Second Gen (2003-2016, 2016- )
Here I am in the lobby of the Comfort Inn in East Greenbush NY a little east of Albany (an excellent spot I might add) when what do my eye’s perceive? Gary’s lament: (trembling slightly….)but, Alan, if you’re on the road…wh-wh-ooo wiiilll run Friday chat? We, we we gotta have our fix…..(shakes, shudders, pale trembling … Continue reading “Friday Chat From The Road”
Here it is. The beginning of the good part of the year. Baseball begins tonight and I am already figuring out how and when to make the drive to Cooperstown – maybe even for the Hall of Fame game. Four and a half hours according to Google but I think it is more like three … Continue reading “Opening Day”
Which is worse during bachelor week? Talking to the cats or the computer. At least the computer does not run away when it sees you. But being cats they make you do things through the power of staring…like making you think it is Friday and making you want to post stories in bullet format. Update: … Continue reading “Hello Computer”
Ian has been on a bit of a roll lately. Today he raises the question of standardization and homogenization of commercial culture on the road: But on a long road trip, the understanding that you are never more than fifty miles from a Wendy’s chili (low fat, kids!) or the 100% positivity that the Starbucks … Continue reading “Omnitopia”
While in Syracuse NY for a couple of days, a brief side trip this morning to the Galeville Grocery sees the stash now renewed for another month or two. As a result, I have stories to write about Middles Ages, Mendocino of Saragota, Magic Hat, plus two new to try from each of Youngs, Ommegang … Continue reading “The Stash Renewed”
A Sunday afternoon on a balcony overlooking the St.Lawrence and Lake Ontario and these three fine examples of American brewing. On the radio, the Yankees and Red Sox in the rubber game of the weekend’s series. Perfection. Dogfish Head Shelter Pale Ale: From Delaware. I picked up a few of this ale last weekend in … Continue reading “Three More US Pale Ales”
Up in the middle of the night with too much road head. We went into CNY for some Labour Day weekend treat gathering, flipping back and forth between sports radio and crisis news until the Prairie Home Companion took us around eastern Lake Ontario, through sunset and dusk, north along beautiful highway #3 from Oswego … Continue reading “My Day South”
I have altered history through the power of email! In late April, I complained to my faceless anonymous cable company complaint email service about the blacking-out of the last half of a local Yankees broadcast. I do not love the Yankees but their local broadcast is pretty good coverage and I do need my Kate … Continue reading “Thanks Cable Co Guy”
While across the way on the weekend we had dinner at King Arthur’s Steakhouse and Brewery in Oswego, New York and we were very glad we did. I had a little problem with the camera but I expect that you get a sense of the place from these photos. The building is quite impressive and … Continue reading “New York: King Arthur’s Steakhouse & Brewery, Oswego”
We went to two zoos over the weekend. Both are legacies from the best part of 100 years ago of communities creating exotic educational assets. Both are well into a shift away from mere collections of animals for your gawking pleasure to having a something of a greater purpose. At Watertown, NY, in the middle … Continue reading “Two Zoos”