Published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette in 2004 and posted today in honor of Yaz turning 82. The Babe is alive, alive I tell you, and the Curse is dead. Scatter its ashes from the Charles to the Hudson and speak not its name again. Let the Sudbury piano decompose in peace at the bottom of … Continue reading Ghost Story
Author: bobflaz
Bob Has Had Everything, Man
An homage to The Man in Black: The Flaherty Singers with the Herd Immunity song to end ALL Herd Immunity songs.
I went to bed: My moment of near shame
There is a racial incident from my past that has bothered me forever. Don’t worry, it’s not me showing up at a frat party in blackface, sorry to disappoint. I once wore orangeface when I played a pumpkin in a local theater production, but never blackface. No videos will surface, trust me. And I was … Continue reading I went to bed: My moment of near shame
Hang ’em High?
Thoughts that may or may not get you fired...
Columnist John Sheirer: Radio personality Bob Flaherty will be missed
Published: 5/10/2021 9:25:49 AM I always enjoy hearing the melodious voice of Rachel Maddow beckoning us to listen to “WHMP: news, information, and the arts.” Unfortunately, our local radio station recently rendered an iconic voice silent when local legend Bob Flaherty was fired from his morning show on WHMP. Bob Flaherty at the microphone in … Continue reading Columnist John Sheirer: Radio personality Bob Flaherty will be missed