Patriots Day!

I hope everyone had a Happy Easter. This year Easter Monday coincided with Patriots Day (commemorating Paul Revere's ride and the battles at Lexington and Concord, but also known as Marathon Monday) in Massachusetts. I invited the guys who helped me most at my old job to the Sox game. Marat couldn't make it [you need to work for a local company who recognizes local holidays, man!], so Evan rounded out our foursome up in section 37 of the centerfield bleachers. Gametime temperature was a chilly 48º ["and it ain't gettin' any warmer!" said an usher as we found our seats], and the sun only came out at the very end. But it was a close game with lots of excitement. And a walk-off dinger!


Did everyone wear red socks back in colonial days? Or just Bostonians? :P


The 11am start time was a little early for beer (for me at least, see photos below).




My three dates. :P


Ichiro!




The Easter Bunny! Boozing it up in the bleachers!


Sitting right under the scoreboard will do this to ya.


David Ortiz crosses the plate after one of his two homeruns.




Happy bleacher bums.


Mariners talk during a pitching change.


A two-out bottom-of-the-ninth walkoff homer by Mahk Loredder wins it! [That's Mark Loretta for those of y'all not familiar with the pronunciation.]


After the game we watched a bit of the marathon.


Love the lobsta balloon.


One more mile to go.





Evan and I went on to a cookout in Brighton at one of his coworkers' house, where they had a "beer pong" table set up in the yard.


Evan, Jenny, and Kevin


Bree and Jenny


The usual suspects


A final game of "flip the cup."



This one is for you, Dad. :) Our host grew up in a house where Rocky Marciano used to live, and as a teenager he worked for the photographer who took these shots. In fact, he developed these prints. Pretty cool. On the left is a title fight against Joe Louis. I forget who the other boxer is in the other one - Sal something - but it was not a title bout.