Posted in CNY Literary Scene, Utica, Utica fame on June 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Jay Johnston, Angry Man (currently on hiatus until psychiatric/emotional injury heals)
Justin Scalzo a.k.a. “Rider”, Quill Master (Floridian and real-life 40 year old virgin)
Mr X, Proud Utican (the brains behind The Utican and a rudely conservative Italian)
Posted in Beer, Religion, Slang, Utica, art, cats, smoking on March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Utica, video of the day on January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When Utica’s economy was reeling during the 1980’s (thank god I didn’t live here then) many people assumed the one-two punch was coming. People thought Utica would soon be fenced off and permenantly closed for business. A bumper sticker which captured that zeitgeist read, ”Will The Last One To Leave Utica Please Turn Out The Lights.”
Twenty years later I look around and ask [...]
Posted in NJ, Utica on May 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have heard Utica compared to everything from a missile testing site to bacteria. But lately a lot of people seem to be making the claim that Utica and New Jersey are distant half-siblings (or at least first cousins). Not being much of a New Jersey expert, and being the research maven that I am, [...]
