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Dot Rat Radio…

Dot Rat Radio…

So my buddy Jake has been chasing me for a while to create a podcast. I tried to avoid it for a while but Jake is a pretty persistent dude. So I pitched in a few bucks, we got one microphone and a mixer and now we 

Goodbye Ann…

Goodbye Ann…

An old friend, fellow Dot Rat and wonderful mom, Ann Flynn passed away last night. My thoughts and prayers are with the Flynn family today.

Bigg Dee is a Dot Rat!

Bigg Dee is a Dot Rat!

That’s right….this guy feels a bit like Sean John this morning….well minus the 400 million dollars.  I wouldn’t even care if the roof blew off my house because my boy Bigg Dee is sporting a Dot Rat “DMC” shirt in his latest video with Chris Classiqk.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1Ik3fjLu5k

Now I know not every reader on my site is a fan of hip hop. I happen to love it…probably because of growing up in a diverse neighborhood. I was exposed to it at a very young age and can remember tuning into NYC radio stations with my cousins tubeset radio back in the early 80’s. Back then there wasn’t a station in Boston that played hip hip. I remember being floored by what I was hearing…it was amazing to me that someone could rhyme, string it into a story and hold the beat. Within those first few years it’s all you started to hear in the halls of the public schools around Dorchester. I think it’s one of the great American art forms that should be held in the same regard as Jazz or Blues. If you disagree….try doing it yourself. It’s as if you’re trying an instrument for the first time. All the credit for the founding of Hip Hop goes to DJ Kool Herc

Recently a student at Boston University by the name of Lee Feiner did a documentary called “The Zone”. In this doc he takes a peek at athletes, professionals and artists and how they tap into this place in their conscious where they are able to excel at their craft. To apply some science to it is very interesting…..here is Bigg Dee and the Chef Boyz in their segment of that documentary.

Keep your eyes open for Bigg Dee’s newest album “Fashionably Late” which should be released very soon. Check out his pages below and make sure you support a fellow Dot Rat!

http://www.facebook.com/biggdee617

http://twitter.com/Bigg_Dee_

http://www.reverbnation.com/biggdee

Want your own DMC? Go to the swag shop : http://dotrat.spreadshirt.com/

Scenes from Florian…

Scenes from Florian…

Well it was good while it lasted…but some people just can’t handle themselves properly. We do appreciate those folks who came out to celebrate….the costumes rocked! Photos courtesy of Pat Curtain and Mike Matta    

Are these people hard ons?

Are these people hard ons?

I understand there’s people who treat workouts like a religion. The problem I have is just like religion….I don’t need it forced down my throat. Yeah I understand you’re f*cking superhuman and you can lift heavy sh*t….I just don’t need anything reminding me what an 

Dennis Lehane gives a tour…

Dennis Lehane gives a tour…

If you read Dennis Lehane you know he’s one brilliant Dot Rat. I’m a huge fan of history so watching him give this little tour based on his book The Given Day was awesome. I’m not 100%, but I thought I read somewhere this was going to become another movie.

How much do you know about the Boston Police strike of 1919? Could you imagine the BPD walking off the job today? Would you just defend your property or try and stockpile your basement with stolen beer? Ummm yeah….pencil me in for both…besides the striking cops would probably hang out and throw back a few.

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Eire Pub Politics…

Eire Pub Politics…

Ahh the good old Eire Pub. Always a hotbed for politics here in Dorchester. I would even go as far as saying it’s the epicenter of Boston in terms of politics. I have seen quite a few spirited debates over a pint of beer in 

Dot Rat Halloween Party…

Dot Rat Halloween Party…

We are known for epic parties in Dorchester and Halloween is no exception. On Friday October 26th the annual Halloween Bash at Florian Hall is on!! This is a blast every year and at 10 bucks a ticket you can’t go wrong. There will be 

Bigg Dee invades Worcester…

Bigg Dee invades Worcester…

That’s right “Wistah” ….you have been warned. My favorite Boston linguists Bigg Dee and the #chefboyz are bringing a fresh brand of Boston hip hop into your neck of the woods this Friday @ The Venue. Bring your cameras….because someday you will want to show your friends you saw them live before they started packing arenas. These boys are legit and come equipped with masterly crafted beats that dig deep into your soul. They keep it fun, and they deliver with a lively flow that’s honest and not overstated.

You may wanna do it like a Dot Rat and make it a weekend bender, in which case you can head this way and hit their next show on Saturday @ Fourthwall Project around the corner from Fenway.

Need Tickets?  Go here : http://www.reverbnation.com/biggdee617

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How do you celebrate 71,500 hits?

How do you celebrate 71,500 hits?

First You say thanks to everyone who stopped by to read some of this little experiment.  Next, you buy everyone a beer and a Dot Rat shirt then put it on Mitt Romney’s tab. Then you slap on your fluffy halloween Afro and celebrate old