Howdy! My name is Jimmy Cole, aka History Buddy, and I would like to invite you to join me on my punny historical documentation of Boston, USA and beyond, as found on my website, historybuddy.com. Granary Burial Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, USA For many years I have lent a little guide that I wrote ("donations accepted but not expected") that covers not only the classic history of the Granary Burial Ground and some of the better known occupants buried therein (Paul Revere, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Mother Goose, Victims of the Boston Massacre) but also my gradually intertwining relationship with the burial ground and it's surrounding environs. I could attempt to quickly explain this fusion of classical and personal history in my guide but it would seem that nothing could beat the Real McCoy; thus feel free to check out my printed guide @ historybuddy.com/granary.htm Covid Operation Over the years, in sharing my guide with the multitude of people traversing Boston's Freedom Trail, I've become known simply as The Granary Guide Guy and have enjoyed every minute of meeting people from all over the world and sharing tidbits of Boston history of both fact and lore. Unfortunately, I have been sidelined (as surely as you have been in some form or matter) by the Corona virus. While this new reality has necessitated that for the near future I will need to offer visitors to the Granary a guide in electronic form via my website (while engaged in appropriate social distancing, of course), as a glass-half-full kinda guy, I decided that this is the obvious time to take advantage of the "door closes/window opens" theory of opportunity. Web Sight Over the last three decades since I first shared my guide, I have been taking photographs all around Boston's neighborhoods, documenting the standard architectural, institutional and historical fare while engaging in a deeper pursuit of the unique and quirky. Since 2007 I have been adding content to my website in bits and pieces and now it is time to stitch it all together to create that Lebowskian rug that historically ties the room...that is, Boston...together. Alpha Tale This is the main area of focus listed in alphabetically ordered pages with currently over 600 subjects. Each entry is structured into two main pages: The Gist Page which includes the subject's Punny Title, a single photo and a quickie-wickie two-minute burst of commentary that I like to call HB1's "Behind the Pun" . The idea here is that my Punny Title has piqued your curiosity but so has some others listed, thus you get the gist behind the punny/subject and then head back to the alphabetical list and quickly check out other entries or you can click on the Tangents Image (thank-you Wikipedia) and enter ... The Tangents Page which expands on said Punny Subject with: Beyond the Pun commentary that unconstrained by a time limit and that really allows me to flesh out the Additional commentary, unconstrained by time, an informational link (usually Wikipedia). Pixpourri that corrals all the photos I have taken over the years that either directly or tangentially match the subject, Flickrpourri Here's a quick overview of the content to be found If you decide to become a patron, you will be not only be helping me keep a roof over my head and food in my belly, but will help me to both continue and indeed expand my lifelong pursuit to share my silly view of life through the prism of history. For more details on the benefits of becoming a member of my growing Patreon family, please head to my website @ historybuddy.com/patreon.htm Howdy! My name is Jimmy Cole, aka History Buddy, and I would like to invite you to join me on my punny historical documentation of Boston, USA and beyond, as found on my website, historybuddy.com. Granary Burial Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, USA For many years I have lent a little guide that I wrote ("donations accepted but not expected") that covers not only the classic history of the Granary Burial Ground and some of the better known occupants buried therein (Paul Revere, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Mother Goose, Victims of the Boston Massacre) but also my gradually intertwining relationship with the burial ground and it's surrounding environs. I could attempt to quickly explain this fusion of classical and personal history in my guide but it would seem that nothing could beat the Real McCoy; thus feel free to check out my printed guide @ historybuddy.com/granary.htm Covid Operation Over the years, in sharing my guide with the multitude of people traversing Boston's Freedom Trail, I've become known simply as The Granary Guide Guy and have enjoyed every minute of meeting people from all over the world and sharing tidbits of Boston history of both fact and lore. Unfortunately, I have been sidelined (as surely as you have been in some form or matter) by the Corona virus. While this new reality has necessitated that for the near future I will need to offer visitors to the Granary a guide in electronic form via my website (while engaged in appropriate social distancing, of course), as a glass-half-full kinda guy, I decided that this is the obvious time to take advantage of the "door closes/window opens" theory of opportunity. Web Sight Over the last three decades since I first shared my guide, I have been taking photographs all around Boston's neighborhoods, documenting the standard architectural, institutional and historical fare while engaging in a deeper pursuit of the unique and quirky. Since 2007 I have been adding these photos and other content to my website in bits and pieces and now it is time to stitch it all together to create that proverbial Lebowskian rug that historically ties the room...that is, Boston...together. Alpha Tale The Alpha Index is the meat and potatoes section of my site and is listed in alphabetically ordered pages with a current tally of over 600+ subjects. Each entry is structured into two main pages: The Gist Page which includes the subject's Punny Title, a single photo paired with a quickie-wickie two-minute burst of commentary that I like to call HB1's "Behind the Pun" . The idea here is that my Punny Title has piqued your curiosity but so has some others listed, thus you can get the quick gist behind the punny/subject and then can head back to the alphabetical list and quickly check out other entries or you can click on the Tangents Image (thank-you Wikipedia) and enter ... The Tangents Page which expands on said Punny Title with: Beyond the Pun - additional commentary that is unconstrained by a time limit and that really allows me to flesh out the respective subject Infopourri - an informational link that covers the nuts-and-bolts of the subject at hand, usually a Wikipedia article. Thus, for the punny subject, 1 + 5 = -2 , instead of trying to provide a complete overview of the occurrence and ramifications of the Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770, you can just head over to Wikipedia via my link and studiously indulge Pixpourri - using the image hosting site SmugMug, this is where I have corralled all the photos that I have taken over the years that play on either the original pun's theme or some tangential off-shoot. I've embedded the gallery so that one can either click/play the gallery on my site or click through directly to SmugMug's site Flickrpourri - a collection of photos found on the photo-hosting site Flickr. It is a mix of (usually) archival photos listed by educational/governmental sites (that for copyright reasons I couldn't add to my Pixpourri slideshows) and then some random photos shared by their originators that showed up when I plugged in my silly Punny Title into the search engine. I have also embedded this gallery so, like Pixpourri, you can browse the gallery directly on my site or hit the Flickr link and head over there Vidpourri - initially a singular YouTube video that connects to the punny subject at hand, more often than not in the comical or musical vein; any additional videos that tickle my fancy I then corral on a separate linked page When you go to my Alpha Index listing, you will notice that each index page has a list of all the Punny Titles in (obviously) alphabetical order but split into two sections: Here's a quick overview of the content to be found If you decide to become a patron, you will be not only be helping me keep a roof over my head and food in my belly, but will help me to both continue and indeed expand my lifelong pursuit to share my silly view of life through the prism of history. For more details on the benefits of becoming a member of my growing Patreon family, please head to my website @ historybuddy.com/patreon.htm Tantrée 3 Howdy! My name is Jimmy Cole, aka History Buddy, and I would like to invite you to join me on my punny historical documentation of Boston, USA and beyond, as found on my website, historybuddy.com. Granary Burial Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, USA For many years I have lent a little guide that I wrote ("donations accepted but not expected") that covers not only the classic history of the Granary Burial Ground and some of the better known occupants buried therein (Paul Revere, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Mother Goose, Victims of the Boston Massacre) but also my gradually intertwining relationship with the burial ground and it's surrounding environs. I could attempt to quickly explain this fusion of classical and personal history in my guide but it would seem that nothing could beat the Real McCoy; thus feel free to check out my printed guide @ historybuddy.com/granary.htm Covid Operation Over the years, in sharing my guide with the multitude of people traversing Boston's Freedom Trail, I've become known simply as The Granary Guide Guy and have enjoyed every minute of meeting people from all over the world and sharing tidbits of Boston history of both fact and lore. Unfortunately, I have been sidelined (as surely as you have been in some form or matter) by the Corona virus. While this new reality has necessitated that for the near future I will need to offer visitors to the Granary a guide in electronic form via my website (while engaged in appropriate social distancing, of course), as a glass-half-full kinda guy, I decided that this is the obvious time to take advantage of the "door closes/window opens" theory of opportunity. Web Sight Over the last three decades since I first shared my guide, I have been taking photographs all around Boston's neighborhoods, documenting the standard architectural, institutional and historical fare while engaging in a deeper pursuit of the unique and quirky. Since 2007 I have been adding these photos and other content to my website in bits and pieces and now it is time to stitch it all together to create that proverbial Lebowskian rug that historically ties the room...that is, Boston...together. Alpha Tale The Alpha Index is the meat and potatoes section of my site and is listed in alphabetically ordered pages with a current tally of over 600+ subjects. Each entry is structured into two main pages: The Gist Page which includes the subject's Punny Title, a single photo paired with a quickie-wickie two-minute burst of commentary that I like to call HB1's "Behind the Pun", with the photo having an embedded Google Map link . The idea here is that my Punny Title has piqued your curiosity but so has some others listed, thus you are looking to get the quick story behind the punny/subject and then can head back to the alphabetical list and quickly check out other entries or you can click on the Tangents Image (thank-you Wikipedia) and enter ... The Tangents Page which expands on said Punny Title with: Beyond the Pun - additional commentary that is unconstrained by a time limit and that really allows me to flesh out the respective subject Infopourri - an informational link that covers the nuts-and-bolts of the subject at hand, usually a Wikipedia article. Thus, for the punny subject, 1 + 5 = -2 , instead of trying to provide a complete overview of the occurrence and ramifications of the Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770, you can just head over to Wikipedia via my link and studiously indulge Pixpourri - using the image hosting site SmugMug, this is where I have corralled all the photos that I have taken over the years that play on either the original pun's theme or some tangential off-shoot. I've embedded the gallery so that one can either click/play the gallery on my site or click through directly to SmugMug's site Flickrpourri - a collection of photos found on the photo-hosting site Flickr. It is a mix of (usually) archival photos listed by educational/governmental sites (that for copyright reasons I couldn't add to my Pixpourri slideshows) and then some random photos shared by their originators that showed up when I plugged in my silly Punny Title into the search engine. I have also embedded this gallery so, like Pixpourri, you can browse the gallery directly on my site or hit the Flickr link and head over there Vidpourri - initially a singular YouTube video that connects to the punny subject at hand, more often than not in the comical or musical vein; any additional videos that tickle my fancy I then corral on a separate linked page When you go to my Alpha Index listing, you will notice that each index page has a list of all the Punny Titles in (obviously) alphabetical order but split into two sections: Tantrée - This is a completed entry in all its glory, with both the Gist and Tangent pages filled to their Punilifical brims Punnetizers - this is the Gist-only section that I first completed as a whole so that at least a visiting purveyor could understand the basic subject's pun My primary (but certainly not exclusionary) mission on my site is to bring up to speed all of my Tantrées. As I go along, I will invite my Patreonic Family to help me pick, via a vote, which next set of five Tantrées I should complete (each time from a group of twenty.) I already have waiting in the wings at least a hundred more Punny Subjects (for example, "Punny...with Bennyfits") so suffice to say, my historical dance card is full for the foreseeable future. Alright-y, that was certainly a mouthful. Let's try to just shoot through the rest of my websites offerings: Here's a quick overview of the content to be found If you decide to become a patron, you will be not only be helping me keep a roof over my head and food in my belly, but will help me to both continue and indeed expand my lifelong pursuit to share my silly view of life through the prism of history. For more details on the benefits of becoming a member of my growing Patreon family, please head to my website @ historybuddy.com/patreon.htm . Thanks 4 Howdy! My name is Jimmy Cole, aka History Buddy, and I would like to invite you to join me on my punny historical documentation of Boston, USA and beyond, as found on my website, historybuddy.com. A Gran With a Plan For many years I have lent a little guide that I wrote ("donations accepted but not expected") that covers not only the classic history of the Granary Burial Ground in Boston and some of the better known occupants buried therein (Paul Revere, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Mother Goose, Victims of the Boston Massacre, etc.) but also documenting my gradually intertwining relationship/history with the burial ground and it's surrounding environs. I could attempt to quickly explain this fusion of classical and personal history in my guide but it would seem that nothing could beat the Real McCoy; thus feel free to check out my printed guide @ historybuddy.com/granary.htm Covid Operation Over the years, in sharing my guide with the multitude of people traversing Boston's Freedom Trail, I've become known simply as The Granary Guide Guy and have enjoyed every minute of meeting people from all over the world and sharing tidbits of Boston history of both fact and lore. Unfortunately, I have been sidelined (as surely as you have been in some form or matter) by the Corona virus. While this new reality has necessitated that for the near future I will need to offer visitors to the Granary a guide in electronic form via my website (while engaged in appropriate social distancing, of course), as a glass-half-full kinda guy, I decided that this is the obvious time to take advantage of the "door closes/window opens" theory of opportunity. Web Sight Over the last three decades since I first shared my guide, I have been taking photographs all around Boston's neighborhoods, documenting the standard architectural, institutional and historical fare while engaging in a deeper pursuit of the unique and quirky. Since 2007 I have been adding these photos and other content to my website in bits and pieces and now it is time to stitch it all together to create that proverbial Lebowskian rug that historically ties the room...that is, Boston...together. Alpha Tale The Alpha Index is the meat and potatoes section of my site and is listed in alphabetically ordered pages with a current tally of over 600+ subjects. Each entry is structured into two main pages: "Jimmy's Gist" Page which includes the subject's Punny Title, a single photo paired with a quickie-wickie two-minute burst of commentary that I like to call HB1's "Behind the Pun", with the photo having an embedded Google Map link . The idea here is that my Punny Title has piqued your curiosity but so has some others listed, thus you are looking to get the quick story behind the punny/subject and then can head back to the alphabetical list and quickly check out other entries or you can click on the Tangents Image (thank-you Wikipedia) and enter ... "Jimmy's Tangents" Page which expands on said Punny Title with: Beyond the Pun - additional commentary that is unconstrained by a time limit and that really allows me to flesh out the respective subject Infopourri - an informational link that covers the nuts-and-bolts of the subject at hand, usually a Wikipedia article. Thus, for the punny subject "1 + 5 = -2", instead of trying to provide a complete overview of the occurrence and ramifications of the Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770, you can just head over to Wikipedia via my link and studiously indulge Pixpourri - using the image hosting site SmugMug, this is where I have corralled all the photos that I have taken over the years that play on either the original pun's theme or some tangential off-shoot. I've embedded the gallery so that one can either click/play the gallery on my site or click through directly to SmugMug's site Flickrpourri - a collection of photos found on the photo-hosting site Flickr. It is a mix of (usually) archival photos listed by educational/governmental sites (that for copyright reasons I couldn't add to my Pixpourri slideshows) and then some random photos shared by their originators that showed up when I plugged in my silly Punny Title into the search engine. I have also embedded this gallery so, like Pixpourri, you can browse the gallery directly on my site or hit the Flickr link and head over there Vidpourri - initially a singular YouTube video that connects to the punny subject at hand, more often than not in the comical or musical vein; any additional videos that tickle my fancy I then gather on a separate linked page When you go to my Alpha Index listing, you will notice that each index page has a list of all the Punny Titles in (obviously) alphabetical order but split into two sections: Tantrée - This is a completed entry in all its glory, with both the Gist and Tangent pages filled to their Punilifical brims Punnetizers - this is the Gist-only section that I first completed in one fell swoop so that at least a visiting purveyor could understand the basic subject's pun My primary (but certainly not exclusionary) mission on my site is to bring up to speed all of my Tantrées. As I go along, I will invite my Patreonic Family to help me pick, via a vote, which next set of five Tantrées I should complete (each time picked from a group of twenty.) I already have waiting in the wings at least a hundred more Punny Subjects (for example, "Punny...with Bennyfits") so, suffice to say, my historical dance card is full for the foreseeable future. Alright-y, that was certainly a mouthful. Let's try to just shoot through the rest of my website's offerings with a little more brevity: Punny Walks - These are walking tours for visitors to Boston with each respective tour stop featuring both a quick narrated Gist and Tangents slideshow and paired - currently I have two offerings: Trail That Is Freedom (TTIF) - Covering the Freedom Trail from the Granary Burial Ground all the way to Charlestown and the Bunker Hill Monument, learn the Revolutionary history of Boston the Punny Way Punny Beacon Hill Stroll - Starting at Boston Common, as you pass the State House you will feel like you are lost in time as you traverse the bucolic brick sidewalks and cobblestone byways of a historical neighbored populated to the density max with classic Federal and Greek Revival architecture...and stories/colorful characters to boot. Oh...and last stop...Cheers! Punny Walk-Abouts - Whether on-site or via the Internet, utilizing a Google map covering a singular a geographical area/neighborhood, you can pick and choose your way through the multitude of Granary Burial Ground Torch Porch Beyond See-Shirt Planity Bob Yoyoka Here's a quick overview of the content to be found If you decide to become a patron, you will be not only be helping me keep a roof over my head and food in my belly, but will help me to both continue and indeed expand my lifelong pursuit to share my silly view of life through the prism of history. For more details on the benefits of becoming a member of my growing Patreon family, please head to my website @ historybuddy.com/patreon.htm 5 Howdy! My name is Jimmy Cole, aka History Buddy, and I would like to invite you to join me on my punny historical documentation of Boston, USA and beyond, as found on my website, historybuddy.com. A Gran With a Plan For many years I have lent a little guide that I wrote ("donations accepted but not expected") that covers not only the classic history of the Granary Burial Ground in Boston and some of the better known occupants buried therein (Paul Revere, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Mother Goose, Victims of the Boston Massacre, etc.) but also documenting my gradually intertwining relationship/history with the burial ground and it's surrounding environs. I could attempt to quickly explain this fusion of classical and personal history in my guide but it would seem that nothing could beat the Real McCoy; thus feel free to check out my printed guide @ historybuddy.com/granary.htm Covid Operation Over the years, in sharing my guide with the multitude of people traversing Boston's Freedom Trail, I've become known simply as The Granary Guide Guy and have enjoyed every minute of meeting people from all over the world and sharing tidbits of Boston history of both fact and lore. Unfortunately, I have been sidelined (as surely as you have been in some form or matter) by the Corona virus. While this new reality has necessitated that for the near future I will need to offer visitors to the Granary a guide in electronic form via my website (while engaged in appropriate social distancing, of course), as a glass-half-full kinda guy, I decided that this is the obvious time to take advantage of the "door closes/window opens" theory of opportunity. Web Sight Over the last three decades since I first shared my guide, I have been taking photographs all around Boston's neighborhoods, documenting the standard architectural, institutional and historical fare while engaging in a deeper pursuit of the unique and quirky. Since 2007 I have been adding these photos and other content to my website in bits and pieces and now it is time to stitch it all together to create that proverbial Lebowskian rug that historically ties the room...that is, Boston...together. Alpha Tale The Alpha Index is the meat and potatoes section of my site and is listed in alphabetically ordered pages with a current tally of over 600+ subjects. Each entry is structured into two main pages: "Jimmy's Gist" Page which includes the subject's Punny Title, a single photo paired with a quickie-wickie two-minute burst of commentary that I like to call HB1's "Behind the Pun", with the photo having an embedded Google Map link . The idea here is that my Punny Title has piqued your curiosity but so has some others listed, thus you are looking to get the quick story behind the punny/subject and then can head back to the alphabetical list and quickly check out other entries or you can click on the Tangents Image (thank-you Wikipedia) and enter ... "Jimmy's Tangents" Page which expands on said Punny Title with: Beyond the Pun - additional commentary that is unconstrained by a time limit and that really allows me to flesh out the respective subject Infopourri - an informational link that covers the nuts-and-bolts of the subject at hand, usually a Wikipedia article. Thus, for the punny subject "1 + 5 = -2", instead of trying to provide a complete overview of the occurrence and ramifications of the Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770, you can just head over to Wikipedia via my link and studiously indulge Pixpourri - using the image hosting site SmugMug, this is where I have corralled all the photos that I have taken over the years that play on either the original pun's theme or some tangential off-shoot. I've embedded the gallery so that one can either click/play the gallery on my site or click through directly to SmugMug's site Flickrpourri - a collection of photos found on the photo-hosting site Flickr. It is a mix of (usually) archival photos listed by educational/governmental sites (that for copyright reasons I couldn't add to my Pixpourri slideshows) and then some random photos shared by their originators that showed up when I plugged in my silly Punny Title into the search engine. I have also embedded this gallery so, like Pixpourri, you can browse the gallery directly on my site or hit the Flickr link and head over there Vidpourri - initially a singular YouTube video that connects to the punny subject at hand, more often than not in the comical or musical vein; any additional videos that tickle my fancy I then gather on a separate linked page When you go to my Alpha Index listing, you will notice that each index page has a list of all the Punny Titles in (obviously) alphabetical order but split into two sections: Tantrée - This is a completed entry in all its glory, with both the Gist and Tangent pages filled to their Punilifical brims Punnetizers - this is the Gist-only section that I first completed in one fell swoop so that at least a visiting purveyor could understand the basic subject's pun My primary (but certainly not exclusionary) mission on my site is to bring up to speed all of my Tantrées. As I go along, I will invite my Patreonic Family to help me pick, via a vote, which next set of five Tantrées I should complete (each time picked from a group of twenty.) I already have waiting in the wings at least a hundred more Punny Subjects (for example, "Punny...with Bennyfits") so, suffice to say, my historical dance card is full for the foreseeable future. Alright-y, that was certainly a mouthful. Let's try to just shoot through the rest of my website's offerings with a little more brevity: Punny Walks - These are walking tours for visitors with boots on the ground in Boston with each respective tour stop paired with a quick narrated Gist and more comprehensive Tangents slideshow. Currently I have two offerings (with more prep cookin'): Trail That Is Freedom (TTIF) - Covering the Freedom Trail from the Granary Burial Ground all the way to Charlestown and the Bunker Hill Monument, learn the Revolutionary history of Boston the Punny Way Punny Beacon Hill Stroll - Take a trip back in time as you traverse the bucolic brick sidewalks and cobblestone byways of a historical neighbored populated to the density max with classic Federal and Greek Revival architecture...and stories/colorful characters galore. Oh...and last stop...Cheers! Punny Walk-Abouts - Whether on-site or via the Internet, utilizing a Google map covering a singular geographical area/neighborhood, you can pick and choose your way through the multitude of Punny-Titled Info Markers that each link to their respective Punny Subject. This is a section that will see a lot of growth, second only to my Alpha Index in content (but first in worn out shoe soles) particularly since it check marks my goal of historical randomness of one's own choosing. My plan is to map out every neighborhood within a two-mile radius of my beloved Granary Burial Ground. From Fenway to the Back Bay, from the South End to the North End, from the Leather District to the Seaport District, I plan to cover it all. Speaking of the Granary... Granary Burial Ground - my metaphorical Ground Zero of Boston historical existence, along with the aforementioned pdf and virtual guides, I plan to add a Walk-About map I call the Granary Block, an area within the geographical confines of Tremont, Park and Beacon Streets. Torch Porch - A clear leading architectural element of the Granary, Torch Porch is my pet punny name for the gorgeous 1840 Egyptian Revival Gateway that one passes though to enter the burial ground. Designed by Solomon Willard of Bunker Hill Monument fame (he also designed the 1827 Franklin Family cenotaph in the center of the Granary) it is here in front of this gorgeous, hulking granite edifice on the sidewalk of Tremont Street that I have plied my historical wares for so many years. Whether it was a sudden torrential April rain storm or the blazing late summer Sun, this gateway has been a friend, protector and metaphorical porch as I watched the surrounding street life pass by. And it is here that I have taken thousands upon thousands of photos that I've since melded into a smorgasbord of both unsorted (Torch Porch Mega) and Phematically sorted (Tangpourri) collections. From the motorcycles ("Two On the Floor") to the tour guides ("Embellish Relish") to the "Paul Revere Is Buried Here" sign ("Ad-Clad") to adjacent Bromfield Street ("Bromyield"), the collection has grown to around three dozen categories. Heck, the biggest one of all has it's very own prominent section (coming up). My perpetual photographic odyssey here can be best summarized by the character Beyond See-Shirt Planity Bob Yoyoka Here's a quick overview of the content to be found If you decide to become a patron, you will be not only be helping me keep a roof over my head and food in my belly, but will help me to both continue and indeed expand my lifelong pursuit to share my silly view of life through the prism of history. For more details on the benefits of becoming a member of my growing Patreon family, please head to my website @ historybuddy.com/patreon.htm . Th 6 Howdy! My name is Jimmy Cole, aka History Buddy, and I would like to invite you to join me on my punny historical documentation of Boston, USA and beyond, as found on my website, historybuddy.com. A Gran With a Plan For many years I have lent a little guide that I wrote ("donations accepted but not expected") that covers not only the classic history of the Granary Burial Ground in Boston and some of the better known occupants buried therein (Paul Revere, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Mother Goose, Victims of the Boston Massacre, etc.) but also documenting my gradually intertwining relationship/history with the burial ground and it's surrounding environs. I could attempt to quickly explain this fusion of classical and personal history in my guide but it would seem that nothing could beat the Real McCoy; thus feel free to check out my printed guide @ historybuddy.com/granary.htm Covid Operation Over the years, in sharing my guide with the multitude of people traversing Boston's Freedom Trail, I've become known simply as The Granary Guide Guy and have enjoyed every minute of meeting people from all over the world and sharing tidbits of Boston history of both fact and lore. Unfortunately, I have been sidelined (as surely as you have been in some form or matter) by the Corona virus. While this new reality has necessitated that for the near future I will need to offer visitors to the Granary a guide in electronic form via my website (while engaged in appropriate social distancing, of course), as a glass-half-full kinda guy, I decided that this is the obvious time to take advantage of the "door closes/window opens" theory of opportunity. Web Sight Over the last three decades since I first shared my guide, I have been taking photographs all around Boston's neighborhoods, documenting the standard architectural, institutional and historical fare while engaging in a deeper pursuit of the unique and quirky. Since 2007 I have been adding these photos and other content to my website in bits and pieces and now it is time to stitch it all together to create that proverbial Lebowskian rug that historically ties the room...that is, Boston...together. Alpha Tale The Alpha Index is the meat and potatoes section of my site and is listed in alphabetically ordered pages with a current tally of over 600+ subjects. Each entry is structured into two main pages: "Jimmy's Gist" Page which includes the subject's Punny Title, a single photo paired with a quickie-wickie two-minute burst of commentary that I like to call HB1's "Behind the Pun", with the photo having an embedded Google Map link . The idea here is that my Punny Title has piqued your curiosity but so has some others listed, thus you are looking to get the quick story behind the punny/subject and then can head back to the alphabetical list and quickly check out other entries or you can click on the Tangents Image (thank-you Wikipedia) and enter ... "Jimmy's Tangents" Page which expands on said Punny Title with: Beyond the Pun - additional commentary that is unconstrained by a time limit and that really allows me to flesh out the respective subject Infopourri - an informational link that covers the nuts-and-bolts of the subject at hand, usually a Wikipedia article. Thus, for the punny subject "1 + 5 = -2", instead of trying to provide a complete overview of the occurrence and ramifications of the Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770, you can just head over to Wikipedia via my link and studiously indulge Pixpourri - using the image hosting site SmugMug, this is where I have corralled all the photos that I have taken over the years that play on either the original pun's theme or some tangential off-shoot. I've embedded the gallery so that one can either click/play the gallery on my site or click through directly to SmugMug's site Flickrpourri - a collection of photos found on the photo-hosting site Flickr. It is a mix of (usually) archival photos listed by educational/governmental sites (that for copyright reasons I couldn't add to my Pixpourri slideshows) and then some random photos shared by their originators that showed up when I plugged in my silly Punny Title into the search engine. I have also embedded this gallery so, like Pixpourri, you can browse the gallery directly on my site or hit the Flickr link and head over there Vidpourri - initially a singular YouTube video that connects to the punny subject at hand, more often than not in the comical or musical vein; any additional videos that tickle my fancy I then gather on a separate linked page When you go to my Alpha Index listing, you will notice that each index page has a list of all the Punny Titles in (obviously) alphabetical order but split into two sections: Tantrée - This is a completed entry in all its glory, with both the Gist and Tangent pages filled to their Punilifical brims Punnetizers - this is the Gist-only section that I first completed in one fell swoop so that at least a visiting purveyor could understand the basic subject's pun My primary (but certainly not exclusionary) mission on my site is to bring up to speed all of my Tantrées. As I go along, I will invite my Patreonic Family to help me pick, via a vote, which next set of five Tantrées I should complete (each time picked from a group of twenty.) I already have waiting in the wings at least a hundred more Punny Subjects (for example, "Punny...with Bennyfits") so, suffice to say, my historical dance card is full for the foreseeable future. Alright-y, that was certainly a mouthful. Let's try to just shoot through the rest of my website's offerings listed on the front page, with an attempt at a little more brevity: Punny Walks - These are walking tours for visitors with boots on the ground in Boston with each respective tour stop paired with a quick narrated Gist and more comprehensive Tangents slideshow. Currently I have two offerings (with more prep cookin'): Trail That Is Freedom (TTIF) - Covering the Freedom Trail from the Granary Burial Ground all the way to Charlestown and the Bunker Hill Monument, learn the Revolutionary history of Boston the Punny Way Punny Beacon Hill Stroll - Take a trip back in time as you traverse the bucolic brick sidewalks and cobblestone byways of a historical neighbored populated to the density max with classic Federal and Greek Revival architecture...and stories/colorful characters galore. Oh...and last stop...Cheers! Punny Walk-Abouts - Whether on-site or via the Internet, utilizing a Google map covering a singular geographical area/neighborhood, you can pick and choose your way through the multitude of Punny-Titled Info Markers that each link to their respective Punny Subject. This is a section that will see a lot of growth, second only to my Alpha Index in content (but first in worn out shoe soles) particularly since it check marks my goal of historical randomness of one's own choosing. My plan is to map out every neighborhood within a two-mile radius of my beloved Granary Burial Ground. From Harvard Square to Copley Square, from the Fenway to the Back Bay, from the South End to the North End, from the Leather District to the Seaport District, I plan to cover it all. Speaking of the Granary... Granary Burial Ground - my metaphorical Ground Zero of Boston historical existence, along with the aforementioned pdf and virtual guides, I plan to add a Walk-About map I call the Granary Block, an area within the geographical confines of Tremont, Park and Beacon Streets. Now while a very prominent part of the Granary, the next section was so gargantuan that it deserved its own marquee billing. I give you the... Torch Porch - A clear leading architectural element of the Granary, Torch Porch is my pet punny name for the gorgeous 1840 Egyptian Revival Gateway that one passes though to enter the burial ground. Designed by Solomon Willard of Bunker Hill Monument fame (he also designed the 1827 Franklin Family cenotaph in the center of the Granary) it is here in front of this gorgeous, hulking granite edifice on the sidewalk of Tremont Street that I have plied my historical wares for so many years. Whether it was a sudden torrential April rain storm or the blazing late summer Sun, this gateway has been a friend, protector and metaphorical porch as I watched the surrounding street life pass by. And it is here that I have taken thousands upon thousands of photos that I've since melded into a smorgasbord of both unsorted (Torch Porch Mega) and Phematically sorted (Tangpourri) collections. From the motorcycles ("Two On the Floor") to the tour guides ("Embellish Relish") to the "Paul Revere Is Buried Here" sign ("Ad-Clad") to adjacent Bromfield Street ("Bromyield"), the collection has grown to around three dozen categories. Heck, the biggest one of all has it's very own prominent section (coming up). My perpetual photographic odyssey here at the Torch Porch can be best summarized by a short speech in the 1995 movie "Smoke". The main character, Auggie Wren (played by Harvey Keitel) runs a smoke shop and, in having taken the same photo outside his shop everyday for over twenty-five years, comments on the rationale for his daily exercise: "People say you have to travel to see the world. Sometimes I think that if stay in one place and keep your eyes open, you're going to see just about all you can handle." And handle it gladly I have...and will continue to. Beyond - This section, part of the link headers of every page, is dedicated to those places, things, events that have occurred, as the name implies, outside the geographical purview of Boston. While I have big plans for this section, other than a limited number of singular punny subjects ("Sleepy Reunion", "Extended Revenue Service", "Married to the Sod" for example), until I have fleshed out a good portion of my Boston historical mission, this section will unfortunately get shorter shrift for the near future. See-Shirt - The first entry on my Tangpourri Page, if the Torch Porch section was to substantive to be a part of the Granary Burial Ground section, then you could say that See-Shirt was too big for it's Torch Porch britches. Similar to the Torch Porch and Torchpourri sections, this truly grand collection of tens of thousands of t-shirts I have photographed over the years is presented into two main themes: Phemes - As expected, each of these various Phemes (Punny Themes) marches to it's own Pheat. From Abbey Mode to Hops Springs Eternal, from Bisportisan to Xparted, from Betsy on a Bender to Mantel Peace, there is enough entries here to fill a day or two Kit-and-Shaboodle - Just as it sounds, this is simply a massive unsorted collection of t-shirts I've photographed over the years. 'Nuff said. Planity - If the t-shirt is, as I contend, the most universal/utilized art palette ever concocted, then automobile vanity plates, on a metaphorical punny level, are the King & Queen of pithy linguistical cleverness. Most of these photos will be merged into a variety of already-existing punny subjects. Bob - The first of my two entries in the role of being a Phan, the first entry answers the grand question I had asked my self a couple years ago: What established, seasoned musician with a mega dedicated followingthat is not a national would I choose to share should? Bob Schneider is a musician based in Austin, Texas. Yoyoka 7 Howdy! My name is Jimmy Cole, aka History Buddy, and I would like to invite you to join me on my punny historical documentation of Boston, USA and beyond, as found on my website, historybuddy.com. A Gran With a Plan For many years I have lent a little guide that I wrote ("donations accepted but not expected") that covers not only the classic history of the Granary Burial Ground in Boston and some of the better known occupants buried therein (Paul Revere, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Mother Goose, Victims of the Boston Massacre, etc.) but also documenting my gradually intertwining relationship/history with the burial ground and it's surrounding environs. I could attempt to quickly explain this fusion of classical and personal history in my guide but it would seem that nothing could beat the Real McCoy; thus feel free to check out my printed guide @ historybuddy.com/granary.htm Covid Operation Over the years, in sharing my guide with the multitude of people traversing Boston's Freedom Trail, I've become known simply as The Granary Guide Guy and have enjoyed every minute of meeting people from all over the world and sharing tidbits of Boston history of both fact and lore. Unfortunately, I have been sidelined (as surely as you have been in some form or matter) by the Corona virus. While this new reality has necessitated that for the near future I will need to offer visitors to the Granary a guide in electronic form via my website (while engaged in appropriate social distancing, of course), as a glass-half-full kinda guy, I decided that this is the obvious time to take advantage of the "door closes/window opens" theory of opportunity. Web Sight Over the last three decades since I first shared my guide, I have been taking photographs all around Boston's neighborhoods, documenting the standard architectural, institutional and historical fare while engaging in a deeper pursuit of the unique and quirky. Since 2007 I have been adding these photos and other content to my website in bits and pieces and now it is time to stitch it all together to create that proverbial Lebowskian rug that historically ties the room...that is, Boston...together. Alpha Tale The Alpha Index is the meat and potatoes section of my site and, at the risk of being redundant, is listed in alphabetically ordered pages with a current tally of over 600+ subjects. Each entry is structured into two main pages: "Jimmy's Gist" Page which includes the subject's Punny Title, a single photo paired with a quickie-wickie two-minute burst of commentary that I like to call HB1's "Behind the Pun", with the photo having an embedded Google Map link . The idea here is that my Punny Title has piqued your curiosity but so has some others listed, thus you are looking to get the quick story behind the punny/subject and then can head back to the alphabetical list and quickly check out other entries or you can click on the Tangents Image (thank-you Wikipedia) and enter ... "Jimmy's Tangents" Page which expands on said Punny Title with: Beyond the Pun - additional commentary that is unconstrained by a time limit and that really allows me to flesh out the respective subject Infopourri - an informational link that covers the nuts-and-bolts of the subject at hand, usually a Wikipedia article. Thus, for the punny subject "1 + 5 = -2", instead of trying to provide a complete overview of the occurrence and ramifications of the Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770, you can just head over to Wikipedia via my link and studiously indulge Pixpourri - using the image hosting site SmugMug, this is where I have corralled all the photos that I have taken over the years that play on either the original pun's theme or some tangential off-shoot. I've embedded the gallery so that one can either click/play the gallery on my site or click through directly to SmugMug's site Flickrpourri - a collection of photos found on the photo-hosting site Flickr. It is a mix of (usually) archival photos listed by educational/governmental sites (that for copyright reasons I couldn't add to my Pixpourri slideshows) and then some random photos shared by their originators that showed up when I plugged in my silly Punny Title into the search engine. I have also embedded this gallery so, like Pixpourri, you can browse the gallery directly on my site or hit the Flickr link and head over there Vidpourri - initially a singular YouTube video that connects to the punny subject at hand, more often than not in the comical or musical vein; any additional videos that tickle my fancy I then gather on a separate linked page When you go to my Alpha Index listing, you will notice that each index page has a list of all the Punny Titles in (again, obviously) alphabetical order but split into two sections: Tantrée - This is a completed entry in all its glory, with both the Gist and Tangent pages filled to their Punilifical brims Punnetizers - this is the Gist-only section that I first completed in one fell swoop so that at least a visiting purveyor could understand the basic subject's pun My primary (but certainly not exclusionary) mission on my site is to bring up to speed all of my Tantrées. As I go along, I will invite my Patreonic Family to help me pick, via a vote, which next set of five Tantrées I should complete (each time picked from a group of twenty.) I already have waiting in the wings at least a hundred more Punny Subjects (for example, "Punny...with Bennyfits") so, suffice to say, my historical dance card is full for the foreseeable future. Alright-y, that was certainly a mouthful. Let's try to just shoot through the rest of my website's offerings listed on the front page, with an attempt at a little more brevity: Punny Walks - These are walking tours for visitors with boots on the ground in Boston with each respective tour stop paired with a quick narrated Gist slideshow, followed by a more comprehensive Tangents version. Currently I have two offerings (with more prep cookin'): Trail That Is Freedom (TTIF) - Covering the Freedom Trail from the Granary Burial Ground all the way to Charlestown and the Bunker Hill Monument, learn the Revolutionary history of Boston the Punny Way Punny Beacon Hill Stroll - Take a trip back in time as you traverse the bucolic brick sidewalks and cobblestone byways of a historical neighbored populated to the density max with classic Federal and Greek Revival architecture...and stories/colorful characters galore. Oh...and last stop...Cheers! Punny Walk-Abouts - Whether on-site or via the Internet, utilizing a Google map covering a singular geographical area/neighborhood, you can pick and choose your way through the multitude of Punny-Titled Info Markers that each link to their respective Punny Subject. This is a section that will see a lot of growth, second only to my Alpha Index in content (but first in worn out shoe soles) particularly since it check marks my goal of following historical randomness of one's own choosing. My plan is to map out every neighborhood within a two-mile radius of my beloved Granary Burial Ground. From Harvard Square to Copley Square, from the Fenway to the Back Bay, from the South End to the North End, from the Leather District to the Seaport District, I plan to cover it all. Speaking of the Granary... Granary Burial Ground - my metaphorical Ground Zero of Boston historical existence, along with the aforementioned pdf and virtual guides, I plan to add a Walk-About map I call the Granary Block, an area within the geographical confines of Tremont, Park and Beacon Streets. Torch Porch - A clear leading architectural element of the Granary, Torch Porch is my pet punny name for the gorgeous 1840 Egyptian Revival Gateway that one passes though to enter the burial ground. Designed by Solomon Willard of Bunker Hill Monument fame (he also designed the 1827 Franklin Family cenotaph in the center of the Granary) it is here in front of this gorgeous, hulking granite edifice on the sidewalk of Tremont Street that I have plied my historical wares for so many years. Whether it was a sudden torrential April rain storm or the blazing late summer Sun, this gateway has been a friend, protector and metaphorical porch as I watched the surrounding street life pass by. And it is here that I have taken thousands upon thousands of photos that I've since melded into a smorgasbord of both unsorted (Torch Porch Mega) and Phematically-sorted (Tangpourri) collections. From the motorcycles ("Two On the Floor") to the tour guides ("Embellish Relish") to the "Paul Revere Is Buried Here" sign ("Ad-Clad") to adjacent Bromfield Street ("Bromyield"), the collection has grown to around three dozen categories. Heck, the biggest one of all has it's very own prominent section (coming up). My perpetual photographic odyssey here at the Torch Porch can be best summarized by a short speech in the 1995 movie "Smoke". The main character, Auggie Wren (played by Harvey Keitel) runs a smoke shop and, in having taken the same photo outside his shop everyday for over twenty-five years, comments on the rationale for his daily exercise: "People say you have to travel to see the world. Sometimes I think that if you stay in one place and keep your eyes open, you're going to see just about all you can handle." And handle it gladly I have...and will continue to. Beyond - This section, part of the link headers of every page, is dedicated to those places, things, events that have occurred, as the name implies, outside the geographical purview of Boston. While I have big plans for this section, other than a limited number of singular punny subjects ("Sleepy Reunion", "Extended Revenue Service", "Married to the Sod" for example) that I've already added, until I have fleshed out a good portion of my Boston historical mission then this section will unfortunately get shorter shrift for the time being. See-Shirt - The first entry on my Tangpourri Page, if the Torch Porch section was too substantive to be a part of the Granary Burial Ground section that it was birthed from, then you could say that See-Shirt was too big for it's Torch Porch britches. Similar to the Torch Porch and Torchpourri sections, this truly grand collection of tens of thousands of t-shirts I have photographed over the years is presented into two main themes: Phemes - As expected, each of these various Phemes (Punny Themes) marches to it's own Pheat. From Abbey Mode to Hops Springs Eternal, from Bisportisan to Xparted, from Betsy on a Bender to Mantel Peace, there is enough entries here to fill a day or two Kit-and-Shaboodle - Just as it sounds, this is simply a massive unsorted collection of t-shirts I've photographed over the years. 'Nuff said. Planity - If the t-shirt is, as I contend, the most universal/utilized artistic palette ever invented, then automobile vanity plates, on a metaphorical punny level, are the King & Queen of pithy linguistical cleverness. Most of these photos will be merged into a variety of already-existing punny subjects. Bob - The first of my two entries in the role of being a Phan, the first entry answers the grand question I had asked myself many years ago: What established, seasoned but more localized musician, with an amazingly varied and prodigious body of work and a fervent core following, would I choose to promote to the rest of the world if I had the opportunity. The answer was pretty simple: Austin-Texas-based musician Bob Schneider. For over twenty-five years, either as a member of variety of groups, from Joe Rockhead to Ugly Americans to The Scabs, to fronting his own band, Lonelyland, to just releasing under records under his own name, Bob has just been banging away day-in and day-out and and in the process has gone on to win more Austin Music Awards (55) than anyone in the self-proclaimed Live Musical Capital of the World (host of the prestigious South by Southwest Musical Festival.) From videos, and interviews to TV appearances, I've weaved a grand collection of B 'Schnitty (a nickname of his own creation)(sp?) of which on each I've intermingled my own two cents. Believe me when I say that while, in the end, Bob might not be your cup of day, it is beyond a majority doubt that he is a musical genius. And that doesn't even count his varied artwork and poetry. In fact, if I hadn't gone to high school with him in Osterholz, Germany back in the 1980's, his name probably wouldn't have gotten a second glance as I was browsing the web in 2005 and an article on him popped up on Yahoo. I took a gander at an acompanying photo and said out loud, "Yup...that's Bobby Blues" (a nickname he gained in high school) and I've been on his musical train ever since. While I can't say I knew Bob that well since we never lived in the same neighborhood, from our drama classes together in school and our post-school pursuit of acting/music at an Army base Recreation Center my Dad ran, I've got a few insights I can offer. Yoyoka - 9 Howdy! My name is Jimmy Cole, aka History Buddy, and I would like to invite you to join me on my punny historical documentation of Boston, USA and beyond, as found on my website, historybuddy.com. A Gran With a Plan For many years I have lent a little guide that I wrote ("donations accepted but not expected") that covers not only the classic history of the Granary Burial Ground in Boston and some of the better known occupants buried therein (Paul Revere, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Mother Goose, Victims of the Boston Massacre, etc.) but also documenting my gradually intertwining relationship/history with the burial ground and it's surrounding environs. I could attempt to quickly explain this fusion of classical and personal history in my guide but it would seem that nothing could beat the Real McCoy; thus feel free to check out my printed guide @ historybuddy.com/granary.htm Covid Operation Over the years, in sharing my guide with the multitude of people traversing Boston's Freedom Trail, I've become known simply as The Granary Guide Guy and have enjoyed every minute of meeting people from all over the world and sharing tidbits of Boston history of both fact and lore. Unfortunately, I have been sidelined (as surely as you have been in some form or matter) by the Corona virus. While this new reality has necessitated that for the near future I will need to offer visitors to the Granary a guide in electronic form via my website (while engaged in appropriate social distancing, of course), as a glass-half-full kinda guy, I decided that this is the obvious time to take advantage of the "door closes/window opens" theory of opportunity. Web Sight Over the last three decades since I first shared my guide, I have been taking photographs all around Boston's neighborhoods, documenting the standard architectural, institutional and historical fare while engaging in a deeper pursuit of the unique and quirky. Since 2007 I have been adding these photos and other content to my website in bits and pieces and now it is time to stitch it all together to create that proverbial Lebowskian rug that historically ties the room...that is, Boston...together. Alpha Tale The Alpha Index is the meat and potatoes section of my site and, at the risk of being redundant, is listed in alphabetically ordered pages with a current tally of over 600+ subjects. Each entry is structured into two main pages: "Jimmy's Gist" Page which includes the subject's Punny Title, a single photo paired with a quickie-wickie two-minute burst of commentary that I like to call HB1's "Behind the Pun", with the photo having an embedded Google Map link . The idea here is that my Punny Title has piqued your curiosity but so has some others listed, thus you are looking to get the quick story behind the punny/subject and then can head back to the alphabetical list and quickly check out other entries or you can click on the Tangents Image (thank-you Wikipedia) and enter ... "Jimmy's Tangents" Page which expands on said Punny Title with: Beyond the Pun - additional commentary that is unconstrained by a time limit and that really allows me to flesh out the respective subject Infopourri - an informational link that covers the nuts-and-bolts of the subject at hand, usually a Wikipedia article. Thus, for the punny subject "1 + 5 = -2", instead of trying to provide a complete overview of the occurrence and ramifications of the Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770, you can just head over to Wikipedia via my link and studiously indulge Pixpourri - using the image hosting site SmugMug, this is where I have corralled all the photos that I have taken over the years that play on either the original pun's theme or some tangential off-shoot. I've embedded the gallery so that one can either click/play the gallery on my site or click through directly to SmugMug's site Flickrpourri - a collection of photos found on the photo-hosting site Flickr. It is a mix of (usually) archival photos listed by educational/governmental sites (that for copyright reasons I couldn't add to my Pixpourri slideshows) and then some random photos shared by their originators that showed up when I plugged in my silly Punny Title into the search engine. I have also embedded this gallery so, like Pixpourri, you can browse the gallery directly on my site or hit the Flickr link and head over there Vidpourri - initially a singular YouTube video that connects to the punny subject at hand, more often than not in the comical or musical vein; any additional videos that tickle my fancy I then gather on a separate linked page When you go to my Alpha Index listing, you will notice that each index page has a list of all the Punny Titles in (again, obviously) alphabetical order but split into two sections: Tantrée - This is a completed entry in all its glory, with both the Gist and Tangent pages filled to their Punilifical brims Punnetizers - this is the Gist-only section that I first completed in one fell swoop so that at least a visiting purveyor could understand the basic subject's pun My primary (but certainly not exclusionary) mission on my site is to bring up to speed all of my Tantrées. As I go along, I will invite my Patreonic Family to help me pick, via a vote, which next set of five Tantrées I should complete (each time picked from a group of twenty.) I already have waiting in the wings at least a hundred more Punny Subjects (for example, "Punny...with Bennyfits") so, suffice to say, my historical dance card is full for the foreseeable future. Alright-y, that was certainly a mouthful. Let's try to just shoot through the rest of my website's offerings listed on the front page, with an attempt at a little more brevity: Punny Walks - These are walking tours for visitors with boots on the ground in Boston with each respective tour stop paired with a quick narrated Gist slideshow, followed by a more comprehensive Tangents version. Currently I have two offerings (with more prep cookin'): Trail That Is Freedom (TTIF) - Covering the Freedom Trail from the Granary Burial Ground all the way to Charlestown and the Bunker Hill Monument, learn the Revolutionary history of Boston the Punny Way Punny Beacon Hill Stroll - Take a trip back in time as you traverse the bucolic brick sidewalks and cobblestone byways of a historical neighbored populated to the density max with classic Federal and Greek Revival architecture...and stories/colorful characters galore. Oh...and last stop...Cheers! Punny Walk-Abouts - Whether on-site or via the Internet, utilizing a Google map covering a singular geographical area/neighborhood, you can pick and choose your way through the multitude of Punny-Titled Info Markers that each link to their respective Punny Subject. This is a section that will see a lot of growth, second only to my Alpha Index in content (but first in worn out shoe soles) particularly since it check marks my goal of following historical randomness of one's own choosing. My plan is to map out every neighborhood within a two-mile radius of my beloved Granary Burial Ground. From Harvard Square to Copley Square, from the Fenway to the Back Bay, from the South End to the North End, from the Leather District to the Seaport District, I plan to cover it all. Speaking of the Granary... Granary Burial Ground - my metaphorical Ground Zero of Boston historical existence, along with the aforementioned pdf and virtual guides, I plan to add a Walk-About map I call the Granary Block, an area within the geographical confines of Tremont, Park and Beacon Streets. Torch Porch - A clear leading architectural element of the Granary, Torch Porch is my pet punny name for the gorgeous 1840 Egyptian Revival Gateway that one passes though to enter the burial ground. Designed by Solomon Willard of Bunker Hill Monument fame (he also designed the 1827 Franklin Family cenotaph in the center of the Granary) it is here in front of this gorgeous, hulking granite edifice on the sidewalk of Tremont Street that I have plied my historical wares for so many years. Whether it was a sudden torrential April rain storm or the blazing late summer Sun, this gateway has been a friend, protector and metaphorical porch as I watched the surrounding street life pass by. And it is here that I have taken thousands upon thousands of photos that I've since melded into a smorgasbord of both unsorted (Torch Porch Mega) and Phematically-sorted (Torchpourri) collections. From the motorcycles ("Two On the Floor") to the tour guides ("Embellish Relish") to the "Paul Revere Is Buried Here" sign ("Ad-Clad") to adjacent Bromfield Street ("Bromyield"), the collection has grown to around three dozen categories. Heck, the biggest one of all has it's very own prominent section (coming up). My perpetual photographic odyssey here at the Torch Porch can be best summarized by a short speech in the 1995 movie "Smoke". The main character, Auggie Wren (played by Harvey Keitel) runs a smoke shop and, in having taken the same photo outside his shop everyday for over twenty-five years, comments on the rationale for his daily exercise: "People say you have to travel to see the world. Sometimes I think that if you stay in one place and keep your eyes open, you're going to see just about all you can handle." And handle it gladly I have...and will continue to. Beyond - This section, part of the link headers of every page, is dedicated to those places, things, events that have occurred, as the name implies, outside the geographical purview of Boston. While I have big plans for this section, other than a limited number of singular punny subjects ("Sleepy Reunion", "Extended Revenue Service", "Married to the Sod" for example) that I've already added, until I have fleshed out a good portion of my Boston historical mission then this section will unfortunately get shorter shrift for the time being. See-Shirt - The first entry on my Tangpourri Page, if the Torch Porch section was too substantive to be a part of the Granary Burial Ground section that it was birthed from, then you could say that See-Shirt was too big for it's Torch Porch britches. Similar to the Torch Porch and Torchpourri sections, this truly grand collection of tens of thousands of t-shirts I have photographed over the years is presented into two main themes: Phemes - As expected, each of these various Phemes (Punny Themes) marches to it's own Pheat. From Abbey Mode to Hops Springs Eternal, from Bisportisan to Xparted, from Betsy on a Bender to Mantel Peace, there is enough entries here to fill a day or two Kit-and-Shaboodle - Just as it sounds, this is simply a massive unsorted collection of t-shirts I've photographed over the years. 'Nuff said. Planity - If the t-shirt is, as I contend, the most universal/utilized artistic palette ever invented, then automobile vanity plates are the King & Queen of pithy linguistical cleverness. Most of these photos will be merged into a variety of already-existing punny subjects. Bob - The first of my two entries in the role of being a Phan, the first entry answers the grand question I had asked myself many years ago: What established, seasoned but more localized musician, with an amazingly varied and prodigious body of work and a fervent core following, would I choose to promote to the rest of the world if I had the opportunity. The answer was pretty simple: Austin-Texas-based musician Bob Schneider. For over twenty-five years, either as a member of variety of groups, from Joe Rockhead to Ugly Americans to The Scabs, to fronting his own band, Lonelyland, to just releasing under records under his own name, Bob has just been banging away day-in and day-out and and in the process has gone on to win more Austin Music Awards (55) than anyone in the self-proclaimed Live Musical Capital of the World (host of the prestigious South by Southwest Musical Festival.) From videos, and interviews to TV appearances, I've weaved a grand collection of B 'Schnitty (a nickname of his own creation)(sp?) of which on each I've intermingled my own two cents. Believe me when I say that while, in the end, Bob might not be your cup of day, it is beyond a majority doubt that he is a musical genius. And that doesn't even count his varied artwork and poetry. In fact, if I hadn't gone to high school with him in Osterholz, Germany back in the 1980's, his name probably wouldn't have gotten a second glance as I was browsing the web in 2005 and an article on him popped up on Yahoo. I took a gander at an acompanying photo and said out loud, "Yup...that's Bobby Blues" (a nickname he gained in high school) and I've been on his musical train ever since. While I can't say I knew Bob that well since we never lived in the same neighborhood, from our drama classes together in school and our post-school pursuit of acting/music at an Army base Recreation Center my Dad ran, I've got a few insights I can offer. Yoyoka - s and take care.