Let’s get a few things straight. I enjoyed the Spider-Man trilogy with Tobey Maguire as the webslinger. I kinda was okay with the Amazing Spider-Man double feature with Andrew Garfield in the suit. They both had their strengths and they both had their weaknesses, to be sure. And last night, I watched the reboot of…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Rock Hits in Early Stereo
The early years of rock and roll music were full of monaural output. Most kids had monaural single-speaker phonographs, so there wasn’t much of a need to produce a stereophonic version of a Top 40 hit. Heck, even producer Phil Spector completely eschewed stereo output, believing that his records sounded much better in mono. Mind…
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Empire State Plaza 4th of July Fireworks, 2017 Edition
I got there. I got the photos. And I got away. That’s usually the gist of my photographic excursions on Independence Day. And I’ve got the pictures to prove it.
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From stress to structure: a sneak peek at an upcoming project
I have a theory. Okay, it’s more like a hypothesis, but I’m calling it a theory. When we encounter stress in our lives, we take that stress and use it as fuel to create something tangible. One of my friends, when she gets angry or frustrated, she cleans her house. Place looks museum-spotless every time…
Read MoreA new adventure for a former Albany Patroon
For the past six seasons, I’ve operated as the statistician with the National Basketball League of Canada. For the last four of those seasons, I’ve worked in one capacity or another with David Magley, a member of the 1983-84 Albany Patroons championship squad. Two of those years were when Magley coached the Brampton (Ontario) A’s,…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Making it on Promo CD’s
Long before the days when one could purchase songs through iTunes or add them to a Spotify playlist, one had to find purchaseable tracks through the pages of music collector magazines like Goldmine or Discoveries. Those mags would be packed with advertisers offering rare records AND promo-only CD’s of current popular tracks. And during the…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, July 1 ,2017
Everybody ready to enjoy the Fourth of July holiday weekend? (Except in England, where the Fourth of July is known as “Tuesday.”) Be that as it may, it’s time to share some of the best writing from both the Times Union’s community (non-staff) bloggers, and then seven blog posts from my blogroll of friends that…
Read MoreBlood Drive 1.03: “Steel City Nightfall” episode review
When we last left our intrepid road racers Arthur and Grace, they were racing to Utah with the rest of the Blood Drive teams. Arthur continued to gather information about the Blood Drive and the participants, while Grace stayed hyper-focused on winning the race to rescue her sister Karma from the mental institution. Yep, it’s…
Read MoreThe final round of Graney’s Stout Spring Trivia League
The first thing to do in today’s blog is congratulate the winners of the Spring Trivia League, the team of New Phone Who Dis? who fought their way up and nailed the final question, “In what decade were the Grammy Awards first presented?” (1950’s), and congratulations also to the second-place team, The Fist, who also…
Read MorePhil Jackson and the Peter Principle
According to all reports, Phil Jackson will step down as president of the New York Knicks today. And thus, at that moment, the Peter Principle is proven once again. Let me explain.
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