It was probably one of the most influential two-minute songs of the late 1960’s.ย For from the opening line, “Give me a ticket for an aer-o-plane,” to the closing sound effect of a jet plane taking flight, the Box Tops’ classic “The Letter” was the first major hit for singer-songwriter Alex Chilton. And from that…
Read MoreSt. Patrick’s Day Trivia at Meka’s Lounge
There was barely any parking spots to be found in downtown Troy last night, as I went out to play Wednesday night trivia at Meka’s Lounge. The whole downtown area was packed with green-wearing patrons and pubcrawlers, while most of Troy’s bars and taverns had Irish-themed entertainment and live acts like Hair of the Dog…
Read MoreRemembering “Sports Challenge”
During the 1970’s, one of the coolest quiz shows on television was a weekend quiz show / interview show hosted by Dick Enberg called “Sports Challenge.”ย Two teams would receive trivia questions from Enberg, and try to answer correctly to win prizes. Oh, and did I mention that the “teams” were actual professional athletes?ย And…
Read MoreWhy I don’t play trivia at Recovery Room
A few days ago, Wayne from the Blue Mooned trivia team questioned why, after my personal decision not to play competitive team trivia at a Recovery Room establishment, did I willingly walk into a Recovery Room sports bar in Troy on Super Bowl Sunday and play for football tickets.ย He calls shenanigans. Well you know…
Read MoreMy First Kodachrome Test Shots
Last week, I loaded my Kiev-19 35mm Russian-made vintage camera with a roll of Kodak Kodachrome 200 film.ย My plan was to, if at all possible, shoot a roll of Kodachrome and see how it turned out – and then, if everything was successful, put together another art book project with the highly-saturated color photos…
Read MoreDaylight Saving Time is Messing with my Driving
I’m currently at the Indian Castle rest area on the New York State Thruway, heading home from a two-game, one-day photo shoot for the Premier Basketball League.ย In the first game, the Rochester Razorsharks (Patroons content=0%, although Jerice Crouch was a teammate of Lucious Jordan’s when both men played in Holland) defeated the Halifax Rainmen…
Read MoreClassic Video Game Trivia Challenge – Can You Find all 56?
Yes, I’m still stoked about the new TRON Legacy movie coming to theaters in December. So I was equally stoked when I discovered this website. Actually, what’s been going on is that Disney has created this way cool viral marketing campaign for TRON, with websites like flynnlives.com, which purports to be a website for the…
Read MoreAnd so my first photo art book is complete…
My two personal-purchased copies came in the mail last week.ย One hard-cover copy with a glossy dust jacket; the other hardbound with a wrap-around art photo. And it really looks nice. My first photo art book, “Ghost Signs of the Capital District,” is now available online through blurb.com, a self-publishing company associated with my online…
Read MoreWeek 4 of the 2010 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
I would have had a better night if I stayed home and slept in.ย Suffice it to say that when you burn off your two skips on the third and fourth questions (what city was originally known as Dairy Church, Pennsylvania; in what film did Jennifer Lopez play a member of a Scrabble club), and…
Read MoreChristina Aguilera’s new music videos… maybe…
Let’s get a few things straight, right off the bat. Paul McCartney is alive. Elvis Presley is dead. William Shakespeare wrote his own plays. Great. The reason I posted those disclaimers at the beginning of this blog post is because I’m not a big fan of coincidence equating to fact.ย In the 1960’s, there were…
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