It’s been a long weekend for me, and I was watching the last of the football playoff games when – of all things – a massive thunderstorm blew through the Capital District. Yes. In January. A thunderstorm. Later on, as the thunderstorm finished its sonic and visual show, I settled back to watch some more…
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K-Chuck Radio: The David Bowie Playlist
David Bowie passed away today. I still don’t believe it. It’s still a shock. His music was exciting and inventive, his ability to meld theatrics with rock music made him one of the few true geniuses of our generation. And if you need an essential David Bowie’s greatest hits today, if you just want to…
Read MoreVontaze Burfict and the “Battle of 1816”
Let’s get a few things out of the way right now. I am a devoted and unashamed fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers, which by extension means that I automatically have a distaste for any of the following opponents – the Cleveland Browns, the Baltimore Ravens, the New York Jets, the Dallas Cowboys, the Green Bay…
Read MoreGoin’ fishin’…
By the time you read this, I’ll be out the door, cameras in hand, heading for a very special location. And I’ll take pictures at that location. Day and night. Weekday and weekend. Film and digital. Standard and experimental. I’m not going to post the pictures online … at least not yet. Not until the…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Funny Stories and Songs of Faith
We’re so conditioned to our spiritual music to be reverent and respectful. I mean, let’s face it. We’re singing about our Lord and Savior. That being said, sometimes you get a song or a melody or a homily that takes a rather “cheeky” approach to religion. Sometimes it’s an interpretation of religion as a football…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Bloggers, January 7, 2016: Ten for Thursday
Welcome to this week’s installment of my weekly wrap-up showcase of the Times Union’s community and independent bloggers and their remarkable blogs of the week. If you’re new to my blog and are wondering, “Why does Chuck keep shifting off his Thursday blog posts in favor of this recap?” Well, here’s why. There are dozens…
Read MoreYour chance to showcase your artworks: Calls for Art
In this blog, I’ve chronicled my artistic and emotional journey, as I take the hurts and pains and loneliness of my life and turn it into Dream Windows and award-winning photographs. In today’s blog, I want to change the perspective, so to speak. Instead of my telling you where I’m going with my artworks… I…
Read MoreYour favorite movies, re-edited
Some people can get REALLY creative when it comes to their favorite motion pictures and films. Here are a few examples of some classic films, in which someone has taken the footage and edited it together into something both quirky and unique. For example, here’s the 2015 film Inside/Out trimmed down to a 15-minute clip. …
Read MoreA pew and a ghost
Two years ago, I photographed an abandoned gas station with a graffiti-tagged ironic comment. Six months ago, I photographed the inside of an abandoned church, finding a juxtaposition of a fetid sofa against a mournful stained glass window. And today, I’m dropping off prints of these two artworks to Historic Albany Foundation, for their use…
Read MoreThe Drifters: A Legacy of Harmony
This Chuck Miller article was originally published in Goldmine magazine in 2000. == It’s October 30, 1998, a brisk afternoon along the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame inducts its first class of trios and quartets and quintets of harmony. Among those who received honors for their golden throats and platinum hits…
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