Let’s put a few things aside. Frosty, Rudolph, Charlie Brown, the Grinch, George Bailey, Natalie Wood pulling on Kris Kringle’s beard, a bevy of movies with Lacey Chabert – the holiday season is filled with TV specials and feel-good movies. Let me introduce you to one holiday special that, in its day, was appointment television,…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, November 19 2022
Good morning, wonderful blog readers. Have a seat, sip your coffee, and let’s check out the Saturday recap of the blogroll. Got some good stuff here, you will not be disappointed. Have a great weekend, everybody! Oh, and don’t forget – there’s still my holiday $100 art print sale. Several artworks have already found new…
Read More
The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for November 18, 2022
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. So for tonight’s broadcast, I actually have a co-host. Well, it’s a Dalek. Trust me. Modulated voice and everything. Amazing what you…
Read More40 years later … Solid Rock and an autographed treasure.
The year was 1982. As a college student with a fresh radio spot on Hamilton College’s radio station WHCL, I penned an editorial that was later picked up by Billboard magazine. The article was read by a mobile DJ in Melbourne, Australia, who sent me a cassette tape of various Oz Rock artists that hadn’t…
Read MoreThe Chuck Miller $100 Art Sale starts NOW!
Over the years, I’m sure you’ve enjoyed the many photographs and artworks that were created – and then exhibited – through this blog post. Now you have a chance to own some of them. Go to this link, or to the page listing above, for my new sale page. I’m offering over a dozen different…
Read MoreIt snowed last night. Start up the memes now.
I woke up this morning, looked outside my window, and saw Lightning’s Girl covered in a reasonable dusting of white snow. Ugh. Winter came early. And with the arrival of winter comes all the usual Capital District winter memes and jokes. You know the ones. The ones where we see three snowflakes outside and the…
Read MoreWe Serve Wayward Strangers at the 2022 Albany Center Gallery Members’ Show
Last year, I used a pack of Efke 820 infrared film and a yellow filter (along with my Kodak Medalist II camera, “Kodak Red”) to capture this creepy shot of the old Toll Gate Ice Cream parlor in Slingerlands. And if you’re wondering why this print is named We Serve Wayward Strangers, it’s a sly…
Read MoreHey Darnell Cowart, the Globetrotters want your number.
I love watching the Harlem Globetrotters. As much as anybody could say that all they do on the court is clown around, their ability to work within that atmosphere – while still providing highly skilled hoops action – is impressive. I should note that several members of the Albany Patroons’ legacy players – including Mario…
Read MoreBachelor Cooking: Steak and Cheese Pie Muffins
You know you want to try this. You just need all the ingredients. And the time. It takes about two hours to make, but boy is it delicious. This is apparently a major comfort food delicacy in New Zealand, and the recipe I have will incorporate an American twist to the meal. First off ……
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, November 13 2022
Good morning, my wonderful blog readers. As you know, Saturday is when I step aside and showcase instead the great writings, photographs and observations of those parties on my personal blogroll. Check them out. You won’t be disappointed. Have a great weekend, everybody!
Read More
Chuck The Writer 
You must be logged in to post a comment.