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I HATE PAUL by Peter Nolan Smith

August 12, 2023 – 1:20 am

The Beatles infested America in 1963 and the following April the Fab Four dominated the US charts with five #1 hits. I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND was followed by one chartbuster after another. Everyone had their favorites. My next-door neighbor, Addy Manzi had seen the group at Carniege Hall in December 2, 1964. Her father […]

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25 Ways You Know You’re From Boston When You….

July 27, 2023 – 11:46 am

# 1.) ….you name your son ‘Fenway’. 2.) ….you move to another city, but support the Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins, and Patriots, even after Tom Brady married a Victoria Secrets’ model, got hair plugs, and moved to Tampa Bay. 3 .) …you recognize that fried clams are only fried clams, if they have bellies and […]

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A Drinking Life 1958-2021

July 11, 2023 – 9:35 am

On his death bed the famed puritan preacher Cotton Mather said his last words, “Is this dying? Is this all? Is this all I feared, when I prayed against a hard death? O! I can bear this! I can bear it! I can bear it!” As his wife wiped his eyes, he concluded, “I am […]

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North End Angel – Youtube VDO

June 10, 2023 – 3:11 pm
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ANCIENT PORN by Peter Nolan Smith

June 1, 2023 – 2:32 am

Pornography is derived from the Greeks linking two words; prostitute and I read. The portrayal of sexual acts can be traced to pre-Ice Age. Scientist claim a naked figurine carved from a mammoth ivory was man’s first attempt at figurative representation. Opponents to this thought counter that lurid images were not found amongst the thousands […]

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