Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
Yawn. It’s morning in America. Gotta get up. Rise and shine. Feet on floor. Toothbrush in mouth. Last night I played a game of trivia over at Brown’s; apparently the team A Few Cards Short of a Deck just nabbed their sixth consecutive trivia win, much congrats to them. As I drove back to the…
Read MoreIt’s this Saturday. February 2. 2013. Wolf’s 1-11. TBIX. No, it’s not some new alt-emo rock group with their new hit single on the Pop Crush radio station. TBIX is a gathering of the strongest and most dedicated trivia teams in the Capital District, in the biggest championship game in the area. In other words……
Read MoreLast Friday, I took my girlfriend Nicole to the opening of the Troy PhotoCenter’s “One Day: 12-12-12” gallery opening. The photos on display were all taken on December 12, 2012 – ergo, the 12/12/12 motif – and she totally enjoyed the show and the artwork on display. By the way, the gallery show will run…
Read MorePep Boys and I have a very bitter past. Years ago, when I had my Pontiac 6000, Pep Boys tried to do some repairs to it that actually made the car worse. So with that in mind, I’ve been reluctant to go back to Pep Boys to purchase anything more than an air freshener. Yesterday,…
Read MoreLast night, Nicole and I went to Brown’s Brewing and had a fantastic meal together. We talked about many things during our dinner – music and family and what makes us both happy. “Do you like going to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center?” I asked her. “Yes.” “Amphitheater or lawn seats?” “I’ve been to both,”…
Read MoreI think it was five years ago when the Elbo Room became the first Capital District bar / tavern / restaurant to offer a big cash money prize for a trivia tournament. And everybody came out to play. And over time, the Elbo Room tournament became a battle royale, as teams fought week to week…
Read MoreEvery so often, characters from your favorite TV shows will invariably end up on one game show or another. More often than not, the characters will find themselves with boatloads of money, only to either blow it on the final question, or get disqualified for some obscure rule violation. And in the end, they receive…
Read MoreI’m not sure you’ve ever heard of the musical genre known as vocalese. But after you’ve heard some of it on today’s K-Chuck Radio, you will definitely want to hear more of it. “Vocalese” involves singing lyrics and words that were previously performed by an instrument – in other words, if a song originally had…
Read MoreOkay everybody… we all know that some coach named Harbaugh will win the Super Bowl this year. No need to place a bet on that. But here’s a list of “prop bets” – bets made on everything from the opening coin toss to the results of Super Bowl activities and entertainment – that everybody can…
Read MoreIt’s Monday, January 21. I had the day off from the day job, and I wanted to get some errands done – get a picture framed up at Hobby Lobby for an upcoming fundraiser for my friend Bennett Campbell’s friend’s school; purchase something nice for my girlfriend Nicole; do this and that and that and…
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