#bostonma — Public Fediverse posts
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Stumbled on this post in a vintage Boston group. I think folks here will enjoy this...
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Boston, July 18, 1972.
The Rolling Stones were supposed to play the Boston Garden that night. Fifteen thousand people were already inside, waiting for Mick, Keith and the boys to show up. Only problem was, the Stones weren't anywhere near Boston. Fog had forced their plane to land at T.F. Green in Rhode Island, and while they were waiting to get out of there, an altercation with police ended with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and three others getting hauled off to jail. Meanwhile, back at the Garden, 15,000 people were sitting around wondering what the hell was going on.
Stevie Wonder kept playing to buy some time, but everybody knew nobody had come to the Garden that night just to see Stevie. Boston was also dealing with trouble in the South End, so Mayor Kevin White had a decision to make. He needed his cops in the streets, but he also had a Garden full of angry Stones fans who had been waiting all night. So White went down there himself and started making calls. Somehow he got the Stones sprung from the Rhode Island lockup on $50 bail and into his personal custody.
Then the mayor walked onto the Garden stage, sleeves rolled up and tie loosened, and told 15,000 people, “The Stones have been busted, but I have sprung them!” The place went nuts. White arranged for the MBTA to stay open late, kept the crowd occupied while the Stones headed north with a police escort, and at one point was even throwing a football into the stands. You couldn't make this stuff up.
The Stones finally hit the Garden stage around 12:45 in the morning and played until after 2. They were hours late, but the crowd was still there. Nobody went home empty-handed, and Boston avoided what could have been one hell of a mess.
That's the kind of Boston story I love. No fancy press conference. No committee meeting. Just Kevin White walking into a packed Garden full of pissed-off people and basically saying, “Relax. They're coming.”
And somehow, the mayor pulled it off.
The Stones played. The crowd went home happy and Boston got one hell of a story.
#Boston #BostonMA #BostonGarden #RollingStones #KevinWhite #KevinFromHeaven
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Stumbled on this post in a vintage Boston group. I think folks here will enjoy this...
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Boston, July 18, 1972.
The Rolling Stones were supposed to play the Boston Garden that night. Fifteen thousand people were already inside, waiting for Mick, Keith and the boys to show up. Only problem was, the Stones weren't anywhere near Boston. Fog had forced their plane to land at T.F. Green in Rhode Island, and while they were waiting to get out of there, an altercation with police ended with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and three others getting hauled off to jail. Meanwhile, back at the Garden, 15,000 people were sitting around wondering what the hell was going on.
Stevie Wonder kept playing to buy some time, but everybody knew nobody had come to the Garden that night just to see Stevie. Boston was also dealing with trouble in the South End, so Mayor Kevin White had a decision to make. He needed his cops in the streets, but he also had a Garden full of angry Stones fans who had been waiting all night. So White went down there himself and started making calls. Somehow he got the Stones sprung from the Rhode Island lockup on $50 bail and into his personal custody.
Then the mayor walked onto the Garden stage, sleeves rolled up and tie loosened, and told 15,000 people, “The Stones have been busted, but I have sprung them!” The place went nuts. White arranged for the MBTA to stay open late, kept the crowd occupied while the Stones headed north with a police escort, and at one point was even throwing a football into the stands. You couldn't make this stuff up.
The Stones finally hit the Garden stage around 12:45 in the morning and played until after 2. They were hours late, but the crowd was still there. Nobody went home empty-handed, and Boston avoided what could have been one hell of a mess.
That's the kind of Boston story I love. No fancy press conference. No committee meeting. Just Kevin White walking into a packed Garden full of pissed-off people and basically saying, “Relax. They're coming.”
And somehow, the mayor pulled it off.
The Stones played. The crowd went home happy and Boston got one hell of a story.
#Boston #BostonMA #BostonGarden #RollingStones #KevinWhite #KevinFromHeaven
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Stumbled on this post in a vintage Boston group. I think folks here will enjoy this...
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Boston, July 18, 1972.
The Rolling Stones were supposed to play the Boston Garden that night. Fifteen thousand people were already inside, waiting for Mick, Keith and the boys to show up. Only problem was, the Stones weren't anywhere near Boston. Fog had forced their plane to land at T.F. Green in Rhode Island, and while they were waiting to get out of there, an altercation with police ended with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and three others getting hauled off to jail. Meanwhile, back at the Garden, 15,000 people were sitting around wondering what the hell was going on.
Stevie Wonder kept playing to buy some time, but everybody knew nobody had come to the Garden that night just to see Stevie. Boston was also dealing with trouble in the South End, so Mayor Kevin White had a decision to make. He needed his cops in the streets, but he also had a Garden full of angry Stones fans who had been waiting all night. So White went down there himself and started making calls. Somehow he got the Stones sprung from the Rhode Island lockup on $50 bail and into his personal custody.
Then the mayor walked onto the Garden stage, sleeves rolled up and tie loosened, and told 15,000 people, “The Stones have been busted, but I have sprung them!” The place went nuts. White arranged for the MBTA to stay open late, kept the crowd occupied while the Stones headed north with a police escort, and at one point was even throwing a football into the stands. You couldn't make this stuff up.
The Stones finally hit the Garden stage around 12:45 in the morning and played until after 2. They were hours late, but the crowd was still there. Nobody went home empty-handed, and Boston avoided what could have been one hell of a mess.
That's the kind of Boston story I love. No fancy press conference. No committee meeting. Just Kevin White walking into a packed Garden full of pissed-off people and basically saying, “Relax. They're coming.”
And somehow, the mayor pulled it off.
The Stones played. The crowd went home happy and Boston got one hell of a story.
#Boston #BostonMA #BostonGarden #RollingStones #KevinWhite #KevinFromHeaven
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Stumbled on this post in a vintage Boston group. I think folks here will enjoy this...
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Boston, July 18, 1972.
The Rolling Stones were supposed to play the Boston Garden that night. Fifteen thousand people were already inside, waiting for Mick, Keith and the boys to show up. Only problem was, the Stones weren't anywhere near Boston. Fog had forced their plane to land at T.F. Green in Rhode Island, and while they were waiting to get out of there, an altercation with police ended with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and three others getting hauled off to jail. Meanwhile, back at the Garden, 15,000 people were sitting around wondering what the hell was going on.
Stevie Wonder kept playing to buy some time, but everybody knew nobody had come to the Garden that night just to see Stevie. Boston was also dealing with trouble in the South End, so Mayor Kevin White had a decision to make. He needed his cops in the streets, but he also had a Garden full of angry Stones fans who had been waiting all night. So White went down there himself and started making calls. Somehow he got the Stones sprung from the Rhode Island lockup on $50 bail and into his personal custody.
Then the mayor walked onto the Garden stage, sleeves rolled up and tie loosened, and told 15,000 people, “The Stones have been busted, but I have sprung them!” The place went nuts. White arranged for the MBTA to stay open late, kept the crowd occupied while the Stones headed north with a police escort, and at one point was even throwing a football into the stands. You couldn't make this stuff up.
The Stones finally hit the Garden stage around 12:45 in the morning and played until after 2. They were hours late, but the crowd was still there. Nobody went home empty-handed, and Boston avoided what could have been one hell of a mess.
That's the kind of Boston story I love. No fancy press conference. No committee meeting. Just Kevin White walking into a packed Garden full of pissed-off people and basically saying, “Relax. They're coming.”
And somehow, the mayor pulled it off.
The Stones played. The crowd went home happy and Boston got one hell of a story.
#Boston #BostonMA #BostonGarden #RollingStones #KevinWhite #KevinFromHeaven
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Stumbled on this post in a vintage Boston group. I think folks here will enjoy this...
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Boston, July 18, 1972.
The Rolling Stones were supposed to play the Boston Garden that night. Fifteen thousand people were already inside, waiting for Mick, Keith and the boys to show up. Only problem was, the Stones weren't anywhere near Boston. Fog had forced their plane to land at T.F. Green in Rhode Island, and while they were waiting to get out of there, an altercation with police ended with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and three others getting hauled off to jail. Meanwhile, back at the Garden, 15,000 people were sitting around wondering what the hell was going on.
Stevie Wonder kept playing to buy some time, but everybody knew nobody had come to the Garden that night just to see Stevie. Boston was also dealing with trouble in the South End, so Mayor Kevin White had a decision to make. He needed his cops in the streets, but he also had a Garden full of angry Stones fans who had been waiting all night. So White went down there himself and started making calls. Somehow he got the Stones sprung from the Rhode Island lockup on $50 bail and into his personal custody.
Then the mayor walked onto the Garden stage, sleeves rolled up and tie loosened, and told 15,000 people, “The Stones have been busted, but I have sprung them!” The place went nuts. White arranged for the MBTA to stay open late, kept the crowd occupied while the Stones headed north with a police escort, and at one point was even throwing a football into the stands. You couldn't make this stuff up.
The Stones finally hit the Garden stage around 12:45 in the morning and played until after 2. They were hours late, but the crowd was still there. Nobody went home empty-handed, and Boston avoided what could have been one hell of a mess.
That's the kind of Boston story I love. No fancy press conference. No committee meeting. Just Kevin White walking into a packed Garden full of pissed-off people and basically saying, “Relax. They're coming.”
And somehow, the mayor pulled it off.
The Stones played. The crowd went home happy and Boston got one hell of a story.
#Boston #BostonMA #BostonGarden #RollingStones #KevinWhite #KevinFromHeaven
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Unstoppable Boston Red Sox Face Struggling Athletics https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/772838/ #AmericanLeague #AmericanLeagueEast #AmericanLeagueWest #Athletics #Baseball #BaseballBestBet #BaseballBetting #BaseballBettingOdds #BaseballOdds #BaseballPreview #BestBets #BettingOdds #BostonMA #BostonRedSox #CA #Injury #MLB #MLBAthletics #MlbBestBet #MlbBetting #MLBBettingOdds #MlbMatchup #MLBOdds #MLBPreview #MlbPreviews #previews #Sports #SportsBetting #sportsbook
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Unstoppable Boston Red Sox Face Struggling Athletics https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/772838/ #AmericanLeague #AmericanLeagueEast #AmericanLeagueWest #Athletics #Baseball #BaseballBestBet #BaseballBetting #BaseballBettingOdds #BaseballOdds #BaseballPreview #BestBets #BettingOdds #BostonMA #BostonRedSox #CA #Injury #MLB #MLBAthletics #MlbBestBet #MlbBetting #MLBBettingOdds #MlbMatchup #MLBOdds #MLBPreview #MlbPreviews #previews #Sports #SportsBetting #sportsbook
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#StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦🇺🇸
🗣️This afternoon I made my way to Dorchester to see my mom Millie — my first visit with her since returning from Ukraine.
I brought her a little gift from the trip — a magnet for her fridge. She loves them. 🧲🇺🇦
💙💛 She stands with Ukraine. I even taught her how to say “Slava Ukraini”. She’s got it down. 😄
#Dorchester #SlavaUkraini #Ukraine #BostonMA #Boston #FieldsCorner #volunteer #family #Love #moms
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#BostonMA - February #WinterBikeRide
#BostonBikes, in collaboration with MassBike, is organizing a #WinterBike ride series.
February 28, 2026
10:30am - 12:30pm
Central Square, East Boston
Boston, MA 02128"These are slow-paced rides that include a mix of bike path and on-street riding in neighborhoods and end with free hot chocolate."
FMI:
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Sitting in the #CopleySquare #MBTA station after midnight and the #rats are just fearless. Here's one little guy, but he was just one of many openly scrambling around the brightly lit station. #Boston #BostonMA
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What other cities might be in #Trump's sights for #IllegalTakeovers? #BostonMA could be next!
Undeterred by protests, Trump tells ICE to step up deportations in Democratic-run cities
By John L. Micek
Updated: Jun. 17, 2025"President Donald Trump has directed federal immigration officials to target deportations in cities run by Democrats, including #Boston, after millions of people turned out in protest against the Republican White House’s policies over the weekend.
"In a post to his Truth Social website on Sunday, Trump said he was ordering U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to 'do all in their power to achieve the very important goal of delivering the single largest Mass Deportation Program in History.'
" 'In order to achieve this, we must expand efforts to detain and deport Illegal Aliens in America’s largest Cities, such as #LosAngeles, #Chicago, and #NewYorkCity, where Millions upon Millions of Illegal Aliens reside,' he continued."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/Ye2sf#OperationPatriot #NationalGuard
#PoliceState #ACAB #USPol #Project2025 #FascismInTheUSA
#Fascism #Authoritarianism #DHS #SilencingDissent #MartialLaw #NoKings #ResistTyranny #FreeDC #NoPoliceState
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I found a list of #NewEngland #PowWows! Some have already passed, but they usually happen around the same time every year (at least the ones in Maine). This may not be a complete list...
New England (Plus) Powwow & Event Schedule 2025
May 3 Spring Awakening PowWow 435 WMain St #TiltonNH - 603-723-4982 nhinac.org/
May 4 UMass Boston Pow wow 100 Morrissey Blvd #BostonMA [email protected]
May 10 Dartmouth 1 E Wheelock St #HanoverNH [email protected] 603-646-2110
May 17-18 UNACC’s 28th Annual Unity Days Powwow 29 Antietam Street #DevensMA [email protected]
May 24-25 #OdenongPowwow 21 Mattoon St #AmherstMA [email protected]
May 24-25 AIS Powwow Camp Marshall 92 McCormick Rd #SpencerMA
May 31 - June 1 #AlsteadNH PowWow Millot Field Chief Paul Bunnell @ 978-337-9085
May 31 -June 1 42nd WIIC Powwow 394 Pleasant Dale Rd #RutlandMA Wiiccenter.com
June 6-7 #MetisOfME Powwow Yellow Feather Cultural Center - 106 Gould Road, #DaytonME 207-838-1956
June 14-15 #Wollomonuppoag 51st Annual PowWow 947 Park St, #AttleboroMA 508-838-4478
June 27-29 LIHA Good Time PW 117 Osgood Road, #SanborntonNH 03269 www.lihaofnh.net
July 12-13 #MtKearsarge Indian Museum Powwow 18 Highlawn Rd #WarnerNH [email protected]
July 19-20 Wells PowWow Harbor Pk 331 Harbor Rd, #WellsME 603-723-4982 nhinac.org
August 2-3 #Pocumtuck Homeland Festival Unity Park #TurnersFallsMA [email protected]
August 16-17 #Mohegan Wigwam Festival 340 Massapeag Side Rd #UncasvilleCT
August 23-24 #FourDirections #InteribalPowwow 200 Mountain View Dr #DixfieldME 207-740-0375
August 31 - Sept 1 LIHA Labor Day Powwow 117 Osgood Road, #SanborntonNH www.lihaofnh.net
September 6-7 42nd Annual #Nipmuck Powwow Lake Siog Park Dug Hill Rd #HollandMA 508-347-7829
Source: WanderingBull.com
#NewEnglandPowWows #PowWows #MetisOfMaine #2025PowWows #NativeAmericans #Intertribal #Metis
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#BostonWeekend 6/x
Wed-Sun Oily Music Festival - Various venues, though it looks like the focus is early *european* music only, but maybe I'm wrong.
#BostonMA https://bemf.org/2025-festival/schedule-of-events/
#EarlyMusic #Boston #opera #BostonMusic #Medieval, #Renaissance #Baroque #BostonDance -
Id0l Jam is happening in September in Somerville! :mexcitedmiku:
After there was some issue with the venue for the summer, Metam0re is now hosting Autumn Id0l Jam on September 29 at Arts at the Armory in Somerville. A day of Idol Showcases, singing, cosplay, and other idol and anime related stuff. (And now conveniently located in my city, no more needing to take the commuter rail :TamakoLaugh: .)
More info, and applications for performances and for vending space (I think they're especially looking for more artists to vend, anyone who's got some nerdy stuff to sell): https://autumnid0ljam.carrd.co/
#Id0lJam #AutumnId0lJam #SummerId0lJam #Id0lJam2024 #Convention #Conventions #AnimeConvention #AnimeConventions #AnimeCon #AnimeCons #Anime #Idol #IdolAnime #IdolCosplay #IdolCosplayer #Kaigai #KaigaiIdol #Cosplay #Cosplayer #Somerville #SomervilleMA #Boston #BostonMA #CambridgeMA #Artist #FanArtist #ArtistAlley
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Metam0re is looking for vendors/artists for Summer Id0l Jam 2024, to be held on July 27th in Framingham, MA. It's a free entry single day idol-themed con-type event, mainly featuring idol showcases (plural!!! :mexcitedmiku: ), singing, and a cosplay contest. Last year's was easily one of the most fun events of the year. They're looking to grow it out a lot this year, in one way by having a market area for vendors. (Because we clearly need another way to spend money on merch. The Miku pin I bought at the artist alley last weekend was a need, it was Miku day! :leafeonmoney: ) Figure I should post about it here since word tends to spread mainly on instagram, but there are a decent number of fanartists and folks in the Northeast US/Boston-area specifically on Fedi!
Info link: https://summerid0ljam.carrd.co/#applicati0ns
#Id0lJam #SummerId0lJam #Idol #Conventions #Convention #AnimeCon #AnimeCons #AnimeConvention #AnimeConventions #Artist #Artists #Fanart #Fanartist #BostonMA #Boston #Framingham #Massachusetts
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Have a backlog of #baseball photos I haven't been able to get to, but here's a teaser from the #redsox game July 8.
#mlb #fenwaypark #latergram #bluesky #clouds #Boston #bostonredsox #bostonusa #bostonma #bostonsports #bostonmassachusetts
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Windows to the indoor world. Courtyard at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum #BostonMA #WindowFriday #IndoorGardens #Museums
