Al's Blog-o-Sphere

Buffalo’s been a one-paper town since what, the eighties? Yes, there’s Artvoice, The Beast, etc. but basically it’s The News for news.

Well, paper is dead. Save a tree and hook up with Buffalo Rising. It’s been around for a while as a blog-style page on blogspot, but this week, they move to their own domain and it’s blossomed into an online news center for everything. It’s morphed into five sections (just like a printed paper, but no classified or cartoons – yet!) and has a clean, cool new look.

Check them out. You can see it at buffalorising.com and you can either sign up for email reminders of news items, or subscribe using your favorite RSS feed aggregator.

“Winning a fight on the internet is like winning a medal in the Special Olympics; even if you win, you’re still retarded.”

Farewell Kilbrannan

Kilbrannan held it’s final show at the Buffalo Irish Center last night. They left with nary a dry eye in the place. After nine years of performing their unique brand of Celtic-Folk music they have called it quits. Continue Reading…

I created this category because I wanted to vent some about my place of employment.

I have written a few pieces and it’s been a great release to get it out, but I’m not sure if I dare publish them…

Kind of not wanting to bite the hand that feeds me…

But maybe I will some day.