Toys for Tots

Drop off your toys at 161 Mount Auburn St. in Watertown. Yesterday someone dropped off a great baseball glove; we've got two bicycles and lots of dolls...some kool games that all of us will remember...I promise I won't play with anything -- although that Playdough looks mighty inviting...

Open house here 4-8 PM on December 12 -- This Friday night upcoming. Cocktails and Hors D'Oeuves served. Last year I had kids playing floor hockey in the basement -- this year. Maybe this year the old folks will play, too.

CALL ME AT 617.470.8085 FOR INFO.

Some Things You Do Not Need to Know About...

...Revere.

Since my horse is running there today at Suffolk Downs...(yes, he does have an independance day-like name)...it behooves (get it) me to drop off some trivia about Revere...

Some of my favorite locals include...

Charles Stuart, alleged murderer in an infamous case
Horatio Alger, author
Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon, Singer-Songwriter-Guitarist
Tony Conigliaro, professional baseball player
Jack Haley, actor, most notable for his appearance as The Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz
Norman Greenbaum, musician
Earl Dodge, Prohibition Party politician (born in Revere)
Joe Rogan prominent stand up comedian and host of NBC's "Fear Factor"

Some cool tidbits:
Maggio's is there.
Chelsea Creek was the site of the Revolutionary War's first naval battle in 1775.
Bell Isle Marsh Reservation is the largest surviving salt marsh in Boston Harbor. It showcases plants and wildlife now rare to the Metropolitan area.
Next Stop Wonderland was filmed here.
Revere was mentioned in the novel Cell by Stephen King.

And yes, I did train there and yes I did fight there when they set up a ring at Wonderland for Friday night fights