There is a scene in the movie Animal House, where during the toga party John Belushi walks down a flight of stairs.ย He passes a folk singer, who is casually strumming his guitar and singing to some co-eds.ย Belushi takes the guitar, smashes it to a million splinters, and hands back what’s left of the…
Read MoreThe Canary and the Pigeon
“Hey!” the yellow canary called out. Landing on a windowsill, a brown pigeon stared at the canary.ย “What do you want?” he said, tucking his wings behind him. “I heard that pigeons are the most talented birds in the world,” the canary tweeted.ย “That they can fly and stop and dive with precision and timing…
Read MoreMy 2010 New York State Fair Photo Entries
Tomorrow’s the big day.ย The day I take my photographs to Syracuse and submit them for judgment at the New York State Fair photography contest. Last year I was allowed two images for the New York State Fair photography contest. While one of the photographs – a long-exposure night shot of Washington Park – was…
Read MoreThe Night That Stars Fell on Wunsapana Farm
Photographing star trails in the Capital District is quite tricky.ย Not only do you have to wait for a clear cloudless night, with the stars unobstructed by the light of a new moon; you also have to photograph far away from street lights and traffic lights and any other sort of evening illumination – in…
Read MoreGuest Post: Speaking from the Wheel
Hi. This is kind of hard to explain. And hard to believe. Chuck decided to sleep in today.ย He went with me to the Adirondacks and back.ย We had a great time.ย Spent the night together, he and me.ย He just got in this morning, and he’s all wiped out. Poor guy.ย He has no…
Read MoreTen things you didn’t know about Chuck Miller
Here are ten things you didn’t know about Chuck Miller.ย And all of it is true. Chuck Miller produced several tracks from the first Insane Clown Posse album, “Carnival of Carnage.”ย No, Chuck never got showered in Faygo. Chuck Miller is a popular stand-up comic and magician, and is based in the Charleston / Florence,…
Read MoreSlides, Cassettes and a Script: Reassembling a 1977 Documentary
As people know, I’ve been working against time to document as much of my old high school, Street Academy / Harriet Gibbons High School.ย Since those godless and gutless school board members decided to shut down the school, I’ve been recovering every available artifact from the Harriet Gibbons High School archives as quickly as possible.ย …
Read MoreAlbums I Want to be Buried With: Goanna, “Spirit of Place”
How many times can a pop song actually make a positive change in the world?ย How many times can a lyric actually convince a government to change its path? For the Australian folk-rock band Goanna, that album was “Spirit of Place,” and its first single, “Solid Rock,” told a story of Australia that the rest…
Read MoreTen Super-Cool Long-Forgotten Television Intros
Have you ever known of a television show where the best part of the program wasn’t the acting, or the storylines – it was the introduction?ย The opening credits, the stirring musical introduction, something that just sounded great and looked great and was iconic and cool at the same time.ย Yeah, sometimes the shows themselves…
Read MoreA childhood in black and white “efke” film
Earlier this month, I went to Boston to photograph a basketball tournament.ย Since the tournament’s games didn’tย start until late morning, I took the available free time and went on a little personal photographic time travel.ย Come along with me.
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