tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16052815333004479042009-03-01T09:17:10.064-05:00jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759867094263810147noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605281533300447904.post-62469157711745322442008-06-15T12:11:00.002-04:002008-06-15T12:52:38.063-04:002008-06-15T12:52:38.063-04:00

Let's just say it's been a long time since the last entry on AllstonProper. It's actually due to a lot of things, from serious to the not-so. Another reason for this break- leave of absence? that sounds more justifiable...- is that I (Jeremy) get excited about things and, a few high-speed (caffiene-fueled) thoughts later, find something else to obsess over. This time that "something else" was a

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While Boston cried over a hawk attack, Allston residents dealt with real problems: They got their purses stolen, tires slashed, and necks poked. - In an act of good measure, a tire-slashing vandal left behind a gift bag full of dog poop on 3/24. According the victimized car-owner, this is not the first time this has happened. We're not sure why, but two words come to mind: angry ex-girlfriend.-

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For years I have struggled with deciding on a hair color. As a young woman, I have the choice: to bleach or not to bleach. And since moving to the city I've learned that THAT is a very important question. I moved here in September as a blonde. (No, I am not a natural blonde, but I've had some good times as one so why not shed some shades?) Also, I forgot to mention that I moved here not only

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"My new album is called Hard Candy," said Madonna. "And I hope people in Allston, Massachusetts, like it because I like Allston, Massachusetts." Note: Madonna may or may not have said the second half of the statement; in fact, Allston Proper may or may not have made it up. The only hard facts here are: Madonna is releasing Hard Candy on April 29 (a month from today!); and Madonna's new album

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for posting a Missed Connection on Craigslist: 1. Be specific Everyone listens to an iPod; there are probably 20 Starbucks in the area; and a lot of people with hair and cell phones go to work during the week. 2. Don't be predatory! Yeah, you might have wanted to plow your unrequited love interest, but withhold that information until the first date. 3. Do write in euphemisms. If you want a

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Our posting lagged this week, but, for interest's sake, crime didn't. Let's see what our trouble-making townsfolk were up to this week: - A college community mourned on 3/22 as Allston said goodbye to three more drug dealers. The men were arrested on the corner of Brighton and Cambridge Streets. If their girlfriends had taught them anything, it should've been to NOT conduct business on a street

jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759867094263810147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605281533300447904.post-31359501663531458282008-03-25T08:14:00.014-04:002008-03-25T19:43:12.292-04:002008-03-25T19:43:12.292-04:00

What's cosmic, owns a lime-green dog, and sported a tall beehive decades before Wino lit the crack pipe? The B-52s, duh! Today the cosmic quartet- Keith, Fred, Kate, and Cindy- release Funplex, their first record of the 21st century. "It's loud, sexy rock and roll, with the beat pumped up to hot pink," says guitarist Keith Strickland on the band's website. I just bought the CD, and, in the words

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it's better than pink Red Sox hats. Proximity to Boston, our old uncle that now boasts a mean ball game but moves as quickly on legislation as he does on his walker, means the reinstitution of many bad things when our tights-wearin' ball boys fly north from Fort Myers (i.e. drunk suburbanites on the B line-- because it's apparently the "only" route to Fenway Park). However, the worst side effect

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What to find and where to find it on your Easter egg hunt: 1. For baby-bearing eggs, dive into the closest dumpster! 2. Lost your syringe and need a quick fix? Venture across the bridge to lower Allston!3. Need an egg with dolla, dolla bills ya'll? Three words: anywhere BUT Allston. 4. Already out of pot and beer, and it's before noon? No worries: Take a stroll down Greylock Street! 5. And lastly

jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759867094263810147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605281533300447904.post-38392926951754557122008-03-22T13:02:00.015-04:002008-03-23T22:03:04.034-04:002008-03-23T22:03:04.034-04:00

...and I'm not talking about the clueless girl on the arm of that impossibly femme guy-- that's a different beard.If you haven't noticed, the pro-beard movement made it's way through Hollywood and has since infiltrated our trendy little enclave. It's like you can't even swing a purse on the T now without hitting at least three of these Adrien Grenier-esque motherfuckers.Not to brag or anything,

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...and to celebrate, AP is eating meat and holding a human sacrifice at 3 a.m.! Rock on, crazies!

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Uhm, come again?According to an article in this week's Allston-Brighton Tab, burglary in Allston has dropped by 77 percent since 2007. (106 instances were reported between January 1 and March 1 last year; there were 35 this year.)So far, we've learned hand-biting and loud screams deter muggings. Does that mean shin kicks and blasting Carrie Underwood will send a potential felon running out the

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Exciting, no? Sorry for the humdrum topic, but it's only our first, so no worries. They'll get more interesting, we promise. Plus, music choice speaks to the likability of a person. Now, we'd be wrong in asking you not to judge, but, really, we're confident that those who dissent have poor taste-- they wouldn't be our favorites otherwise.JEREMY1. Erotica - Madonna2. Blue - Joni Mitchell3. Under

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Huge news out of Philadelphia today: It's Mister Rogers' would-be 80th birthday! To celebrate, Mr. McFeeley, his way-loyal (not to mention way-creepy) mailman, wants YOU to wear a sweater that "is special to you." In other words, red turtlenecks with zipper fronts, like the one Mister Rogers sported, are appreciated but not necessary. We'd personally like to thank McFeeley for easing the dress

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To avoid on the T/57/66:1. Girls wearing BC hoodies 2. Girls wearing Uggs and holding Blackberries3. Old Asian women 4. The homeless guy who spreads his shit across three seats 5. The employee whose call you ignored because you didn't want his/her shift 6. Babies 7. THE DRIVER

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Half the population was away for Spring Break, but according to the Allston-Brighton Tab's Community Safety bulletin, that didn't stop residents from having a little too much fun:- A keg was stolen from the Applebees on Chestnut Hill Ave. on 3/5 "after an employee allegedly saw a man stealing a keg from the restaurant." We already knew they were slow-- but dumb, too?- On 3/8 a Hispanic man tried

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To Keep Money in the Bank: 1. Shop at Trader Joe's. It's cheaper than Shaw's, and healthier. 2. Only buy milk, bread, pasta, and a mixer weekly. Milk, bread, and mixers are useful all the time; pasta lasts decades; nothing else goes bad after a week's neglect. 3. Wear a sweatshirt indoors. You'll be happy when the Keyspan bill arrives. 4. Shop for clothes at Urban Renewals, but be picky and

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Shalom, Allstonians, and Chag Same'ach (Happy festival)!We're nearing Purim, and although no one at AP dons the jew cap, it sometimes feels as though the B(U) line is Little Isreal. If you're a shlimzel, shabbot goi, or just a plain old schmuck, try crafting one of these DIY costumes before your night gets too meshuga:- Mordechai had fashion foresight! For a beard like his, cut the fringe off

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We’d like to say hello and use this post to tell you why three Allston residents living in apartments with cold water, bad water pressure, loud foreign-alien neighbors, and a prominent gust that flows from living room to kitchen decided to create a blog whose name glorifies our less-than-bourgeois enclave.First, we despise titles like Allston Rock City and Brawlston. We lead quieter lives than

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