As I try to hold both my body and mind together on this fine Monday afternoon I thought I’d drop some knowledge on all y’all in regards to the big up St. Patrick’s Day capital of the world….Boston! Ouch, just typing the word makes my body shiver with withdrawal (withdrawal from the experience not alcohol although knowing me that would be a fair guess too). Needless to say I had a blast in Beantown this weekend and huge props to my traveling companions Parker, Nikki, Kate and Kristen for making every moment that I remember memorable. Without further ado here are 10 things I learned over the weekend.
1. You can take the geek out of Minnesota but you can’t take the geek out of the Minnesotan (see picture above).
2. If you stick around locals long enough, you’ll begin to speak with a Boston accent.
3. Speaking with a fake Boston accent is a pretty good way to get your ass beat.
4. I wish we had more ethnic neighborhoods in Minneapolis . Boston ’s North End was everything that I hoped it would be and more. Seriously I could live there, of course that would probably result in a weight gain of about 300lbs.
5. It’s not just a cliché that women love firefighters.
6. Sometimes cell phones mixed with alcohol can actually produce positive results…sometimes.
7. The only thing better then seeing the Dropkick Murphy’s live is seeing them live on St. Paddy’s day weekend and then meeting all the other DKM fans and sharing notes.
8. Bostonians are incredibly friendly to tourists, but not so much to each other.
9. I think I need that bonus oxygen that they pump into the Vegas casinos on every vacation I go on.
10. The Freedom Trail could use a fresh coat of paint and I mean that literally and metaphorically.
I learned many other things on my journey but I must now lay down my weary head. The blog will resume it's regular programming of media musings in a day or two.
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