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THE DEVIL CAME UP TO BOSTON – Adam Ezra Group

August 4, 2013 – 12:56 pm

Last week the Adam Ezra Group released this VDO. The wicked cover of Charlie Daniels Band classic, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” scored big on Youtubes with 40,000 views. “People were psyched hearing our version during a tour of the South. They freaked out,” Ezra, the leader of the Boston-based roots rock combo, told […]

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Get Da Jag

July 27, 2013 – 6:59 pm

My friend Cynthia from the Bush Tetras was looking for a car in LA. Only losers walk in the City of Angels. A pale-yellow Jaguar E-Class caught her eye and she wondered whether she should purchase it, if only in her mind. “Get da Jag.” I green-lighted the buy. Back in the 1960s two teenage […]

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You Dirty Rat

June 24, 2013 – 6:34 pm

James Cagney’s character never sat ‘you dirty rat’ in BLONDE CRAZY. The actual words were “Mmm, that dirty, double-crossin’ rat.” Close enough for me, for I was raised to regard any fink as a rat by the Bowery Boys and gangster movies. Everyone hated a snitch, but that never stopped the class squealer from telling […]

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Triple Overtime

June 15, 2013 – 4:55 pm

Three nights ago I sat at Mullanes, my local sports bar in Fort Greene, and watched the Bruins blow a 3-1 lead in regulation. The two teams played two periods of overtime before the bartender asked, “You want the sound on?” “I don’t know.” I’m a firm believer in not changing anything during a game. […]

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Sucker Punch

June 1, 2013 – 11:13 am

In the winter of 1967 I stood outside the parking lot of BC High with a Southie girl. The G Clefs were performing soul hits on stage. Debbie and I had danced to their version of MUSTANG SALLY. We were talking about school. Her eyes widened in surprise and I turned to see why. A […]

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