It’s a new time slot, yes it is!

I received the news this morning. My return to college radio has been approved for another semester. Yep, the Nightowl Radio Show is back for the Spring 2021 broadcast year at Hamilton College’s WHCL-FM, 88.7, heard worldwide at whcl.org. With one tiny adjustment. The show previously aired at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. According to the…

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The best way to back the blue.

So I had all sorts of plans yesterday. Date Night for Valentine’s Day, or at least the Saturday beforehand. But I had to make a stop beforehand. Which had nothing to do with Valentine’s Day, but had everything instead to do with helping a fallen police officer and his partner. Green Island Police Sergeant Joseph…

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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, February 13 2021

Before I get started with today’s blog post, i want to share a nice piece of news. The Jericho Drive-In has opened their Twist Ice Cream Shoppe for the 2021 season, and IMHO, they serve the best home-made ice cream (and Dole whip) in the Capital Region. Oh, and check out their website. You might…

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I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas any more. Or maybe we are.

There is news today that a major movie studio is planning a new interpretation of the original classic The Wizard of Oz, which could be a re-imagining of the original 1939 motion picture classic. Here’s the link to the story. Now I wouldn’t completely consider myself an Ozphile, but I totally understand the dedication and…

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Larry Flynt paid me $1,000 to keep my clothes ON.

I told this story in the blog back in 2011, but with Larry Flynt’s recent passing, I thought I should tell it again. See, Larry Flynt, who died at the age from heart disease at the age of 78, was best known as the publisher of the adult magazine Hustler. And our paths crossed in…

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Wait, there’s an ANTI-Blotto record out there?

I am a big fan of the Albany-based rock band Blotto. Have been, always will be. I still have a couple of autographed discs from them in my personal holdings, and I still argue that “I Wanna Be a Lifeguard” should have been a nationwide hit. And by “nationwide,” I needed to hear Casey Kasem…

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Breaking my snowflake maiden

Two years ago, I tried my hand at snowflake macro photography, eventually scoring the photo Mittsu No Yuki for my efforts. That was two years ago. After purchasing some focus stack bellows, I planned on improving my photo sharpness in the 2019-20 wintertime. But in January 2020, I shattered my ankle. By the time I…

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