I’ve found an Internet radio station that broadcasts classic American Top 40 episodes – they’ll play one from the 1970’s, then follow it up with an episode from the 1980’s. And in listening to these compilations – all hosted by radio legend Casey Kasem – you discover that there were some amazing songs out there…
Read MoreWhen I caught the Times Union editing my blog headlines without my permission…
It may have seemed sudden to you, my beloved blog readers, as to why I simply quit the TU blogfarm earlier this year. Yes, their heavy-handed response to my April Fool’s Day post – to shut down my blog and publicly vilify me in social media and on WAMC talk radio – was the final…
Read MoreChristmas in Iverhill: Three Bird Houses
Saturday, December 22, 1973. “Why are you wasting your time?” “I’m not wasting my time,” Benny said. “Nobody’s going to want them,” his older brother Sammy chided. “They look old and ratty.” “I don’t care,” the ten-year-old boy sparked back. And with that, he walked out of the house, and placed the last wooden birdhouse…
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The Contents of Solarcan #370
Recap. Way back in July, I installed several Solarcans – passive cameras made out of pinhole-poked beer cans and photo-sensitive paper – and set them up in various locations around St. Agnes Cemetery in Menands. After a three-month soak, I removed Solarcan #367 from its post, scanned in the contents, and got a halfway-decent picture…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday: December 16, 2017
It’s beginning to look a lot like … winter…. everywhere you go… Which is why I’d rather stay inside and stay warm. And first thing to do while staying warm… is to finish another Saturday “7 and 7” of well-written blogs from the community bloggers at the Times Union, and blogs from my personal blogroll…
Read MoreStar Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi – Spoilers! Massive Spoilers!! Click to see!!!
So I just came back from a late-night opening-night screening of Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. And you know what… Even though I shouldn’t reveal any spoilers for this film… Even among the die-hard dedicated hard-core fans of the Star Wars series… I can’t help myself. But here’s the thing. I know you…
Read MoreCall for Art: 15th Annual Thacher Park Nature Art Show
I want to share this with all of you, especially if you live in the Capital District and have the ability to paint, sculpt, draw, photograph, or create. The Thacher Park Nature Center is hosting its 15th annual Nature Art Show, and they’re calling for art. The show will run from March 10th to the…
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The GLF Embroidery Project, Part 1
So I’ve been working on my “Trout Potatoes” burlap sack embroidery project for a while. And I’ve discovered some things in my creation of same. And in those discoveries, I’ve realized that if I do this project again, I have to make this work more effectively. In fact, I’m putting aside my plan to stitch…
Read MoreReally classy move, WPYX…
I was in broadcast radio for several years – first in college radio, then for a while at Schenectady radio station 3WD. And yeah, there are times when you accidentally play the wrong song or read the wrong public service announcement – i.e., a public service announcement about offering support for the blind, followed immediately…
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On the other side of the camera, for a change.
I could sit here and take selfies all year if I wanted to. But for a change, I wanted to have someone else take my picture. You know … head shots and environmental portraits and all. So when my friend Melissa Simser-Iovino was offering a “Cyber Monday” sale at her photo website Melissa Simser Photography,…
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