Picture of the Day - 12/31/08

In this the last day of 2008, I'm putting up a shot I took during my staycation (five glorious days where I went nowhere and made plans with nobody). It was swell. I spent some time at Grand Central Station (aka Grand Central Terminal), playing with the shutter speed of my digital camera, trying to turn people into shadows. Here's one of my attempts.

Picture of the Day...

After I graduated from college, in lieu of traveling across Europe, I decided that what I really wanted to do was see America. So, I convinced my parents to let me drive across country as part of my plan to settle in Los Angeles. Here is just one image from that trek...




(c) Kerri L.Berney 2007

Picture of the Day...

One of two lions that guards the New York City Public Library headquarters on 5th Avenue and 42nd Street.


One of two lions that guards the New York City Public Library headquarters on 5th Avenue and 42nd Street.
(c) Kerri L. Berney 2007

A little late but...

in honor of the anniversary of Benjamin Kubelsky's birth. On Feb. 14, 1894, a baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Kubelsky of Waukegan, IL. As many middle class youth of the early 20th century did, he learned to play an instrument as a young boy and harbored dreams of becoming a professional musician. Entering vaudeville in his late teens, he played on the same bill as the Marx Brothers. First known professionally as Benny Kubelsky and then as Ben K. Bennie and finally as Jack Benny, where he headlined in vaudeville, was a mainstay on radio for over 20 years and was one of the first comedians to succesfully transition to television. He was one of the few comedians to realize that one could get laughs playing the straight man. I've said it before and I'll say it again, without The Jack Benny Show, there would have been no The Bob Newhart Show and Seinfeld.


So, one more time for old time's sake... "Now cut that out..."