When I received the e-mail from Maxine Porter, my heart froze.ย Maxine is the widow of Bill Pinkney, the last surviving member of Clyde McPhatter’s Drifters, and she and I have worked together on projects involving the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.ย So when I opened my e-mails this morning and saw the news –…
Read MoreWolf’s 1-11 Trivia: The Return
It would take some getting used to.ย The “Wall of Foam” – the trophy panel honoring the name of each person who tried one of the 101 beers from the establishment that previously operated at this location – is now covered with a Guinness advertising mirror.ย The bright lights are now replaced with more subdued…
Read MoreThe Changes at Revolution Hall Monday Night Trivia
As the headline mentions, Revolution Hall is undergoing some changes in their Monday night trivia setups. First off, trivia has moved up from a 9pm start to an 8pm start.ย Since the NFL’s regular season has endd, and Monday Night Football won’t be shown on the big Rev Hall digital projection screen, instead we get…
Read MoreRemembering Utica Club’s Talking Beer Mugs
The advertisements were a combination of kitsch, cornball humor and hardsell – a beer with such a full taste that even the steins holding it would sing its praises – but between 1959 and 1965, two “spokesmugs” shilled for Utica Club beer in an award-winning commercial campaign. Viewers throughout the Northeast watched bowling and boxing…
Read MoreRemembering Art Clokey, Gumby, and Davey & Goliath
A part of my childhood passed away last Saturday.ย Art Clokey, the creator of the wonderful and imaginative Gumby television show, as well as of the reverent and thoughtful Davey & Goliath films, died at the age of 88. How many times did we watch those surreal stop-motion clips of Gumby and his friend Pokey…
Read MoreAlbums I Want to Be Buried With: James Brown, Live at the Apollo Vol. 1
Do I even have to defend this selection?ย No.ย You can argue that the greatest live concert ever captured to vinyl would be a live album by Bruce Springsteen or Peter Frampton.ย But the truth is, for all intents and purposes, one of my favorite albums of all time is the classic concert by James…
Read MoreWeek 15 of the Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
Man, it’s been a while. It’s almost as if I hadn’t played team trivia at Elbo Room for the last three weeks. Oh wait… I haven’t played trivia at Elbo Room in the past three weeks. Well, it’s good to be back in the mix. Last night’s game was a close battle, as several trivia…
Read MoreWhen your credit card provider puts non-existent charges on your card
Like so many people with credit cards and private accounts, the threat of personal identity being compromised is scary.ย I scrupulously check my credit card statements online, and if anything comes up that doesn’t ring a bell, I call my credit card provider and we discuss whether the purchase was real (for example, if I…
Read MoreLifetime free admission to the Baseball Hall of Fame
Yeah, I thought that headline would capture some attention. But it’s true.ย I currently hold a card called a “donor’s lifetime pass,” which allows me free admission to the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.ย I received it in 1985, just after I graduated from college. I was a creative writing…
Read MoreThe Return of August Cove Resorts
Okay, here’s the deal.ย I’ve got an hour before I head off to Revolution Hall and play competitive team trivia.ย I’m trying to download a software program for the Premier Basketball League and learn how to use it.ย My car still has a rocksalt glaze all over it from my blizzard trip over the weekend.…
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