Here is a hilarious take on the Devil Came Down To Georgia. I suppose this is what would happen if the devil ever came up to Boston. Love the song, but note that the F-bomb among other colorful language is laced throughout.
Special thanks to my friend (a New England transplant who actually now lives down in Georgia), Nancy Geery.
DJ James Cerne who now lives in Los Angeles but is one of the founding FOXY Night DJs and promoters whom I’ve written about previously has a new mix he calls Summertime Poolside Recovery Mix.
The forty minute+ mix is bookended by Jacksons – Janet and Michael – and filled with 90s grooves from bands like Soul II Soul.
Heading out tonight? Check out this mix while getting ready.
Last week I featured the Boston Garden which you can see in this artist rendering of Boston by all the train tracks leading into North Station. This “$110,000 highway in the skies” as the Boston Globe called it back in 1954 became obsolete decades ago and was replaced by the Central Artery Tunnel Project better known as the Big Dig.
I’m going to refer to this week’s Furry Friday post as “Red”.
Have you seen this video parody of Mean Girls the movie by Todrick Hall? Much thanks to my friend Stephen Nasso for sharing this clip.
Mark your calendars, because one month from today Boston will host the first annual performing arts festival, Outside the Box. Free performances from more than 200 artists will temporarily turn the Boston Common and City Hall Plaza into performance spaces.
To see the full line up of artists link here, and to see the schedule of this 9-day festival link here. For all you food enthusiasts – don’t feel left out because the final three days of this festival will also have something called the Boston FoodFest which will transform Boston’s City Hall Plaza from July 18th – 21st into a foodie’s delight, featuring some of the city’s best local restaurants and celebrity chefs. For more information about the Boston FoodFest link here.
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Lest you forget, as I’ve said before (and I’m sure I’ll say again), the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA Boston) is a fantastic local museum that is open to the public and free each Thursday evening from 5 – 9pm. No plans tonight? Check out the ICA. The museum is currently exhibiting San Francisco graffiti artist, Barry McGee.
More about the ICA Boston here.
Every Thursday from 5-9PM The ICA Boston is Free
Earlier this week the Boston Bruins took the lead in the Stanley Cup Finals when they outplayed the Chicago Blackhawks and decisively won game three.
I loved this photo from game three of a fan from Gloucester, MA. No doubt this fan and all of Boston will be cheering for the Bruins in game four tonight.
Go Bruins.
Today, At-Large Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley, filed a home rule petition to eliminate Massachusetts cap on alcohol licenses for restaurants.
Currently, new licenses issued cannot be transferred and must return to the City if the restaurant is closing but it will grandfather existing licenses so that current owners may retain the ability to sell their license in the future if they choose. Lastly, this home rule will close the loophole that ties a license to a location rather than a business.
“The time for legislative action is now; cities should have control over the alcohol licensing process,” Pressley said. “It’s time for us, not the state, to determine how to economically revitalize our neighborhoods.”
To this I can only say”Amen”. Previous efforts to increase the number of licenses under the cap have failed. This is the first time I’ve read about anyone trying to remove the cap.
Next Steps: The petition must be voted on by the City Council where it will hopefully pass and be signed by the Mayor. Following that, both the State Senate and House will need to vote before being signed by the Governor.
Fingers Crossed.
For more information: Jessica Taubner (617) 635-4217
Mark your calendars and come to dBar on Sunday 4pm-8pm
dBar is hosting their summer tea dance with proceeds going to DotOut. As you can see from the colorful header, this summer’s Tea Dance has a carnival theme. Come and save me if you see me backed into a corner by the bearded lady (that ain’t no lady). DJ Gay Jim from Kiss 108 will be spinning the Tea Dance tunes. A $10 donation is suggested to benefit local Dorchester charities.
This has been making the rounds online and I couldn’t agree more. With the US Supreme Court expected to deliver their rulings on DOMA and Prop 8 any day now, marriage rights once again is very present of mind. I’m not sure about you, but I’m sick and tired of talking about this. Evolve already.
Thanks to Greg Stevens from Google+ for sharing.
Lately, I’ve noticed that some of my posts seem to get Tweeted and posted on Facebook thanks to the WordPress Share this: feature which you can see at the bottom of this and other posts.
Unfortunately, Google+ appears to be like Rodney Dangerfield (look up the reference millennials). Does anyone know how to add Google+ as a “share option”?
This past weekend my brother-in-law shared this video with me. Who hasn’t heard their significant other say “I just need you to listen.”
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