Yes, I was – and still am – a fan of the Albany-based party-rock band Blotto. I bought their records when I was a teenager in high school; I played their records when I was an undergraduate at college; and I saw them perform on stage at various concerts in the Albany area. If I…
Read MoreFight Trumpflation! Avoid Live Nation’s SPAC-flation!!
Ah, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. The outdoor concert venue that has hosted everyone from Bruce Springsteen to the Grateful Dead. It’s a great summertime venue with wonderful ambiance and decent acoustics. It’s also a pain in the ass to attend – parking can be an adventure, and sometimes Saratoga County’s designated bird – the…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, February 22, 2025
Good morning, my wonderful blog readers. Thank you so much for being part of my site, and for visiting every day. And with that, let’s do our Saturday plans – a little breakfast, a comfy chair, and this week’s blogroll recap and review. Check these posts out. You will not be disappointed. Have a great…
Read MoreSo did Canada just make the USA its 11th province, or its fourth territory?
I haven’t given much attention to ice hockey in a very, very long time. I’d personally have to go back to maybe the mid-1990’s, when I freelanced for a minor league hockey publication and followed the action in the American Hockey League. This morning, I caught the news that the United States and Canada met…
Read MoreA Tonko Town Hall in Albany
Town halls are a fantastic way for elected officials to meet with their constituents and answer their questions and hear their concerns. And last night, House Rep. Paul Tonko (D-Amsterdam, NY-20) did just that. And I was there. For two hours, Rep. Tonko explained as much of the craziness in Washington as he could –…
Read MoreNow more than ever, we need to #StandUp4StudentAid
Even in the 1980’s, college was not cheap. I relied on TAP and Pell Grants, as well as a partial scholarship from Hamilton College, just to make it through four and a half years of college life. I say “and a half years” because I spent a summer as a pre-freshman in Hamilton’s Higher Education…
Read MoreAllen’s Day is coming on February 20
55 years ago, on February 20, 1970, my 3-year-old baby brother Allen Miller was critically injured in a single car accident. He would pass away six months later. His death affected me in so many ways. At the time, my six-year-old brain couldn’t understand or rationalize the finality of death. Even today, I’m still struggling…
Read MoreFight Trumpflation! Chop your own chicken!!
I have this really bad feeling that it’s going to get worse before we even THINK it will get better. And in these times of stress and strife, you and I have to work within what we can. And unfortunately, that means higher prices and fewer options. And yeah, we can blame the Orange Goblin…
Read MoreThe cheapest Marvel Cinematic Universe TV show ever made.
Last week, I blogged about the arrival of the new Fantastic Four: First Steps movie, and in the blog I mentioned that the Fantastic Four’s first TV appearances came from a 1967 Hanna-Barbera animated series. At the time, the Fantastic Four were part of an onslaught of Marvel super heroes on weekend television. For while…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, February 15 2025
So we have a confluence of holidays at the moment. Yesterday was Valentine’s Day, where we honor the patron saint of little candy hearts and last-minute trips to the grocery store to purchase the last wilted roses. This Monday is Presidents’ Day, where because the confluence of February-birthed presidents George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan…
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