This Sunday, I’m going to have some fun. I deserve it. As Alvin the Chipmunk once said on a Chipmunks Christmas record so many decades ago, “It’s a present – from me – to me!” That fun will take place at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center, as part of the annual Great Train Expo. …
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Remembering the Mini-Boggan
Because of issues involving my family relocating from time to time, and the years I spent growing up involved relocating to different cities and staying with different relatives because my home life was just too toxic to survive, I attended twelve different educational institutions from kindergarten to high school. I think the joke goes that…
Read MoreEquinox Deliveries – My Thanksgiving tradition
Yes, I’m writing this blog at 5:30 in the morning, but I need to get my thoughts down on cyberpaper before I leave for the Empire State Plaza. While the Capital District’s families gather together for delicious turkey dinners, reunions with loved ones, and trying to guess how many points the Detroit Lions will get…
Read MoreRemembering that Great Local TV Game Show, “Pick-A-Show”
Once upon a time, back in at least the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, the three major television stations in our Capital District broadcast area, WRGB-6, WTEN-10 and WAST-13 (no, those were WNYT’s earlier call letters) oftentimes produced their own five-day-a-week morning entertainment programs. While Channel 13 had “Romper Room” (which I think every city…
Read MoreReminiscing about Sunoco NFL ’72
Chuck Miller reminisces about collecting football stickers that were part of a gas station premium promotion in the 1970’s.
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