I knew this day would come, and I’m so happy it did. See, here’s what happened. Prior to writing today’s recap of ten quality blogs by ten quality Times Union community bloggers, I received “nominations.” At least two people contacted me and said, “Hey Chuck, here’s a TU community blog that I really enjoy, please…
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“Amish Mafia” book review: Amish Confidential
See, unlike the Discovery Channel, who essentially unpersoned Amish Mafia as if it never ever existed… I’m still finding a way to do reviews of the show. Well, at least one more review, barring any sort of “Merlin and Mary Take a Road Trip” spinoff, or if Paul and the horde of unwashed Kentucky Amish…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The coolness of girl group music
Today on K-Chuck Radio, I want to bring you some beautiful vocal harmonies, all from “girl groups” of the 1960’s, 1970’s and 1980’s. These were the artists who combined sweetness and beauty with awesome vocals and tender lyrics. And their music is still treasured today. In fact, what I’ve got on the playlist includes some…
Read MoreWow, I’m selling cars in the Netherlands these days??
I never know what blog post from the past five-plus years will garner a reader response. So I was surprised when someone contacted me about this four-year-old article. Background. Four years ago, I won an eBay auction for a “Chuck Miller Ford” dealership badge. Although I’m a General Motors person, I thought that the Ford…
Read MoreCan we get the Mill Rats into “The Tournament”?
All right my basketball-loving blog readers and friends, listen up. I received word from Ian McCarthy, the general manager of the National Basketball League of Canada’s Saint John (New Brunswick) Mill Rats. He and several Mill Rats, along with some players from other professional hoops teams, are combining to participate in a million-dollar independent basketball…
Read MoreColonial Car Wash is now dead to me
A few days ago, I wrote a blog post in which I discovered that my bank credit card had been compromised and that some clown was now trying to buy $100 gift cards at a Shop-Rite grocery store in New Jersey? Yeah, this blog post. Well, now it seems I have an idea as to…
Read MoreL-Ken’s and a “Spearmint.”
Last Sunday. A beautiful, sunny day that visually masked a bone-chilling wind. At some point in time, they’re going to tear down that beautiful L-Ken’s advertising sign on Central Avenue. But until they do… I’m going to use it as a go-to-shoot-and-see-what-happens part of my photography experiments. And on this sunny-chilly Sunday, I had my…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, April 2, 2015: Ten for Thursday
I’m glad that this week’s “Ten for Thursday” recap of really good to excellent Times Union community blog posts didn’t fall on April 1st this year; or else I would probably put together a list of ten TU staff blogs instead. Yeah, that would have gone over as well as a groom passing gas just…
Read More“Breakfast Cereal” restaurant new to Bombers lineup (APRIL FOOL’S DAY)
According to this news report, Bombers Burrito Bar Matt Baumgartner, who also owns Wolff’s Biergarten and several other business ventures in the Capital District, will premiere his new breakfast-themed restaurant, “Breakfast Cereal,” this weekend. The restaurant, which will open temporarily in the shuttered Sciortino’s Diner (previously the Miss Albany Diner) on Broadway in Albany, will…
Read MoreWashington Avenue Armory purchased by Armory Garage (APRIL FOOL’S DAY)
According to this link, a deal has been made to repurpose the Washington Avenue Armory as the building for a new car dealership. The deal, which will be finalized today, will have Armory Garage open a satellite sales dealership at the century-old former munitions depot and entertainment center. “We really need a place to show…
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