In 1983, I discovered the New Zealand / Australian rock band Dragon. And fell in love with them. I played their hit song “Rain” on my college station practically every hour on the hour. When I wrote for Goldmine magazine, I begged the publisher to allow me to interview members of Dragon for a feature…
Read MoreSo there’s a lunar eclipse coming next month.
Long-time blog readers know that I enjoy photographing eclipses. I’ve caught one lunar eclipse back in 2015, and in 2017 I drove to South Carolina to capture a full solar eclipse. I know that two more solar eclipses are arriving in the United States in the next few years, but November 19th will feature a…
Read MoreSunflowers in Fuji Velvia 100
My goal this year is to use as much Fuji Velvia 100 film in 2021 as I possibly can. Fuji discontinued the film earlier this year, citing trace amounts of toxic chemicals in the film emulsions. Labs will still develop the slide film, but only up until a certain time period. So for now, I’m…
Read MoreThe Television Tontine
There is an old TV drama plotline that gets recycled every now and again. I’ve seen it on M*A*S*H* and I’ve seen it on The Simpsons. The idea is that after some climatic battle or major event, the people who fought in that event will find a bottle of champagne or some other potent potable,…
Read MoreTreat your ride share drivers with respect.
From time to time, I’ll rely on Uber to get me from Point A to Point B. They helped me tremendously when I couldn’t drive due to my various eye and foot surgeries, and they helped me when I needed to get to places where parking wasn’t always guaranteed (i.e., during a snowstorm). That being…
Read MoreThanks, you selfish, stupid, anti-vaxxers and COVID deniers. You ruined my Christmas. I hope you’re happy.
In the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the Canadian Pacific Railway runs two “Holiday Trains” across North America. One train travels through Canada, while the second train stays mostly in the United States. I’ve enjoyed photographing this train, and I had hoped for it to return to the rails in 2020. Then COVID got in…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, October 9 2021
Good morning, wonderful blog readers. My plan today is to take in some fall foliage in Vermont, and photograph a covered bridge or six along the way. Of course, for these I’ll be using my film gear, so with the mail being slightly delayed, expect these shots say oh around Christmastime if I’m lucky. ๐…
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for October 8, 2021
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. This weeks episode is a “covers” episode, where all the songs are covers of popular songs, many of whom are performed by…
Read MoreGonna get me a lucky coin, eh?
I know I sound like a broken record, but I’m really, really hoping we get the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train to travel through New York this year. CP is supposed to announce the train schedule (or COVID-restricted concert) today on their website. Yeah, I’m hitting that <F5> button on that web browser like I’ve swallowed…
Read MoreHappy Ken Screven Day today!!
It started out as a good-natured joke comment between two bowlers, but it has today morphed into a one-day celebration of one of the most iconic local television news reporters. I shall explain. For many decades, Ken Screven was a top reporter for WRGB, Channel 6 in the area. He would cover national and local…
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