What are ya drinking?
For me a good cup of coffee is not about the cute girl in the pink tank top or the “I’m too cool for school” artsy barista. It all boils down to the coffee itself (no pun). I enjoy a nice vanilla latte on nights …
Recent Posts
Fuhget about it….it’s Columbus Day..
For Italians from all over this great country today is always special. They will be celebrating when the Vikings….I mean Columbus discovered America. For me it’s normally a day to relax with a day off of work. But today I’m going to grab my bocce balls and write about the things I like that Italians brought from that boot in the Mediterranean here to the USA.
1# – Food
Italian cooking is hands down the best on the planet and my favorite to cook. What would Dorchester be without CBZ (Chicken Broccoli and Ziti) or Irish joints selling Italian food?
2# – Menino
This man is an endless source of entertainment. Howie Carr would be missing a whole segment of his show without Mumbles. Just don’t look for any of his speeches to be cast in bronze and put in a public park. Thank Woo!!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UHutvqFLp0]
3# – The North Shore
Yup…everybody forgot to mention Columbus discovered the whole region north of the Charles River on his way back to Spain. Some of the crew decided to settle and went on to invent Santarpios and the IROC-Z. Grazie Chris!!
4# – The Sons of Italy
Italians knew of the Irish so they decided to build these function halls all over the US. The Italian flag looks very Irish after 8 pints and they capitalized. What would a Sons of Italy be without an open bar Irish Wedding on the first floor?
5# Adam Vinatieri
Yeah he’s with the friggin Colts….but Mr Clutch provided New England with 2 rings. And we don’t forget that….Ci manchi Adam !!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiRDx6C-p_4]
Brown, Flynn, Warren, Pelosi and the Eire Pub….
So apparently Ray Flynn was playing grab ass with Scott Brown yesterday at the Eire Pub during the Irish Festival….Will someone please remind Ray that Warren is the Democrat here…..maybe it’s because Warren keeps her clothes on. Or maybe after Pelosi called Scott Brown clueless yesterday, …
Jobu, Trees and Insurance…..
Does this make sense? Lets say you have 2 massive trees next to your house…..they are nice looking but are just plain too close. You’re worried if a storm hits they may come crashing through your roof. We are potentially talking 20 to 30k in …
Dept of Homeland Security launches “pre-crime” detection program…
Dept of Homeland Security launches “pre-crime” detection program….
Ahh yes…and the fine line of tech and privacy gets toed yet again….
Don’t wear this halloween costume guide…
Halloween brings out the kid in us all and every year you can count on the usual suspects showing up at your Halloween party of choice. Let’s make a quick list of what not to wear. #1 Anything Jersey Shore – It’s not original…just stop …
The Soul Shack @ Axis
Do you remember 13 Lansdowne Street? This was the club that gave me some of my best memories. The Soul Shack every Thursday night at Axis was your who’s who of Dorchester. I mean we owned the club….it was virtually 2 floors of the entire neighborhood. The bouncers came to know us all and in some cases partied right along with us. I remember it being Hip Hop and Old School upstairs and Techno downstairs. You would have Dj Justin Hoffman spinning the hip hop…and that’s usually where you could find me.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=48_rJDpfdag]
On any Thursday night you could find a famous hip hop group passing through like De La Soul, 6 foot 5 drag queens, or maybe Pete Moss spinning on the 1st floor. You had the smokers lounge set off to the side….big black Derek either bouncing or serving ferocious drinks. Every park and and parish converged…whether you where the raver type or hip hop fan. Nobody gave a rats ass that it was Thursday….it was the beginning of our weekend and we would just have to suffer through work or school the next day.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDBpoTMicYI]
Of course not all good things last forever and Axis fell to the wrecking ball a few years back.
This place is always in my mind and always a topic whenever the crew gets together. I can still remember the smell of the place….or the Bruce Lee flics playing on the vintage TV sets around the club. It wasn’t a chic place….you didn’t need to have Louis bag to get in the front door….this was a place to get loose and enjoy yourself.
I would like to see a Soul Shack/Axis reunion at a good-sized venue….I mean if the numbers worked…why not fly some of the old Dj’s back and make it epic. Talk to me people…
Jobs in your pocket……..
A little piece of all of those who love our very convenient life died tonight. It was something techies everywhere didn’t want to talk about but knew was imminent. In the history books, children will read about Franklin, Edison, Tesla, Einstein, Ford, Wozniak and of …