Glens Falls wants to have more of a big city atmosphere while keeping in tune with the "Hometown USA" theme, hence the slogan at the Glens Falls Hospital, "Big City Medicine Hometown Care", (whatever the hell that means). A recent plan being put into action by some genius in the city hall that will hopefully make Glens Falls a more "homeless person friendly" city, may do just that. The plan is called "Big City Look And Feel, With All The Hometown Charm and Appeal."
"Yes we need more homeless people here in Glens Falls", the genius at city hall was quoted as saying, "We want the homeless people from the bigger cities all over the state and all over the country to know that they too can call Glens Falls their hometown. We don't discriminate here in Hometown USA, we want the world to know that we cater to people from all walks of life."
So what is this plan? Well first off there will be more benches placed on the streets of Glens Falls and in City Park, so the homeless can sleep there. But only in the daytime of course, and one foot on the ground at all times. These are the rules just like in the big cities, and the Glens Falls police will be strictly enforcing them.
The next part of the plan includes making metal shopping carts easily accessible for the Homeless people to put all their belongings in and to push them around town. Since it is technically illegal to take shopping carts from supermarket parking lots, (a law that's rarely enforced but a law just the same) a metal shopping cart corral will be placed in a strategic location in Glens Falls so the homeless can get easy access to the carts, and can freely take them and use them without breaking the law.
"Yes the homeless people like their metal shopping carts," a random person from city hall said, "And by golly we're gonna give them those metal shopping carts!"
"This will also create more jobs in this city," another genius from city hall said, "We will hire people to build these metal shopping carts which will have the city's slogan "Hometown USA" printed on each handle, and we will hire people to drive around in trucks and pick up the unused carts that homeless people have abandoned and return them to the corral, or to pick up the carts that are need of repair due to a broken wheel or something, and bring them in for reapairs. Yes this plan is not only good for the city's public image, but it's also good for economic growth as well. It's a win win situation for both the city and the homeless people."
Another part of the plan includes building bigger restrooms at the Crandall Library so the the homeless people can come in and shave and wash up. Part of the current renovations going on at the library include larger restrooms with several stalls and sinks in a couple of the stalls.
"We will let the homeless come in and wash up and shave and do their business at our library," a librarian said, "We want the homeless to know that they are certainly more than welcome here."
Of course the churches will have to do their part. They'll have to hand out lots of blankets to the homeless and start putting on more free meals and set up designated shower times for the homeless. Everybody has got to do their part. But many people are afraid that the city of Glens Falls will be overrun by homeless people, but city hall assures us that this will not be the case. Homeless people will feel welcomed here, but there will be rules that they need to abide by, and in the end Glens Falls will look more like a Big City but will still retain all it's Hometown USA qualities. Hence the slogan, "Big City Look And Feel, With All The Hometown Charm and Appeal."
Yes the homeless people will certainly enjoy living in Hometown USA and experiencing all of it's down home small town charm. This is just the first phase of the plan to give Glens Falls a more "BIG CITY" look and feel. More of the plan will be revealed later on. 
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Saturday, July 14, 2007
Big City Look and Feel
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Fourth Of July Events In Glens Falls
This here is a listing of the Fourth of July events in and around the Glens Falls area, in abstract video format, thank you.
Thursday, June 07, 2007
In Loving Memory Of Summer Jam
Yes there once was a thing called Summer Jam, and no it was not jam served only in the summertime, it was popular bands playing at the West Mountain ski center, and fire works after, and it was totally free. But those days are over.
I haven't been there since 1999 when Gary Lewis was playing. But since 1999 summer jam has moved to East Field, and is no longer free, it's 2 or 3 bucks a person, to see unknown bands play crappy cover versions of popular songs, or worse yet their own songs they wrote themselves that you've never heard before and never wanted to hear and never want to hear again!
And its' drunks, lots of drunks. Of course that part has never changed, you really can't really enjoy a band unless you are drunk or stoned or a combination of both. But is summer jam really worth attending? Well I haven't been since 1999, but like I say, I went for the bands. Gary Lewis in 1999, Len Berry and Tommy Roe in 1995, but there haven't been any really good bands playing at summer jam in 8 years, So I have no reason to ever go back again.
And don't take my word for it, one woman said Summer jam in Glens Falls, New York is Terrible!
"...It is nothing but a large crowd of drunk people tripping over small children who are running wild. The security was terrible, as were most of the bands. Obvious drug use was rampant....All in all, Summer jam was not only a complete waste of time and money, it could have actually been dangerous. If you happen to be in Glens Falls, NY for Fourth of July, make sure to run screaming from Summer jam at East Field!"
But in memory of summer jam days gone by I dug up my vhs recording of Gary Lewis in 1999, and am doing my best to transfer it to digital, one song at a time.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Drunk Drivers You May Have Missed 5-30-2007
Here is a compilation of drunk driver stories you may have missed during the week of 5-30-2007
Teen seriously injured in Queensbury crash
A Queensbury teenager, Chad Jones, 19, of 28 Hampton Court, was seriously injured and a Gansevoort man, Brad M. Potter, 22, of 84 Spier Falls Road, was charged with driving while intoxicated following a crash on Corinth Road Monday night May 28, 2007 in which a car struck a rock outcropping.
Man injured in early morning crash
A 20-year-old man, James M. Huntley, somehow escaped serious injury early Wednesday, May 23, 2007, at 12:01 a.m. after his sports car slammed into two trees and a retaining wall, police said.glens falls
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Monday, May 21, 2007
10 Things I Like About Glens Falls - No. 10
These are 10 things I actually like about Glens Falls, starting with number 10. These are in no particular order, and maybe if I find more things that I like, I'll add to this list, but for now there are just 10 things.
10. Chicken Wings from the Glens Falls Hospital Cafeteria 
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Tuesday, May 08, 2007
My Chemical Romance - I Don't Love You
Since Illness forced My Chemical Romance to cancel their concert last Thursday, you may be wondering where are they playing now? Well their schedule for May is as follows, providing they don't get sick again:
May 8, 2007 - DCU Center - Worcester, MA
May 9, 2007 - Bell Centre, Montreal QC
May 10, 2007 - Scotiabank Place, Kanata ON
May 11, 2007 - Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON
May 12, 2007 - John Labatta Centre, London ON
May 15, 2007 - MTS Centre, Winnipeg MB
May 16, 2007 - Credit Union Centre, Saskatoon SK
May 18, 2007 - Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary AB
May 21, 2007 - WaMu Theater - Seattle, WA
May 22, 2007 - Memorial Coliseum - Portland, OR
More information on their myspace page
For more on My Chemical Romance, check them out on Last.fm here, their official webpage here, and their youtube profile here.
Friday, May 04, 2007
There is more to the Post Star than Meets The Eye
Up until yesterday I didn't even know the Post Star had a blog, but they do. And I don't think a lot of other people know about their blog either, because of the severe lack of comments. I stumbled upon it yesterday completely by accident when I saw the YouTube and Glens Falls: They’re all over each other headline in my Google Blog search for Glens Falls rss feed which I monitor daily. As far as I know there is no way to access it from the front page of the Post Star, I mean there might be a way to access it, but the navigation on their site is terrible, so who knows.
But anyway without further ado, here are the archives for The Post Star blog:
* May 2007
* April 2007
* March 2007
* February 2007
* January 2007
* December 2006
* November 2006
* October 2006
* September 2006
On second thought after looking at the homepage of the Post Star more closely, I see the Moms Blog and Sports Thoughts are listed on the front page.
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Roundabout Promises To Be Alot Of Fun!
The New Roundabout promises to be more fun than a carnival ride! Hopefully. For the opening ceremony on Sunday there'll be bagpipes and antique cars and a ribbon cutting ceremony, and a trolley doing donuts in the roundabout, a parade, and the Mayor giving a long boring speech. Fun for everybody! But just like any carnival ride there will be some rules:
Here you can read more about How To Navigate Through a Roundabout. The city is apparently anticipating a lot of people approaching the roundabout slowly in their vehicles, stopping before entering the roundabout, and getting out of their vehicles and scratching their heads and wondering what do I do? What do I do?
I say come on man, people are not that dumb, are they? The roundabout may not be much to look at, but it certainly doesn't look hard to navigate. Do we really need rules? Just drive your car into the circle and exit on your street, it's not rocket science. I guess the city is afraid that cars will enter the roundabout and get trapped in there, going round in round for hours until they run out of gas.
But I'll be trying the roundabout out this weekend. It should be fun. And to prove how much fun it is I'll be driving around it about 10 times or so, just to test it out. I should get a video of that. But anyway, if you want to give the new roundabout a whirl, the ride opens Sunday after 3pm. Be there or be a square!
Hurry! Hurry! Drive right up and ride the roundabout, fun for all ages.
Honorable Mention?
Well the videos on this blog got mentioned on the PostStar website, YouTube and Glens Falls: They’re all over each other. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.
One quote about my latest video says: "Crandall Library is Now Closed in Glens Falls … and mass panic has ensued, which has three minutes, 28 seconds mostly of Doctor72 in his car, showing off his cynicism."
I wouldn't exactly call it cynicism really, I was just stating the fact that the library had closed and I and hundreds of other people had no where to go to sit and read anymore. As for me, I was sitting in my car each day in the park reading, and even though the library is now open again at its new location, I still haven't found a comfortable spot to sit and read, so it's back to the park once more. And also I made reference to the fact that the media was all over the story of the closing of the library like it was the story of the century. But it's still good to get "some kind of mention", honorable or not.
...and those easter travelers turned out to be EVANESCENCE concert goers, my mistake.
Now if you really want cynicism, this is cynicism! ...at its best!
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Tired Of Living In Glens Falls?
Are you tired of living in the Madden Hotel? Are you tired of living in Glens Falls? or are you just tired of living, period? Then maybe this Electric Bath Duck is for you:
I know of a few friends who might like to try this. And then again I had a couple of friends who tried this but I haven't heard back from them yet as to whether or not the electric duck did the trick. Well on second thought, maybe that answers my question.
Is this a joke? Well maybe, or maybe not, in today's world who knows? To be or not to be in Glens Falls, that is the question. Only you can answer it. Please make sure you make the right decision.
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Looks like the Big Day is almost upon us once again, with a little more than a month to go. What's the Big Day you may ask? Well you'll have to ask the man in the picture, Hint: He lives at 7 Stevens St Glens Falls. Or you might see him on the streets, riding his bicycle, just stop and ask him, I'm sure he will tell you all about the Big Day!
Since that picture is about a year old, i was thinking about updating it. How about this one instead:
Upcoming Events for May 1
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Al-Anon meeting, 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 460 Aviation Road, Queensbury.
American Red Cross blood drive, 1 to 6 p.m., American Legion, 34 West Ave., Saratoga Springs. Information: Dagmar Helenek at 584-3118.
Beginners country line dancing lesson, 12:30 p.m., Moreau Community Center, 144 Main St., South Glens Falls. $5 per lesson. Information: 792-6007.
Bingo, 7:15 to 10 p.m., St. Clement's School, 231 Lake Ave., Saratoga Springs. Dinner specials available. Parking and entrance in rear of school.
Catholic Daughters of the Americas Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Knights of Columbus Home, 50 Pine Road, Saratoga Springs. Information: Anne Senecal, 885-0663.
Chestertown Rotary Club meeting, 6 p.m., OP Frederick's Restaurant, Chestertown. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Depression/Anxiety support group, 7 p.m., Pine Knolls Alliance Church, Potter House, 614 Gansevoort Road, South Glens Falls. Information: 793-7101.
Law Day Breakfast, 7:30 a.m., Hiland Park Country Club, Queensbury. Sponsored by the Warren County Bar Association.
Line dance class, new beginners, 1 p.m., intermediate, 2 p.m., Saratoga Springs Senior Center, 5 Williams St. Information: 854-7610, ginnysboots@aol.com.
Meditation group, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Saratoga Springs Public Library, 49 Henry St. Bring pillow or cushion. Free, drop-ins welcome. Information: 581-3180.
Parenting classes 5-weeks, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Whitehall Elementary School. Sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Washington County. Information: 746-2560.
Renal Caregiver Support Group, 1 p.m., Glens Falls Hospital Renal Center conference room, 3 Broad St. Information: Trish Adams, 926-3315.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter No. 1159, 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. weigh-in, Adamsville Baptist Church, corner Routes 196 and 43. Information: 747-0392 or 747-7431.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter No. NY208, 6 p.m., United Presbyterian Church meeting hall, River Street, Hudson Falls. Information: Lucy, 747-6064.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), 6:30 p.m. weigh-in, Fellowship Hall, South Glens Falls United Methodist Church, 15 Maplewood Parkway. Information: 695-4298 after 4 p.m., (800) 932-8677 or www.tops.org.
Warren/Washington counties STD and HIV clinic, 6 to 8 p.m., McEchron House, 65 Ridge St., Glens Falls. Information: 761-6580.
Friday, April 27, 2007
The Earl Shewell Collection Is Now Up For Sale!
For those of you who don't know Earl, Earl L. Shewell is the 48 year old man who lives at the flop house on 22 Broad Street, in Glens Falls. He was arrested late Wednesday for fighting with a man on the front porch, and the man fell off the porch and suffered a broken arm and a head injury that required stitches.
Earl was charged with second degree assault a felony, and the misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest when he fought with arresting officers and had to be zapped with the old Taser gun. Earl was sent to Warren County Jail for lack of bail.
Now for those of us who know Earl Shewell, we knew him as the black cowboy hat wearing, dark sunglasses wearing, black socks with sandals wearing, cigar smoking man. But Old Earl won't be needing these items in jail, and besides that he needs the money for bail, and every little bit helps, so...
...for a limited time only, the Earl Shewell Collection is up for sale on eBay! Yep if you act fast, the Earl Shewell Collection can all be yours!
Black Cowboy Hat
Dark Sunglasses
Black Socks
Sandals
Yes now you too can be Earl Shewell. You can run down the street shouting,"Look at me everybody I'm Earl Shewell!" Or something like that.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
David Martell On The Glens Falls Police
A prominent citizen in Glens Falls, speaks out on the Glens Falls Police Department.
Hopefully I can get this guy to do more speaking out on stuff. This guy loves to talk, so maybe I can get him talking and keep him talking, and can start a new series called, David Martell on...
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Your Reprieve Is Almost Here
Yes your reprieve from boredom is almost here. The Crandall Library is going to reopen on Tuesday April 24 After long hours of sitting in the car in Crandall Park reading books, I'll finally be able to sit in the library once again at it's new location.
After mass panic ensued on April 1st when the library closed, our wait is now over. It's been 3 long weeks, but the end is almost here. Besides that I have 2 library books I want to return. One is due next week.
Friday, April 13, 2007
Amy Lee Lip Syncing?
I had made mention in my Video Of Mass Panic! that I had noticed that the traffic in Glens Falls had been increasing, and that video was filmed on Thursday, April 5. So what I thought might have been Easter travelers, was more likely people going to the EVANESCENCE concert at the Glens Falls Civic Center that same night.
And apparently a few people,(check the comments at the bottom of the article), thought Amy Lee was lip syncing
Where the hell did that come from? Nowhere in the article was there any mention of lip syncing, so one can only assume from people who were there, that there was an element of lip syncing going on.
I wasn't there so I don't care, but my point is...
...I have got to start keeping up with current events in Glens Falls, they are so far and few in between, it shouldn't be too hard to do!
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Still Don't Get It?
Well don't feel bad, either do I. Kimberly A. Wright, 21, was charged at 12:03 a.m. with, you guessed it, DWI even though her blood-alcohol content was found to be 0.07 percent, below the 0.08 percent threshold for driving while intoxicated.
But she was still charged with DWI based on Glens Falls Police Sgt. John Winchell's observations of her behavior, authorities said.
Not possible you say? Well it's only in Glens Falls Baby!
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Video Of Mass Panic!
The video to Mass Panic Ensues!
And the girl used in the video can be found here: Girls Girls Girls, Show Me The Girls!
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
The Shamrock Shake Recipe
I had said that there were No Shamrock Shakes in Glens Falls, and technically that is true, simply because there is no McDonald's here in Glens Falls, but as I was ordering in a nearby McDonald's, I happened to notice that the Shamrock Shake was on the menu. They didn't make any effort to advertise these things this year, I guess they just naturally assumed that people would know about them. Not! I forgot all about them, until I saw a video about them.
Poor advertising on McDonald's part. But what I'm leading up to is this. If you've never tried a Shamrock Shake before, or are simply craving one, the recipe is really simple. I found this copycat recipe.
For one serving:
1 cup vanilla ice cream or soy ice cream
5/8 cup 2% low-fat milk or soy milk
1/8 teaspoon mint extract
4 drops green food coloring
But I've simplified the recipe even further, by using 1 cup of of mint ice cream, and 5/8 cup of milk. And that's it. It's mint flavored and green colored already.
So screw McDonald's and just make the shake yourself. And enjoy it anytime of year, not just on Saint Patrick's Day.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Big News Really Big News
photo by tygrelilie
The Crandall Library is relocating. That doesn't sound like big news, but it is for Glens Falls! So big, they had to make a news video about it, interviewing random nobodys people out in front of the library asking, what do you think of the library moving, and closing down for 3 weeks. and what do you think about the renovations intended for the old library building, and how will this impact your life?
Big news, really big news for Glens Falls. The library will close April 1st, and reopen April 23. The library is our number one source for entertainment in Glens Falls, what will we do while we are waiting? Go to another library of course.
