Time to add another LP to the playlist for the afterlife.ย This one is unique. In 1964, Bob Eubanks essentially mortgaged his house to book the Hollywood Bowl for a Beatles concert.ย And, surprisingly enough, it paid off.ย The place was packed.ย And in 1965, he put in for another Beatles concert, and it too…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: How to enjoy a Quentin Tarantino soundtrack
The previews for the new Quentin Tarantino film Once Upon a Time In Hollywood are enticing.ย I definitely want to see how one of the most inspiring directors of our time can use the backdrop of 1960’s-era Hollywood to create something vibrant and special. And if you’re a Tarantino fan, you know that one of…
Read MoreApple products are full of planned obsolescence
“Planned obsolescence” is a term from the 1960’s, it means that a product will have a finite amount of time before it breaks down or stops working.ย And this will occur at the worst possible time.ย Because it does.ย It just does. Case in point. I have my iPod Classic connected to my 2013 Chevrolet…
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A postcard from the Iowa State Fair, 2019 Edition
The oblong canary yellow postcard is in my mailbox right now. That card contains information on whether any of my pictures made it through to the walls of the Iowa State Fair’s 2019 Photography Salon. I can’t take any chances here. This is my fifth attempt to earn silk in Iowa.ย In 2017, two of…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, July 6 2019
It’s good to finally get to Saturday.ย You get to sleep late, you can take your time with your morning breakfast, and you can kick back and read some great blog posts from my encompassing blogroll. So, without any further delay, let’s get to the blogroll recap and have some great reads, shall we? BLOGS…
Read MoreThe Invasion (or: one more Corinth Reservoir starry night shot)
So last Thursday night, instead of photographing the fireworks downtown, I chose to go uptown – uptown in the Adirondacks – and photograph a clear starry night. I captured a Milky Way cluster, and I also caught a sweet reflection of the Big Dipper in the Corinth Reservoir water. I had one other experiment, and…
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Instead of stars and stripes – how about a stripe made of stars?
To be honest, I thought about going to the Empire State Plaza and photographing the fantastic fireworks show.ย I really did. And then I remembered it would be a freakin’ furnace there.ย 100 degrees in the shade.ย And the Empire State Plaza HAS NO SHADE. I then thought about an auxiliary shooting spot, and after…
Read MoreMaybe Alfred should finally worry…
I grew up with MAD Magazine.ย We all did. I remember buying the oversized publication eight times a year (they had a weird publishing schedule, but that was MAD).ย I would read the movie parodies, the television satires, and everything else in between.ย It was a gateway to some of the greatest published satire of…
Read MoreDon’t ask for my support after you’ve kicked me in the kidneys…
As I’ve said before … I am fiercely loyal to those who have treated me with respect.ย I have always stood by my friends in times of need, I have donated without question to organizations that benefit the greater good, and I will be a loyal fanboy to my favorite teams and athletic endeavors. By…
Read MoreThe Jon Campbell Green Screen Photo Challenge
Jon Campbell is a good friend of mine, he’s a reporter with the Gannett News Service, where he covers local politics.ย He also plays competitive team trivia, and his team “The Fist” actually picked up a Trivia Bowl championship a few years ago.ย He’s also good-natured when I rib him about his undying love for…
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