You would think that every week I would log in, find ten blog posts by ten TU bloggers, and I’d be done. Not this week. See, as part of the Times Union’s revamp of the timesunion.com website, the clickable link on the TU homepage’s tool bar – the one that said “Blogs” – disappeared. And…
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My 2015 Altamont Fair Results
It’s the first day of the Altamont Fair, and my four artworks are on display. Did any of them receive ribbons? Let’s find out together, shall we?
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My 2015 Altamont Fair entries are…
No more talk about the Altamont Curse. I’ve earned ribbons in the past two years, and three sets of ribbons in the past four seasons. So I need to shut my trap about any godforsaken Altamont Curse. It doesn’t exist any more. It’s in the past. Let it stay in the past. No more talk…
Read MoreAunty 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 MoreThe 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 MoreThoughts 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 MoreK-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 MoreBest 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 MoreI 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 MoreTetrameter 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…
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