Last Saturday, the Savoy Taproom in downtown Albany held an amazing charity fundraiser to help the victims of the four Madison Avenue homes that were destroyed in a Monday night / Tuesday morning fire. Everything that night – from the cost of meals and drinks, to the entrance fees, to the silent auctions and raffles…
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A table for a Dr. Pepper enthusiast
When I began my latest construction and crate art projects, I purchased various wooden soda carrier crates on sites like eBay and Etsy. Many of the crates that arrived were of decent quality, and I almost hated to tear them apart. Then came the Dr. Pepper crate. The seller didn’t measure the unit properly, it…
Read MoreThe results of Summer Bowl VIII
Yesterday, over two dozen of the Capital District’s smartest trivia squads gathered at Pearl Street Pub in downtown Albany for one of the area’s major trivia championships, the Summer Bowl. These teams vied for trivia supremacy, as well as the $500 prize and their names engraved upon the Silver Shaker trophy. Over the previous seven…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday: July 22, 2017
I have to make an executive decision regarding this blog recap. And in this case, I’m making a very delineated exception for inclusion. I’ve known Amy Biancolli for years. We were students together at Hamilton College, and our paths crossed off and on ever since. She’s an accomplished writer with several exceptional books to her…
Read MoreKim Clijsters gives a heckling tennis fan a hilarious lesson
Last week, during the Wimbledon tennis tournament, something happened in the middle of a women’s doubles match. And a week later, it’s still the talk of tennis. First off, the match featured Kim Clijsters and Rennae Stubbs, facing off against Andrea Jaeger and Conchita Martinez. I’m sure you’ve heard of some of those tennis players…
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A fundraiser for the Madison Avenue fire relief
Four houses were destroyed. Several families barely escaped with the clothes on their backs. The Monday night / Tuesday morning fire that tore through a block of houses on Madison Avenue was scary, it was frightening, it was devastating. Now it’s time for us – as a community and as good people – to help…
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“Whataya mean now it won’t fit? How do you think I got it home?”
Preparing for the New York State Fair’s contests is both exciting and arduous. All six of my photography entries are properly printed and matted and ready to go (thanks McGreevy Pro Lab and Hobby Lobby). And as for the three entries I’m submitting in the Arts and Crafts category – two milk crate entries, Hi…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: You really needed to edit THAT song??
There was once a time – around the late 1960’s and throughout the 1970’s – when popular songs were shaved down to a paltry three minutes or less … in order to get more tunes crammed into Top 40 radio. Although like “Hey Jude” and “American Pie” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” buck the trend of the…
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The New Soda Crate Hope Chest (complete with how-to video)
A couple of weeks ago, I crafted a hope chest from old wooden Coca-Cola soda crates. It was a fun project, and I had a great time bashing out the wood and re-assembling everything. So much so, in fact, that I decided to build a second chest. This chest will incorporate various other popular sodas…
Read MoreA postcard from the 2017 Iowa State Fair Photo Competition
What you see here are two postcards from my previous Iowa State Fair submissions. Five entries sent in 2014 … four entries sent in 2016. All nine entries were rejected like Chuck Miller on date night. And yet, I’m trying one more time. Such is the masochist in me.
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