I have several autographed items in my personal collection.ย In terms of sports memorabilia, I own the following: A collection of Albany Patroons trading cards from the 2006-07 season, signed by all players from that season (including Jamario Moon, TJ Thompson, Kwan Johnson and John Strickland) An Albany Senators autographed baseball, circa 1949, signed by…
Read MoreWhat if “Planet of the Apes” was a Twilight Zone episode?
I tell you, some people can get really creative on YouTube. Background. Rod Serling, creator of the Twilight Zone, was involved in a script rewrite of a 1968 film based on Pierre Boulle’s book “Monkey Planet.” Eventually the film, “Planet of the Apes,” became a major hit and spawned a film franchise with four sequels,…
Read MoreI have less than 90 days left…
The last day is approaching.ย And there’s nothing I can do – no arguments, no pleadings, no negotiations – that can extend it past one more second. On December 30, 2010, Dwayne’s Photo in Parsons, Kansas will develop its last batches of Kodachrome film – and that’s it.ย No other rolls of Kodachrome will ever…
Read MoreSome Television Theme Show Mash-ups
There’s a lot of these on YouTube of late. Some enterprising fan likes two different television shows, and decides to take clips from Show A, and create a TV opening theme that resembles Show B. Some of them are pretty inspired, some of them are just insipid. I’ll leave that for you to decide. Have…
Read MoreReturning to Iverhill this December
Last summer, I rewrote a senior college thesis into a serialized blog novel, The Robins of Iverhill.ย I published it, chapter by chapter, as blog posts in the Times Union.ย And later, it was published in paperback form. Now I’m returning to the Adirondack lumber town for Christmas.ย And I want you to join me…
Read MoreEndurance for Charity: How I completed “The 50-Hour Project”
Kevin Marshall’s friend Steve Henel spent the weekend playing video games – 24 hours of video gaming to raise money for charity.ย I stopped by for a few hours last night, and he was bouncing through various video games on various platforms – including some game called Heavy Rain, which most of us were doing…
Read MoreThe online trivia game that’s all it’s QRANKed up to be
So here’s the deal.ย You want to go play competitive team trivia, but there’s no game nearby at a tavern or bar right now.ย And you haven’t gotten that call from Jeopardy! or Who Wants to Be a Millionaire that says you can get on the show and play for money. What if you want…
Read MoreTen “Countdown” Music Video Clips
In America, the variety program every musician and band wanted to appear on was “American Bandstand.” In England, it was “Top of the Pops.” In Australia, the show of importance for breaking pop and rock hits was “Countdown.” The show, hosted by Molly Meldrum, drew monster ratings with every episode, and musicians were more than…
Read MoreWeek 6 of the $2,500 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
The Elbo Room tournament has been compared to a full-length sports season. Every week, we compete and compete and compete – until only the top eight teams make the final playoff round. I liken it more to an endurance race that spreads over several hours or days.ย Sort of like the Tour de France or…
Read MoreWanna watch a TV sitcom about curling?
Background.ย In the fall of 2002, I was in Ottawa for a few days on a business trip.ย I had one day to myself, and decided to just go mall-walking at the local shopping center in downtown Ottawa.ย The mall had a multi-screen theater in the shopping center, and I needed to kill a few…
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