Two years ago, I posted a pointer to a Globe article about Louie Evans, Boston’s iconic tricycle-riding “woop-woop guy”. At that time, someone had stolen his bike, and the guys from my local bike shop, Back Bay Bicycles, were taking up a collection to replace it.

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So the Celtics won the NBA championship, and they won it in championship fashion, with perseverence, character, teamwork, and-as a result- complete dominance of their opponent.

I watched nearly all of the 2008 playoffs from Joe’s American Bar & Grill on Newbury Street. I groaned as the pathetic 37-45 Hawks took the Celtics to seven games in the ( Read more... )

Ladies and gentlemen of Bostonia, at long last, I can give you: the Woop-Woop Guy (the guy from my LBS is a bonus).