Last week, I had to drive to Springfield, Mass. as early as possible to pick up my photographs at the Big E. Oh yeah, and pick up my ribbons and pick up my prize money. Every dollar this year goes to help pay off Cardachrome sooner, so that the 2005 Saturn Ion is mine, free…
Read MoreHow Historic Albany Foundation made my day
Last Saturday, I had a ton of errands to run and appointments to meet. I also had lunch plans with one of my blog readers, Potrzebie – nice guy, would definitely do lunch with him again – and I wanted to take care of a window switcheroo with Historic Albany Foundation’s Parts Warehouse. Originally I…
Read MoreRanger Danger … uh, yahhh…
You might know him today as Uncle Vito, the popular radio jock on PYX 106. But as you can see from today’s blog post headline, we’re not talking about his PYX 106 radio duties. No, I’m going to take you back TWENTY YEARS, back when Uncle Vito created a series of Saturday morning intertestial comedy…
Read MoreLiquor poured over naked woman’s breasts, bottled, sold!
Oh you think I’m making this up? Silly you. According to this news report, a German distillery called G-Spirits is offering several bottles of whiskey, vodka and rum for sale – and that, before the spirits are bottled and sold, the beverages are poured over the naked breasts of a woman. Yes, you read that…
Read MoreYour 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame betting sheet
Of the fifteen acts listed below, five of them will comprise the Class of 2013 in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Your potential inductees are, in alphabetical order: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Chic Deep Purple Heart Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Albert King Kraftwerk The Marvelettes The Meters Randy Newman N.W.A. Procol…
Read MoreWeek 5 of the 2012-13 $2,000 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
The record is eight. Eight consecutive weekly wins. The record was set many, many years ago by the legendary trivia team Lynch’s Mob. Eight consecutive wins at Hooters in Albany. And currently my Street Academy trivia team has enjoyed four consecutive wins at Elbo Room. Halfway to matching Lynch’s Mob’s record. Now I’ve been at…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Bubblegum that’s Sticky Sweet
From the late 1960’s until maybe the mid-1970’s, there was a popular type of pop music called “bubblegum.” It incorporated sweet lyrics and nursery rhymes and poppy harmonies and cute singers. It also drove rock and roll purists up the wall. Especially when you get a Top 40 station playing “Stairway to Heaven” and then…
Read MoreFrom Miss Albany Diner to Sciortino’s
On the last day that the Miss Albany Diner operated under that name, I had breakfast there. It was delicious. On the first day that the restaurant reopened as Sciortino’s, I had an early dinner there. Again, it was delicious. Of course, as I entered the restaurant, my eyes automatically searched for the iconography of…
Read More“How dare you shop there!”
Three of my photos from this year – Butterfly and Citrus, The Beat of Officer Harris and Night Train to Heaven – have been accepted for the “Members’ Show” at the Photo Center of Troy. Yep, my two “Single Shot: Half Shot” double-exposure-in-two-cameras photos, as well as my citrus-slurping-butterfly shot, will be on display at…
Read MoreDream Window #3: Three Miles From Route 9N
I’ve crafted my previous “Dream Window” creations with a mixture of stained glass and photography. This time around, I’m adding some additional materials to the mix. And it all starts with another Queen Anne-style transom window – this time, a window snagged from Historic Albany Foundation’s parts warehouse.
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