Pianist par excellence George Winston is performing at the Egg tonight.ย Years ago, I listed Winston’s seminal piano album December as part of my afterlife playlist – the songs and albums I would take with me on my next journey.ย Today, I want to add a second album to that collection. In 1996, Winston took…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, March 16 2019
Happy St. Patrick’s Day Eve … hope you get to a parade and drink green beer and wear that “Kiss Me I’m Irish” T-shirt… and before you head out to those parades, you may want to enjoy some of the blog posts and podcasts and images from my blogroll.ย Definitely worth your time and attention,…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons win again … and Edwin Ubiles breaks a scoring record!
You know the picture.ย It’s when an exhausted basketball player sets a new record for most points or most rebounds or most something.ย ย They hold up a piece of paper that’s got a big number scribbled on it. Last year, Lloyd Johnson tied the Albany Patroons’ franchise record for most points in a game, with…
Read MoreHave I run out of snowflake time?
I’ve kept tabs on the weather report oflate.ย On one glance, it’s telling me I have at least one more snow day, the next glance I’m seeing rain and sunshine and warmer temperatures. For all intents and purposes, I may have one snowflake day left … or I may have NO snowflake days left. Urgh.…
Read MoreBuh-bye, F+W Publications. You won’t be missed.
One of my greatest achievements was the time I spent with Goldmine magazine, a music collector’s biweekly publication.ย From 1995 to 2007, with a one-time return in 2012, I interviewed and talked with various musicians, singers, artists and legends.ย ย My time with Goldmine also allowed me to write two record collecting guides, Warman’s American Records…
Read MoreWhat DOES it take to get into college nowadays?
Spin the clock back to the spring of 1981.ย My high school guidance counselor is helping me fill out college enrollment applications.ย He knows I need to get out of Albany and away from my toxic home life. I also know that one of my beloved high school teachers, Bonnie Diefendorf (God rest her soul)…
Read MoreThe Adventures of Lil’ Margie
Back in high school, Alfreda Tillman and I were best buddies.ย We still are today.ย So when she posted some news on her Facebook page, I felt it was important enough to share on my blog. Alfreda’s niece Nakia Tillman just authored a new children’s book, The Adventures of Lil’ Margie, a book about Nakia’s…
Read MoreWait, you can “focus stack” snowflakes? Quel surprise!
Sunday morning.ย Snow flurries.ย Perfect. Time to go outside and play. Nikon Df at the ready, the Mitakon Zhongyi 20mm f/2 4.5X super-macro on the chassis. Here’s been my problem.ย I can get some amazingly tight photos of snowflakes and all their beauty … but if I don’t have the camera in perfect alignment with…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Olivia Newton-John does make you feel mellow
Last night, I enjoyed a date night where we watched a Lifetime movie.ย The movie was a two-hour recap of singer Olivia Newton-John’s life and career, starring Australian singer Delta Goodrem as Olivia.ย And although parts of the movie were quite interesting, there were times when the story seemed rushed – character introduced in Olivia’s…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, March 9 2019
Good morning my wonderful blog readers.ย Don’t forget that tomorrow we begin Daylight Saving Time, so if you have a cell phone, it will move forward one hour automatically.ย If you use the clock on your cable box, it will move forward one hour automatically.ย If you have a wristwatch, then you’re old school and…
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