For the past couple of weeks, I’ve played my Monday night trivia game at the Ruck, the Troy rugby-themed tavern, instead of at my usual Monday evening locale, Brown’s Brewing. Maybe I just wanted to mix things up – the Ruck has the 70-question “Catch the Mania” trivia game, as opposed to the 20-question “Trivia…
Read MoreThere’s another “Chuck the Writer” out there?
Okay, I’ve done blog posts about the existence of several different Chuck Millers in the world. Chuck Miller the 1950’s pop singer. Chuck Miller the lawn mower racing champion. When you figure that “Chuck / Charles / Charlie” and “Miller” are very common nicknames and surnames, certainly there’s plenty of people out there who share…
Read MoreVectrex: The forgotten home video game system
The following article was originally published in the Journal of Antiques and Collectibles in September 2007. It is republished here for your enjoyment. If I were to say to you right now, “name a home video game format from the 1970s or early 1980s,” the first words out of your mouth would be Atari. Maybe some…
Read MoreCollarworld: The Call of the Seven Angels
Excitement abounded in the afterlife waystation known as Collarworld, where pets wait until they are reunited with their masters. The three rodents known by all as the Royal Order of Ancient Carissima Hamsters sprinted around the meadow, alerting all the animals in Collarworld of the major news. “Someone has been chosen! Someone has been chosen!!”…
Read MoreRest in peace, Tony Barbaro
If you never met Tony Barbaro, if you never read his Times Union community blog posts, or even the ones he wrote for other blog portals like Albany2Cents, you missed out on knowing a great man. Tony passed away last Wednesday. He was only 45 years old. At this moment, I want to share with…
Read MoreWhy should I do Time Warner Cable’s work for them?
It’s Tuesday night. I was busy with other projects, and missed watching one of my favorite cable TV shows, Shipping Wars, on A&E. No big deal, I thought… A&E is one of those cable channels that repurposes their shows on their website (aetv.com), so I’ll just watch the program during my lunch break on Wednesday. So…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, June 27 2013: Ten for Thursday
Here it is, Thursday. And here it is, another ten of the Times Union’s Community Blogs that you should read and enjoy. This week’s bumper crop of blogged harvest include: Liz Lemery Joy’s “Joy in These Days” blog, “Be Still and Know that I am God.“ Reyna Eisenstark’s “Collected Stories” blog, “My Favourite Dress.“ Teri…
Read MoreRocky Hardcore and Eve of Destruction 2013
It’s the end of June. Elementary schools are performing “moving up” events and graduation ceremonies. Barbecues grilles are creating delicious steaks and burgers. Sunshine glides over the skies. And daredevil stuntman Rocky Hardcore returns to Lebanon Valley Speedway for yet another “Eve of Destruction” car-crashing show. Background. Two years ago, Rocky Hardcore asked me to…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: More 60’s near-pop hits!!
Let’s start off our day with some classic 1960’s TV show performances of songs that should have been major U.S. hits – unfortunately, these songs either never got released in America, or they just flew completely under the broadcast radar. On today’s K-Chuck Radio, here are some great songs that will help you get revved…
Read More“Hey, Miles Kelly, can I get ‘yer autograph?”
The New York State Fair has a specific policy regarding their photographs. If there is anybody in the picture that can be recognized – i.e., if there’s a face in the picture and he doesn’t look like a Dick Tracy villain – the photographer must acquire a signed release from that person before that photograph can…
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