By Brian McLane Jack Vandervort was a friend. Jack Vandervort was one of the most remarkable men I’ve ever known. Yet, I promise you, Jack Vandervort will never, ever get his due for just how much he did to change the texture and tenor of life in Central New York, as well as the direction […]
I have to admit, I've not even seen this movie yet. But I've lived it. A dear friend sent me the trailer below just this morning and I wanted to share it with you right away. When you get a chance, and if you have Netflix, please check out Crip Camp, an award-winning 2020 documentary […]
Tavares 1976 She was such a vision I could barely take my eyes off her. We were at a New York State Assembly Democratic fund-raiser. It was a Wednesday night. Also in attendance was Mario Cuomo, who at that point was running for governor for the first time. The venue was a large ballroom in […]
By Gary MacLachlan Since he’s recently put out an all-points bulletin in pursuit of good (and juicy) Brian McLane driving misadventures, let’s get that out of the way first. Understand, Brian and I are both Syracusans, we were both at Syracuse University at roughly the same time, we were both involved with the athletic department […]
Anyone who knows me knows I bleed orange. Syracuse Orange, that is. As a kid, I attended Percy Hughes, a special school that, back in the day, butted up against the East side of the S.U. campus. At Westhill, I served as a statistician for the S.U. basketball team under Coach Fred Lewis. Then, as an […]