Middle ages drama on network television? Hasn’t worked very well. I think the last time there was such a program on network TV was a drama called Covington Cross, which I think lasted three weeks before the plug was pulled. Musical comedy on network television? Hasn’t worked very well. I’m not talking jukebox musicals like…
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The results of BUILT 2014
This is the fourth year I’ve entered my artworks at Historic Albany Foundation’s BUILT: Architecture Through Artists’ Eyes fundraiser. I consider BUILT the final entry for my “charity season,” my time where I can use my artworks to help generate funds for various organizations in need. Earlier this year, I found out that some of…
Read MoreLineage
When it comes to my family tree, my mother’s side of the family is a mix of various Native American tribes and some rural Southern culture. Members of my father’s side of the family came from Lithuania or Estonia or some Eastern European country, one of millions of families whose first view of the United…
Read MoreCollarworld: The Rainy Barn
The rainstorm pounded the barn with angry, icy fists. Rainwater gushed through the open holes in the barn roof, pouring onto the muddy barnfloor. The cats in the barn knew never to drink this brackish water. There were six kittens when they arrived at the barn. One thirsty kitten drank from the filthy water. Now…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Bloggers, October 30, 2014: Ten for Thursday
For those of you who have written in and appreciate my restoring the TU Community bloggers feature each Thursday in my blog, thank you for the compliments and the support. This isn’t about me – this is about promoting the hard work of the TU’s community bloggers, and hopefully giving them the recognition that they…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The True Sound of Philadelphia
Last Monday, I wrote a blog post about the eventual demolition of 309 South Broad Street, the home of Philadelphia International Records and the sound of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. Well, it occurred to me that there are some people out there who are not 100% familiar with “The Sound of Philadelphia,” the tracks…
Read MoreSo I watched “Mike Tyson Mysteries” last night…
Yes, I know there are plenty of mysteries involving Mike Tyson. The biggest one is how he could just put his jaw out there and let Buster Douglas become famous. But I digress. Somehow, over time, the self-proclaimed “Baddest Man on the Planet” has transformed his image from an ear-biting, woman-assaulting convicted felon into a…
Read MoreThey’re tearing down 309 South Broad Street
309 South Broad Street in Philadelphia is a very famous address. I’ve been there a couple of times, and I’ve found it to be a very inspiring and stimulating locale. Maybe you wouldn’t recognize that address among such others as 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, or 2648 West Grand Boulevard in Detroit. but 309 South…
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The Reconnection
In July of 1981, I was one of twenty high school graduates who spent a five-week semester at Hamilton College, prior to enrolling for freshman year. The program, known as the “Higher Education Opportunity Program” (HEOP), was designed to provide us an intensive college orientation, it gave us one course credit of the 16 we…
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Everyone needs a blue teakettle
My throat has been bothering me lately. Cough cough cough, spit out phlegm, cough cough cough, feel like I swallowed a Brillo pad. I know I have to ride this out somehow, I have to get better somehow. I’ve got writing projects on the horizon, another basketball season is starting very soon… and I can…
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