So I’m sitting at home, watching the Halifax Rainmen play the Rochester Razorsharks in a streaming online video feed from the Premier Basketball League, when I saw an e-mail in my personal account. And talk about a shock.ย A blast from the past. Walt Adams, one of the deans of broadcasting in the Capital District,…
Read MorePhoto Essay: More Ghost Signs of the Capital District
Over the past few days, I’ve taken my Nikon D700 and photographed several faded old advertisements that were painted 100 years ago on brick buildings in the Capital District.ย In a previous post, I showed off the Uneeda Biscuit signs in Troy, the Coca-Cola ad on Broadway in Schenectady, and the ads for RB Wing…
Read MoreSelection Sunday: The Teams for Trivia Bowl VI Are…
This coming Saturday at Wolf’s 1-11 is the sixth annual Trivia Bowl, and the top invitation-only teams will battle it out for the right to claim the championship Trivia Bowl. These teams were hand-picked by the hosts of the various Trivia Nights Live teams – Baker, General James, Murray, Charlie, and the rest.ย Automatic berths…
Read MoreMemories of Trivia Bowl IV: 2008
Between the time I won the 2007 Trivia Bowl competition and the chance to defend my title at Trivia Bowl IV, a few things actually happened with the Trivia Bowl itself. Normally, the Trivia Bowl trophy was placed on display at Hooters in Crossgates Mall. I continued to play Tuesday night trivia at Hooters, and…
Read MoreThe finals of the Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
Okay.ย Here’s how this works.ย The eight teams that showed up were fully fortified and ready to go.ย $2,500 was on the line – $2,000 for first place, $500 for second place, and dat’s it. Each question was worth a varying level of points, the harder the question, the more points you can earn.ย You…
Read MoreWhat’s on my iPod while I’m at the dentist
“Okay, Mr. Miller, we’re going to numb your gums with this gel first, and then we’ll add the Novocaine.” At that point, I clicked the button on my iPod and the dental hygienist’s voice was replaced by the lead singer of Muse.ย The first person who says to me, “Chuck, how could you tell the…
Read MoreRemembering Uncle Sam 3-Coin Register Banks
Almost every toy coin bank produced has had a โcheatโ built into it. A false bottom, a rubber stopper, a sliding panel, all of which allowed you to scoop out the few coins you put in earlier that day so that you would have some change to go to the candy store. And even if…
Read MoreCongratulations to Stephanie Ferreria
It’s nice to see when someone from the Capital District can get on a game show like “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” or “Jeopardy!” and take home some money.ย With that in mind, congratulations to Stephanie Ferreria, an Albany State student who took $10,000 from the producers of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”…
Read MorePhoto Essay: The Ghost Signs of the Capital District
No, I’m not talking about the marquees of haunted buildings.ย Once I describe them, you’re going to say, “Oh yeah… those things.” A couple of weeks ago, Jessica Pasko of the website alloveralbany.com devoted a post to all the retro signs of the Capital District – you know, the Westgate Shopping Center sign, the “Ladies…
Read MoreMemories of Trivia Bowl III: 2007
After my first failed attempt in 2006 to win the championship chalice of competitive team trivia, I vowed that I would do whatever it took to win.ย Although I played team trivia as a solo act, the one-man wrecking crew of “Street Academy,” on occasion I would bring friends in and have teammates.ย So by…
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