So a few days ago, I blogged about getting back into working with the Premier Basketball League for its fourth consecutive season of operations.ย I talked about how I first joined up with the PBL, how I did everything from photography to statistics to game write-ups – and in other posts on this blog, I…
Read MoreThe Albany County Rail Trail in Kodachrome
I can’t wait for the Albany County Rail Trail to open to the public.ย I can’t wait for this recreational hiking and biking trail to finally exist; I want to photograph every scenic stretch and inch of the trial from Albany to Voorheesville. I want to walk and jog and traverse the nine-mile trail until…
Read MoreAmanda Talar’s Night at the Comedy Club
Say it with me, my loyal readers.ย In the Times Union blogging community, you support your fellow bloggers if you can.ย There’s no question – you just do it.ย Because someday you may need their support or their camaraderie. Fellow TU blogger Greg Aidala hosts a series of stand-up comedy workshops, and has done so…
Read MoreAs Cassaundra flies home…
My daughter Cassaundra got on the plane last night at Albany International Airport.ย She and her girlfriend Kelsie flew back to Seattle, with a change of flight in Minneapolis-St. Paul.ย It was a fun few days, and I’m glad they were able to visit in the ALB. And while she’s on her way home, there…
Read MoreA vocal harmony legend turns 100 years old Friday
I stay in touch with the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, the Pennsylvania-based organization devoted to the history of musical harmony and doo-wop.ย I’ve covered every one of the organization’s Hall of Fame inductions and concerts for the past decade, and have developed long-lasting friendships and professional working relationships with the Hall’s organizer, Tony Butala…
Read MoreTen cover versions of Beatles Songs
Thought you’d appreciate, for the start of the week, hearing how other artists interpreted Beatles classics. Some of them are pretty spot-on, some of them are head-scratching confusing. So, in no particular order, here are ten re-interpretations of Beatles hits – some of them were hits in their own right. THE STITCH IN TYME Got…
Read MoreBachelor Laundry
Yesterday, Vicki and Cassaundra and Kelsie went to Boston, so that Cassaundra could take Kelsie to see the New England Aquarium.ย Me, I’ve seen the Aquarium plenty of times, and I still have to drive with the family today to New Hampshire – round trip, up to Lake Winnipesaukee and back – so I was…
Read MoreMourning the death of Chuck Miller
Sometimes I will run a Google news search on my name. It’s not to be vainglorious; sometimes I get inspired by what other people who share my name have done, and it turns into blog posts. And then I saw this piece, which ran a few weeks ago in the Austin American Statesman. And it…
Read MoreThe Housing Lottery
It’s one of the most stressful times in college.ย You’re finishing your freshman year, and in addition to all your finals and study periods, you have to worry about where you’re going to live next semester. Welcome to the wonderful world of the college housing lottery. As a Hamilton College student, I was well aware…
Read MoreI can hear the basketballs bouncing already…
The Premier Basketball League is getting ready to start its fourth consecutive season.ย And I’ve been with the league since Day One – January of 2008. So how did a guy from Albany get involved with a sports league that doesn’t even have a team anywhere near Albany? For that, we have to go back…
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