January 15, 2012
No Pants Campaign
Let me explain this title, if I may. With a column due this week, it was a toss up as to what I should write about. Our neighboring state of New Hampshire is having a presidential primary, while this past Sunday was the annual “No Pants Subway Ride Day.” You can see my dilemma.
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January 4, 2012
Dan's CD Release Party!
Join Dan and special guest Neil Porter for an evening of music and laughter on Saturday, January 28th at 7:00 p.m at the Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Somerville, Ma. 02143, to celebrate the release of his latest CD, "Kinda Pregnant."
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December 27, 2011
2011: The Year In Review
The year 2011 is about to conclude, which means it’s time for me to once again do my annual year in review, which I do every year, hence the word “annual” (like that joke)....
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December 15, 2011
Better Dead Than Green
I’d have to go back and check to be sure (which would entail more work than I’d actually care or intend to do), but I think I’ve written more about The Muppets and/or Sesame Street this year than I have in the previous ten plus years combined.
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December 1, 2011
ITWJWD?
Now that Thanksgiving is over…hell, now that Halloween is over, we can actually start thinking and talking about Christmas now. Despite the commercials for Christmas items that aired as far back as mid-October, I refused to pay attention to them until after Thanksgiving.
November 15, 2011
A-B-C’s & Birds and Bees
A few of you native Stonehamites of a certain age remember longtime beloved Stoneham School Superintendant Dr. Scarpito and his reading program, “Reading for Pleasure.” As an adult, some of you might find it more pleasurable to have your books read to you by a porn star.
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November 2, 2011
From Bambino To Billy Goat
It’s football season, hockey season and it would also be basketball season if it weren’t for the NBA lockout. Yet, I’m still talkin’ baseball.
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