Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is leading a push for WW1 veteran Henry Johnson, for whom a street in Albany is named, to be featured on a postage stamp. Johnson was previously awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor, again thanks to Schumer, and, next month, Fort Polk in Louisiana is being renamed Fort Johnson in memory of Johnson's heroics in World War 1.
A movie biography is almost inevitable at this point.
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Personal note: Since 2017, my brother, along with an aunt & cousin, would spend Thanksgiving at Denny's in Latham. The last two years, Denny's was short-staffed on Thanksgiving, and would close shortly after we had left.
The tradition has ended.
Denny's quietly closed its Latham location along Route 7 and it Wolf Road eatery in Colonie. No explanation has been offered by the chain as of press time, but one must assume that this is another outgrowth of the COVID pandemic.
What's left of the Colonie Denny's. Courtesy of the Albany Times-Union.
This fall, my brother & I will be making reservations at another restaurant for Thanksgiving.
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An Albany summer tradition returns June 15 as Alive at 5 begins its 2023 season. This year's series has expanded in terms of time. In past years, the show would start roughly around 5 pm, ending around 8 or so.
This year, the start time at Jennings Landing has been pushed up to 4:30 pm, and now, the shows figure to end around 9. Now, the 4:30 start is a bit of a problem for working stiffs like ye scribe, as in transit from work to the show, you're missing at least the 1st half hour or better. The Office of General Services didn't take that into account, you see.
The lineup:
June 8: Hawthorne Heights w/Bad Luck (Emo Pride Night).
June 15: Mihali w/Side B (Jam Night).
June 22: Matt Stell w/local favorites Skeeter Creek (Country Night).
July 6: Plush w/hometown stars Super 400 (Rock Night).
July 13: The Sweet w/Sly Fox & The Hustlers (Classic Rock Night). Fellow blogger Chuck Miller reminds that this version of The Sweet isn't the same as the group that had hits like "Little Willy", "Ballroom Blitz", & "Fox on The Run" in the 70's. Like most nostalgia acts, someone co-opted the copyright to the band name, and, well......!
July 20: The Skatalites w/Dr. Jah & The Love Prophets (Reggae Night). Dr. Jah's been around since at least the 90's, and the Skatalites are no strangers to the 518, either.
July 27: Rakim (as in late 80's-early 90's rap duo Eric B. & Rakim) w/DJ J-Ronin & Camtron5000 (Hip-Hop Night).
August 3: 90's star Montell Jordan, last seen recording gospel records, with DJ TGIF opening (R & B Night).
The expanded 4 1/2 hour time frame suggests extra acts will be inserted at the last minute, but we'll see.
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