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. Time Artist Song Release 7:02 PM Yothu Yindi Treaty The Essential Five – EP 7:06 PM Valdy Rock and Roll Song 20th…
Read MoreHere we go again. Chuck’s trying something funky with his film cameras. It’s a sunny Sunday, and I’m up at the Saratoga thoroughbred track. The goal is to expand on the photographic technique I employed in my photo Pride of the Palace. You know, the kind of stuff I do that makes pictures like the…
Read MoreIt’s 1:30 in the morning, and I’ve been awake for the past two hours. Bad nightmare. More like a flashback than a nightmare. It was a moment from my teenage years. Approximately the spring of 1978, if we’re being reasonably accurate. At that time, I was attending school at Lisha Kill Junior High School, a…
Read MoreThis happens a lot. Actually, a lot more than we expect. Because whenever a big story happens in the Capital District (such as, oh, I don’t know, our Governor resigning), the entire nation’s news crew shows up and does live reports from the steps of the Capitol building. And, invariably, those who come from out…
Read MoreThey posted the information last night. The first results from Competition Season 2021. Wow. I submitted four entries to the Iowa State Fair’s 2021 contest, and I know that at least one entry made the cut. That’s all I know. Then, when I saw the premium book that was printed online, I found out that…
Read MoreI’ve been binge-watching the HBO series The White Lotus, and it’s quite a fun show. But while watching the program, I had a nice, pleasant surprise. Look at this image. See the girl on the left? She’s wearing – and I’m not kidding – an Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark T-shirt. Specifically, one that references…
Read MoreBetween 2009 and 2017, I blogged for the Albany Times Union. They had a very strict policy with regard to blog comments and blog commenters. All blog comments had to be approved, whether we agreed with the comments or didn’t agree with the comments. The only times blog comments could be rejected was if they…
Read MoreGood Saturday morning to you, blog readers extraordinare. It’s going to be a great day today, and I hope the weekend works out wonderfully for you. As it is right now, let’s check out this week’s blogroll, and see what’s happening with all the writers and commenters and photographers and podcasters out there. BLOGS FOR…
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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 episode features the recovered WHCL novelty collage “Hey, General Washington!!” as well as many of the tracks that were used to…
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When I get an idea locked in my brain … it’s like a bear’s paw caught in a trap. I can’t let go. Background. Last July, thanks to the benevolent folks at the Office of General Services at the Empire State Plaza, I snagged some of the best fireworks shots my cameras have ever claimed.…
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