More Mr. Butch stuff

…on the TAB site
Read here some of the memories of Mr. Butch that friends and acquaintances shared at his memorial parade and service Sunday.
And read here, the eulogy that Rev. Hank Peirce gave for him.
Share your own memories here.

Summer Slam Saturday

This sounds like fun.
(The Green Space Advocates are putting it on at Brighton Park.)

Mr. Butch memorial concert

A benefit concert in memory of Mr. Butch will take place on Friday, July 27 at Harpers Ferry, 158 Brighton Ave. in Allston. Proceeds from the show will go towards helping with Mr. Butch’s funeral expenses and towards helping area homeless, according to the Harper’s Ferry Website. Doors open at 8 p.m. and admission is [...]

Missed Butch’s parade?

And don’t miss this amazing site dedicated to Mr. Butch

City council forum update

The meet and greet with the candidates before tonight’s forum will start at 6:15 p.m. at the Oak Square YMCA and not 6 p.m., as previously reported. The forum will run from 6:30-8:15 p.m.

Long live the king

From the dancing and penny whistle blowing to the man holding two 12 packs of Pabst Blue Ribbon standing beside me in the church, the memorial for Mr. Butch was unlike any funeral or memorial I’ve ever attended.
In a night filled with laughter, my favorite detail about Butch came courtesy of Jack Harshman, his band mate [...]

McDermott is stepping down early

Almost a 1000 were there

Read our story about Butch’s memorial parade.
Were you there? Tell us more — post a comment here.

Just back from Butch’s parade

Friday night I went to Harvard Square — not because I’m that much of a Potter fan, but just because I think all the hoopla surrounding him is kind of fascinating. Ok, so I wasn’t there that long, just for under an hour around 10 p.m., but it looked kind of low key to [...]

You can’t escape Harry Potter…

Seen at the reservoir Saturday… a 20-something female wearing a pink T-shirt with the following phrase inscribed upon it: “Weasley is our king,” an obvious reference to Harry Potter.

What do you remember most about Mr. Butch?

Share your Mr. Butch memories here. Click on the “Comments” button below.

The Harry Potter ending, revealed

Just kidding. I do not know how the Harry Potter saga ends. Actually, I don’t even know how it begins, because I’ve never read a single Potter book (I saw one film, Chamber of Secrets, but it might as well have been in Swedish, I was so lost).
So, while millions of people around the globe snatch up copies [...]

Looking for our latest history contest?

Here it is!

A ticket is what I got

I normally have the third Friday of every month blocked off on my calendar. Not because I’ve got a hot date, but because that’s when the fine DCR folks come by and tow all cars in sight on Chestnut Hill Driveway and sweep the street. Usually I move my car to an undisclosed location and [...]

Sneak a peek at this week’s paper

Double dose of the Bard

If you’re going to check out Shakespeare on the Common next week, make sure you check out these performers with A-B ties:
Students from the Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing will be performing on July 28 and Shelley Bolman of Brighton will play Snug in ”A Midsummer Night’s Dream” as part of Shakespeare [...]

Big Mac smack

The Allston Civic Association is opposing a petition for two area McDonald’s to extend drive-through hours to 24 hours a day. Looks like no late-night double cheesburgers. Find the story here.

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