It’s Saturday night and I’m navigating my way through the Cohoes Music Hall for the world premiere of a documentary on Albany’s greatest party rock band – Blotto. Hello! My Name is Blotto – The Movie is a retrospective of the rock band whose songs “I Wanna Be a Lifeguard” and “Metal Head” broke through…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons, NY Phoenix players earn All-Star Game honors!
Let’s call it as it is. The Patroons and the Phoenix are two of the top teams in the TBL basketball league, to the point where teams would rather fold up and cease operations instead of traveling to the 518. And now, the Phoenix and the Patroons will each send a representative to next week’s…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, April 12, 2025
Hey everybody, hope you’re enjoying the weekend and have lots of fun plans. And of course, if you’re reading this blog on a Saturday morning, you know that those “plans” include checking out the great posts and photos of my fellow photographers and bloggers and creatives and thinkers. Let’s get started. Have a great weekend,…
Read MoreA collection of Street Academy of Albany / Harriet Gibbons High School yearbooks
A long time ago, during the time when the Albany City School District was doing everything in its power to reduce and/or eliminate my high school, once known as the Street Academy of Albany (1970-1992), later known as Harriet Gibbons High School (1992-2005 HS, 2005-2010 as 9th grade prep), I had the opportunity to acquire…
Read MoreGetting a Meyer-Optik Görlitz Orestegor/Pentacon f/5.6 500mm lens for my Pentacon Six TL
I’ve been pleasantly surprised with the photos coming from my new-to-me Pentacon Six TL medium format camera. The images are sharp, the chassis is strong, and I’m feeling more comfortable using this bad boy. So now I need to invest in some additional lenses. Because, honestly, the 80mm f/2.8 Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar kit lens…
Read MoreBuster Keaton made a silent film AND a talkie … in 1965.
Buster Keaton was one of the three legends of silent film, along with Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd. Keaton’s films are considered masterpieces of the time, and you could convincingly argue that The General, along with Steamboat Bill Jr., Seven Chances, and The Cameraman were truly Keaton’s finest work. Trust me. Put The General up…
Read MoreA request from Heather Kovar
Because my blog posts have a 30-day window for comments or posts (to avoid my getting spammed like crazy on vintage posts), I’ll sometimes get messages from people who want to talk to me about some of my legacy writings. They’ll click on the “Contact Chuck Miller” link at the top of my blog, write…
Read MoreHoly crap, is this the new TRON: Ares trailer??
You can have your “machine with a soul” movies like Ghost in the Shell or The Matrix. Or even old episodes of the Saturday morning TV show ReBoot. That’s fine. Enjoy them. But for me, the concept of humans interacting with a world of artificial intelligence has to begin and end with TRON. I saw…
Read MoreThree big wins by the Albany Patroons this week
It’s good to be an Albany Patroons fan this week, as Albany’s top professional sports team climbed to the top of their division in the 2025 TBL basketball season with three statement victories. And I mean STATEMENT victories. We start off last week, when the Rochester Kingz came to the Armory for their first appearance…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, April 5, 2025
It’s a good thing my blog is typed instead of dictated, because my voice is a little hoarse this morning. Which is explainable. I spent last night cheering my lungs out as the Albany Patroons evened their “Route 5 Rivalry” series with the New York Phoenix, taking a 109-103 victory on the Phoenix’ home court.…
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