Oh look, my Google News page suggested I might like this article on a nationally known website / news source. Okay, I’ll give it a glance. And a quick click and … I can see the article, but two seconds later, the screen goes black. And in that blackness, there’s a new screen on my…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, May 11 2019
Good morning, my wonderful blog readers.ย It’s Tulip Festival weekend, so get out there with your camera and take pictures of the tulips.ย There’s lots of tulips in the area, so make sure you have a fully charged camera to catch all the blooms. Oh yeah – and you can also check out the blog…
Read MoreThe cork and the magnets arrived in the mail…
Sounds like the start of a very weird poem, doesn’t it? Okay … background. A year or so ago, I started messing around with a Dremel tool – to the point where I started “power carving” the end of an old Coca-Cola soda crate. Not bad, eh? And then I put the artwork aside and…
Read MoreAnd just like that … we’ve gone to 11.
It didn’t even last a week. But it served its purpose Last week, I noticed that classic radio station WPTR was back on the air, operating at the 1240 AM frequency once populated by the former WSNY / WVKZ / 3WD portal.ย The current station played a mix of 1970’s and 1980’s pop hits, along…
Read MoreHating what you don’t understand
NOTE: Today’s blog post contains very coarse language and situations.ย Reader discretion is advised. Even though I don’t have to protect this clown’s identity if I don’t want to … for the balance of this story, you will know him as Art.ย Art was about three or four years older than me, and when I…
Read MoreRoosevelt Franklin – the forgotten Muppet of Sesame Street
Growing up with Sesame Street has been a rite of passage for millions of kids.ย We learned our letters and numbers, we learned concepts of sharing and cooperation, and we enjoyed the antics of Jim Henson’s Muppets. I mean, let’s face it – if you asked someone today who their favorite Sesame Street character was,…
Read MoreWait, did WPTR return to the airwaves?
In 1975, my parents bought me my own AM radio.ย And in that moment, I actually discovered this wonderful world of Albany’s 50,000 watt Top 40 powerhouse, WPTR.ย Oh yeah, Boom Boom Brannigan and the rest of the crew. Unfortunately, with the advent of FM Top 40 radio, AM Top 40 stations like WPTR and…
Read MoreThere’s a change for the New York State Fair Photo Competition 2019…
It’s no secret that I have NOT had the greatest of success at the New York State Fair’s photography competition this year.ย After landing pictures on the walls of the Harriet May Mills Art Center every single year, things changed for me in 2014 – when none of my images were accepted. This happened in…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, May 4 2019
I apologize for the lateness of this post today.ย Normally I have these Saturday recaps written early in the morning.ย But I slept late today … because … well … there was an amazing event at the Armory last night and I’m still kinda wiped out from it today. ๐ But now that I’ve garnered…
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Game Day
Should I wear it or not? I thought about it.ย And I decided to wear it. I mean, when else are you going to have an Albany Patroons championship game in your home arena?ย Do you not wear a sports jersey when you go to a stadium? Then again, I do work in a white…
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