From local make-believe news outlet The Albany Smudge: "Old-Timers Won't Shut Up About Dan O'Connell and 'Albany Machine.'"
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"The City Council is considering a proposal to prohibit old men from annoying people with conversations about 'the way things used to be' in Albany."
Hilarious. And I believe they all live in my ward, ward 8. One old timer has been lobbying for a small park to be created at the corner of Whitehall and New Scotland (across from Stewarts) and named The Dan O'Connell Park. It's 2015 and I can't think of anyone less relevant to kids who would be playing in that park than party boss Dan O'Connell.
... said chrisck on Nov 16, 2015 at 2:48 PM | link