I’m definitely a sucker for motion picture history. When AMC used to have their Preservation Festival of restored films, I would block out the weekend and just enjoy these classics. Of course, that was back in the days before drug-dealing science professors and 1960’s-era advertising executives, but I digress… Last week, I saw a brand…
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The Revolog Tesla shots
Time to have a little fun with two rolls of film that just came to my mailbox. And hopefully by “fun,” I mean that I can win some awards with these shots. Revolog is a specially prepared Austrian 35mm film that is pre-marked with effects and textures. Although you can take normal pictures with this…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, January 30, 2014: Ten for Thursday
Hi there. In case you’ve never been to this page before, every Thursday I turn my blog over to showcase ten fantastic blog posts from ten of the Times Union’s many community bloggers. It’s an opportunity to share some quality writing from people whose voices deserve to be heard. And all you have to do…
Read MoreMy friend Whitney Avalon will be in a Cheerios Super Bowl commercial!
Oh this is ten levels of awesome. My actress friend Whitney Avalon, whom I last saw on TV as the mother in a Cheerios advertisement – you know, THIS Cheerios advertisement…. Will be appearing in a brand new Cheerios commercial, one that will air during this weekend’s Super Bowl. This is just amazing. Her commercial…
Read MoreNo one saw it coming. Did you?
The other day, my girlfriend Nicole and I watched the final few episodes of the Fox genre show Sleepy Hollow. And I have to tell you, we’ve been hooked on that show since day one. Yeah, a program about a reincarnated Ichabod Crane and a police lieutenant fighting supernatural demons in the Hudson Valley, along…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Rest in peace, Pete Seeger
A legend passed from our lands yesterday. He gave us 94 years of the best folk music of our generation. He was also a man of conscience, of conviction and of completeness. With that in mind, please enjoy the music and career of Pete Seeger, first a couple of tracks from his years with the…
Read MoreWeek 13 of the 2014 “Catch the Mania” trivia tournament at the Ruck
It’s going to be a very tough trivia tournament finals. Why? Because last night at the “Catch the Mania” trivia game at the Ruck, it seemed that no matter how well my Nemesis team of Donna, Dylan, Matt and myself did – we hit perfect tens in three categories – so too did the two…
Read MoreTrivia Bowl X: The first teams to qualify are…
Trivia Bowl X, the tenth iteration of the championships of competitive team trivia, will take place this Saturday at Wolf’s 1-11 on Wolf Road in Colonie. Yes, I mentioned in an earlier blog that it might be held at the Wolf’s in downtown Albany, but the location is now at the Wolf’s on Wolf Road. …
Read MoreA chair at Crescent Creek
It’s Sunday morning. There’s a nice coating of snow on the ground. Let’s go shooting. And that’s what I did. The Nikon Df camera and I went for a leisurely Sunday drive, until we reached the hamlets of Crescent and Vischer Ferry. In fact, I’m not sure whether I was in Crescent or Vischer Ferry……
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“That’s right, I’m the Head Operations Coordinator…”
The crew at my local Hobby Lobby do an excellent job of framing my photos and my artworks. The framing is done on-site and, in most cases, can be completed while I wait. And sometimes… the people at Hobby Lobby have a sense of humor. Yes they do. Here’s the deal. I’m currently framing up…
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