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Iron Maiden – “My First Concert”

Jan 09, 2012 No Comments by

by Jeff Kent This was my first concert.  I had just turned 14 and was a new Iron Maiden fan.  My best friend’s Dad got us tickets to see them and he drove us to the show along with his daughter.  We got lost on the way and my friend’s sister asked a guy in [...]

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Chuck E. Cheese’s – There goes the Wallet!

Nov 05, 2011 No Comments by

by Karl Rogers I’m a 3rd grade teacher and father of three and was inspired to write this Stubstory after reading Charly P’s story about her fun time at Chuck E. Chesse’s. I have to hand it to her – as an educator I would need to know her age, and to what extent her [...]

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It’s the Belgian Beer Fest of course

Jul 06, 2011 No Comments

by Jared Aupperle The “Beer Thursdays” road trip to Boston. Six guys, two brewery stops on the way up, one ridiculous all day beer festival, and the best Belgian waffles ever. Beer Advocate’s Belgian Beer Fest included 100 plus beers and about 1,000 people at each of the two sessions. We of course attended both [...]

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Take Me Out to the Ball Game

May 19, 2011 No Comments

By Jessica B. Now when I asked to be taken out to the ballgame, perhaps I should have been more specific. I should have requested a game where it didn’t start to rain during the first inning. I was psyched to see Clay “Don’t I look like I should be going to a RatDog concert” [...]

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Boston (Mom) v. Bronx (Dad) and me in the Middle!

May 08, 2011 1 Comment

by Jessica B. When I moved to Boston, one of the first items on my agenda was learning the rules of professional baseball and enjoying the special thrill of watching a game from Fenway Park. And the best games to watch are ones like this where we played the Yankees. My mother is from Worcester [...]

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Don’t you wish you worked with me?

Apr 26, 2011 No Comments

by Jessica B. At the end of last year my boss negotiated some money for us to do a group bonding experience. We are four very different people, so we had some trouble coming up with something we would all want to do. One is a club hopping British woman. One is a Northshore “piker,” [...]

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Fenway – What’s the Big Deal? (to a Yankee fan)

Apr 10, 2011 No Comments

By Gary S. MLB players when out on strike on August 12, 1994, it lasted until April 2, 1995 and led to the cancellation of the 1994 Post Season. When tickets when on sale for 1995 season fans were not sure if they would be any games and very few were buying tickets. I took [...]

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I Need a Miracle

Mar 27, 2011 No Comments

by Jessica B. We saw Further play on Sunday 3/6 at the Orpheum in Boston. Further is a band consisting of Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, and a bunch of other guys that were not in the Grateful Dead. The Orpheum balcony is not ideal for a show where you might want to move an inch [...]

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Clay Buchholz’ No-No – my son’s 1st Sox Game

Mar 24, 2011 No Comments

by Craig Heisner My son was born in my hometown of Boston in 1998 but we moved when he was very young to the west coast. For his 9th birthday I decided it was time to attend his first game in my beloved Fenway Park. Little did we know that our father/son trip would come [...]

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Jersey Boys – Head Cold and All

Jan 19, 2011 No Comments

I got two tickets from my daughter for Christmas to see “The Jersey Boys” at the Colonial Theater in Boston..I was so excited !! I heard it was a great show..I called my friend Nancy and invited her. She had already seen it but loved it and was willing to go again. The night of [...]

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