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Rockin the Region with Ray Boston – The Mountain Times
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg
Don’t miss the debut of Ray Boston at The Foundry this Friday, Might 20 at 6 p.m. I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside Boston on the Killington block events the previous few years. He performs such a large mixture of songs, there’s one thing for everybody. I simply noticed him play at Nonetheless on the Mountain, the Killington Distillery, and it was an ideal present. He had this younger millennials group there from Puerto Rico they usually had been actually having fun with the present — he’s good at studying the group and ensuring everyone seems to be completely happy. He shocked me when he performed “Feliz Navidad” for them, because it was April, however all of us loved it. He’ll be again on the Nonetheless on Sunday Might 29 6 p.m.
For Ray Boston, it was his guitar that lured him to play professionally — a calling he’s answered because the finish of school.
In Billy Joel’s “The Piano Man,” the lyrics are: “It’s a reasonably good crowd for a Saturday and the supervisor provides me a smile.” These phrases rang true as a result of it was a great crowd, it was a Saturday and Boston mentioned the supervisor had a smile all evening. The one distinction is Boston is the guitar man however he does it like Billy Joel. Boston mentioned the evening was a blast.
Ray Boston began enjoying music his junior 12 months together with his brother John in Misty Souls, a highschool band and they’d play the dances within the space each Friday and Saturday evening. Rising up, he favored the sound of Linda Ronstadt, Warren Zevon and The Beatles.
Boston grew up in Brockton, Massachusetts and went to varsity at Northeastern. He mentioned, “Once I went to varsity, I put the guitar within the closet as a result of I knew if I took it out I would depart faculty and go have enjoyable.”
A couple of month earlier than commencement, he took the guitar out of the closet, headed to Cape Cod for the summer season then up right here and that’s when he began enjoying full-time.
He began at Snowshed Lodge at Killington and did it for about three years. He mentioned, “The primary 12 months they instructed me to finish at 3 however the crowd was nonetheless there so I performed ‘til 4. The following 12 months I performed ‘til 5 and the subsequent ‘til 6. It was nice.”
Boston began doing faculty exhibits and that’s the place he actually made a reputation for himself. He’s performed all around the nation. He mentioned after they launch the bracket for the NCAA March Insanity basketball match, he’s most likely performed 80% of these faculties.
“It was plenty of enjoyable they usually favored what I did. I performed from right here to there and again once more,” he mentioned.
He was touring lots and driving everywhere so he determined to learn to fly, figuring it will be simpler. The primary time was in a two-seater airplane. They flew round a bit and proper after they touched down, Boston threw up.
“The pilot mentioned I assume you’re not going to be doing this and I mentioned oh ya, I’m going to be doing this,” he remembered. He was making respectable cash with the school exhibits which allowed him to afford classes. By the tip of the 12 months, he had his pilot’s license, his instrument score and his twin engine score. He purchased a small Piper Aztec airplane and for the subsequent 5 years he flew solo to his exhibits throughout the nation.
He put collectively this huge manufacturing Seashore Celebration for some faculty exhibits. There have been swimming pools, umbrellas, sand. He performed from a lifeguard chair. There can be 1,200-1,500 college students at every present. Apart from the children, he made exercise administrators fairly completely happy.
“It went on for some time and it was a blast,” he mentioned.
He additionally took that fashion to the Air Drive Academy.
Boston described the factors he makes use of for the songs he performs. “The important thing to no matter I did was first I needed to just like the music. Second of all it needed to be one thing I might interact the group with. I wouldn’t be taught a music if I didn’t assume there was one thing in that music that I might pull out and if the group was for it, I might interact them with. If not, I’d let it slide and proceed with the subsequent music. There was by no means a cease. It went one music after one other. It was a celebration. If I broke a string, I didn’t cease. Once I did, I might sing, “Oh Lord received’t you purchase me a Mercedes Benz ” whereas I used to be altering the string and tuning it up. OK I’m performed and I’d go proper again to the place we had been. It was wild.”
He performed out at Babe’s Bar in Bethel not too long ago and the bar was crammed with 20-somethings they usually had been singing alongside to his “oldies” and dancing. He mentioned it’s a cool place. “I’m not nice, clearly, or I’d be in Vegas. I do what I do, I’ve a good time doing it and it really works,” he mentioned humbly.
Typically when he was enjoying at a university, he’d inform the scholars, “I’m not going to play any present music. I prefer to play the stuff I like. I’m going to have a good time tonight and if you wish to come alongside for the experience, you’re welcome to it.” By the third music, they’d be singing alongside, he mentioned.
Boston was nominated for “Entertainer of the 12 months” twice enjoying the school circuit.
He performs guitar as is. No looping, no reverb. He additionally doesn’t make a music listing. He mentioned, “I do not know what I’m going to play till I step up there.”
It undoubtedly works as a result of he’s produced an ideal sound with nice songs I do know you’ll take pleasure in. Boston has a tipping coverage that goes each methods. He mentioned, “If you happen to like a music, put a tip in. If you happen to don’t prefer it, take some cash out, have your self a beer and possibly I’ll sound higher and also you’ll put the tip again in.”
However he mentioned the perfect half about enjoying is it energizes you. “If you happen to’re feeling crummy, you get on that stage and you are feeling good. If you’re performed, there’s a little bit euphoria left over and you continue to really feel good. I knew that instantly in highschool and that’s why I needed to cover the guitar via faculty. Once I took it out, I believed I might make a dwelling doing this. I mentioned that is it, I’m performed. There was simply that nice feeling of reduction that you realize what you’re going to do for the remainder of your life.”
You may hear samples of Boston’s music at: rayboston.com.
BOSTON – South Street Diner is an institution in the city. They see Bostonians coming at all hours of the night. The line out the door comes for the breakfast, particularly the eggs. Only these days, a shortage in the country is making eggs harder to stomach for the only restaurant in the city licensed to serve 24 hours.
“Just about six weeks ago, middle of November, we started getting phone calls from US Foods,” said Solomon Sidell, owner of South Street Diner. “Our pricing has not changed at all. We have ingested the pricing to be able to make sure we can serve the customer at this time.”
Impact of bird flu
The price of an egg has doubled for Sidell and his team now that the shortage has impacted their supplier. Chickens became impacted by an avian flu. Roughly 40% of the country’s hens are raised in cage-free facilities, and 60% of the bird flu cases were found in such type farms. In addition to the price hike, Sidell also has to order two weeks ahead just to make sure they keep coming.
“We have about just under a pallet of eggs about 150 dozen left,” said Sidell. “We buy those Friday morning, Saturday morning, and then by Monday morning they are gone, so we have to start the process again.”
On a given weekend, they can go through 400 dozen eggs. Their busiest night of the year is New Year’s Eve through New Year’s Day.
“To have the highest prices for eggs for the year on your busiest day of the year is a punch in the gut,” said Sidell. “I would prefer not to raise pricing in inflation time.”
He expects the shortage to end in mid-February. Right now, they have no plans to adjust their pricing, but if the shortage continues past February, he says they will have to re-evaluate.
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Defending champions Hellen Obiri and Sisay Lemma are returning to run Boston Marathon – The Boston Globe
“Boston annually brings together the world’s best each April, and this Patriots Day is no different,” said Jack Fleming, CEO of the BAA. “Coming off an Olympic year, top contenders from around the world have turned their attention to Boston and hope to etch their name into Boston Marathon lore with a victory.”
The last woman to win three straight Boston Marathons was Fatuma Roba in 1997-99. Just three others — Bobbi Gibb (1966-68), Sara Mae Berman (1969-71), and Uta Pippig (1994-96) — have three-peated.
Among the threats to Obiri’s bid are Ethiopia’s Amane Beriso and Yalemzerf Yehualaw, whose personal bests top the women’s field, at 2:14:58 and 2:16:52, respectively.
Sharon Lokedi, who finished second last year, also will return, along with fellow Kenyans Edna Kiplagat (a two-time Boston winner), Irine Cheptai, Viola Chepngeno, and Mary Ngugi-Cooper.
The BAA said the women’s race will include the best-ever field of Americans, with 2018 champion Desiree Linden joined by Dakotah Popehn, Keira D’Amato, Emma Bates, Jessica McClain, Sara Hall, Sara Vaughn, and Lindsay Flanagan.
Ethiopia’s Sisay Lemma, who finished 41 seconds ahead of the second-place men’s finisher last year, will face a deep field trying to keep him from repeating.
It includes Kenya’s Evans Chebet, who finished third last year and has won Boston twice. John Korir and Albert Korir, also from Kenya, will be back as well, after finishing fourth and fifth, respectively, last year.
“I was very happy after winning the Boston Marathon last year, and in 2025 I know it will be an even bigger challenge to win again,” said Lemma. “I was unlucky, because of an injury, not to be able to participate at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, and I was not completely ready at the Valencia Marathon last December, but I will be 100 percent ready next April because the Boston Marathon is a special event.”
Among American men, Olympians Conner Mantz and Clayton Young, who finished eighth and ninth, respectively, in Paris last summer, will run Boston. So will CJ Albertson, who finished seventh last year and first among US men. Also in the Boston field will be four runners who finished in the top 10 at last year’s US Olympic trials: Zach Panning, Nathan Martin, Reed Fischer, and Colin Bennie.
Michael Silverman can be reached at michael.silverman@globe.com.
After a tough loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Celtics wrapped up their west coast road trip with a visit to the Mile High City to face off against the Denver Nuggets. With Nikola Jokic ruled out for this game, the Celtics were able to take care of business and defeated the Nuggets 118-106.
Jayson Tatum led the way for the Celtics with 29 points and 11 rebounds on 11-23 shooting while Kristaps Porzingis had one of his best games of the season finishing with 25 points and 11 rebounds on 9-18 shooting. Jrue Holiday had a sneaky great game as well with 19 points and 7 assists as it felt like he was always in the right place at the right time.
While the Celtics’ three ball was lacking, they dominated the paint in this game, winning the points in the paint battle 60-46.
The Celtics offense started with a lot of Kristaps Porzingis touches as he scored the first basket for Boston with a mid-range jumper and 9 of the Celtics first 12 points. The Nuggets looked good on offense as well as Michael Porter Jr., Jamal Murray, and Russell Westbrook carrying the load.
Porzingis finished the first quarter with 15 points on 6-10, including being the recipient of an alley-oop after Jayson Tatum blocked Christian Braun on one end and found Kristaps on the other.
The Celtics led 37-25 lead after the first quarter with their offense was clicking. Boston shot 14-27 (51.9%) in the quarter as the shorthanded Nuggets had no answers for them. Porzingis (15) and Tatum (11) combined for 26 of the Celtics’ 37 points in the quarter. Boston’s paint defense was elite as well, only allowing 2 points in the paint after one.
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The Celtics continued their hot shooting to start the second quarter, as they opened a 15-point lead on the Nuggets two minutes in. Denver responded with a 13-2 run of their own to cut Boston’s lead to single digits.
Neemias Queta started to make his presence known with three straight buckets for the Celtics as he played some solid minutes for Boston in the quarter, finishing with 8 points.
Jamal Murray started to heat up to end the quarter scoring 8 straight points for Denver as Boston started to struggle to hit shots. Payton Watson started to make an impact on this game with 3 blocks in the first half and a corner three that tied the game 57-57 going into the half.
The Nuggets ended the first half on a 12-4 run and finished with four players with double digit points. Boston started the second quarter well but couldn’t maintain it as their three point shooting hurt them. The Celtics only shot 5-16 (31.3%) from beyond the arc in the half while Denver out shot them going 9-18 (50%) from three.
The Jays were cold in the first half as they combined for 15 points on 5-18 shooting. Jaylen Brown especially struggled, with only 2 points on 0-4 shooting. Kristaps Porzingis was the Celtics leading scorer at the half with 16 points while Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 15 points.
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The second half started with Jaylen Brown facilitating the Celtics offense with three straight baskets and a nice assist to Porzingis to start the third quarter. The Nuggets were able to respond as the lead went back and forth.
A very loud “let’s go, Celtics” chant started to rain down in Ball Arena midway through the quarter just as Jrue Holiday grabbed a tough rebound and found a streaking Tatum on the other end for a dunk.
The Celtics were able to hold off the Nuggets with the lineup of Tatum and the bench to secure an 88-83 lead at the end of the third quarter. Jaylen Brown had a bounce back third quarter scoring 8 points on 4-4 shooting. The Celtics were still getting out shot from three, but they dominated the points in the paint battle.
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The fourth quarter started similarly to the way the third quarter went, both teams trading baskets. The Celtics played some tough defense highlighted by Porzingis meeting DeAndre Jordan at the summit to block a potential poster dunk.
With Denver only having one timeout left midway through the quarter, the Celtics rattled off a 12-0 run to push their lead back up to double digits and force the Nuggets to use their final timeout with under five minutes left in the quarter. That run had everyone involved as it included a Porzingis put back dunk, a Holiday three, a Brown layup, an Al Horford three, and finally a nasty mid-range jumper by Jayson Tatum.
The Nuggets tried to fight back but they just didn’t have enough as Tatum and Holiday buried them down the stretch to give the Celtics the victory.
The Celtics return home for their next game on Friday, January 10th to take on the Sacramento Kings at 7:30 pm.
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