Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. Tonight’s show delves into the mellow sound of “Yacht Rock,” with some deep cuts and alternate tracks. And there’s also an appearance…
Read MoreLast week, once my Paramount+ streaming service became Paramount+ with Showtime, I started binge-watching one of Showtime’s more popular shows, the horror-thriller Yellowjackets. I’m partway through the show’s second season … but … what in the world is going on here? All right … let’s start right off the bat with the premise. A high…
Read MoreMan oh man, Competition Season is getting packed like you wouldn’t believe. Normally I just have the five county / state fairs that constitute Competition Season, but this year I’m adding the Capital District Photo Regionals show, as well as a sixth county / state fair somewhere out west. I will reveal that in another…
Read MoreBackground. Earlier this year, I entered four 3-D images into a 3-D international photo competition. One of the photos, Rejection By Williams, made it into the show. This photo, to be more precise. Yeah, yeah, I know, I know … it’s a photo that glorifies the one time a Lehigh Valley Legends player actually did…
Read MoreLast week, I drove to Crossgates Mall to watch Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Of the five Indiana Jones films, I’d put this at #3 on the list – below Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and above Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and way…
Read MoreThe fact that I’m even GETTING a postcard from Iowa – after all I went through to get my entries judged – is a miracle. Of the five competitions in which I participate, the Iowa and New York State Fairs offer the “postcards of doom,” my nomenclature for if my photo entries were accepted or…
Read MoreGood morning, blog readers. Sorry for the lateness of today’s post, I’ve got a lot of chores to take care of this afternoon and I tried to take care of some of them earlier this morning. Silly me. 😀 But this is not a chore. This is an enjoyment, to be able to share the…
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The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. Tonight’s show is a special themed broadcast, featuring some of the worst and most egregious examples of songs featuring faux Native American…
Read MoreLet’s see. It was 90 degrees in the shade on Tuesday night. The Empire State Plaza was packed with thousands of celebratory Capital District residents, all of whom were enjoying food and drink, and getting ready for Sheila E. and the fireworks show. Or the fireworks show with Sheila E., depending on your perspective. Mother…
Read MoreEvery year I try to find a new way to photograph the Empire State Plaza’s 4th of July fireworks celebration. I’ve shot it from the parking garage on Eagle Street, I’ve captured images from the roof of the Kenmore Hotel. North side of the Plaza? Got it South side of the Plaza? Got it. I’ve…
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