Can't wait for this book to come out. benbradleejr-blog:
Exclusive Excerpt from “The Kid” by Ben Bradlee, Jr.
The Kid appeared in the small room on the night of July 5th, 2002. Video cameras rolled, and the flashbulbs popped – just as if he were making another star turn of the sort he had made so many times throughout his celebrated life.
About 30 people had anxiously awaited the arrival of Ted Williams – the great Teddy Ballgame himself: American icon, last of the .400 hitters, war hero, world class fisherman, enfant terrible with the perfectionist persona. Yet, this was no press conference, no card show, no charity event or meet-and-greet where Ted would wave and say a few words to his faithful.
For he was dead, after all. Quite dead.
Me and my friend, the 2013 Red Sox trophy. Thank you to Arlington state Rep. Sean Garballey for getting the Red Sox to allow the trophy to travel to Arlington Town Hall earlier this week.
how'd they get this photo of my house?
(Credit: City of Boston archives)
9 Easton Street, 1914 November 9, Building Department, Special Examination photograph collection, 1914-1918 (Collection # 5410.010)
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When your friends' #books are on the same shelf in a @barnesandnoble in #SantaMonica #BlackMass #MasterThieves @publicaffairsbooks
Two of my favorite people. @BillBrettBoston and #DavidMcCullough, the pride of Pittsburgh, at reading and signing for his #WrightBrothers book. Also in the audience is David's wife Rosalee and a few of their children. @harvardbookstore on location
The Poets Theatre is reborn with a reading at Sanders Theater of Dylan Thomas's "Under the Milk Wood" featuring Cherry Jones, Alvin Epstein, Karen MacDonald and Tommy Derrah. Those actors were last on stage together in Robert Brustein's adaptation of "Lysistrata" @americanrep or so I'm told.
Seeing someone reading a book you love is seeing a book recommending a person.
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wisdom...
Happy 140th to the Boston Globe.
Just some musings and electronic gatherings of an ink-stained wretch turned social media junkie. As JADAL says: No trees were destroyed in the sending of this organic message. I do concede, however, a significant number of electrons may have been inconvenienced.
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