Hey Now!

After polling our audience, I am attempting to keep the members we have and perhaps grow if we can. So in that spirit this week's POTW posting is about the NYCRR (New York Central Railroad) West Side Freight Line, although some of you may know it as the Highline.

A little about the pics, in 1934 the NYCRR built the West Side Elevated Freight Line, however from 1857-1934 all freight bound for the west side of Manhattan was sent down 11th Avenue. In order to avoid accidents, the trains were preceded by a "West Side Cowboy". These men were required by the city to be provided by the contractor of the rails to ride in front of the trains to clear the tracks so there was a safe passageway.

So this series has both photos of the West Side Elevated Freight Line and the grade level trains escorted by horseback riders. It must have been a site to see a man riding a horse down 11th avenue being followed by a Steam Locomotive spewing steam into the air.

Today the Highline has new life as a park, that was renovated and landscaped to one of the nicest parks I have seen in Manhattan.

As this Blog is evolving i hope to take suggestions from the group of what to add and subtract. However due to my obsession and our mutual backgrounds, I will always include a Mohawk Valley Centric photo or two.

So enjoy the pics, participate in the comments and have a great Wednesday!

BACHATA!

 

Inside the Lakeside Radio Studio

Just thought Id share some pics from inside the studio. We started boozing during the show last week .... and that led to things getting a little nuts during the wrap party!

Here's the setup... and yes, I actually run all that equipment during the show.... that's why i mess up sometimes. I need an intern! Each DJ has their own computer in addition to what you see below if they want to be able to add digital content while we're on the air. We werent actually "on the air" at that point but I had the "on air" sign on for effect. I should probably also mention that this does not show the server in the back room that connects to our offsite host that allows us to support at this time up to 100 concurrent listeners.

DJ Blue and Tommy D

Hard at work!

Just Another Friday

Hey all, I am still getting the hang of this here Blog, so bare with me. In the future I plan to have a theme for each posting and hopefully some useful information for yous.

This week is all Utica pics, taken mostly courtesy of the This Week In History section in the OD.

So whatever it is that you do this weekend, be it covering for your boss, or just kicking back with a Black Forest, enjoy and take it easy.

_SeñorFrog_

Not too much action in here....

So I'll shamelessly SPAM, i mean plug this weekends happenings at lakesideradio. We have an 80's themed Friday show tonight at 9 with DJ Blue and Tommy D (sitting in for Soda Cracker), and the much anticipated launch of the Chris and Box Show (CBS) Sunday at 7.

www.lakesideradio.info

for details. We're also working on launching a Saturday Reggae Show hosted by Tommy D. Call into the show tonight and ask him about it!

DJ Blue

blue@lakesideradio.info

Dont Forget

It's friday! You know what that means. Another episode of the friday show on lakesideradio! www.lakesideradio.info for details. Yup. i just spammed the PofTW blog.

DJ Blue.

Turkey Burps

Hey all and Welcome to the POTW 2.0

I know the old people in the group, CJ, Lynn, I am looking in your direction, will resist change, just like our parents did with our crazy Rock'N Roll Music and long sideburns. However you old dust farters I promise that this will work, or I'll have a hemorrhoid trying!

So this week the pics are very Mohawk Valley heavy. I hope you all enjoy, I was speaking with Bevilacqua today about the POTW transition and we both spoke that it was Originally about the Pictures, but it became a Forum for friends that dont live near one another. Personally I like both subject matters and want them both to stay, like a Halfmoon, the balance of the colours...

So enjoy the Pics, and if you feel like firing off a comment, Tommy may reply to you, or we just may get Jules to become a HairClub member too. And Lynn, this is an adult post, so take it there...

As for the Turkey Burps, I hope you all have fun wherever you go Be it Mariner's Harbour, or The Beautiful Mohawk Valley, take some time out this weekend to be thankful for what e DO have. Often I find myself longing for what I wish I had, or am striving toward, but we need to all take some time to smell the roses  and enjoy who and what is around us at present.

Travel Safe and Via con Dios

Biggs

Its So Tight!

Ok, so I am a Blog Virgin and it may hurt as u slide into POTW or as its been rebranded PofTW. Tim, stop selling Phweed and ur boss wont be suspect.

Lemme try and upload a few Pics and see what this looks like.

Spit on it first before u just throw it in!

Bigs(MrLovaLova mmm)

And to get this picture party started here you go -

Welcome to POtW

Hey,

You know how great it is to be in a meeting with your boss on a Friday afternoon and have your PDA blow up like your a fucking drug mule who has to make a pick-up? And then you get looked at by everyone in the room? And then HR gets involved and you have to have a "talk" with someone?

No?

Well, I do.

As much as we all love POtW sometimes getting 70 emails in a half hour is a little much. So lets all post it here. Everyone on the POtW email now has author rights on this blog.

Go crazy.

Happy Thanksgiving.

T-balz.