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(May 1, 2025) Folks in the Southern Adirondack community of Gloversville are picking up the pieces after a massive fire burned several buildings downtown Tuesday night; the reservation system for hikers at the Adirondack Mountain Reserve begins today and runs through the end of October; and the trio Constantinople is bringing the magical sounds of the Persian setar and the Senegalese kora to the North Country this Sunday.

The Erik Sherman Show welcomes Rene LeRoux, the executive director of the New York State Baseball, Hockey, and Basketball Halls of Fame. In this engaging episode, Rene shares with Erik the fascinating origins of these halls of fame and provides insights into the induction process. He recounts his personal experience at the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" hockey game and discusses with Erik the recent opening of the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame building in Gloversville. As a veteran baseball author and Hall of Fame inductee himself, Erik draws out Rene's preview of the upcoming 2024 baseball induction class, which includes legends like Yogi Berra and Don Mattingly.

Jason Ambrosino, Founder & CEO of Veterans Holdings Inc.Jason Ambrosino, born on April 11, 1982, in Gloversville, NY, is a decorated retired military officer who dedicated a decade to the U.S. Army, earning a Bronze Star in Iraq. Following his honorable discharge, Jason embarked on a successful entrepreneurial journey, establishing multiple ventures in the cannabis industry. He is the founder and owner of Veterans Holdings, a licensed NYS cannabis processing and manufacturing facility, Veterans Hemp Market, a hemp and CBD company, and American Veteran Enterprise Team LLC, a procurement and logistics company. His brands, including New York Honey, Space Buds, and Veterans Choice Creations, are known for their quality and innovation.Jason's commitment to his community and his fellow veterans is evident through his work. He has created brands that not only deliver exceptional products but also support veteran groups and local economies. As a 100% Service Disabled Combat Veteran, Jason brings a unique perspective and dedication to his businesses, emphasizing living wages, full benefits, and a strong sense of community.In addition to his business acumen, Jason is a family man, deeply committed to his wife Sonja, who is the COO of Veterans Holdings, and their young son Soren. The Ambrosino family has a rich history in Gloversville, with roots that span over a century. Jason's journey from a decorated military career to a thriving entrepreneur showcases his resilience, leadership, and unwavering dedication to making a positive impact.www.veteranschoicecreations.comwww.newyorkhoneyvapes.com@veteranschoicecreations

Best-selling author and former Niskayuna basketball star Kate Fagan joins the show! The former NewsChannel 13 All-Star has created a 3-on-3 basketball tournament in her dad's memory to benefit ALS research. Plus, forget the 'hometown' discount, LeBron James stays with the Lakers on a max deal, 2 years and $104 million. Caitlin Clark continues to smash records in WNBA interest. The rookie guard is the All-Star Game's leading vote-getter in a landslide. Gloversville's EJ Gallup has Team Fredette heading back to The Basketball Tournament. And, Aaron Judge continues to chase more history with his torrid stretch of hitting.

David Sweeten Shares Baseball Stories, Matthew Brown from The Black Garlic Market, and Rene LeRoux, New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Executive Director, Plus Doug Scheiding and Ray Sheehan Make This a Huge Triple Play Episode David J. Sweeten loves baseball and his life has been greatly impacted by bats, baseballs, and gloves.  David has many wonderful  stories as he was a CPA who worked with many well known players such as Joe Morgan, Rusty Staub, Larry Dierker, and Jerry Royce.  He became friends with Joe Morgan and attended 1975 and 1976 World Series games in Cincinnati as Joes' guest.  Other players David had met and has stories about, include Reggie Jackson, Mickey Mantle, and Jim Bouton.  David also plays in a senior baseball league, which he has done for many years and shares those stories too. Plus Doug Scheiding joins in for a fun discussion. Matthew Brown is one of the founders of The Black Garlic Market.  Matthew gives us another ingredient we can use to up our cooking game which includes making better barbecue.  Per the company's website, "We were inspired by the culinary possibilities that one simple ingredient could bring to the table.  Exploring the potential to change aromas, flavours, and textures is what drives us on a daily basis.  We create high quality products from one simple thing, black garlic."  Matthew talks about their many products and their perfection of black garlic.  Plus Ray Sheehan adds his chef insights.  For more information or to purchase their products go to https://www.theblackgarlicmarket.com/  Rene LeRoux is the founder and executive director of three New York State Hall of Fame's, baseball, basketball, and hockey.  He was most recently awarded the Jim Quigley Baseball Service Award by the New York Professional Scout's Association.  He spearheaded a mammoth undertaking when he took a hall of fame which was known for its annual induction dinner and online list of inductees and turned it into a brick and mortar baseball lover's destination in Gloversville, New York.  Rene discusses what Jim Quigley award means to him as well as providing a glimpse into the 2024 induction class which is an exciting group which is being add to even as this show is released.  Go to http://www.nysbhof.com/home.html for more information on the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories,  Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/ We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.   If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you. Call the show:  (516) 855-8214 Email:  baseballandbbq@gmail.com Twitter:  @baseballandbbq Instagram:  baseballandbarbecue YouTube:  baseball and bbq Website:  https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook:  baseball and bbq

Grand Slam with New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Founder and Executive Director, Rene LeRoux and James Hare, Founder of Cucamonga Cattle Co. Rene LeRoux is the founder and executive director of three New York State Hall of Fame's, baseball, basketball, and hockey.  He spearheaded a mammoth undertaking when he took a hall of fame which was known for its annual induction dinner and online list of inductees and turned it into a brick and mortar baseball lover's destination in Gloversville, New York.  Rene discusses the 2023 induction class and delights us with his wonderful stories.  Go to http://www.nysbhof.com/home.html for more information on the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame. Jame Hare is the founder of the Cucamonga Cattle Co., maker of fine barbecue rubs and sauces. He is also a Kansas City Barbeque Society judge. "Cucamonga Cattle Company came about from the love of great food. After spending the better part of 30 years barbecuing for family and friends, James discovered that he was not satisfied with any of the available commercial rubs." Not only is he an exceptional maker of barbecue rubs, but he is also a member of the company's competition barbecue team.  Go to https://www.cucacattleco.com/ for more information. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories,  Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/ We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe. If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.     Call the show:  (516) 855-8214 Email:  baseballandbbq@gmail.com Twitter:  @baseballandbbq Instagram:  baseballandbarbecue YouTube:  baseball and bbq Website:  https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook:  baseball and bbq  

We're back in the city of Gloversville, NY! Gloversville is deep into the process of Brownfields assessment and potential redevelopment. This means that the former mills and tanneries that lined the city's streets are well on their way to a bright future. HRP has been a key asset in this process as the consultant selected through the official procurement process, to assist Gloversville with its Brownfield's investigations. We spoke with Gloversville Mayor Vince DeSantis to get his perspective on the status of the city's efforts. Along the way, we talked about the city's history and what makes it an attractive place to relocate.In our play hard section, Mayor DeSantis and HRP's Tom Simmons take a walk down Gloversville's main street to see what a rebounding downtown looks like.A reminder that our Play Hard segment is also available in video form! Watch that on our YouTube Channel.Make sure you subscribe, give us a review & check us out on social media!YouTubeLinkedInInstagramTwitterFacebookWebsite

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PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1207 Release Date: April 16, 2022 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Fred Fitte, NF2F, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:28:55 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1207 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. Amateur Radio Helps Rescue Injured California Outdoorsman 2. ARRL EXPO at Dayton Hamvention - An Overview 3. Jose Castillo, N4BAA, Named CQ Worked All Zones Award Manager Succeeds John Bergman, KC5LK 4. Amateurs Around The World Are Preparing For World Amateur Radio Day 5. Reaffirming Amateur Radios Connection To History, Ham Radio Will Celebrate International Marconi Day 6. CQ Magazine DX Marathon Is Looking For A New Manager 7. World's Largest Radio Telescope To Be Guided By New Software Project 8. Youngsters On The Air Summer Camp 2022 To Take Place In Croatia IARU Region One 9. Ham Radio Veteran Shares A Special Skill Set 10. Youth On The Air Seeks A Host Venue For The 2023 Summer Camp 11. ESA/European Space Agency Statement Regarding Cooperation With Russia 12. Spratlys Get Even More Dangerous for Hams 13. Paper Shortage Hits Amateur Radio Magazines Around The World 14. Radio Amateurs of Canada Announce Membership Fee Increase Due To Inflation 15. ARRL Announces New Employment Opportunities Now Available At League Headquarters 16. Amateur Operator In Pennsylvania Faces Criminal Charges 17. Finland Updates Use Of Encryption By Radio Amateurs 18. Sweden Imposes Fees For Amateurs Running More Than 200 Watts 19. RSGB's Commonwealth Games SES Special Event Station Showcasing Amateur Radio Looking For Volunteers 20. Radio amateur teacher Chris Murphy KD2MRV, uses ham radio balloons to encourage STEM learning in Gloversville, NY 21. Knox, TN Radio amateur, Tim Berry WB4GBI, determined to restore radio tower after storm 22. International Amateur Radio Union Region One respond to the Executive Committee regarding its Solar Energy Strategy 23. Irish group building an audio archive of pirate radio broadcasting 24. Strange slow pulse signals in 11 meter broadcast band in Ireland Plus these Special Features This Week: * Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte, W6TWT, will discuss how to repurpose that old computer in your closet with free open source software, and will discuss what we all do with our glass "Fondle Slabs". * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP,takes a look at a phenomenon that tends to happen each spring in the mid-west called "Dead Band Syndrome" * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will take a look at what you do after you discover the chaos, and finally decide it's time to build the ideal radio shack. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * The latest from Parks On The Air and Summits On The Air March 2022 Report, with Vance Martin, N3VEM * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. 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Join me this week as I delve into some creepy and spooky lore in the Johnstown and Gloversville area!

I couldn't contain my curiosity. One day, while at my CrossFit gym, I hear word going around that someone's providing complimentary photos of the athletes. Even though I don't really need a photo, I check out the photographer's work. When I come across the first photo, this haunted feeling washes over me as I see an image of a man with piercing eyes, unsmiling, not posed, just standing there against a black backdrop. It's like he's exposed his soul for all to see. And I know there are years of complex stories... in this one single image. Six-ish years later, I still remember that photograph.  Not only did I have my photo taken that day, I've been working with the extraordinary photographer, David Kafer, ever since. Now, I've invited David to join me on the Storytelling School Podcast as my special guest this week. In our engrossing episode, we talk about perspectives on how to bring stories to life without words. We discuss how photos can tell a story in a single image, the missing stories in photographs posted on social media, and how non-photographers can approach personal storytelling through imagery. What you will learn in this episode: What behind-the-scenes factor often leads to great photos How to add layers and depth of meaning to your photographs Why you want to attach a story and a purpose to your brand Who is David? Born in rural Gloversville, NY, David Kafer moved to the city of Buffalo before he was in high school. He attended the same high school as his mother and continued his education at Canisius College, earning a Bachelor's degree. Here, he also developed a love of storytelling and narrating life through digital mediums of art, particularly photography. David moved to Santa Barbara in 2010 for his Master's in Fine Art from the Brooks Institute. While there, he found a deep appreciation for and understanding of visual work with depth beyond the technical details. But he's always wanted to help draw attention to those voices we usually don't hear. So with his professional growth and unforgettable personal experiences in Buffalo, he started turning his eyes toward using his skills for positive change in communities across the country. That's when Portrait Project was born. Through it, David photographed anyone in Buffalo who wanted to share a story. The accelerating social divide in American communities eventually led him to evolve this concept into the non-profit Storied Portraits. Currently, the organization works to reshape community perspectives in order to help address the country's prejudices.  Links and Resources: David Kafer Storied Portraits @storiedportraitsorg on Instagram Storytelling School Website @storytellingschool on Instagram @storytellingSchool on Facebook

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An update on Bolt Storage, my self storage / real estate private equity company: In 2018 the self-storage arm grew as Bolt Storage purchased a facility at 53 Pinckney Road in Ithaca and added it to the operations at 1401. 2019 was a big year as Bolt acquired three properties in Erie County PA, a property in West Mifflin PA (Pittsburgh), and a facility in Lansing NY. In January of 2021 the student storage division (Storage Squad) was sold and the self-storage facilities were rebranded under the Bolt Storage name. By late 2020 and into early 2021 Bolt Storage was hitting on all cylinders, and with new financial partners on board, Bolt Storage began to grow quickly. Gloversville and Newfield were acquired in the fall of 2020, and in early 2021 Shippenville, East Liverpool, Troy, Horseheads, Elmira and Southport were added to the operation. As of May 2021, Bolt Storage owns and operates 20 facilities, 4,154 units and 536,300 rentable square feet of self storage in Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania. The media arm is also growing and Nick hopes to hire a manager for the Sweaty Startup. The team is also growing fast. Nick has now hired 4 filipinos using supportshepherd.com - which he highly recommends. The team is now up to 13 employees.

Born and raised in Gloversville, New York, Pulitzer-Prize winning novelist Richard Russo returns to that place in his new Scribd essay, "Marriage Story: An American Memoir." The essay chronicles his parents’ lives and why their marriage foundered. Ultimately, however, he asks a broader question: Is America going through its own breakup story? Can the divides between rich and poor, black and white, red and blue, educated and not, be overcome or are they irreconcilable differences that will end up pulling the nation apart?

This small town Gloversville, N.Y., kid never dreamed he'd study theology in Rome for four years on his path to becoming a Catholic priest. Over time, the excitement of the Eternal City helped ease the feeling of isolation from family and friends. But just weeks before his ordination to the priesthood, his spiritual director shocked him by saying he was an unfit candidate and should bow out. Listen how he overcame this blow and went on to serve as a priest for 53 years (and counting).

Loser A rude customer from Texas Richard Miley of Texas posted in a community Facebook group that a woman “snapped” at him for showing up to wash her RV with his five-year-old daughter Ashtyn in tow. Miley, 28, works for a power washing company and said that ever since his child lost her mother, it's too much for her to be in daycare. Winner Terry Brubaker from New York What would you do if you found money scattered on the highway? Brubaker had been driving through Gloversville, New York when she suddenly saw $20, $50, and $100 bills fluttering in the wind in front of her windshield. It's what she did next that makes her our winner of the day…

But not in Gloversville...

Two children in Gloversville were reportedly involved in an attempted abduction.

A New York City man has been arrested for holding captive a Gloversville man.

In today's episode, David St. Germain and I talk with Rich and Stephanie Wilkenson, as well as their family, about Gloversville Free Methodist Church and what the church does. We also talk about the concert which happened on July 3rd.   Support Me And My Podcast!   Please help by supporting me and my podcast through Patreon, a crowd-funding website where you--the patron--can support a creator, which is in this case, me. Please visit This Link to sign up and support me!   Thanks so much for listening, and we'll talk to you next week!

Arben Gjoni is a former resident of Wappingers Falls, a financial guru, author of a book-in-progress about a haunted house in Gloversville, N.Y., and one of my best friends. In this episode we drink numerous bottles of wine and discuss current events, conspiracy theories, ghosts, aliens, politics, A.I., etc.

There is a great fight over the release of two chimpanzees, Tommy the chimpanzee, caged in a warehouse in Gloversville, New York, and Kiko, caged in a storefront at the Primary Sanctuary in Niagara Falls, New York. In a recent legal ruling by a New York appeals court, the court struck down the habeas appeal by the Nonhuman Rights Project. According to a Nonhuman Rights project press release, “the court held that the NhRP did not have the right to seek second writs of habeas corpus on behalf of Tommy and Kiko then gave certain non-binding opinions about granting legal personhood to nonhuman animals. The NhRP intends to seek appeal of this decision to New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals.” The Nonhuman Rights Project vows to continue to argue that the chimps’ capabilities require that they have the same fundamental rights as humans. Others have disagreed that this is not a “personhood issue” but rather a human responsibility issue. On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, hosts Bob Ambrogi and Craig Williams join guests, Steven M. Wise, president of the Nonhuman Rights Project, and Richard L. Cupp, J.D., the John W. Wade professor of law at Pepperdine University, as they discuss the recent legal ruling involving captive chimpanzees, the debate over animals as "legal persons,” animal rights, animal law, and next steps. Steven M. Wise is president of the Nonhuman Rights Project, the only civil rights organization in the United States working for the legal rights of nonhuman animals. Richard L. Cupp, J.D. is the John W. Wade professor of law at Pepperdine University, where he teaches torts, products liability, remedies, and animal law. Special thanks to our sponsors, Clio and Litera.

David Karpinski, recently named President of Taylor Made Products, has been boating since he was 10 years old. Dave is a graduate of Syracuse University at Utica College where he earned a BS degree in Business Administration and Marketing.  He joined Taylor Made Products in 1993 as Mid-Atlantic Regional Sales Manager; responsible for growing the brand’s market share with the territory’s two-step distributors and marine retailers.  From 1994-1997, he served as National Sales Manager of Taylor’s Hardware Division.  He was in the role of Vice President of Sales & Marketing from 1998-2016, where he has directed worldwide independent rep organizations, created branding and advertising programs, and managed new product and category introductions. He currently serves as a board member on the National Marine Distributor’s Association, as Chairman of the Capital Region Salvation Army Board and as Executive Director of the Parkhurst Field Foundation, a non-profit foundation he formed.  He still boats on the Lake he grew up on with his wife Amanda, and two children, Michael & Elise who themselves are avid boaters. Dave took me on a tour of the Taylor Made factory where I got to see where all the magic happens and the products we use day in and day out on our boats, and on our docks, get made. I was really impressed with the people, the processes, and the culture of Taylor Made. Dave shared with me some of the secrets to their success, showed me some of the new products they are developing, and let me know about how Taylor Made, after more than 100 years, is still growing and innovating. I was particularly moved by the pride the workers have in their craft, one employee noting when Dave pointed out their near flawless shipping record, he himself had just wrapped up a perfect year with zero mistakes! Hope you enjoy my conversation with Dave.   On boating in his youth…..Some of my best memories are boating. I grew up here in Gloversville, where the Taylor Made facility is. My parents bought a cottage on the Sacandaga Lake when I was 10 years old. With that cottage came a 1969 Glastron IO boat. At about 10 years old I got my first taste of boating. We would pack up our house 10 miles away and move up there for the summer. No TV, no radio, no internet, no nothing. We just went up there and enjoyed the outdoors. On learning to boat…..I got my license when I was 16, as soon as I could. I took the safety course, learned how to navigate. At 16 I’m riding around on this beautiful boat with a 120 horsepower I/O Merc. It was one of the fastest boats on the lake so I was king of the lake. Driving the boat came with a lot of responsibility and conditions from my parents. We would take it over to a local beach, slide it right up on to the sand, spend the day at the beach. It was certainly a great part of my childhood. The operation of the boat was my dad, the rules of the road was dependent on the course. On family boating now…..On the same lake I’ve got a 22 Regal bowrider. My son loves to tube and my daughter is just getting into it. We’ll spend all day out there going from a restaurant to tubing, visiting my dad who still lives on the lake. It’s a good family experience. Especially, my children, being able to unhook from their electronics and spend a day with family and enjoying the outdoors. On teaching kids to boat…..At their younger age, everything is about respecting the boat, the people around you, the experience, the safety requirements. You can add on the lessons about navigation and tying knots but everything up until now is - we do it right and we do it safe. They’ll grow up to love boating, but they’ll have the base of knowledge and respect of the craft to do it right. On destination boating…..Given my job here at Taylor, I’ve had a lot of great experiences in boating but the best I had with my son. I took him on a 10-year-old trip. It was something passed on to me from a colleague long ago. He said when your child turns 10, take him on a business trip, show him what you do, give him an experience he’ll remember for a lifetime. His choice was to go to Ft. Lauderdale and go fishing offshore. I’ve got a friend who runs StarBrite. He took us out for the day and we happened to get two sailfish. First time ever for either of us. Here he is, 10 years old bringing in a sailfish. Needless to say I’ve got two sailfish mounts in my house! Someday he’ll have that on the wall of his house and he’ll tell his children and remember how grandpa went out with him. On the success and longevity of TaylorMade…..The Taylor success is rooted in its culture. It's new product innovation and quality. A lot of us are boaters, we know the industry, we live it. When you put something out in the marketplace, you want it to be new, innovative, different, to make the day on the water a much better experience for the consumer. It’s what you would want to use and how you would want to use it. A quality piece that the company stands behind. We’re known for our lifetime guarantee in fenders long before any other fender company would have thought of doing such. I think we’re known for quality and innovation. On what you might not know about Taylor Made…..What I would want people to understand more is the scope of what we can do in just in time. Meaning almost a custom made product. Take boat covers for example. I’ve got a Regal 2200, I need a boat cover for that boat. You can go to our website or to any of our customer’s websites, find that exact boat cover, order it from Taylor, and have that made in 3 days and drop shipped to your house in black, or burgundy, or specifically what you need. You go to any of our customer partners and you see things that are in the stores or in the catalogues or in the dealers but you probably don’t realize the scope of what we do that is special ordered and drop shipped immediately to all boaters across the country. On the newest product innovations…..Well there are two that are hitting the market this year that we are excited to introduce. One is a patented color technology in fenders. When you think about PVC fenders for the last 50 years, originally, they were white, blue, and black. Taylor innovated and added colors to it. Well we’ve taken it a step further and we’ve actually patented the use of a pearlescent additive to the PVC formulation. It took four years to get the formulation right. But think about a clear coat on a car - it’s not just a flat, basic color. There’s depth to the color. The same thing is happening with gelcoat and accent stripes on boats. Now, we’re able to make it in silver, or gold, and we’re able to color match the gelcoats to take it to the next generation. The days of flat PVC colors are gone. As a company that makes everything from the boat cover to the bimini to the fender what you want is consistency in the color. From one manufacturer, we can be consistent and it’s not a mismatch of what’s on your boat. We came out with a product line called Storm Gard that we introduced it in. The second is we introduced an entire line of solar LED dock lighting. Until now it’s been repurposed garden lighting. We’re introducing a whole line of innovative, motion sensing, wired expandable packs, all with soft white lights and solar powered. It’s the warm white light that you’d expect from a nice setting like a dock. On the Fishing University partnership…..Charlie and Ray approached us and I took them through the tour and they were blown away by our capabilities. They said we need to design specific fishing products that people would be looking for. They helped us come up with a spot marker. You can take our same soft vinyl and come out with a guaranteed for life hotspot fishing marker. Or a boot that goes over the prop of your trolling motor. Out of the same PVC we’ve come up with a boot. Very specific designs for everyday problems. I go back to the comment about extending the day on the water, enjoying it more, and taking some of those nuisance problems and having a solution for them. That’s been a great partnership. On the best boating advice received…..The first piece of advice was from my dad – docking is the hardest part, have good fenders! His comment to me which I still take to this day is to take it slow. People don’t realize there aren’t brakes on a boat. When he taught me, he said do it deliberately, take your time, there’s no hurry to get into the spot, do it right and do it once. The other thing which is instilled in me is the entire safety component. Don’t drink and boat. Don’t be unsafe in the way that you boat, and respect the others around you and it will be a good day! On efforts to get more people on the water…..We, as members of the industry, sit on boards that have the mission to make it easier to do business and to get more consumers into the category. I won’t point much further than the Discover Boating initiative. It’s key to make it easy for people to have that first boating experience. If you’re a young couple looking for a leisure activity, you’ve got choices. What we want to do it make it easy for people to understand what the life is going to look like. If you go onto Discover Boating you’ll see ‘Find the right boat for me’ and you’ll see a lot of lifestyle pictures. The key is to let them picture themselves in that business. We fully support all those efforts in order for people to get outdoors and on the water and enjoying that lifestyle. On advice for someone thinking about boating…..The biggest misconception is the barriers to entry. It’s too expensive or it’s too much of a pain or I’m too much of a novice. The first thing I’ll do is invite them out for a day. Once they experience it they’ll be hooked. On who he would spend a day on the water with…..The answer for me is family. If I could get any one of my family out for a day, to me the biggest moments are with family!  

'This is not an attempt on my part to portray myself as anything like a prophet. I simply was born somewhere...I got to bear witness to something that was tremendously important to me and my family.' In this fourth and penultimate This Writing Life interview with Richard Russo, we begin with the fictional small-town of Bath that is found in both Nobody's Fool and its sequel Everybody's Fool. Russo discusses his own personal and artistic relationship with small-town life, taking in his childhood in Gloversville and how it has informed much of his work. From here we meander towards death, in fiction and life, with a cheerier side-track marked: how to begin a novel?----more----Other subjects include: Russo and religion Russo's childhood in Gloversville, New York the toxic effects of small-town industry on Russo's family is small-town life dying out in America? 'As a younger man I thought of [being born in a small-town] as something I would have to overcome in life...Only to come to learn that it is what has propelled my life forward...' Trump, Clinton, Sanders: 'who's to blame for the loss of American productivity, who's to blame for the loss of jobs?' who would Russo's characters have voted for in the 2016 election? Raymer and Sully: the 'fool' in Russo's work? Part 5 of 5 to follow.

Connie Cockrell grew up in upstate NY, just outside of Gloversville, NY. She now lives in Payson, AZ with her husband: hiking, gardening, and playing bunko. Connie began writing in response to a challenge from her daughter in October 2011 and has been hooked ever since. She writes about whatever comes into her head so her books could be in any genre. She's published fourteen books so far, has been included in five different anthologies and been published on EveryDayStories.com. Connie's always on the lookout for a good story idea. Beware, you may be the next one. She can be found at www.conniesrandomthoughts.com or on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/ConniesRandomThoughts or on Twitter at: @ConnieCockrell

In this episode I interview Joshua Katcher from Brave GentleMan, a disruptive vegan menswear label in New York. Joshua previously worked in creative media, including roles as director, editor, producer and director of photography for PBS and MTV. In 2008 he discovered an appreciation for fashion and launched men's lifestyle website The Discerning Brute, which focused on “fashion, food and etiquette for the ethically handsome man”. The blog quickly established Joshua as a pioneer in the field of ethical, sustainable fashion and two years later in 2010 he launched the Brave GentleMan label and online store. Brave GentleMan fuses future-textiles with centuries-old production methodology. Utilizing what he calls “future suede”, “future leather” and “future wool”, which are superior to animal-fibers, Joshua has created a high-end, sustainable and ethically-made Men's Collection. The company offers luxury New York made suiting, premium footwear produced in Portugal and hats made in Los Angeles, along with accessories made in New York's Historic Garment Center and Gloversville. Joshua's groundbreaking work has been featured in several high-profile media outlets, including Oprah.com and most recently Paper magazine which referred to Brave GentleMan as having “just about everything a mindful fashionisto could want”. As well as running his business, Joshua is also an adjunct professor of fashion at Parsons The New School. His research focuses on sustainability and ethics in fashion and he'll soon be releasing a book on the topic. In this interview Joshua discusses: •    The key things you must have and do to create a successful business, despite having no previous experience in a particular industry •    The challenges involved in opening a physical store •    The one thing that will set you apart from other brands •    Why crowdfunding is not necessarily a good strategy for fashion brands •    A relatively unknown yet surprisingly beneficial source of loans •    The importance of pre-orders to grow your business •    And much more Visit the Brave GentleMan website Visit the The Discerning Brute website Brands mentioned in vegan business roundup: The Peacock The Green Lion Evergreen Organics J-Rocks Pop Pret a Manger RESOURCES: My Online PR Course for Vegan Business Owners & Entrepreneurs: Vegans in the Limelight My book Vegan Ventures: Start and Grow an Ethical Business Follow Vegan Business Media on: Facebook   Twitter  Instagram  Connect with me personally at: Facebook  Twitter  LinkedIn

In this episode I interview Joshua Katcher from Brave GentleMan, a disruptive vegan menswear label in New York. Joshua previously worked in creative media, including roles as director, editor, producer and director of photography for PBS and MTV. In 2008 he discovered an appreciation for fashion and launched men’s lifestyle website The Discerning Brute, which focused on “fashion, food and etiquette for the ethically handsome man”. The blog quickly established Joshua as a pioneer in the field of ethical, sustainable fashion and two years later in 2010 he launched the Brave GentleMan label and online store. Brave GentleMan fuses future-textiles with centuries-old production methodology. Utilizing what he calls “future suede”, “future leather” and “future wool”, which are superior to animal-fibers, Joshua has created a high-end, sustainable and ethically-made Men’s Collection. The company offers luxury New York made suiting, premium footwear produced in Portugal and hats made in Los Angeles, along with accessories made in New York’s Historic Garment Center and Gloversville. Joshua’s groundbreaking work has been featured in several high-profile media outlets, including Oprah.com and most recently Paper magazine which referred to Brave GentleMan as having “just about everything a mindful fashionisto could want”. As well as running his business, Joshua is also an adjunct professor of fashion at Parsons The New School. His research focuses on sustainability and ethics in fashion and he’ll soon be releasing a book on the topic. In this interview Joshua discusses: •    The key things you must have and do to create a successful business, despite having no previous experience in a particular industry •    The challenges involved in opening a physical store •    The one thing that will set you apart from other brands •    Why crowdfunding is not necessarily a good strategy for fashion brands •    A relatively unknown yet surprisingly beneficial source of loans •    The importance of pre-orders to grow your business •    And much more Visit the Brave GentleMan website Visit the The Discerning Brute website Brands mentioned in vegan business roundup: The Peacock The Green Lion Evergreen Organics J-Rocks Pop Pret a Manger RESOURCES: My Online PR Course for Vegan Business Owners & Entrepreneurs: Vegans in the Limelight My book Vegan Ventures: Start and Grow an Ethical Business Follow Vegan Business Media on: Facebook   Twitter  Instagram  Connect with me personally at: Facebook  Twitter  LinkedIn

Episode 1: We talk about B.J. Novak’s new app (The List App), Daniel Storto (a glovemaker who just happens to live in Gloversville, New York), and Halloween (spooooooky). Featured beer: Dageraad Brewing’s Wet-Hopped Blonde Ale. Listen —> Episode 1: BJ Novak, Gloves, and Halloween

Nasir and Matt are joined by Josh Malatino of Sno Kone Joe to hear his side of the story behind the alleged altercations and arrest involving another ice cream truck vendor and the Gloversville police. Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: All right. Welcome to our podcast where we cover business in the news and add our legal twist. My name is Nasir Pasha. MATT: And I’m Matt Staub. NASIR: And we’re doing a recap episode I think today, right, Matt? Of an episode that we did, I think, it was two weeks ago or a week ago. I always get the timings messed up. MATT: Yeah, recap or follow-up, I don’t know. It’s not similar to an episode we’ve done before but I’m looking forward to this one. It should be pretty good. NASIR: We covered a dispute between two ice cream truck owners. I’m not sure exactly how it works but we covered it between Sno Kone Joe and Mr. Ding-A-Ling. Actually, Sno Kone Joe or the owner of Sno Kone Joe actually reached out to us, wanted to set some of the record straight because, obviously, you know, we just read what we see online, and who knows how truthful that is? Matt, who do we have today? Why don’t you make a nice little introduction for Josh here. MATT: Yeah, like you said, we have Josh. Is it Malatino? JOSH: Yes, that’s correct. MATT: Josh, like I said, the owner of Sno Kone Joe and we can only go as far as what we were able to read online when we did the episode before so we’re really glad to have you here to kind of get your side of the story. Just to do a quick recap of what we talked about before, or at least how we had heard it or read it, there was a dispute between you and Mr. Ding-A-Ling and, from what we read, there was an arrest for stalking and harassment, et cetera. Eventually, the charges I believe were dropped against you. I guess the first question is, you know, kind of give us your first-hand take on really what happened here. JOSH: Well, back in 2013, my ex-girlfriend and myself had a permit in the city of Gloversville to vend ice cream. We had two trucks that were in the city that have roughly 15,000 people on the high end. Sno Kone Joe has been in the city for… this would be the 46th season of it. There was a previous owner. My family had bought the business out. My ex-girlfriend had bought a truck and we were allowed to use another truck. Back in 2013, we were out selling ice cream. On different days, these alleged incidents happened. The first incident would have been with me, myself, on April 16, 2013. The cops were alleging that, as Hollister was going west on 8th Ave. in the city, I was going east and we completely just bypassed each other. Hollister testified that he was going about 20 miles an hour with his ice cream truck with his music on and I was going slow, with my music on, in the opposite direction, and I allegedly yelled, “This is my town!” which I did not yell. But, even say I did, what kind of crime is that? It’s not a crime. So, that was the only incident we had on that day. I was arrested for that sole incident – that was my harassment charge. NASIR: You were arrested for that? JOSH: I was arrested for that; that was my harassment charge. MATT: Wow. NASIR: And that was the sole allegation at that time, right? JOSH: Excuse me? NASIR: I said that was the sole allegation at that time on April 16th that you had yelled out that, “This is my town!” JOSH: That was allegedly what I yelled. That was what I was arrested for – for harassment. So, people think that the stalking charge was for following. They had nothing to do with following. It was more or less stating that we were offering free ice cream from our business which in turn was jeopardizing another person’s business. On April 28th I believe – between the 26th and 28th of 2013 – I was vending ice cream and Hollister had come past me. He drove past me, okay? When he took a right on to Spring Street, I had no idea where he was going to be. We were just following a route that’s been followed for, at that time,

The guys kick off the week discussing how Sno Kone Joeallegedly stalked and harassed Mr. Ding-A-Ling and what crosses the line for fair competition. Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: All right. Welcome to our podcast where we cover business in the news and add our legal twist. My name’s Nasir Pasha. MATT: And I’m Matt Staub. You remember last week when we recorded? NASIR: It was a week ago but I do remember. MATT: The people trying to break into the room? NASIR: Yeah, that was crazy. Who was that? MATT: It was a rival podcast of ours. NASIR: No way! MATT: Yeah, they tried to break in and yell stuff while we were recording. You know, it’s competition for them, so they didn’t want us to be recording. They thought, maybe if they came in and yelled things, that’d get us out of sorts or maybe people would stop listening because they’d just hear people yelling in the background and no one wants to listen to that. NASIR: It was disrupting. MATT: But, yeah, apparently this happens in other spots as well and much more hilarious names than ours. There’s a battle between Sno Kone Joe and Mr. Ding-A-Ling – two ice cream truck vendors that are in Gloversville, but I don’t know what state that’s in. The lawsuit was in Upstate New York. NASIR: It must be in New York then. MATT: Yeah, I would think so. This is very town-centric because basically you have Josh Malatino – he’s Mr. Sno Kone and he’s had his business, I guess, for a while in Gloversville – and there was a new guy that came in town, Mr. Ding-A-Ling – you know, new into town, just trying to give ice cream presumably to kids. Kids love to hear that sound of the ice cream coming through. I actually hear it every now and then at my house. NASIR: Well, I’m trying to figure out if the Sno Kone guy, what’s his name? Sno Kone Joe? MATT: Sno Kone Joe, yeah. NASIR: Well, snow cones are different than ice cream so does Sno Kone Joe also sell ice cream? I feel like he does because the one that was upset, I suppose, they would follow the other competitor’s ice cream truck and then give out ice cream, basically killing the business. You know, I thought this was a joke but, you know, people get pretty competitive in the food truck business, right? And, apparently, I think there’s a Simpson’s episode about that, if I recall, which is also about franchises. So, interesting tie-in for us lawyers. MATT: Yeah, and let me get to some of the things that happened. Basically, Sno Kone Joe got upset that there’s this new competition in town. He would just follow around the other guy, just yelling at him, “You don’t have a chance! This is my town!” You know, he did get arrested for stalking or bullying – however you want to, I guess, more so stalking. He would just pull up behind the guy and yell “free ice cream!” to people as the second guy was trying to sell his product. NASIR: So, what makes this a little bit more interesting, and I was trying to find more information about this, but the Mr. Ding-A-Ling owner, Brian Collis, Ding-A-Ling says that he and the previous owner of Sno Kone Joe had an agreement not to bring in Mr. Ding-A-Ling trucks into Gloversville. Okay. Just to follow what’s going on here because I know these names are confusing, Mr. Ding-A-Ling had an agreement with the former owner of Sno Kone Joe’s business saying, “Okay. We’re not going to bring any Ding-A-Ling trucks into Gloverville,” but that arrangement ended as soon as – let’s see – Malatino, who is what? MATT: Mr. Sno Kone. NASIR: He’s Mr. Sno Kone or Sno Kone Joe or whatever. So, as soon as he took the business over, that agreement somehow went out the window. And so, Ding-A-Ling trucks took advantage of that. Now, the question was, okay, if this agreement existed, was it in writing and, by Malatino or Sno Kone Joe, by taking over the business, did he take on that agreement as well and as restricted in that respect? MATT: So, such a very professional and legal actual substance to this with two hilarious names...

Feel like making glove?? That's not a typo. This week we discuss perhaps the best passage in any of Philip Roth's novels, the 'glovemaking scene' (again, not a typo) in American Pastoral. And we do this with American lit scholar and Gloversville, NY native, Menachem Feuer. Also, we discuss the definition of a schlemiel, a person who could never make a glove. And Franz Kafka makes an appearance at the end – another person we can safely assume was not versed in the art of glovemaking, IN ANY SENSE OF THE WORD. Get that hand out of your pocket and put your headphones on. *heat*.

Feel like making glove?? That's not a typo. This week we discuss perhaps the best passage in any of Philip Roth's novels, the 'glovemaking scene' (again, not a typo) in American Pastoral. And we do this with American lit scholar and Gloversville, NY native, Menachem Feuer. Also, we discuss the definition of a schlemiel, a person who could never make a glove. And Franz Kafka makes an appearance at the end – another person we can safely assume was not versed in the art of glovemaking, IN ANY SENSE OF THE WORD. Get that hand out of your pocket and put your headphones on. *heat*.

Shabibiaabooom! Comical Radio in your face. What do you get when you cross an Italian and an ogre? Myka Fox. I know that makes no sense but listen to the show and you can figure it out for yourself. The crew discussed Myka’s trip into the Forrest Larping as a sexy rouge elf. Danny came in with Food poisoning and was off on his timing when he told the story of how chickens are modern day Jews in oppression. Then the crew reminisced about their trip up to Gloversville one winter and how they all almost died. Danny’s manager Patrick from Cringe Humor called in to promote the Roast of Jim Florentine and get chewed out by a tornado vampire Jew. To wrap things up Chris read from the forums and the iTunes comments and discussed why he thinks Keith and the girl are idiots for attacking Danny on their show. And that was it folks Tune in Thursday when Garfeild creator Jim Davis calls into “Too Much Information with Dan and Dan”.