We are now at the halfway point of the $2,500 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament.ย One team, Stern Fans, has already claimed their berth in the finals.ย There are still seven spots available. Now does this mean that there are only eight teams eligible to play?ย Not really. See, the best way to get involved in…
Read MoreAnother “Tron: Legacy” movie trailer…
Okay, it’s confirmed.ย I heart Tron about as much as Amanda Talar hearts John Mayer. So every time a new trailer comes out, as we get closer to the December 17th premiere, I get more and more stoked.ย Already I’m looking forward to the cutting-edge special effects that actually make Jeff Bridges look 30 years…
Read MoreTen songs to rev up your day!!!
Sometimes you just want a song to get you motivated.ย To get you out of bed and ready to greet the morning.ย Something that, if the song was stuck in your head, you wouldn’t mind at all. So let’s start off the day with some great music, with tracks that are brighter than sunshine and…
Read MoreA Thousand Word Lipogrammic Blog Post
Okay.ย Gotta do this.ย No backing down now.ย Normal wisdom says it won’t work.ย A blog post, missing … um … with this proviso, could I still do this?ย Can I post a thousand words in a blog without any shortcuts, any configurations, only applying diction with a non-consonant missing?ย Tough.ย Mighty tough.ย But I…
Read MoreA Prayer for Kristie
I never want to see something like this happen to anyone.ย Ever. But when I received this video clip from a friend of mine via Facebook – well … Background. Once upon a time, a beautiful girl named Kristie Tunick fell in love with the man of her dreams, a guy named Brian Mendenhall.ย They…
Read MoreThe Poem
I was not having a good day Monday.ย The slushy rain-snow-sleet mix that came crashing down on the Capital District seemed to turn every other driver in the area into imbeciles.ย Nothing like poor traction on I-787 to make some idiots want to DRIVE FASTER! I needed some good news – something to pick me…
Read MoreA long, long time ago, in a cinema far, far away…
Well, actually it was last Friday night, so we can’t really say “long, long time ago.” I was playing Trivial Pursuit: Star Wars Edition.ย It was me versus a couple of RPI kids (essentially two on one, or as I like to call it, a “trivia fair fight.”).ย Some fair fight.ย They beat me six…
Read MoreMockingbird Marathon Pictures
What a great event last Saturday at the Stuyvesant Plaza Book House.ย The “Mockingbird Marathon: To Kill A Saturday” event started at 9:00 a.m., and continued until the final page was read at about 9:30 p.m. And take a look at all the luminaries who read for the event! The full list is below. Mary…
Read More10 Saturday Morning Cartoons based on rock musicians
Yes, Saturday morning cartoons used to rot your brain cells out. But they also – believe it or not – were a functioning medium for the promotion of popular music. Let me explain. There were several instances where popular singers or rock groups would find their stories retold as wacky animated adventures. From the most…
Read MoreSending five of my Kodachrome shots to London…
I only discovered this event a few days ago, and I’ve been scrambling to find my best Kodachrome shots for submission before the upcoming deadline. The AOP Gallery in Shoreditch, London will host a gallery exhibition from January 18-February 10, 2011, featuring the stunning imagery of 75 years of Kodachrome film.ย This show will be…
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