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"I had the idea that you could have an all cutout, all discontinued record store --which nobody was doing in New England. People were doing it in New York, but they were mixing --they'd have records and other discontinued goods. Beacon Hill Music was in existence then, so I wasn't the first 'used' store in Boston," he says. "We did well, and I deci... See more
Vinyl Lives: Interviews
Cheapo remains, for many true blue music fans, their first stop when visiting the Boston area.
Vinyl Lives: Interviews
Running Club Boston
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A Central Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts landmark, Cheapo has been a familiar sight along Mass. Ave. since the mid-1970's. Wedged between the campuses of Harvard and M.I.T., the neighborhood has seen gentrification --they now have a Starbucks-- but retains its roots and gritty appeal.
Vinyl Lives: Interviews
A little more than eight years after debuting in front of 4,000 fans at a sold-out Grayson Stadium in Savannah, the Bananas have sold out every game since. That includes this weekend’s game at Fenway.
The Savannah Bananas storm Fenway Park
One day three decades ago, inside a treehouse in Utah, a child actor named Patrick Renna uttered one of the most iconic lines in baseball movie history.
Turns out it was actually a mistake.
Renna played Hamilton “Ham” Porter, a portly, red-headed catcher in “The Sandlot,” the cult classic released 30 years ago. Written by director David Mickey Evans ... See more
Turns out it was actually a mistake.
Renna played Hamilton “Ham” Porter, a portly, red-headed catcher in “The Sandlot,” the cult classic released 30 years ago. Written by director David Mickey Evans ... See more
C. Trent Rosecrans • 'You're killing me, Smalls!': Remembering 'The Sandlot,' 30 years later
The Dairy Daddies are just the latest in a long line of lower-league baseball teams that shirk traditional names in favor of more eye-catching identities. Pinpointing the origins of the trend is difficult — you could trace it all the way back to the late 1800s, when a team called the Dudes existed in Pensacola, Fla. — but the recent surge of sillin... See more
From Dairy Daddies to Trash Pandas: How branding creates fans for lower-league baseball teams
In 1930, he led the league in wins and saves (though it would be decades before the save became an official statistic).