FIELDS OF DREAMS
I sometimes drive by the locations of old baseball fields, diamonds that I once played on as a kid.
Journeys with Jay
Slowing down the pace of America.
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SONG STUDIO #7 - "SHE LOVES ELVIS BUT SHE DON'T KNOW THE BLUES"
Slowing down the pace of America.
CHAD TRACY MANAGES TO SUCCEED
Six, two, and even.
JOURNEYS ON THE T
There was a time when the T was the most convenient way to travel around Boston, a simple and affordable public transportation system that used inexpensive tokens in order to ride the train.
SONG STUDIO #6 - "THIS TOWN CENTER"
Original music written, produced, and performed by Jay Gillespie
NOT READY TO GIVE THESE SHOES THE BOOT
I recently prepared to mop a mudroom, a small entry-area with a bench seat positioned under a large front window with three lower compartments each containing a basket holding spare shoes.
SONG STUDIO #5 - "IT WAS JUST YOU AND ME"
Original music written, produced, and performed by Jay Gillespie
CABS WILL NOT BE PUSHED TO THE CURB
Taxis are an institution that I never thought would change during my lifetime, a definitive part of the fabric of the city.
A SHORT HISTORY OF AMERICA'S TWO-PARTY POLITICAL SYSTEM
“I’m anti-political parties. I don’t understand how in a country of 200 million voters, we only have two political parties. We have eight kinds of Coke but only two political parties.” — Jon Stewart
BASEBALL NEEDS TO TOUGHEN UP, NOT THE PLAYERS
The 2026 Red Sox season has been plagued by a series of bizarre, phantom-style injuries while baseball trends toward what has become a less hard-nosed game with potentially diminishing interest.