Month: April 2013

Thank You!

Thank You!

Well, it was a long day for all the girls down at Hollywood Tans. Through their efforts and the generosity of the businesses and patrons that took part, they where able to raise close to 3000 dollars in raffle and bake sales for the Richard 

Get a tan for spring and help the Richard Family Fund…

Get a tan for spring and help the Richard Family Fund…

I would like to thank the crew over at Hollywood Tans for putting this event together! RICHARD FAMILY FUNDRAISER HOSTED BY HOLLYWOOD TANS When: April 27th, 2013 from 9 AM to 10PM Where: 119 Parkingway st. Quincy Tan for a cause! Half of all sessions 

2:50 PM…

2:50 PM…

We will never forget….

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Goodbye coward…

Goodbye coward…

Well I would much rather him in a body bag…but he’s a wealth of information given the right….influence. My gut is telling me his motivation was stirred up by his dead brother…but who knows at this point. Either way, I’m so proud of our entire 

Brad Marchand is a Dot Rat…

Brad Marchand is a Dot Rat…

From Brad’s Facebook page… To do my part in helping the Richard family of Dorchester I will be ruffling off my TD Garden suite for the first home playoff game with all proceeds benefitting their family fund. You and thirteen guests will enjoy the first 

In 8 years…

In 8 years…

There is something special about my section of the neighborhood. Just like Martin, the Ashmont/Adams area is the place I grew up in…just two blocks from where Martin played with his friends just a couple of days ago. I’m not going to go at length about the Richard family. In my opinion not one of these national media outlets is going to do the family justice quite like the Forry family and the Dorchester Reporter. They understand the dynamics of this community like no other and nobody tells our stories better.

I’m writing this based on my gut and the range of emotions that kept me awake until 4 this morning. All I keep thinking of is this young kid. This kid that heard the same sounds, walked the same sidewalks and played in the same parks. I’m assuming he knew what it was like to walk out of his door in the morning and look at all the majestic homes of our neighborhood. Perhaps the sounds of trains at Ashmont station in the distance gave him the same sense of home that it gives me to this day. Did he know he was playing street hockey around the corner from where JFK used to visit his grandparents house? On any given day could he hear the MacMaster family practicing the bagpipes? Did he love walking down to Peobody Square to watch the Dorchester Day parade?

In 8 years, I was already in love with all of this, I was already in love with Dorchester. Deep in my heart I know Martin felt the same.

Our nation is watching us right now. Most of them don’t understand just how deeply we adore this neighborhood of ours or how fiercely loyal we are to one another. Boston didn’t get its reputation from Beacon Hill. That reputation was born in our streets.

Martin was a Dot Rat.

It’s up to us to show the world exactly what that means.

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For Martin…

For Martin…

I’m sad to learn tonight that the 8 year old killed at the marathon today was a boy named Martin from Dorchester. My heart is so heavy right now. If their is anything I can do on any level for Martin’s family, someone please reach 

Cowards…

Cowards…

You can never let your guard down…not for a second. I was very fortunate today…my daughter was at the finish line sitting inside a restaurant when the bombs detonated. The walls shielded her..but she said the blast rattled the place pretty bad. I would be 

Nana is mad…

Nana is mad…

You know you’re a Bostonian when find this woman’s voice comforting.

I don’t know why it put a smile on my face….I guess it just kind of reminds me of home. Part of me wanted to see her start wacking these 2 with a wooden spoon or a frying pan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeoqxzHZlAQ