By Dan on Jul 2, 2009 in Blog, Family, Local, Music | 0 Comments
Victor has been on me about taking him to hear some original live music. The last couple of cover bands we’ve seen have failed to speak to the rock and roll spirit that lives within his soul. I’m betting that the Cynics and the Handcuffs have the chops to sufficiently rock him.
Both of these bands [...]
By Dan on Jun 28, 2009 in Blog, Family, Local, Music, SJ-R, Sports, Trivia | 11 Comments
I’ve no writing to promote this week, but if you have any ideas for feature stories I could pitch to the paper, let’s hear it.
Trifectas for the Delusional
Have you ever noticed how celebrity deaths always happen in threes . . . and twos and sevens and ones and fours. It’s almost as if they’re random [...]
By Dan on Jun 21, 2009 in Beer, Blog, Family, SJ-R | 2 Comments
Usually when my column runs on a holiday I’m oblivious to the fact and instead write about something stupid. But this week I saw Father’s Day coming and wrote appropriately. Here’s to all you non-deadbeat dads.
Speaking of Father’s Day, here’s a picture of my haul. Homemade cards and contraptions. The good part, it didn’t cost [...]
By Dan on Jun 14, 2009 in Blog, Family, Local, Movies | 5 Comments
I’m just learning to blog again, so bear with me. I’m like a heartbroken child who’s forgotten how to love but desperately wants to believe in something again. I’m also going to try and use fewer commas because I know how much you hate that,
This photograph, by Thomas James Salsman, accompanied a story I wrote [...]
By Dan on May 3, 2009 in Blog, Family, Local, Music, Politics, SJ-R | 26 Comments
Self Endorsements
My column last week was my first ever to be syndicated. Although I’m proud of this piece, apologies must be extended to the people of Norwood, Mass, who were assaulted with this.
Were I ambitious, I would take the signature line from this column (Today, I will wear my underpants backwards!) and turn it into [...]