Newspaper Articles – Bob Flaherty

A KISS For All Ages

Posted on August 27, 2021August 27, 2021 by bobflaz in Events, Flashbacks, Newspaper Articles, performance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 Generations bond over heavy metal By BOB FLAHERTY Staff Writer At right, cover art for the band's newest album "Sonic Boom." Yes, that's me in the picture, piggybacked by my oldest son, Brendan, who's 39 now, and has ridden all five of his kids on his boulders at one time or another - and … Continue reading A KISS For All Ages →

Ghost Story

Posted on August 22, 2021August 24, 2021 by bobflaz in Flashbacks, Newspaper Articles

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 →

I went to bed: My moment of near shame

Posted on July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 by bobflaz in Newspaper Articles, Tales

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 →

Columnist John Sheirer: Radio personality Bob Flaherty will be missed

Posted on May 18, 2021 by bobflaz in Newspaper Articles

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 →

A GREAT RIDE: NARKEWICZ, MORSE REFLECT ON A DECADE IN OFFICE

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 by bobflaz in Newspaper Articles

by Bob Flaherty | Mar 2, 2021 Originally published in The Valley Advocate Alex Morse has a new pup — a goldendoodle that answers to Oliver. Can you say inseparable? The Holyoke mayor brought him home from Pennsylvania and claims that the quarantine has afforded him a bit more time to train the pooch. “It adds a bit … Continue reading A GREAT RIDE: NARKEWICZ, MORSE REFLECT ON A DECADE IN OFFICE →