Dave & Friends Variety Hour

Having contentedly lived the first 23 years of my life in States adjacent to Massachusetts, I grew up hearing about Massachusetts drivers. During my childhood in Connecticut, every vacation seemed to feature a daring and dangerous trip up I-91, I-95 or I-93 that provided me with a first-hand look at these infamous creatures and the opportunity to hear my father complain about their careless and aggressive driving habits. I learned that Boston was a place that one should avoid at all costs, an automotive jungle where barbarians and savages reign.

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Here it is: What may very well be the first and only duet between an accordion and a belltower, recorded on April 3, 2005 at the Cornell Chimes Tower. The chimesmaster is my father. The accordionmaster is Mat Balcetis.

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The neverending apartment search continues, but has yielded useful information. The City of Cambridge maintains a database of building information, in many cases divided into individual apartments or condos, including helpful data like square footage, currrent owner, and building date. Square footage is especially good to have since many realtors don’t know it.