Quincy Market

Staring down from his cave with a sour, Grinchy frown

adamg — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:28:18 -0400

Tom Menino has a new mission: Turn Faneuil Hall into the Natick Mall. The Globe reports that an angry Menino, way up there near Mt. Crumpit, could no longer take the noise, noise, noise, noise and ordered Boston Police to bust up those dangerous street performers - and balloon artists - in front ot Faneuil Hall:

The officers shooed away clowns and caricature artists. They ordered music and dance acts to contain their performances to a single, small patch of brick - measuring 15 feet by 15 feet - near a stand of trees. And they erected steel crowd-control barricades in a wide swath around three sides of Faneuil Hall, to make sure the performers didn't sneak back.

But did they confiscate their tartinkas and who-hubas?

Why, Tommy, why?

Ben Franklin takes the Orange Line

adamg — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:09:21 -0400

Flann takes a photo on the Orange Line of the Quincy Market Ben Franklin, you know, the one who gets crabby if you try to take his picture without paying him. No word if he started yelling at her or didn't mind because he was off the clock.

They're here, they're queer, they want a beer

adamg — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:06:58 -0500

Boston Guerrilla Queer Bar will "take over" a Faneuil Hall bar this Friday. No, of course, they don't announce which one beforehand (you need to sign up for the mailing list to get some e-mail the morning of the event):

The idea is to turn an unsuspecting straight bar into a gay bar for one night. Call it guerrilla bar fare.

Frozen people in Quincy Market

adamg — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:11:56 -0500

Didn't realize it was that cold yesterday:

Dare I suggest it was better in New York?

'An Evening with 3 Prominent Fat Men of Boston'

adamg — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:03:03 -0500

Margaret and Rich take the kids to the Quincy Market tree lighting tonight, which featured Tom Menino, Wally and Santa Claus:

... And they threw the switch and the whole square lit up and they blew millions of white, swirling pieces of rectangular paper over the crowd. The effect was reminiscent of standing in a snow squall but it was quite pretty. ...

Quincy Market Christmas tree put up today

adamg — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:22:41 -0500

And Greg MacKay is there.

Say, that's not something you see every day

adamg — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:27:32 -0400

Cowbark photographs a parrot shredding a Metro at Quincy Market:

He was eating popcorn and shredding newspaper (apparently that's how parrots build nests, but made out of tree pulp), and had a friend that was sitting on a woman's shoulder. The woman also had an iguana hanging out on top of a cage that you could pet.

And a good time was not had by all

adamg — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 10:55:21 -0400

Susie: The sketchiest, worst time in Boston ever is leaving the bars at 2:00 a.m. In Faneuil Hall. As a female. All alone. In the pouring rain.

Yo, Ben!

adamg — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:51:11 -0400

Say you're that guy who walks around Quincy Market all day dressed like Ben Franklin. What do you do when it's time to go home? Suzie reports you keep your britches on and get on the train to Andover, but adds that seeing him there only raises more questions:

... Does he take his wig off and lay his costume aside when he enters his home? Or does he don a nightcap and traditional Ben Franklin night clothes? Does he fly kites around the neighborhood? ...

Interview with a street performer

adamg — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:21:58 -0400

Boston Behind the Scenes interviews a guy at Quincy Market who escapes from straightjackets.

No word if the next interview will be with one of those eight-foot-tall mimes in gold fabric who just stand there until you give them some money.