Aunty Jack will rip yer bloody arms off, me little lovelies!

If you’re a fan of classic TV sketch comedy – such as Laugh-In or Monty Python’s Flying Circus, or even obscure sketch comedy like The Goodies or The Two Ronnies or some other British TV show that aired on public broadcasting two generations ago… Have I got a cult classic to show you.  Take a…

Read More

The Gary Gussman Fantasy Football League

I’ve never played fantasy football before.  And with the exception of watching The League, I’ve had no interest in doing so.  First off, there’s no way that this diehard Pittsburgh Steelers fan would ever take any players from the New England Patriots, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens or…

Read More

Thoughts while driving to Syracuse

By the time you read this, I’ll be on the road with a precious cargo – six of my best photographic artworks – for “Drop-Off Day” at the New York State Fair.  This seems to be part of an all-encompassing “drop-off-3-day-weekend” with my three entries for the Big E shipped yesterday, and my four (5)…

Read More

K-Chuck Radio: Tony Burrows versus Joey Levine versus Ron Dante

What if I told you that these three men were responsible for at least ten different pop hits under ten different names? Yeps.  It happened and it happened a lot. In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, it was not uncommon for an artist to add his vocals to a studio track, and then have…

Read More

Best of our TU Community Blogs, August 6, 2015: Ten for Thursday

Today is a very somber day for me.  After attending my Aunt Dolores’ funeral yesterday in Delmar – which was emotional in and of itself – I received word that one of my beloved teachers at Street Academy, Ahmed Naqi, entered eternal rest.  His services will be held today at the Masjid As-Salam Mosque on…

Read More

I avoided a parking ticket with these four words…

This morning, I was in Schenectady on some personal business.  There are plenty of parking meters in front of the municipal building in Schenectady, and normally I could put in 25c and get half an hour of parking time, which would have been more than enough for me. Today, I noticed that the City of…

Read More

Tetrameter the bear and his three challenges

I drove home one evening with tears in my eyes Emotions of pain that were so realized Rejection, dejection, apprehension and then I felt like my life wasn’t worth it again I sat on my porch, my whole world was shattered My soul crushed and bleeding, my heart ripped and tattered I was ready to…

Read More

Coca-Cola won’t #shareacoke with Chuck Miller

True statement.  I have enjoyed Coca-Cola products for decades.  Right now Diet Coke is my drink of choice, but I used to love regular Coke, the “new and improved” Coke, and the various flavored Cokes – Cherry Coke, Diet Coke Lime, etc., etc. And when Coca-Cola announced their “share a Coke” promotion, where millions of…

Read More

“Is that okay?”

These are true stories – and sometimes truth is harder to believe than fiction.  And if you hear someone saying to you, “Is that okay?” when they take your order or monitor your purchases, be prepared to scratch your head in disbelief. Case study #1. I was at Home Depot last Saturday morning, purchasing some…

Read More

A peace pipe with Allstate

I’ve had auto insurance with Allstate for many years.  It started back in 2004 when I acquired my sainted Grandma Betty’s Pontiac 6000 (as I’ve said before, nobody in their 90’s with a valid Massachusetts driver’s license and cataracts should be allowed behind the wheel).  The coverage remained through my 2005 Saturn Ion “Cardachrome,” and…

Read More