This is great photo, but it still doesn’t beat this.
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There Goes The Neighborhood
I love my neighborhood (Allston/Brighton) in large part because of the divey, cheapo, college vibe that permeates it. But it seems as of late, things are getting more and more frou-frou.
First, I see that the “379 Club” is opened up on Cambridge Street, which bills itself as “Metropolitan Grooming For The Metropolitan Man“. Gag.
Now I see that sites like GridSkipper and Daily Candy are pimping a new swanky swank sushi bar called Privus.
I was so excited to find out that the renovation next to the Kells was a swanky, tasteful martini/sushi bar, and not another crappy take-out place that Allston is saturated with. (more)
Though the latter of the two is something I will likely check out, I still feel a bit less than jazzed to see this stuff moving into a block that is best known (and best for) it’s eclectic mix of charmingly sketchy eateries and beer bars. I’d prefer Allston keep it’s Allston feel, and that the chic-Back-Bay joints stay over in the Back Bay, which isn’t that far away.
The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
3rd and 5
This was the turning point. This was one of those plays that is going to go down in history as one of the greatest. Giants fighting for their lives, third and five, Pats have Manning sacked, he wiggles free and completes one of the most improbable passes I have ever seen. As soon as David Tyree came down with that ball, I knew this wasn’t going to end well.
Even though the Patriots steamrolled through the season, this game worried me. Any time you go up against a team that has nothing to lose, it is dangerous. Just like the Patriots in 2001, and the Red Sox in both 2004 and 2007, no one gave the Giants a chance, and as such, it took all of the pressure off. I felt tense from the kickoff, the Pats looked tense from the kickoff, and it just never felt comfortable the entire game.
But this 3rd and 5 play…this was the one that sealed it. Well before Plaxico Burress caught that floating pass to truly seal it, this play was the dagger.
Hats off to the Giants though, they played one hell of a game and deserved this one.