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  • Trailer: Furry Vengeance

    There wasn't much press (that I could find) back in August about the movie the Brendan Fraser was in town shooting: Furry Vengeance (here). I'm pretty amazed that the trailer is already out, it's only been a few months.



    They did most of the filming in [...]
    Posted: December 23, 2009, 2:45am EST
  • Fenway Skating Tix Not So Free Anymore

    Were any of you fortunate enough to score free tickets to the Fenway skating event later in January (here)? Because if you weren't, chances are you're not going to be able to afford them on the resale market. It's kind of disappointing.

    Tickets for the extraordinary skating opportunity at [...]
    Posted: December 23, 2009, 2:39am EST
  • StyleBoston Contest: Ends 12/24


    Ok, my bad on this one. I was sent the email on this contest two weeks ago, but it totally got lost in my inbox. The good news is, you still have a couple of days if you'd like to enter and right now your' [...]

    Posted: December 22, 2009, 2:03am EST
  • World Premiere of The Company Men - 1/28

    Remember when Ben Affleck was in town earlier this summer to film The Company Men (here)? Well, the WORLD PREMIERE is going to be in Boston at the Coolidge Corner Theatre which is kind of amazing. Does that mean we're going to have red carpet' [...]
    Posted: December 22, 2009, 1:52am EST
  • First Night Boston 2010 - 12/31

    I've been getting lots of New Years Eve celebration emails. Last year I went to Jillians/Tequila Rain with a bunch of friends. This year, I'm considering laying low instead, but then I got an email about First Night Boston which may be worth checking out.
    [...]
    Posted: December 21, 2009, 12:44am EST
  • Bombay Club Moves to the South End - 12/23


    I very rarely eat in Harvard Square anymore, I did more often when I was in Central Square, but not it's just a little too far away. That being said, I never did eat at Bombay Club even then. Every time I was in that [...]

    Posted: December 21, 2009, 12:26am EST
  • Get Free Skating at Fenway Tix - 12/19


    This seems rather unprecedented to me, but it could also be that I never paid attention. I honestly have never heard of ice skating at Fenway. Have you? Well it was announced this week that Fenway is hosting a free skating event on 1/3 and [...]

    Posted: December 17, 2009, 12:05am EST
  • Champagne Gelato @ Da Vinci


    I was in NYC a couple of weekends ago, and pretty much every time I go there one of the meals my friends and I go out for is soup dumplings in Chinatown followed by ice cream at the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory (I think [...]

    Posted: December 16, 2009, 12:03am EST
  • Contest: 2 Tix to See Rob Schneider

    Well, as I'm currently out of stuff to give away at the moment (those last two back to back giveaways pretty much wiped me out), I figured I'd direct you guys over to the folks over at Hollywood East Connection who are currently giving away two tickets to see Rob [...]
    Posted: December 16, 2009, 12:03am EST
  • So I Watched Bride Wars & The Surrogates


    Those of you that have been reading for a while now remember when Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson were in town filming Bride Wars (here) and also when Bruce Willis was in town filming The Surrogates (here). Well, I finally watched them both and was curious to [...]

    Posted: December 16, 2009, 12:02am EST
  • Parish Cafe Comes to the South End

    There's lots of things that I love about the Parish Cafe. One they have a pretty good beer selection. Two, I'm a big fan of their steak and blue sandwich. My only wish is that they served french fries with their sandwiches instead of the various' [...]
    Posted: December 15, 2009, 12:04am EST
  • 1000 Words: Santa Speedo Run

    I hate cold weather. I hate cold weather so much, that last week, there were two instances were I was so desperate to avoid the cold that I ate instant noodles at home rather than go outside to grab a sandwich. That's why I'm AMAZED at those of you that' [...]
    Posted: December 15, 2009, 12:03am EST
  • Casting Call: MasterChef w/ Gordon Ramsay - 1/10


    I love cooking, therefore I think this casting call is awesome. I particularly like that this show is for amateur chefs, not professionals. I'm blogging with plenty of notice because you'll need to bring a prepared dish with you, so start practicing!

    GORDON 
RAMSAY [...]

    Posted: December 15, 2009, 12:02am EST
  • Barbarba Lynch's New Restaurant = Menton


    You guys all know I love Barbara Lynch's restaurants. B&G has been my favorite restaurant for the last several years. Altho, I have found that Neptune Oysters in the North End has some pretty spectacular oysters as well (in addition to bay scallops sometimes).
    [...]

    Posted: December 14, 2009, 12:51am EST
  • Winner: $50 Hotel Chocolat Gift Bag


    You know what's interesting. All things being equal, when I'm giving stuff away, it's always the sweet stuff that attracts the most contest entrants. Previously, it was for the tickets to the Dessert Expo, and then this time around $50 work of gourmet chocolate.
    [...]

    Posted: December 14, 2009, 12:40am EST
  • Dancing With the Stars @ Park Plaza - Tonight!


    My mom likes to watch Dancing With the Stars. I've never actually seen it, but I've heard it's pretty entertaining. Dance pros Edyta Sliwinska and Alec Mazo from the show are going to be in town tonight to give a performance and a 45 minute [...]

    Posted: December 11, 2009, 1:07am EST
  • No More Dailycandy for Boston


    This is a little sad. I wasn't the target demographic for Dailycandy's newsletters, but I still got some pretty useful information out of them now and again. Looks like they're shutting down due to financial reasons. Here's what Universal Hub had to say:

    Valleywag [...]

    Posted: December 11, 2009, 12:58am EST
  • Trailer: Grown Ups

    I've been waiting for this movie to come out for quite some time. They started filming around the March time frame this year (here) and were in town for quite some time. I heard they were here for longer than they wanted due to all the rain we got' [...]
    Posted: December 11, 2009, 12:50am EST
  • Fini Concierge - Consider It Done

    You guys already know about Lisa's Hands of Time, the first concierge service in Boston that I was introduced to. But apparently, we Bostonians just don't have enough time ... which I agree with. There are never enough hours in the day to get everything done' [...]
    Posted: December 09, 2009, 12:20am EST
  • Stoddard's Opening Postponed - 1/6

    I just received some bad news, looks like the opening of Stoddard's Fine Food & Ale has been pushed back again. This time it's been pushed to January 6.

    I just wanted to let you know the opening has been pushed to Wednesday, January 6th. [...]
    Posted: December 09, 2009, 12:13am EST
  • Ginger Park Is Open


    I just got word that Ginger Park, the replacement for Banq, is now open in the old Penny Savings Bank (here). I haven't had a chance to check it out, but here's what the press release had to say.

    The launch of the' [...]

    Posted: December 08, 2009, 12:25am EST
  • Casting Call: Losing it w/ Jillian Michaels


    It's been a while since I've posted any casting calls. I typically only post the interesting ones for big picture movies that are filming in the area. If you're interested in hearing about all of them, i recommend you sign up for the emails from [...]

    Posted: December 08, 2009, 12:22am EST
  • 1000 Words: Market by Jean Georges

    We tried to swing by KO Prime for their happy hour last night and apparently they're not open on Mondays. Or at least the front door wasn't open when we tried to go in. So we headed over to check out the W Hotel instead and grabbed a table at [...]
    Posted: December 08, 2009, 12:10am EST
  • BSO Earns Multiple Grammy Nominations

    Did you guys pick up copies of the new BSO album releases when I first told you about them at the start of the year (here)? If you didn't yet, you're going to want to now, because one of those recordings just earned the BSO [...]
    Posted: December 07, 2009, 12:05am EST
  • Contest: $50 Hotel Chocolat Shopping Bag

    It seems just like yesterday (here) that the first Hotel Chocolat opened up on Newbury Street. I got several emails and comments that the place is quite nice. And they must be doing pretty well because they're opening up another location at the Chestnut Hill' [...]
    Posted: December 07, 2009, 12:04am EST
  • Winner: A Holiday Shopportunity


    Thanks to all the folks that entered my latest contest for two free hours of concierge service courtesy of Lisa's Hands of Time (here). It's definitely the time of the year that something like this would come in handy, especially if it means it's' [...]

    Posted: December 07, 2009, 12:02am EST
  • World Cup 2010 Final Draw Party - 12/4


    I know nothing about sports and even less about Soccer. But my friend Shane is pretty big into soccer and the world cup so I told him about this event this afternoon at Game On! and figured some of you may want to know as [...]

    Posted: December 04, 2009, 12:02am EST
  • Review: Death By Chocolate


    If you were hesitant at first about going to see the new "Death By Chocolate" show (here), let me get rid of it for you. Media rep Dwillens headed over to see the show this past weekend and had nothing but good things to [...]

    Posted: December 04, 2009, 12:02am EST
  • Drinks at the Ames Hotel


    So unfortunately, I didn't an invite to the opening of the Ames Hotel, but I did swing by there last night to grab a drink and check the place out. You all know of my love for hotel bars, so clearly I had to check' [...]

    Posted: December 03, 2009, 1:39am EST
  • Trader Joe's Coming to the South End?

    That'd be nice ... if I still lived there. Just kidding, I'm a huge fan of Trader Joes, so the more the better in my opinion. An article a couple of weeks ago said that they've been looking into bringing a TJ's to Harrison Street in' [...]
    Posted: December 02, 2009, 1:07am EST
  • MA Gov Launches Outdoors Blog

    Looking for another blog to read other than mine? I'm not an outdoorsy guy by any stretch of the imagination, so it's best you get your news from someone else. And who better than the Massachusetts government itself?

    This blog is dedicated to Massachusetts wildlife,' [...]
    Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:50am EST
  • Mark Wahlberg's Newest Movie ...

    ..... forces him to wear a New York Knicks jersey.

    Thank goodness it's just for a movie, because he should really only be wearing Boston jerseys.
    Here's what the Herald had to say:

    Mark Wahlberg and funnyman Will Ferrell cheering on the New York [...]
    Posted: December 01, 2009, 12:02am EST
  • Slow Food Boston Brazilian Cocktail Party - 12/3

    You would have thought that if it involved the word 'food' that I would be all over it, but this is actually the first time I've heard of the term 'slow food' but it sounds very interesting and quite delicious. Slow Food Boston is hosting a' [...]
    Posted: December 01, 2009, 12:02am EST
  • The Ideal Husband - Starts 12/3

    Anyone reading swing by the Rosencrantz and Guildenstern show this past summer (here)? Well, the folks at Bad Habit Productions have a new show and it starts this upcoming Thursday 12/3. This time it's an Oscar Wilde play: The Ideal Husband.

    Bad Habit Productions [...]
    Posted: December 01, 2009, 12:02am EST
  • Contest: A Holiday Shopportunity


    Lisa over at Lisa's Hands of Time Concierge is at it again. She is graciously sponsoring another giveaway for you folks. One lucky reader will win a two hour gift certificate for her company's concierge services.

    The holiday season has begun and is filled [...]

    Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:02am EST
  • Wale's "Chillin" Video Featuring Boston

    I know I'm way late in the game to be posting this, but I honestly just saw this video a couple of days ago. I don't listen to Wale, so as a result, I totally forgot to look up the video after it finished filming here in Boston (here).[...]
    Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:02am EST
  • Stoddard’s Fine Food & Ale Opens 12/3

    I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. It was quite nice to have a few days off from blogging. Sometimes the weekend just isn't enough. I definitely overate this weekend, as I'm sure many of you did. The calorie counting starts up again today, that is [...]
    Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:02am EST
  • Real Estate Licensing Class for $99 - 12/5 & 12/6

    This is a really good deal for those of you that are thinking about becoming a real estate agent. I took this same class through the Lee Institute a couple of years ago and paid $250ish.

    Hodara Real Estate Group (HREG) is seeking to [...]
    Posted: November 25, 2009, 1:52am EST
  • Excelsior Becomes Bistro du Midi


    It was I think roughly nine months ago that Excelsior closed it's doors (here). I haven't had a chance to walk by that area in a while, but according to Daily Candy, it's relaunching as Bistro du Midi.

    Fuel your Parisian obsession with' [...]

    Posted: November 25, 2009, 1:43am EST
  • Death By Chocolate Starts 11/27


    I'm trying to do stuff that's a little more out of the box lately. Concerts, comedy shows, etc - as opposed to the standard bar hopping that I typically default to. One thing that came across my inbox that looks pretty interesting is an upcoming' [...]

    Posted: November 25, 2009, 1:29am EST
  • Rob Guillory In Town This Week - 11/29


    I'm not much of a comic book person not from lack of interest, but rather lack of funds. How do kids afford comic books? I'm a grown man with a job and I still find it painful to have to buy that many books to [...]

    Posted: November 25, 2009, 1:19am EST
  • No More Northeastern Football?

    According to the Globe, it looks like this may be the end of football at Northeastern. That's rather unfortunate. What they need is some wealthy, eccentric alumnus to swoop in and offer to foot the bill in order to keep football alive.

    Northeastern University plans [...]
    Posted: November 24, 2009, 1:05am EST
  • Joseph Mazzello Joins The Social Network

    I haven't heard much lately about filming for the latest Ben Mezrich book to movie adaptation - The Social Network. It's the one about the founding of Facebook that Justin Timberlake is going to be ine.

    Anyway, Joseph Mazzello just joined the cast. If' [...]
    Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:57am EST
  • 12th Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot - 11/26


    Remember last week when Kate Moss made that comment about how nothing tastes as good as being skinny feels? She's wrong. With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I can think of lots of things that taste better than being skinny. But then again, I've never' [...]

    Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:46am EST
  • Apparently "The Box" Is Awful


    The Box was filmed in Boston just over two years ago (here). It was one of the first of MANY movies that have subsequently been filmed in our lovely city. Did anyone happen to see it when it came out in theaters a week [...]

    Posted: November 23, 2009, 1:25am EST
  • Downtown Crossing Holiday Market - 11/28


    I have to hand it to the folks at the BRA and the Boston Public Market. They're trying really hard to make this Downtown Crossing revitalization happen despite the big gaping hole that the developers left where Filene's once stood. Coming up in a few [...]

    Posted: November 23, 2009, 1:16am EST
  • David Ortiz Golf Classic Online Auction

    Couldn't get the vacation time to go to the Dominican Republic to play in David Ortiz's upcoming celebrity golf classic (here)? It's ok, neither could I. But if you'd still like to do something to help the cause, I just found out that there is [...]
    Posted: November 23, 2009, 1:01am EST
  • Zipcar Discount to Boston Ballet


    You know what? I just realized that I've never been to the ballet. I've been to musicals, plays, operas, the symphony. Just about everything you could think of. But I've never been to the ballet. I was just reminded of that when I got this' [...]

    Posted: November 20, 2009, 12:02am EST
  • 2010 Bodies By Boston Contest

    Are you in good shape? Like really, really good shape? Stuff Magazine is now taking submissions for their annual Bodies by Boston contest.

    We love bodies. All kinds — hard or soft, tall or short. (And a little ink only makes them more fun.) We [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 12:02am EST
  • John Mayer Tickets On Sale - 11/21


    John Mayer isn't really my cup of tea, but I know LOTS of people who love him. For some reason, there are just a couple of pretty popular performers that I can't get into. DMB is one of them and John Mayer is one of [...]

    Posted: November 20, 2009, 12:02am EST

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