I understand why baseball stadia and sports arenas have corporate names attached to them. These corporate sponsors are paying millions of dollars to be the arena’s official name, which means that their product’s name will be advertised on every ticket sold at that arena, it will appear in advertising for concerts and for sporting events…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, September 14 2019
Good morning, good morning, good morning to you. I’ve got blog posts and writings from my favorite bloggers and writers on my blogroll, and on Saturday I step away from my blog and share these writings with you. And I hope you enjoy each and every one of them. Let’s get started, shall we? BLOGS…
Read MoreThat commercial comparing AOC to the Khmer Rouge is reprehensible
I don’t even want to link to this advertisement, it’s just straight-up reprehensible. The advertisement, which ran during last night’s Democratic debate, began with an image of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez being set on fire … and the burning embers transitioning into a photo of skeletons and murdered bodies from Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge. We then get…
Read MoreAlan Zweig’s Vinyl documentary – a record collector’s expose
A few weeks ago, I watched the Netflix documentary Jack of All Trades, which purported to discuss the trading card industry and instead morphed into a saga over a son’s relationship with his sportscard-trading father. It was a little of each and not enough of both. And it reminded me of a documentary that, as…
Read MoreFor the fallen
Please remember these men and women today in your thoughts and in your prayers. Aamoth Jr., Gordon McCannel – 32 – Manhattan, NY – World Trade Center Abad, Edelmiro – 54 – Brooklyn, NY – World Trade Center Abad, Maria Rose – 49 – Syosset, NY – World Trade Center Abate, Andrew Anthony – 37…
Read MoreNot the kind of Cougar that would capture a young man’s fancy…
There is a subgenre of car modification and collecting known as the kit car, where you can take a fiberglass chassis and attach it to the interior of a totally different vehicle. Let’s say, for example, you and your friends built this car from scraps and chunks out of the junkyard, and it runs decently…
Read MoreYou have to know your worth – and defend it.
So over the weekend, I found out that my friend John quit his position with a company. He had worked with the company for a couple of years, he worked very hard and was very diligent and was very supportive of the company. Then, one day, he asked the company’s shareholders – for whom he…
Read More“Outlaws” – a sci-fi Western detective time travel buddy cop show …
All right, follow along with me on this one. In 1986, CBS aired a TV movie that featured a very high concept. In the 1890’s, way back in the Wild West, a criminal gang just robbed a bank. The town’s sheriff – who once ran with those criminals and later turned to a life of…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, September 7 2019
Good morning everybody, it’s Saturday and that means it’s time to go through my blogroll, find the best posts and photos from my fellow bloggers and photographers, and share them on this Saturday recap. So if you’re ready – I know I am – let’s do this. This week’s recap of the blogroll includes: BLOGS…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Tony Orlando and Dawn to make your day
Sometimes in our lives, we need a bit of sunshine pop. Feel-good music. Songs that allow you to sing and dance and smile. And in the 1970’s, we received plenty of that with Tony Orlando and Dawn. But how did we get to Tony Orlando and Dawn? First, we need to study where Tony Orlando…
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