WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.439 --> 00:00:06.400 It's Nightside with Dan Ray on WBZY, Boston's news radio. 2 00:00:07.400 --> 00:00:10.359 Thanks Nicole. We're on another road trip tonight because of 3 00:00:10.359 --> 00:00:14.759 course we broadcast here on Nightside on terrestrial radio thirty 4 00:00:14.960 --> 00:00:17.640 eight states to the thirty eight of the finest states 5 00:00:17.640 --> 00:00:20.320 in America and some of the great provinces up in Canada. 6 00:00:20.359 --> 00:00:22.000 My name is Dan Ray, and of course we're also 7 00:00:22.039 --> 00:00:24.519 on the internet. You can listen to us. If you 8 00:00:24.600 --> 00:00:27.320 have any problems listening to us on a radio, all 9 00:00:27.359 --> 00:00:30.839 I gotta do is download the iHeartRadio app. It's all 10 00:00:30.879 --> 00:00:34.240 for free and you can listen to WBZ Radio anytime 11 00:00:34.399 --> 00:00:37.200 twenty four to seven, three hundred and sixty five days 12 00:00:37.200 --> 00:00:38.679 a year. My name is Dan Ray. I'm the host 13 00:00:38.719 --> 00:00:43.640 of Nightside. I am here every weeknight, Monday through Friday 14 00:00:43.840 --> 00:00:47.759 from eight until midnight. And back at the broadcast central 15 00:00:47.799 --> 00:00:53.679 headquarters of iHeart Radio, Rob Brooks iHeartMedia. Rob Brooks is 16 00:00:53.719 --> 00:00:56.399 as ready to take your phone calls, but not until 17 00:00:56.439 --> 00:00:59.200 after nine o'clock when we get into issues and topics. 18 00:00:59.560 --> 00:01:02.520 Were into viewing some very special guests, many of whom 19 00:01:02.880 --> 00:01:05.560 are newsmakers, and many of whom are involved in programs 20 00:01:05.560 --> 00:01:07.799 that really the backbone of our community, and one that 21 00:01:07.920 --> 00:01:10.920 is the backbone of our community is Big Brothers and 22 00:01:10.959 --> 00:01:14.879 Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts. With us is Sarah Conahan, 23 00:01:14.959 --> 00:01:18.200 the chief Development officer at Big Brothers Big Sisters of 24 00:01:18.239 --> 00:01:21.959 Eastern Massachusetts. Sarah, welcome. I wish we had done this 25 00:01:22.040 --> 00:01:25.760 about a week ago. You fos have a golf tournament 26 00:01:25.799 --> 00:01:30.959 tomorrow morning. So all of you golfers out there get 27 00:01:31.000 --> 00:01:33.719 to bed, well, listen to night Side, but go right 28 00:01:33.760 --> 00:01:36.280 to bed at midnight and get those clubs. Set the 29 00:01:36.319 --> 00:01:39.400 alarm for about six o'clock in the morning. Tell us 30 00:01:39.439 --> 00:01:41.760 about the golf tournament, and then we'll talk a little 31 00:01:41.760 --> 00:01:43.560 bit more about Big Brothers and Big Sisters. 32 00:01:43.599 --> 00:01:46.640 Go ahead, Sarah, great, Thanks Dan, thanks for having me. 33 00:01:47.400 --> 00:01:54.200 We are thrilled to have our annual Bacon Burrell Memorial 34 00:01:54.239 --> 00:01:58.120 Golf golf Tournament tomorrow. It's our twenty second year. It 35 00:01:58.159 --> 00:02:00.959 will be at Juniper Hills in North Borrow. We're expecting 36 00:02:01.000 --> 00:02:04.480 one hundred and eighty golfers for a great day. We're 37 00:02:04.519 --> 00:02:08.319 anticipating to raise about seventy five thousand for the organization 38 00:02:08.599 --> 00:02:12.599 and collectively the event has raised six hundred thousand over 39 00:02:12.759 --> 00:02:17.479 the past twenty two years, and we renamed the tournament 40 00:02:17.479 --> 00:02:20.759 in twenty seventeen in honor of one of our littles, 41 00:02:20.919 --> 00:02:25.000 de Kwon Burrell, who was tragically passed away that year. 42 00:02:25.199 --> 00:02:29.439 So it's a special tournament. It really features and highlights 43 00:02:29.479 --> 00:02:33.400 our big brothers and big sisters and their networks and connections, 44 00:02:33.400 --> 00:02:34.919 and it's a great day for the agency. 45 00:02:35.319 --> 00:02:39.960 What were the circumstances of de Kwan's passing? Was it 46 00:02:40.719 --> 00:02:44.680 natural causes or was he a victim of It was. 47 00:02:44.639 --> 00:02:49.719 A victim of unfortunately of ye circumstances. So yeah, it 48 00:02:49.840 --> 00:02:51.759 was a terrible loss for our community. 49 00:02:52.120 --> 00:02:57.960 Okay, So no seventeen year old individual should ever ever 50 00:02:58.080 --> 00:03:02.120 lose their life, and I grau for keeping his name 51 00:03:02.159 --> 00:03:07.680 and his memory alive the Dokwan Burrell Memorial Big Golf Tournament. 52 00:03:08.080 --> 00:03:11.719 So first of all, let's deal with the question of 53 00:03:11.800 --> 00:03:14.400 if there are you booked up tomorrow? Do you have all. 54 00:03:14.240 --> 00:03:16.840 The We do have some openings. We'd love to have 55 00:03:16.879 --> 00:03:20.000 a few additional golfers. So if people are hearing this 56 00:03:20.159 --> 00:03:23.039 and able to join us tomorrow at Juniper Hills in Northborough, 57 00:03:23.039 --> 00:03:24.120 we'd be thrilled to have you. 58 00:03:24.520 --> 00:03:27.039 Yeah, I'm assuming that there's a lot of golfers in 59 00:03:27.080 --> 00:03:30.039 the western Massachusetts suburbs, and I'm maybe looking for one 60 00:03:30.039 --> 00:03:32.479 more tournament to play. So that's great. Tell Us about 61 00:03:33.520 --> 00:03:36.400 Big Brothers and Big Sisters. I know quite a bit 62 00:03:36.479 --> 00:03:39.680 about it. Never been actively involved, either as a little 63 00:03:39.840 --> 00:03:43.520 or as a big but it's a great organization. And 64 00:03:43.919 --> 00:03:47.800 I know we've we've profiled Big Brothers Big Sisters during 65 00:03:47.840 --> 00:03:50.319 a couple of our what we call the night Side 66 00:03:50.400 --> 00:03:54.680 Charity combine my last two hours every year just before Christmas, 67 00:03:54.680 --> 00:03:58.439 we profiled about twenty twenty two charities over a two 68 00:03:58.520 --> 00:04:02.159 hour period. For those who may have and I kind 69 00:04:02.159 --> 00:04:04.879 of imagine anybody in our audience has never heard of 70 00:04:04.919 --> 00:04:08.080 Big Brothers Big Sisters, explain to to how it works. 71 00:04:08.120 --> 00:04:11.159 Because there's a lot of young people in their twenties 72 00:04:11.199 --> 00:04:15.240 and thirties for whom this creates a great opportunity to 73 00:04:15.319 --> 00:04:19.720 give back to their community, maybe before they themselves find 74 00:04:19.759 --> 00:04:23.040 themselves spending a lot of time with their own children 75 00:04:23.639 --> 00:04:26.759 when they get to the parenting years. So tell us 76 00:04:26.800 --> 00:04:29.040 who can join, who can participate, and who benefits. 77 00:04:29.120 --> 00:04:33.199 Absolutely absolutely, So we are in our seventy fifth year 78 00:04:33.639 --> 00:04:37.199 where the states leading one to one mentoring program for youth, 79 00:04:37.680 --> 00:04:40.199 and so we partner with families to provide children with 80 00:04:40.279 --> 00:04:43.560 one to one relationships with caring adults who help them 81 00:04:43.560 --> 00:04:47.040 to reach their fullest potential. And we have several different 82 00:04:47.199 --> 00:04:50.560 ways in which bigs can partner with littles. We have 83 00:04:50.600 --> 00:04:54.319 our traditional programming, community based programming, where you meet with 84 00:04:54.360 --> 00:04:56.519 your little a couple of times a month. We have 85 00:04:56.639 --> 00:05:01.879 school based programming where we take youth to academic colleges 86 00:05:02.120 --> 00:05:05.040 and they meet with college students. And then we have 87 00:05:05.279 --> 00:05:09.360 high school based programming, which is a hybrid programming where 88 00:05:09.839 --> 00:05:12.959 you're connecting virtually and also in person. So we really 89 00:05:13.040 --> 00:05:16.000 have a range of opportunities for mentorship, and we like 90 00:05:16.040 --> 00:05:19.120 to meet people where they're at given their life circumstances 91 00:05:19.759 --> 00:05:21.879 and ways for people to volunteer and get involved. 92 00:05:22.439 --> 00:05:25.959 So who's the profile of you volunteer, what's their age, 93 00:05:26.000 --> 00:05:29.399 what's their background, what's their give give us a description 94 00:05:29.480 --> 00:05:31.839 of the volunteers. So people who are listening, who may 95 00:05:31.879 --> 00:05:35.639 be listening themselves, or maybe there's some grandparents or parents 96 00:05:35.639 --> 00:05:37.519 out there who are listening and saying, you know, this 97 00:05:37.600 --> 00:05:40.160 might be a good program for Sometimes people in their 98 00:05:40.160 --> 00:05:43.560 twenties they're looking to meet other people. Maybe they're not 99 00:05:43.759 --> 00:05:46.600 people who are going to be comfortable hanging out at bars. 100 00:05:46.839 --> 00:05:49.639 But this is a great opportunity for the twenty somethings 101 00:05:50.519 --> 00:05:53.600 to do something positive, So give us a profile there is. 102 00:05:54.000 --> 00:05:58.480 Yeah, that's great. It's a range we definitely are looking for, 103 00:05:58.759 --> 00:06:01.160 always looking for men. We have a wait list of 104 00:06:01.199 --> 00:06:04.240 young boys who are looking to be matched. So we're 105 00:06:04.319 --> 00:06:07.600 always looking for men who are looking to become big brothers, 106 00:06:08.399 --> 00:06:11.319 particularly those that are, as you said, in their twenties 107 00:06:11.360 --> 00:06:15.079 and early thirties. But we also attract young people who 108 00:06:15.120 --> 00:06:17.199 are at the other end of their career and have 109 00:06:17.480 --> 00:06:20.519 time to give back. They may be retired or semi retired, 110 00:06:21.279 --> 00:06:23.800 and I think you know, the main characteristic is someone 111 00:06:23.800 --> 00:06:26.399 who's looking to make a difference in the child's life 112 00:06:26.560 --> 00:06:28.639 and it doesn't take a lot of time, and it 113 00:06:28.680 --> 00:06:32.839 can have a transformational impact on a young person's life. 114 00:06:32.879 --> 00:06:35.360 And what we hear most often is that our bigs 115 00:06:35.399 --> 00:06:38.120 get as much out of the relationship as our littles do, 116 00:06:38.600 --> 00:06:42.439 and so it's a very meaningful relationship on both sides. 117 00:06:43.000 --> 00:06:45.319 Just roughly, I don't know if you keep track of this, 118 00:06:45.480 --> 00:06:51.879 but roughly, how many young people are mentored through big 119 00:06:51.920 --> 00:06:54.600 brothers big sisters every year? 120 00:06:56.360 --> 00:07:01.600 Well, historically we've started. Historically, we've started five thousand youth 121 00:07:02.000 --> 00:07:05.519 over the past seventy five years. This year we'll serve 122 00:07:05.720 --> 00:07:10.199 four thousand youth and our goal is to serve ten 123 00:07:10.240 --> 00:07:14.480 thousand youths over the next three years. So we have 124 00:07:14.639 --> 00:07:18.240 very ambitious goals, and we often have children that are 125 00:07:18.279 --> 00:07:21.959 on a wait list waiting to be matched. So if 126 00:07:21.959 --> 00:07:25.160 you're at all inclined or interested, we'd love to have 127 00:07:25.199 --> 00:07:28.079 a conversation with you. It's very easy to sign up. 128 00:07:28.959 --> 00:07:32.560 You can find information on our website at emasbigs dot org. 129 00:07:33.560 --> 00:07:36.279 We'd love to speak to you, learn a little bit 130 00:07:36.319 --> 00:07:40.240 more about your interests. But it's it can be a 131 00:07:40.279 --> 00:07:45.480 transformative relationships and a little time makes a huge difference 132 00:07:45.519 --> 00:07:45.959 in the child. 133 00:07:46.279 --> 00:07:48.879 I want to give that website one more time. I'm 134 00:07:48.879 --> 00:07:53.240 going to read it. It's EMASS bigs and that stands 135 00:07:53.240 --> 00:07:58.720 for Eastern Massachusetts, so E m Ass and then the 136 00:07:58.759 --> 00:08:01.879 word bigs b I g s dot org all one 137 00:08:01.920 --> 00:08:07.839 word E massbiggs really simple dot org. Sarah, thanks so much. 138 00:08:08.120 --> 00:08:10.240 I wish you're best of luck with the golf tournament tomorrow, 139 00:08:10.240 --> 00:08:14.000 and I'm hoping that our listeners who are close in 140 00:08:14.079 --> 00:08:16.439 that neck of the woods that part of Massachusetts might 141 00:08:16.439 --> 00:08:18.480 get up early tomorrow morning and say, hey, I want 142 00:08:18.519 --> 00:08:20.680 to have gone and play eighteen and benefit a great charity. 143 00:08:20.680 --> 00:08:20.920 Thanks you. 144 00:08:21.480 --> 00:08:23.240 I'd love to have you too, if you're free and 145 00:08:23.360 --> 00:08:23.879 you want to know. 146 00:08:23.920 --> 00:08:26.759 Well, the problem I have is I'm not in the 147 00:08:26.800 --> 00:08:32.600 western suburbs right now and broadcasting remotely, and my workday 148 00:08:32.639 --> 00:08:35.120 starts at nine o'clock when you start to put together 149 00:08:35.159 --> 00:08:37.799 the show for tomorrow night. So maybe some year I'll 150 00:08:37.840 --> 00:08:40.240 take day off is a vacation day and come out 151 00:08:40.440 --> 00:08:42.360 and try to hit a few golf ball straight, which 152 00:08:42.360 --> 00:08:46.240 for me is a real challenge. Okay. I spend a 153 00:08:46.279 --> 00:08:50.159 lot of time in the woods when I play. Thank you, Sarah. 154 00:08:50.360 --> 00:08:53.039 We appreciate that opportunity to share a little bit about 155 00:08:53.039 --> 00:08:55.279 our work and thank you for giving us time. 156 00:08:55.519 --> 00:08:57.759 You have a great story. Absolutely, the organization has a 157 00:08:57.840 --> 00:09:01.320 great story. Thank you so much. When we get back, 158 00:09:01.440 --> 00:09:03.399 we're gonna get a lighten up a little bit here. 159 00:09:03.440 --> 00:09:07.960 We're gonna talk about a Boston based restaurant that has 160 00:09:08.159 --> 00:09:11.159 I read this the other day. I read it twice, 161 00:09:12.240 --> 00:09:16.759 actually three or four times. It's a ten thousand dollars 162 00:09:16.919 --> 00:09:21.039 true Boston proposal experience. We're gonna talk with Paul Barker, 163 00:09:21.080 --> 00:09:24.519 the owner of Polly's in Boston, and try to try 164 00:09:24.559 --> 00:09:28.720 to figure this one out, because frankly, I always believe 165 00:09:28.759 --> 00:09:31.720 in primary source. And you read a newspaper column or 166 00:09:31.720 --> 00:09:34.240 an article and you say, oh, I that's some questions. 167 00:09:34.240 --> 00:09:36.759 So we'll figure it out with Paul Barker, owner of 168 00:09:36.759 --> 00:09:41.639 Pauli's in Boston. We're gonna talk about this ten thousand 169 00:09:41.759 --> 00:09:45.440 dollars true Boston Proposal experience later on tonight. By the way, 170 00:09:45.559 --> 00:09:48.679 we're gonna talk about a twenty six thousand dollars treasure 171 00:09:48.759 --> 00:09:52.440 hunt that's hidden somewhere in the woods here in the Northeast. 172 00:09:53.840 --> 00:09:57.600 I guess this is a night for we're talking big adventures. 173 00:09:57.600 --> 00:10:00.000 We'll be back on Night's side right after this quick break. 174 00:10:00.919 --> 00:10:03.879 Now back to Dan ray Line from the Window World 175 00:10:04.000 --> 00:10:07.080 night Sight Studios on WBZ News Radio. 176 00:10:08.279 --> 00:10:13.200 All right, I have heard about this, this ten thousand 177 00:10:13.320 --> 00:10:17.480 dollars true Boston proposal. Was intrigued by it. So we 178 00:10:17.559 --> 00:10:20.559 have the owner of Paully's restaurant in Boston's North End, 179 00:10:21.000 --> 00:10:25.519 Paul Barker, who's going to explain how this works. I 180 00:10:25.559 --> 00:10:27.679 got to tell you, Paul, I've read it in the papers. 181 00:10:27.679 --> 00:10:29.759 I'm a little confused, but I spend a lot of 182 00:10:29.759 --> 00:10:31.720 my time in a state of confusion. Can you clear 183 00:10:31.759 --> 00:10:33.600 this up from me? What are we talking about here? 184 00:10:35.600 --> 00:10:35.840 Bork? 185 00:10:38.360 --> 00:10:38.879 Can you hear me? 186 00:10:39.440 --> 00:10:41.200 I can hear you just perfectly right now? 187 00:10:41.399 --> 00:10:41.960 Hi, darn you? 188 00:10:42.559 --> 00:10:45.279 Hi? Okay, hope you heard my question. I was kind 189 00:10:45.279 --> 00:10:46.879 of a long question. Did you hear the question? 190 00:10:47.840 --> 00:10:50.039 I just gone on? It was cut out, so yeah, 191 00:10:50.080 --> 00:10:52.120 if you could, if you can refra that, I'd love 192 00:10:52.159 --> 00:10:52.559 to hear it. 193 00:10:52.919 --> 00:10:57.120 Okay, I've heard about the ten thousand dollars true Boston 194 00:10:57.200 --> 00:11:01.159 proposal experience. I've read about it. More confused than ever. 195 00:11:01.480 --> 00:11:03.679 What are we talking about, Paulie? You are you are 196 00:11:03.679 --> 00:11:06.399 the primary source for for my listeners. What are we 197 00:11:06.480 --> 00:11:07.320 talking about here? 198 00:11:08.000 --> 00:11:11.200 We're talking about is delicious wopster row. As you know, 199 00:11:11.279 --> 00:11:15.440 Paula is known for the sandwiches and our oversized lobster rolls, 200 00:11:15.480 --> 00:11:22.200 mostps rolls, and today's National Lopsterday. We thought we'd do something, you. 201 00:11:22.120 --> 00:11:24.480 Know what, I did not realize that, Paulie, thank you 202 00:11:24.519 --> 00:11:28.039 for reminding its National Lobsterday. Now there's a tie in. 203 00:11:28.200 --> 00:11:29.840 Go ahead. I'm all ears and okay. 204 00:11:30.639 --> 00:11:34.559 So we're always We're all about making paul Is a 205 00:11:34.600 --> 00:11:38.200 great customer experience. We like to do fun things. Our 206 00:11:38.240 --> 00:11:42.200 menu is fun, uh, from our oversized sandwiches to our 207 00:11:42.200 --> 00:11:45.639 time food, but mostly we're we're known for our lobster rolls. 208 00:11:46.159 --> 00:11:49.159 And so we did wet we come up with something 209 00:11:49.399 --> 00:11:52.799 a little fun for National Lots today and we dressed 210 00:11:52.879 --> 00:11:55.200 up one of our lobster roles. It's called the USS 211 00:11:55.519 --> 00:12:01.080 Lobstitution and it's a it's a two for twenty eight 212 00:12:01.120 --> 00:12:06.960 ounced WAPs the roll which we've decorated with edible gold 213 00:12:07.039 --> 00:12:14.279 leaf and we've finished it off with a uh one 214 00:12:14.320 --> 00:12:17.639 point five eight carrot ring almost one point seventy eight 215 00:12:17.960 --> 00:12:21.039 one point one and three quarter carrot diamond ring. And 216 00:12:21.080 --> 00:12:23.200 we thought this would be a great what a fun 217 00:12:23.240 --> 00:12:24.840 thing to do for our customers. 218 00:12:25.039 --> 00:12:27.840 So's no one's gonna eat the diamond ring. 219 00:12:29.399 --> 00:12:33.000 What I'm hoping that some lucky person that remaining on 220 00:12:33.039 --> 00:12:35.559 their finger by the by the time this is all over. 221 00:12:35.720 --> 00:12:38.360 So we feel that it We've had we've had to 222 00:12:38.399 --> 00:12:44.559 hendres to call and everybody's asking questions and uh, you know, 223 00:12:44.919 --> 00:12:47.240 and some people I was like, okay, we postpone it to. 224 00:12:47.960 --> 00:12:50.840 So is the lobs Now, let me ask you this, Paully. 225 00:12:51.080 --> 00:12:53.039 I know it's late in the evening and it's eight 226 00:12:53.200 --> 00:12:56.000 coming well, it's coming up eight twenty five. Is the 227 00:12:56.039 --> 00:13:00.879 lobster roll right now sitting in the restaurant and available 228 00:13:00.960 --> 00:13:03.799 for anyone who's in the area. 229 00:13:04.200 --> 00:13:07.120 Anybody that pops in, the lobster is ready for them. 230 00:13:07.159 --> 00:13:09.759 But we don't we actually make the lobster roll to orus. 231 00:13:09.840 --> 00:13:12.320 It's specially made, I guess said. It's a twenty eight 232 00:13:12.360 --> 00:13:16.240 ounce lobster roll. It's Clara k Notch. It's delicious. The 233 00:13:16.279 --> 00:13:20.879 bread is the bread is like is buttered and light 234 00:13:21.039 --> 00:13:25.120 lightly lightly grilled. And then I said, like I said, 235 00:13:25.600 --> 00:13:28.639 some lucky Presson's gonna hopefully wear that diamond ring out 236 00:13:29.039 --> 00:13:30.799 and be wearing that at the end of the night. 237 00:13:31.360 --> 00:13:37.840 Okay, so you're expecting or you're hoping that, oh, a 238 00:13:38.000 --> 00:13:42.720 young couple somewhere in the Great A Boston area right 239 00:13:42.759 --> 00:13:47.080 now are going to drive to your restaurant in Boston's 240 00:13:47.120 --> 00:13:51.200 North End, present themselves and say, hey, we'd like to 241 00:13:52.679 --> 00:13:57.039 gorge ourselves with this twenty eight ounce lobster roll. I'm 242 00:13:57.080 --> 00:14:00.519 assuming that the cost of the lobster roll it's just 243 00:14:00.600 --> 00:14:02.720 not the first couple who walks in the door, I 244 00:14:02.759 --> 00:14:05.159 assume they have to bring their credit card with them. Correct. 245 00:14:05.600 --> 00:14:09.399 Absolutely, So basically, you know, this is not I. 246 00:14:09.320 --> 00:14:13.639 Don't want people getting into automobile accidents now rushing Nepauli's restaurant. 247 00:14:14.080 --> 00:14:17.519 It's one hundred dollars lobster roll feeds for people. You're 248 00:14:17.519 --> 00:14:19.799 getting the lobster roll for free. Well, he just you know, 249 00:14:20.200 --> 00:14:23.080 basically with selling the experience of having a diamond ring, 250 00:14:23.480 --> 00:14:28.279 but actually doing it in a most delicious way. 251 00:14:28.559 --> 00:14:30.759 Yeah, no, I get it. And again you do. You 252 00:14:30.799 --> 00:14:33.559 guys do great lobster rolls. I know that. But my 253 00:14:33.720 --> 00:14:38.080 question is, and I'm not I'm not a jeweler or 254 00:14:38.120 --> 00:14:41.519 a jewelry expert. Can you give me an idea? I mean, 255 00:14:41.559 --> 00:14:45.879 you've seen this diamond ring. What's its approximate value? 256 00:14:46.840 --> 00:14:50.279 It's it's ten thousand dollars retail. Okay, retail. 257 00:14:50.320 --> 00:14:52.799 I was hoping that was what you were going to say. 258 00:14:53.159 --> 00:14:54.080 I want to know. 259 00:14:56.279 --> 00:14:58.960 It's a ten thousand dollars a ten thousand dollars ring. 260 00:14:59.360 --> 00:15:03.080 If then it's it's been a praise. Uh, it's sitting 261 00:15:03.159 --> 00:15:05.200 in the safe again. 262 00:15:05.279 --> 00:15:08.759 It's beautiful, Okay, so if there's any couple. 263 00:15:08.519 --> 00:15:11.559 Of we've had pictures of it. Yeah, we've had pictures 264 00:15:11.600 --> 00:15:12.600 of it on the lobster row. 265 00:15:14.080 --> 00:15:21.039 Great. Great. So if if some gentlemen is riding around 266 00:15:21.399 --> 00:15:24.759 now this obviously no one has called to plan this 267 00:15:24.840 --> 00:15:27.919 in advance. So this has got to be a spur 268 00:15:27.960 --> 00:15:29.279 of the moment thing. 269 00:15:29.720 --> 00:15:31.679 And got to be likes a questions. 270 00:15:32.039 --> 00:15:38.279 It's conceivable that someone has planned to pop the question, 271 00:15:38.399 --> 00:15:41.799 as you say, but they haven't figured out how to 272 00:15:41.879 --> 00:15:46.240 do it in a really interesting and unique way. So 273 00:15:46.519 --> 00:15:51.399 you're providing with them this opportunity, which it might be 274 00:15:51.480 --> 00:15:54.399 spur of the moment. Paulie, I'm hoping that there might 275 00:15:54.440 --> 00:15:57.399 be some couple driving around right now somewhere in Greater Boston. 276 00:15:57.440 --> 00:15:59.720 How late are you open tonight? O? 277 00:16:00.279 --> 00:16:00.480 Nine? 278 00:16:01.159 --> 00:16:04.399 But you know what, we were virtual nine thirty. So 279 00:16:04.440 --> 00:16:07.120 if they come in late, the door is going to open. 280 00:16:07.559 --> 00:16:10.639 We're open for them. And you know what, I think, 281 00:16:10.679 --> 00:16:15.000 it's a what a unique way to propose right something 282 00:16:15.039 --> 00:16:16.039 you'll never forget. 283 00:16:16.559 --> 00:16:18.639 I mean I could think of some unique ways. You know, 284 00:16:18.799 --> 00:16:22.519 the people who work it out at a ballpark and 285 00:16:22.559 --> 00:16:26.120 the cameras on them, and those are always moments in 286 00:16:26.200 --> 00:16:28.600 time where you hope she says yes, And every once 287 00:16:28.639 --> 00:16:33.320 in a while it doesn't work, and it's it's horrible 288 00:16:33.360 --> 00:16:37.200 to watch. But I'm assuming that that whoever's listening to 289 00:16:37.279 --> 00:16:40.440 us tonight, and maybe that special couple that's going to 290 00:16:40.480 --> 00:16:45.559 walk in your door, they understand that, you know, true 291 00:16:45.559 --> 00:16:47.519 love will find a way. I guess this is what 292 00:16:47.559 --> 00:16:48.120 I'm trying to. 293 00:16:48.039 --> 00:16:52.120 Say, you know what, And there's still time and you know, 294 00:16:52.320 --> 00:16:55.120 and they'll have privacy to because basically we'll close the 295 00:16:55.159 --> 00:16:57.519 doors at that point. 296 00:16:57.600 --> 00:16:59.600 They have that they working there. Paul, this is a 297 00:16:59.600 --> 00:17:02.600 big question valet parking because you know, it's it's tough 298 00:17:02.639 --> 00:17:04.079 to find a space in the North End. 299 00:17:04.119 --> 00:17:07.200 You know, nobody there's a lot of value packing around 300 00:17:07.279 --> 00:17:10.880 the North End. Paul's does not have valley packing, but 301 00:17:11.160 --> 00:17:13.880 there's parking spaces in front of the North in front 302 00:17:13.880 --> 00:17:16.799 of Polly's and his valet packing up and down the street. 303 00:17:17.160 --> 00:17:18.680 So yeah, there's there's value of parking. 304 00:17:19.200 --> 00:17:22.839 And give us in case anyone's reaching for their GPS 305 00:17:22.960 --> 00:17:26.839 right now, what's the what's the address. 306 00:17:25.400 --> 00:17:28.920 Sixty five Sam Street, Boston, mass We're waiting for you, 307 00:17:29.799 --> 00:17:33.440 uh and we have you know, there's a beautiful lost 308 00:17:33.440 --> 00:17:34.559 of all waiting for you as well. 309 00:17:35.079 --> 00:17:37.039 All right, well I'm not going to be there, but 310 00:17:37.039 --> 00:17:40.160 but hopefully someone who's been listening to us right now 311 00:17:40.519 --> 00:17:45.359 has been inspired to take this moment in time Carpy 312 00:17:45.480 --> 00:17:50.039 DM today. All right, PAULI, thank. 313 00:17:49.920 --> 00:17:52.839 You, love me so, thank you very much for having us. 314 00:17:52.960 --> 00:17:55.599 You're very welcome. I enjoyed talking with you, Paulie. I 315 00:17:55.599 --> 00:17:57.079 had a lot of friends in the North End. 316 00:17:57.640 --> 00:18:00.319 Come come down someday, have a lobster with me. 317 00:18:00.559 --> 00:18:02.400 Yeah, I'll be happy to do that. When you see 318 00:18:02.400 --> 00:18:04.880 my friend Joe Salvati, you say hello. Everybody in the 319 00:18:04.920 --> 00:18:06.279 North End knows Joe Silvadi. 320 00:18:06.480 --> 00:18:07.319 Oh I know Joe. 321 00:18:07.960 --> 00:18:10.519 I'll say hi to him, say hi to woman. Ask 322 00:18:10.640 --> 00:18:13.640 him what he thinks of the guy that did the 323 00:18:13.920 --> 00:18:18.319 TV stories that that got him some justice back up 324 00:18:18.839 --> 00:18:23.119 in nineteen ninety nineteen ninety seven. We started in nineteen 325 00:18:23.200 --> 00:18:26.720 ninety three. But oh really, finally, yeah, finally Joe got 326 00:18:27.000 --> 00:18:29.960 Joe good justice. Joe could afford that launched a roll, 327 00:18:30.039 --> 00:18:31.440 by the way, with it without the ring. 328 00:18:31.519 --> 00:18:33.640 I want you to know, Okay, oh my god, I 329 00:18:33.640 --> 00:18:35.319 think you and Joe should come down and have a 330 00:18:35.359 --> 00:18:37.960 watch to roll with me. Love that. 331 00:18:38.039 --> 00:18:38.559 Let's do that. 332 00:18:38.640 --> 00:18:39.640 Plan that out someday. 333 00:18:39.799 --> 00:18:41.400 All right, Paulie nice chatting with you. 334 00:18:41.440 --> 00:18:43.599 We'll do that. Okay, have a good way, Thank you. 335 00:18:43.680 --> 00:18:48.079 My friend. Goodnight. I do believe in six degrees of separation. 336 00:18:48.160 --> 00:18:50.319 Anyone who listens to this show knows that. I'm a 337 00:18:50.440 --> 00:18:54.640 huge believer that that you know someone who also knows 338 00:18:54.680 --> 00:18:58.000 someone who knows someone who knows someone who's the President 339 00:18:58.039 --> 00:19:01.640 of the United States or who is the head of whatever. 340 00:19:01.759 --> 00:19:04.880 So I do believe that people know people. It's as 341 00:19:04.880 --> 00:19:07.839 simple as that. Now we're going to talk on the 342 00:19:07.880 --> 00:19:11.279 other side of the eight thirty News about an effort 343 00:19:11.480 --> 00:19:15.279 to preserve Boston's musical legacy. This city has a rich 344 00:19:15.400 --> 00:19:19.599 legacy in terms of education, medicine, sports. We all know that. 345 00:19:19.799 --> 00:19:23.039 We also come on, think about it, Ero Smith, we 346 00:19:23.440 --> 00:19:26.759 have we have a great musical legacy. And we're going 347 00:19:26.839 --> 00:19:29.599 to talk with Bobby Boyd. He's the executive director of 348 00:19:29.759 --> 00:19:33.599 the Record and Company, and they are trying to provide 349 00:19:33.640 --> 00:19:39.359 affordable access to rehearsal rooms and recording studios right here 350 00:19:39.400 --> 00:19:41.799 in Boston. Don't have to go to Nashville, don't have 351 00:19:41.839 --> 00:19:44.079 to go to New York City. We will talk with 352 00:19:44.119 --> 00:19:46.160 Bobby Boyd. He'll explain it all on the other side. 353 00:19:46.240 --> 00:19:47.839 On the other side of the break. 354 00:19:48.759 --> 00:19:53.440 It's night Side with Boston's News Radio. 355 00:19:54.279 --> 00:19:58.000 Well, as I mentioned before the break, Boston has a 356 00:19:58.000 --> 00:20:02.440 lot of great legacy, sports legacy, medical legacy, educational legacy, 357 00:20:02.599 --> 00:20:04.839 all sorts of legacies. But we also have a great 358 00:20:04.920 --> 00:20:10.039 musical legacy Boston Pops, Aerosmith all. Look. I can go 359 00:20:10.119 --> 00:20:13.160 on and on and on, but who would be better 360 00:20:13.200 --> 00:20:15.559 to talk about this than my guest. Bobby Boyd is 361 00:20:15.599 --> 00:20:19.319 the executive director of the Record and Company. Bobby, Welcome 362 00:20:19.319 --> 00:20:22.359 to Night Side. What does your company do? What does 363 00:20:22.440 --> 00:20:24.480 your company provide? 364 00:20:25.640 --> 00:20:25.799 Dan? 365 00:20:25.880 --> 00:20:28.440 Thanks for having me Man the Record Co. We're a 366 00:20:28.440 --> 00:20:33.039 nonprofit community space in the city, and what we provide 367 00:20:33.160 --> 00:20:37.160 is really just affordable recording and rehearsal space for local musicians. 368 00:20:37.799 --> 00:20:40.480 And we started that back in twenty ten and now 369 00:20:40.559 --> 00:20:43.240 operate out of two spaces, one at nine to sixty 370 00:20:43.319 --> 00:20:45.440 Massive and one at fifty five more. 371 00:20:45.559 --> 00:20:49.599 So, Okay, now I talk about the legacy, and my 372 00:20:49.759 --> 00:20:52.960 question to you is how great a need is there 373 00:20:52.960 --> 00:20:53.759 for more space. 374 00:20:56.079 --> 00:20:59.559 I think the need is I think we're at a 375 00:20:59.559 --> 00:21:02.480 critical a critical point. You know. The iconic venue is 376 00:21:02.519 --> 00:21:05.839 like the Sound Museum, that has closed. Great scott Middle 377 00:21:05.880 --> 00:21:10.119 East was barely hanging on and I think they survived. 378 00:21:10.759 --> 00:21:13.160 So there's a there's a critical need for space and 379 00:21:13.200 --> 00:21:16.400 rehearsal space is just just disappearing. The rising costs of 380 00:21:16.480 --> 00:21:18.319 pushing a lot of artists out of the city. So 381 00:21:18.960 --> 00:21:22.240 it's not about just buildings closing. It's about, you know, 382 00:21:22.400 --> 00:21:26.200 losing the spaces where the city's culture is kind of 383 00:21:26.240 --> 00:21:29.680 created and shared. So I think it's I think the 384 00:21:29.799 --> 00:21:31.400 needs pretty pretty significant. 385 00:21:32.200 --> 00:21:36.759 And now I assume you know, we're hearing these stories 386 00:21:36.799 --> 00:21:40.759 of all the commercial space in Boston because of COVID 387 00:21:41.160 --> 00:21:44.720 that has not been refilled as companies had, you know, 388 00:21:44.759 --> 00:21:46.720 sent their employees home, and a lot of people now 389 00:21:46.880 --> 00:21:48.960 like to work on home from home and do zoom calls. 390 00:21:49.000 --> 00:21:51.799 And I worked remotely. I used to work in a 391 00:21:51.960 --> 00:21:54.759 in a building, in a studio, in a building, in 392 00:21:54.839 --> 00:21:57.680 a radio studio. Right now I work remotely with all 393 00:21:57.720 --> 00:22:00.400 the equipment I need and it's it's pretty easy. So 394 00:22:01.440 --> 00:22:08.720 is there explain to us how many people in Boston 395 00:22:09.319 --> 00:22:12.799 over the year, over either the years or a year, 396 00:22:14.119 --> 00:22:17.000 want to get to a professional studio to record. I mean, obviously, 397 00:22:17.599 --> 00:22:20.480 you know, when you think about you know, the Arrowsmith 398 00:22:20.559 --> 00:22:22.559 and some of the great bands that have come out 399 00:22:22.559 --> 00:22:26.519 of Boston, and a lot more than that. They need space. 400 00:22:26.759 --> 00:22:29.319 But are there a lot of people on that pyramid? 401 00:22:29.680 --> 00:22:31.839