It was 1977, and I stood in line at the Cine 1-2-3-4-5-6 in Northway Mall for the new motion picture Star Wars.ย I had already read the first three Marvel Comics movie adaptations, and was so psyched to see this film on the big screen.ย So much so, in fact, that I saved up enough…
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Naked came the snowflakes
Here they came. Light drops of white upon my windshield. Flying towards me in tiny, chilly streaks. The snowflakes arrived. It’s mid-October and there were twinkling, dusty frozen ice droplets in the sky. And for some reason, some unbelievably sensitive, internally reflective reason, I recalled the arrival of many snowflakes in my life. The snowflakes…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The Rocshire Memories
It seems like a generation ago that this little startup record company came along and tried to conquer the world.ย Rocshire Records, an independent label from Anaheim, signed a slew of artists, and within a few years it blasted through on its way to conquering the music world.ย Grammy Awards, gold records, worldwide tours… Yeah,…
Read MoreOne final “Just Vic” story
The things you might not know in January will eventually become part of your Decembers. Case in point. Earlier this year, I was practicing some photographs at Saratoga Casino and Raceway when, in the first race, a bay colt named Just Vic got clipped by another driver’s sulkey and crashed.ย The horse was helped off…
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My 2015 entries for BUILT
BUILT is Historic Albany Foundation’s charitable auction, where the Capital Region’s top painters and sculptors and photographers and artisans create breathtaking artwork with an Albany-based theme. I’ve participated in BUILT for several years, and some of my most iconic pieces – including The AGFA Bridge Over Ansco Lake, The Beat of Officer Harris and a…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, October 15, 2015: Ten for Thursday
There’s something that motivates every blogger out there.ย They’re motivated to tell the stories, to share their moments, to convey the feelings that surround them with people who want to read these moments.ย These conversations come from the heart, they come from the soul, they come from the very essence of our being.ย And being…
Read MoreThe Capital District’s smartest company is…
I haven’t played competitive team trivia in a while – mostly because of other projects that have sapped my time – but when a trivia host contacted me and asked if I would be interested in participating as a “ringer” for a team in an upcoming Capital District charity event, I said sure. And with…
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Dream Window #16: Rainbow of Hope
I’ve shopped at Silver Fox Salvage in Albany’s warehouse district several times for Dream Window frames, and I’ve acquired some beautiful piecesย from that location.ย One day, as I walked through the salvage warehouse, I found a fantastic fourteen-paneled Queen Anne window. I looked at the price tag.ย I can afford this.ย Up to the…
Read MoreCaption Time: Solar-powered foliage?
Last Saturday, I thought about taking a trip to Vermont to photograph the change in foliage.ย And while I was in a little town called Putney (I only knew of Putney because my Aunt Elaine once attended Windham College in Putney, the college no longer exists), I came across a nice grove of foliage. Now…
Read MoreA prosthetic arm to make kids feel extra-special
Gizmodo recently reported on a company, Open Bionics, who is crafting something extra-special for children who, either through a birth defect or an accident, have lost a hand or an arm. And I have to say – this is absolutely incredible and amazing. Open Bionics, a leader in low-cost myoelectric prosthetic arms and limbs, has…
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