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Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-01-27 23:29:19 +0000

Happy to have it here, though when I was at Jeff's last week for the AFC championship he mentioned he was going to have it. I don't wanna bogart the Super Bowl.

Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-01-28 04:56:22 +0000

L:

Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-01-28 05:55:13 +0000

LL: Ray Flynn rules.

Posted by G lib on 2008-01-28 13:49:40 +0000

I will follow the crowd to whatever venue is offered, and will bring some kind of food. dyedinthewool, maybe you should convince your roommate to make that awesome chili he made the other month?

Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-01-28 14:57:45 +0000

You lost me.

Posted by mahatma chani on 2008-01-28 14:59:23 +0000

Speaking of the old sloganeering, has anybody seen the newly-resurrected "Squish the Fish" shirts?

Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-01-28 15:17:13 +0000

Internet side bets: Who will the MVP of the Game thank first? (Only listed options). If Two or More MVP's wagers will be No Action. Singles Only. Max $100 Teammates 2/1 God 5/2 Family 2/1 Coach 5/1 Doesn't thank anyone 6/1 What Song will Tom Petty sing to end his Halftime Show at the Super Bowl? (Only listed options). Singles Only. Max $100 Free Falling 2/3 Don't Do Me Like That 5/1 Learning to Fly 12/1 Great Wide Open 9/1 Last Dance with Mary Jane 4/1 Runnin' Down A Dream 7/5

Posted by ConorClockwise on 2008-01-28 15:47:51 +0000

It will NOT be 'Last dance with Mary-Jane'.

Posted by G lib on 2008-01-28 15:53:59 +0000

theduane made chili for your birthday party, and it ruled.

Posted by G lib on 2008-01-28 15:55:51 +0000

TJ Maxx, Downtown Crossing, Jan 25, 6:00 PM.

Posted by tgl on 2008-01-28 16:47:22 +0000

Belichick was deadpan funny yesterday: "I wish I could see the half-time show" "I'll listen to some Tom Petty this week to put me in the mood" "Free Fallin'"

Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-01-28 18:15:59 +0000

I think it was the Wadsworth Family BBQ. But yeah, duly noted.

Posted by respectless on 2008-01-28 20:52:48 +0000

running down a dream seems apt, however, having seen petty thrice live, i would say american girl is gonna be the one. so, push, no action.

Posted by TheFullCleveland on 2008-01-28 21:03:26 +0000

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Posted by TheFullCleveland on 2008-01-28 21:03:58 +0000

"Even the Losers" would be kind of topical. A shocker would be "Don't Come Around Here No More". Alas, not listed.

Posted by MF DU on 2008-01-29 03:02:06 +0000

chortle induced.

Posted by pamsterdam on 2008-01-29 06:32:13 +0000

My fave TP song might be appropo: You Got Lucky

Posted by respectless on 2008-01-29 12:39:27 +0000

There will be a SuperBowl party at 29 Pearson Ave. In Somerville. There will be food and bevies. All are welcome and invited. More beer is always welcome.

Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-02-04 04:46:56 +0000

The game – excruciatingly awesome pretty much the whole way through – has faded already, two hours later. It’s easier to remember highlights when the outcome is favorable. Which never used to be the case. Up until 2001, the climate around here was one of foreboding doom. The rare local playoff appearance was just delaying inevitable elimination. Nothing to speak of, really, since the Bird-era Celtics. That first Patriots Super Bowl victory, completely unexpected, lightened the mood. Me and my roommate (yep) walked miles against lanes of oncoming traffic, hands outstretched for maximum high-five efficiency, to a Kenmore Square full of jubilant, half-frozen drunks. A swarm of revelers teetered on top of a full city chanting “Yankees suck.” The red Jeep that served as my unwitting chauffer inched through the throng of humanity behind Fenway. A year and a half later, working a restaurant on Newbury, the night manager dispatched me to remind late customers of our one o’clock close. Aaron Boone came up against Wakefield. It went like this: “Gentlemen, the management would like to inform you that should the game go past our….” He hit it out. “Oh. Well, there you go.” Zombies shuffled out as if on cue. A whole winter – no. Scratch that. A whole YEAR of agonizing over every minute detail of that game, adding the transcript to a vault full of tragedies: 1975. Bob Gibson. Cepeda. Denny Galehouse. ‘Curse’ shit that fans and haters alike were sick of. Talismans, omens. Those miscues passed between us like stubborn currency. Now, finally, they’ve had time to gather a little dust. Since the Sox won so improbably in 2004, that stuff has stayed vaulted. Everything is different now, clean, erased. Unencumbered. Much as I woulda liked the Patriots to win it all tonight – four of seven, the Dynasty, all that – I’m keeping the vault closed. Sorry, dudes.

Posted by tgl on 2008-02-04 14:46:31 +0000

Pitchers & Catchers: Feb. 14th

Posted by TheFullCleveland on 2008-02-04 18:05:17 +0000

For the postgame show, I watched NESN. Recaps of the Flying Pizza Incident and Raymond's Greatest Follies wiped away all of my postgame doldrums.

Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-02-04 18:24:16 +0000

Hah! "Yeah, well at least we have THE WORLD CHAMPION BOSTON RED SOX!" Pinch me.

Posted by MF DU on 2008-02-05 15:32:01 +0000

Posted by TheFullCleveland on 2008-02-05 17:17:23 +0000

POTD.

Posted by ConorClockwise on 2008-02-06 17:03:23 +0000

BEST TEAM EVER!!!