Imagine producing an animated children’s TV show in the late 1950’s. You don’t have the same budget to make the theatrical cartoons that Disney and Warner Bros. and MGM had. You have to cut corners. You have to be creative. And from this, I bring you Cambria Studios and their budget-basement invention. Synchro-Vox. Synchro-Vox gave…
Read MoreChugging on the Candy Cane Express…
The last time I visited Santa’s Workshop in the Adirondacks was maybe as a kid. I don’t remember very much about it, maybe I fed a reindeer, maybe I told Santa what I wanted for Christmas, I don’t remember. But upon scouting some images and ideas for future photographic endeavors… I came across this. Santa’s…
Read MoreSo that’s what a ricer does?
So of late, I’ve tried to make scratch-built mashed potatoes. Well, at least “bachelor cooking” mashed potatoes. And I think I found out what I’ve been doing wrong all this time. I’ve nuked potatoes in the microwave and then tried to mash them with a fork. Doesn’t work. I’ve tried roasting tinfoil-wrapped potatoes in the…
Read MoreFull frontal nudity on Yellowstone last night.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, I binge-watched the first three seasons of the modern Western drama Yellowstone. The show’s good, I’ll give you that. It’s got sweeping cinematic vistas, it’s got complicated storylines straight out of Dallas or Dynasty or Empire, and Kevin Costner chews the scenery every time he’s on camera. Oh yeah, and because…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: No, the worst Christmas songs of all time are…
I was inspired to write this blog after reading a tweet from my friend Jerry Papandrea (he’s the guy who has the DerryX YouTube food channel). Yeah … no. The Santa Claus version by Springsteen has its charm, especially when you realize that Springsteen essentially did a Springsteen-esque version of the uptempo track that was…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, December 11 2021
Good morning, my wonderful blog readers. As is the custom on Saturday, I step away from the blog so that others on my blogroll may receive the exposure. Which, if you think about it, is a good thing. Bloggers supporting bloggers. So let’s get started, shall we? BLOGS FOR TASTE The Burnt My Fingers blog,…
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for December 10, 2021
The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM.ย The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. Tonight’s broadcast features songs that all contain that classic Bo Diddley rhythm beat to it. Yes, there’s lots of songs like this.…
Read MoreLive life like you’re Evel Knievel.
There’s a current Twitter meme going around in which Twitter users are encouraged to post pictures of two athletes – one athlete that the 10-year-old Twitter user idolized, and then a current athlete that catches his attention. So I did this. Evel Knievel was a bad-ass stuntman. His whole raison d’etre was to race his…
Read MoreThe purple cowl-necked sweater
I need to tell you this story. It’s all true. And nearly 45 years after it happened, it still hurts inside. As many blog readers know, I had a very difficult childhood. The home life was tough, and classmates in the South Colonie School District (otherwise known as Schools 7, 9 and 10 of The…
Read MoreMy new Google Pixel 6 Pro phone just earned a gold star.
Let’s have a short pop quiz. What is one of the most annoying things that Chuck has dealt with over the years? There’s someone in the back who’s got his hand up, and doing his best Arnold Horshak imitation right now. So let me explain. I have scribbled many blog posts about those annoying, unstoppable…
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