreThere’s an old Robin Williams comedy routine in which the comedian does an impersonation of Lawrence Welk introducing modern music. Something about him saying “And now, the lovely Lennon Sisters are going to sing for you, ‘I Can’t Get No Satisfaction,’ ah-one and uh-two…” But in truth, Lawrence Welk’s TV show often played modern popular…
Read MoreSo let’s cut to the chase. Rip the bandage off and hope that I don’t scream too loudly. None of my three submitted artworks made the cut for the Wild Center’s “The Forest and the Tree” exhibit at their Tupper Lake museum. I’m okay with that. Surprisingly okay. Now for those of you who have…
Read MoreBackground. A few years ago, I had fun doing a snark-filled episode review of the Discovery Channel fake-reality TV series Amish Mafia. The show purported to pull back the curtain on the secret culture of Amish and Mennonites in South Central Pennsylvania. For four seasons, we watched the wacky adventures of Lebanon Levi King Stoltzfus…
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I’ve previously built Dream Windows that featured the Capital District’s iconographic artwork and architecture. Dream Window #5: The Thirst Quencher captured the Coca-Cola advertisement in Schenectady, for example. Now comes a new challenge – to build a Dream Window based on a disappearing Capital District advertising sign… and to make that sign dance once more,…
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