If you were one of the thousands of state employees who recently lost his or her job, don’t fool yourself that you’re in for a clean break. In fact, you might have received a communication very similar to this one: INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: Employees Impacted by the Reduction in Force FROM: John Murray, Deputy Medicaid [...]

Sean McCann and the Committed  Friday, September 30 “The writing of songs has become a bit of a distraction for me of late. Long nights on the road mated with extended periods of time off have confused my Gemini mind sufficiently to convince it that poetry melting into melody can make sense of my world. [...]

Crowds of Occupy Wall Street protesters have been filling the area around the NYC financial district since September 17. While the movement appeared to be losing steam due to a lack of focus and an apparent media blackout, it’s again picking up momentum thanks to speeches by Michael Moore, pepper-spraying cops, cocktail quaffing bankers, and [...]

Walden Schmidt’s Fiskar Karma So far this season on Two-and-a half Men we’ve learned that: Charlie’s replacement is better-looking; he’s richer; and he drives a much cooler car. In a beauty of a product placement, this past Monday we saw Walden (Ashton Kutcher) and Alan (Jon Cryer) in Walden’s 2012 Fiskar Karma — a $100,000 extended-range [...]

Remember Crystal Beach? Found this Friday morning on the back of a 1941 Cadillac along the river in Tonawanda. There used to be a whole industry dedicated to license plate advertising. This one brought back a lot of memories. Crystal Beach — yeah! Stay tuned later in the week for the rest of the car. — [...]

Nick 13 Tuesday, September 27 As the frontman of Tiger Army, Nick 13 has been continuing the psychobilly traditions of acts such as the Cramps f0r the past decade or so . Now, however he’s taking things in a different direction with the release of his recent self-titled solo album. This album is a considerable [...]

’62 Imperial Crown, Sanborn, N.Y. So here’s the 1962 Imperial Crown I promised you last week. It’s the four-door Southampton, or, as we peons call it, four-door hardtop. Gotta love those freestanding head- and tail-lights! With a starting price of $5,644 the Crown was 13 bucks more than a ’62 Cadillac Sedan DeVille, but $430 [...]

GleeVolt And here’s Kurt and Rachel, drowning their sorrows in a Chevy Volt which I assume belongs to her two dads. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that there was a Chevy Volt commercial (or two) which aired during Tuesday’s Glee season premiere episode. — Jim Corbran, You Auto Know

This Nissan owner’s Sabres fan plate could have been mean and said: BFL O440. — Jim Corbran, You Auto Know

Since September 17, thousands of protesters have gathered around Wall Street to protest a range of issues including the ridiculous disparity of wealth in America. The ongoing event has gotten comparatively little play in the mainstream media in the US, but here’s a report from an English language Russian news outlet. Note the Buffalo Billionaire [...]

Tell me, when was the last time you saw a 1961 Corvair Lakewood 700 station wagon? What? Never? Head over to Grand Islandand you might still catch this one which I spotted sitting in a driveway. Two-toned, wire wheels, white-walls — it still looks great 50 years later! You can view the original brochure here. [...]

The new ethics code that was officially adopted by SUNY Trustees on Tuesday is actually more stringent than the memorandum originally proposed by SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher. We printed the original language of her memo. Click here to read the revised and approved Guidelines for Conflict of Interest Policies, Campus-related Foundations of State-operated Campuses. The [...]

’73 Pontiac Grand Am, Grand Island, N.Y. One of my favorite GM cars from the 1970s, this 1973 Pontiac Grand Am sits outside a Grand Island repair/custom/car audio shop after having a little “nose work” done. See the original brochure here. — Jim Corbran, You Auto Know