Monthly Archives: July 2004

A Boston College student was detained by the Secret Service for taking pictures of his own campus. The student, Sundeep Sahni, is a member of the Sikh religion and wears a full turban. In most cases security on campus is … Continue reading →

During the Democratic Convention the Dowbrigade (seen here with some of his vegetable friends) noticed a certain competetive distrust bordering on dislike between the Bloggers and members of the more traditional media. Yesterday we tried to understand the reasons the … Continue reading →

John Kerry got lucky last night. As a 30-year Boston resident the Dowbrigade has heard him deliver a lot of speeches. And informal chats. And press conferences. So we can say with some authority that he delivers an oratorical gem … Continue reading →

Somehow, now that The Man is up on the stage, giving “the most important speech of his life”, it seems like almost an afterthought. But we came all this way, we may as well blog it. He opens with, “My … Continue reading →

Someone must have slipped a dose of Sodium Pentathol into our Diet Coke as we went through security because we feel overwhelmed by a desire to reveal a secret so deeply held we didn’t realize it existed until we were … Continue reading →

Another hot topic among the bloggers is the proliferation of "psuedo-blogs" which are popping up all over Boston like acne on a teenager in a chocolate factory. These "psuedo-blogs" come in many forms. Much in evidence these days, of course, … Continue reading →

Okay, here we go.  Back in our seat in Blogger’s Row, where fistfights are about to break out over seating space. Part of the problem is that the joint is absolutely packed to the rafter’s for this, the final night … Continue reading →

Al Sharpton last night believed the only speech so far that could be classified as a real barn burner. The spontaneous cheers and delegate delirium far exceeded that produced by Jimmy Carter, John Edwards, Teddy Kennedy and even Bill and Hillary. … Continue reading →

The pre-Convention press coverage here in Boston made it sound like The Mongol Hordes led by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse were about to descend on our fair city.  We were told to expect gridlocked traffic, body-cavity searches on … Continue reading →

John Edwards just hit the stage, introduced by his wife. Predictably, the place went wild, although Al Sharpton created the most frenzy to date. His drawl seems more pronounced than in recent speeches. He starts by echoing Mellencamp. “I grew … Continue reading →

The Show goes on. Finally, a little popular culture. John Cougar Mellencamp just finished singing "Small Town" and now Bill Richardson, America’s most unlikely Latino, is speaking in Spanish. Being in the midst of all of this artificial intrigue and … Continue reading →

Back on Blogger’s Row there is an air of restrained exuberance due less, we suspect, to tonight’s speaking agenda than to the Big Blogger’s Bash later tonight at an exclusive Greek restaurant in Charlestown where we are invited to meet … Continue reading →