Curations from the Human Jungle
[This is an excerpt from "Extra-Ordinary," the self-published account of my astoundingly normal life. The link to the original appears just below, followed by a reprint of the article in full. This is the story of when I told major league Hall of Famer Lefty Gomez that he didn't know how to throw a curve... Continue Reading →
Fans write messages on the truck before it leaves Fenway Park to deliver equipment and supplies to the Red Sox spring training site in Ft. Myers, Florida [I can't help myself. Here we are mired in the depths of winter, but I can't resist the siren call of spring. The truck has now left Fenway... Continue Reading →
[This is an excerpt from Grendel: the Four-Chord Opera, Part 1 of which is now accessible with its own page on Silverback Digest. In this installment the co-protagonists, Greg and Del describe the fateful moment when their musical paths first crossed. SB SM] The Boys Meet Del: We went to a private boys school called... Continue Reading →
Part I - The Wrath of Irene [On August 29, 2011 Tropical Storm Irene pummeled Vermont. Central Vermont, full of steep Green Mountain foothills and rushing mountain streams, was overwhelmed, suffered its worst natural disaster since the Flood of 1927. Bridges and roads were washed out, trees and powerlines were down, and whole communities were... Continue Reading →
Take me out to the ball game! [In this special edition of "Best of the 'Gest" we give you a taste of America's pastime, which is rapidly masking itself "past time," as the owners continue their lockout of the players. It's billed as the "Billionaires Quibbling With the Millionaires" and that sounds about right to... Continue Reading →
[The 2021 baseball season ends today, and we'll find out if the Red Sox season ends with it, or whether they survive to play another day. In this concluding chapter of Truck Day to Duck we will re-live the most improbable season in recent Red Sox history. SB SM] October 1Government shuts down as lawmakers... Continue Reading →
Koji Uehara becomes relief pitcher extraordinaire August 1 John Henry, owner of Red Sox, launches solo bid to buy Globe after group bid fails. Once again, baseball merges with reality. Sox climb back into first with Drew's walkoff hit in 15th. This is becoming a broken record, a wonderful broken record. August 2 Death toll... Continue Reading →
Sailboats in the Harbor This is the June summary of Boston's 2013. Things are heating up in Beantown. The Sox are still hot; the heat's on Whitey Bulger; and Aaron Hernandez adds some fireworks of his own. SB SM June 1 Boston sizzles in 94 degree heat. Meanwhile Plymouth, MA is without the Mayflower II... Continue Reading →
I've been singing this tune for a long time now. The summer of 2013 in Boston was one of the most interesting periods anywhere, anytime. I chronicled the summer day-by-day on my website: https://wordpress.com/home/truckday2duckday.wordpress.com May 1 (May Day) Blue Jays over Sox in wild game, 9-7. May 2 Bruins take opener against Maple Leafs, Celts... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN_EeUVRwGE Mookie Betts, Mookie Betts ... You're as good as baseball gets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvPoVM3Ms5w Mookie Betts, Mookie Betts ... You're as good as baseball gets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K7M0zCzFOU Mookie Betts, Mookie Betts ... oh, this is getting boring 2020 is a crazy year? Ya think? Watching Mookie in another World Series as a Dodger? Brady to Gronk for... Continue Reading →