25 Tuesday Dec 2012
Posted in Dorchester, Food
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When you get a little ticked off that someone didn’t like the gift you got them or you may have not been given an iPad.
Stop and think of the parents of Newtown and how all they may want is another day with their children.
Don’t let your day be defined by all things material….none of it really matters.
I hope you all get to enjoy the ones you love today.
Merry Christmas!
DotRat ~
20 Thursday Dec 2012
Posted in Music
Mike and the boys are back in town and performing this weekend!
Watch them live on RadioBDC by clicking here: http://www.boston.com/ae/radio/
18 Tuesday Dec 2012
Posted in Entertainment
So my younger brother is over the top with his Christmas preparations. I refer to him as an honorary Griswold around this time of year. But he cannot compare to this guy from our sister town, Dorchester South Carolina.
06 Thursday Dec 2012
Posted in Dorchester, Sports
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Bill Traft, Boxing, Danny O'Conner, DKM, Dorchester, dot rat, Mike Tyson, sports, Sugar, TD Garden, video
So the Danny O’Conner fight @ TD Garden has been postponed till January 26th. Danny suffered an injury during training and we wish him a speedy recovery. Till then, our favorite Dot Rat pugilist will have to wait to drop an ass whipping. This is just a minor setback and I’m sure Bill Traft will be ready to go on January 26th. Till then I recommending some study material to Sugar!
The Art of Intimidation
05 Wednesday Dec 2012
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It’s official, as of today we are at 100,000 hits and as you all can imagine…I’m pumped. I didn’t know what to expect when I started this thing but I’m glad I did.
I would like to thank the academy….and everyone else who supports this kick ass website!! Thanks for making this such a fun year!
03 Monday Dec 2012
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audio, Berklee School of Music, Boston, brookline, Dorchester, dot rat, Jake, Karen, Podcast, radio
So my buddy Jake has been chasing me for a while to create a podcast. I tried to avoid it for a while but Jake is a pretty persistent dude. So I pitched in a few bucks, we got one microphone and a mixer and now we are ready to take the world by storm. Not really, I’m not exactly “trained” in any of this like a Danny Picard for instance, which is why I was so reluctant to do it. So we get hopped on some caffeine on Saturday night and went for it. Once we started recording I actually chilled out and started to enjoy it. We kept it loose and just had convo over some music. We talked about life in general and even took a phone call from Jake’s girl…. “Karen from Brookline”. The audio is choppy because of the one mic situation….but here’s 12 minutes of our 55 we spent recording. We are totally learning this as we go and the language can be rough but we do want your opinion.
01 Saturday Dec 2012
Posted in Dorchester, History, Music
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Bagpipes, Boston, Dorchester, MacMaster, massachusetts, music, Nova Scotia, Patriots, service, Squid Percussion Group, USMC, video
So I grew up across the street from a very proud family with roots in Nova Scotia. Not only are they proud of their roots but they are very proud Americans. Given their background in military service and service to our city I consider them to be some of the biggest Patriots in Dorchester. All of this seemed to trace back to the patriarch of the family who taught every one of his many sons how to play the pipes and instilled a fierce love of country .
So with our proximity, pipe practice became a daily occurrence in my house. I have to admit it added a lot of charm to our neighborhood. I used to hang out with one of the boys during my younger years and he let me take a shot at the practice pipe one day….complete failure I might add….not an easy instrument to play. My aunts would often stop by to hang out on the back porch with cups of coffee and listen for hours at a time. We learned all about Scottish culture from the Highland games to haggis from this family. They all seem to have this massive appreciation for Jazz, Hip Hop, Metal, Punk and even Classical music.
So I’m watching the tree lighting at the Common the other night and the they start going through the story of how Nova Scotia sends us a Christmas tree every year to say thanks for our help after the Halifax Explosion. I found it incredible that close to 100 years later they still try to say thanks. All of a sudden the Squid Percussion Group from Nova Scotia takes the stage and just blows my mind. These guys fuse their traditions with some urban American flavor….
As you can imagine, these guys made me feel like I was sitting at home at Ma’s house again. Tip of the cap to the MacMasters, you all are the essence of our neighborhood and some of Dorchester’s finest!
Also a big salute to the good folks of Nova Scotia…you are as loyal as they come!
30 Friday Nov 2012
Posted in Entertainment, Music
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audio, Dorchester, Kay Hanley, Tom Tom, video, Wiki, Wikipedia, Youtube
So someone decided to start posting Wikipedia articles to YouTube. Not really a bad thing, especially when you may have a number of users who may be blind and need the audio feed. All good right? Whats up with the computer generated voices though? They couldn’t spring a few bucks to have Mike Rowe do the audio? Probably not possible with the amount of content they have. I suppose it’s pretty cool to be significant enough for Wikipedia to enshrine your story….but does your story have to be told by your Tom Tom?
Here’s a wiki article on a fellow Dot Rat…. Kay Hanley. She would probably get a kick out of this.
29 Thursday Nov 2012
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Billy Traft, Boston, Boxing, Danny O'Conner, Dorchester, Framingham, ken casey, sports, Sugar, TD Garden
I’m pumped to announce that Billy “Sugar” Traft will be representing Dorchester at the TD Garden on December 14th. Just like the fight at Gillette Stadium, he will be fighting on the card with Ken Casey’s boy Danny O’Conner as the main event. Should be a fun night and with tickets starting at 35 bucks it’s a great excuse to take your family! Get your seats HERE or buy them at McGreeveys, The Banshee and Peter Welch’s gym. Be sure to check back for more info!
29 Thursday Nov 2012
Posted in Entertainment, Sports
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Beers, Dorchester, NHL, NHL 94, party, Southie, Sweeney Cup, Swingers, Video Games
Apparently some boys got together at an undisclosed location for a little NHL action. Looks like they coined it the Sweeney Cup….hey you gotta do something fill the void the Bruins left. I gotta admit I’m a little heated that a fellow Dot Rat was getting is digital ass whipped.
Where were all the Dot Rats? Is this how we represent? This sh*t is embarrassing and we need to rectify it immediately. Someone needs to step up and regulate because I can’t suffer through another f*cking Southie chant! I would jump in this arena but these thumbs are for NHL 94 only!
All BS aside….this looks like a good time….booze and video games do go well together! I miss these days!!
