Tag: Dorchester

To all the gangs of Dorchester…

I think this video will serve as a nice educational piece for you all….hopefully you can watch it once you wake up around noon.  

Get em up kid!!

Get em up kid!!

So I’m a huge boxing/mma fan. It’s not really a macho thing….it’s the oldest form of competition on the planet. I think both boys and girls should equally learn at a young age to take care of themselves. Now I didn’t take this stance on 

No more Southie movies!

No more Southie movies!

I’m tired of hearing about Southie, the Irish gangster thing is played out. Whitey wasn’t even born there….he was born over by Saint Marks in Dorchester and I don’t even know why Dot would want credit for that. Nothing against our neighbors, many of us Irish/American folks can trace our roots back to Southie and the North End. Mine go back to the height of the famine….my family became US citizens in South Boston and my great grand father became a call man for Engine 1 at age 10. I feel like I have heard every story there is to hear. And whats up with all the “actors” over there? There’s like 4 that are legit actors yet walk into any hangout over there and every former sneaker thief and oxy dealer is reading a script for an “audition”.

So how about some Dorchester movies….Mark Wahlberg is a pretty big player in hollywood now. He did take a trip up to Lowell to do the Fighter…and I think it’s safe to say everyone loves that flic. We all know some girls like Mickey Ward’s sisters….they were hillarious.  I can rattle off 10 DotRats who’s life story could produce an Oscar grade script….Mark Wahlberg being in the top 5.  I guess for now we are reduced to another gay Julie Andrews parody….

Dorchester…the way it was…and the way it could be.

Dorchester…the way it was…and the way it could be.

We read a lot about our neighborhood on a day-to-day basis with most of it being negative. I’m not going to blame anyone for what happens here….I’m a true believer that money (or lack there of) is the root of crime in any neighborhood. With poverty comes problems…the 

O’Toole can speak…make him a city counselor!

O’Toole can speak…make him a city counselor!

Listen, John O’Toole is ok in my book. He cares about Dorchester and invests his time in the community. He’s got a common sense approach to the issues. The Irish Festival rocks and he digs the Street Dogs, this guy will be a great city counselor. But