Going to the Boston Marathon is like going to Disney. Everyone is smiling and laughing except maybe the runners till they cool down. I am not going to let the sad events surrounding the 117th running of the Boston Marathon take away from the wonderful memories I have of covering it since 1967. At the Boston Record American it was huge. There were a lot of photographers assigned. In 1967 women were not allowed to […]
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Immobilizer Prison Or Is It Just Me
It began on a great Sunday, no Patriots game to watch till Monday night, time to get our Christmas tree and maybe if it was dry enough set it up in the house. Big plans that all went to an immobilizer. The tree was up and lots of our decorations were brought out for decorating the house. My task was to get the extended spout water can. An easy task, check both sheds and find […]
Continue readingKirby Perkins an A+ Type of Guy
For most people life is short no matter how long you live. Hopefully, along the way you meet certain people who make your life better and will always remain in your memories. I first met Kirby in 1978 when I was sitting at home with a cast up to my butt after having my Achilles tendon reattached from a racquetball injury. The best man at my wedding, John Premack, brought him by my Roslindale apartment […]
Continue readingLogan Airport and Me
Since the tragic yet fascinating story on the news November 21, 2010 about Delvonte Tinsdale a 16 year old who is believed to have stowed away in the wheel well of a plane from Charlotte, North Carolina and falling to his death over the down of Milton, Massachusetts I have been thinking about my experiences at Logan Airport. As a kid growing up in Revere, the planes were on a landing path over our house. […]
Continue readingRoland Oxton, The Man Who Was The King!!!
Rollie Oxton, Pulitzer Prize Winner, my hero, mentor, friend and I got to work with him at the old Record American where I started in this business. Rollie was the King of his era. He cruised the streets of Boston for parts of 3 decades, always there when it happened. Recently I made contact with his son David, the head of the art department at the Governor Dummer School in Byfield, MA. We have exchanged […]
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