NOTE: To read Chuck Miller’s book “The Robins of Iverhill: A Minor League Fairy Tale,” as well as the short stories in the “Christmas in Iverhill” series, visit this link. Monday, December 24, 1973. As Eugene Raveler loaded another metal dinner tray in the back seat of his car, he grumbled to himself about working…
Read MoreCongratulations to former Albany Patroons player Marc Brown
So last night, Marc Brown’s #4 was raised to the rafters of the Times Union Center, joining fellow Siena basketball players Kenny Hasbrouck and Billy Harrell as the only Saints / Indians to have their basketball jersey numbers retired.ย It was a fantastic moment and a tribute to the years of “Showbiz.” But here’s a…
Read MoreKodachrome at Niagara Falls
I would wager that over the past 75 years, more Kodak-produced film, including Kodachrome slide film, has been used at Niagara Falls than at any other location in America.ย Whether it’s been used to photograph the majestic falls during the daytime, or to capture the illuminated rainbow-colored falls at twilight, Kodachrome is as much a…
Read More99 years old… or maybe only 98…
We all have a Grandma Betty.ย That one grandmother who loved us unconditionally, who we always tried to please, whom we always knew would smile when we did something right, and not punish us too much if we did something wrong. My Grandma Betty was really a Betty.ย Betty Miller.ย Born on December 12, 1911…
Read MoreLittle Nemo, dreams and insomnia
One of my all-time favorite comic strips is the classic Little Nemo in Slumberland, the 1910-era full-color fantasy by legendary artist Winsor McKay. In the series, Nemo enters a magical world of fantasy and imagination, only to be awakened in the comic strip’s final panel – as he realizes that his magical world was only…
Read MoreWeek 13 of the $2,500 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
In the 1980’s, there was a running joke about the NHL playoffs – with 21 teams in the league and 16 teams invited to the playoffs, it seemed as if the regular season was designed to eliminate the Winnipeg Jets from the postseason. This is what is currently happening in the current iteration of the…
Read MoreKeeping a 40-year-old promise
“I want to buy that picture.” That unsolicited statement was an unexpected beam of hope in what was one of my dreariest, most miserable days this summer.ย One of my blog readers actually wanted to purchase my diamond-framed picture of Nipper’s Polar Panorama – the one that I exhibited at the “you didn’t win anything,…
Read MoreMessing with Agfa Scala black and white slide film
Unlike my year-long love affair with Kodachrome, I’m not feeling the same amount of love for another slide film.ย Not that I didn’t try to feel something emotionally for it – I’ve grown to like working with slide film, and I thought this type of slide film might be just as interesting to work with…
Read MoreChristmas in Iverhill: The Green and Orange Flag
NOTE: To read Chuck Miller’s book “The Robins of Iverhill: A Minor League Fairy Tale,” as well as the short stories in the “Christmas in Iverhill” series, visit this link. Friday, December 21, 1973. Magedoma Lumber, the last major employer in the town of Iverhill, had already shut down for the day, with only a…
Read MoreTrivia Perfection at Brown’s Brewing
Iโve played trivia at Brownโs Brewing in Troy for two years.ย I played at Brownโs when the trivia competition was a 60-question game on Wednesday nights, when Ryan West was the host.ย I played there when Zach Hilton took over for Ryan, and it was at that time that my trivia teammates, Jeremy McNamara and…
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