Five million people showed up in Boston for the Red Sox parade–I saw
just a tiny fraction of the whole, but check out the Boston Globe’s message board for a wonderful kaleidoscope effect. Tiny sample:
Suzzle81 from NH:
I
woke up at 5am and drove from NH to stand in the rain for 4 hours
at the corner of Tremont and Boylston so I could cheer my heart
out for 5 minutes, and I would do it all again tomorrow.
woke up at 5am and drove from NH to stand in the rain for 4 hours
at the corner of Tremont and Boylston so I could cheer my heart
out for 5 minutes, and I would do it all again tomorrow.
Rfejstar of Jamaica Plain:
At
9:30 we got dressed, got on the T and in 20 minutes we were on
Boylston street at Berkley. The crowd was electric, the Boston
Police were wearing smiles from ear to ear, we didn’t even notice the
drizzle. At around 11:15 the caravan was in front of us. It
was spectacular!! These guys were like superheros. I have
never loved my wife more than today for insisting we go down to see the
parade. It truly was a once in a lifetime experience.
Thanks RED SOX.
9:30 we got dressed, got on the T and in 20 minutes we were on
Boylston street at Berkley. The crowd was electric, the Boston
Police were wearing smiles from ear to ear, we didn’t even notice the
drizzle. At around 11:15 the caravan was in front of us. It
was spectacular!! These guys were like superheros. I have
never loved my wife more than today for insisting we go down to see the
parade. It truly was a once in a lifetime experience.
Thanks RED SOX.
I’ll give the last word to RedOctober from Somerville:
My
crew and I left somerville wicked early and were staking out our spot
on Tremont by 7:45am. A little dunks and we were set up for the
wait. And it was completely worth 4 hour wait. It was so
exciting to see all the players up close. I went with only one
wish. To be acknowledge by a player. I just wanted a wave
or a smile. Well, Damon rolled by first and gave us a big wave
and like our sign. Schilling passed and thanked me for my sign
and Luchino did the same over the PA system. I almost
fainted. It was the greatest experience every. These
players did so much for us that I was glad to hear they were happy that
so many people turned out and brought so much excitement.
The players all deserved it for the hard work. Here’s to hoping
that I get the same opportunity next year at this time. But, if
not, at least I saw it in my lifetime.
crew and I left somerville wicked early and were staking out our spot
on Tremont by 7:45am. A little dunks and we were set up for the
wait. And it was completely worth 4 hour wait. It was so
exciting to see all the players up close. I went with only one
wish. To be acknowledge by a player. I just wanted a wave
or a smile. Well, Damon rolled by first and gave us a big wave
and like our sign. Schilling passed and thanked me for my sign
and Luchino did the same over the PA system. I almost
fainted. It was the greatest experience every. These
players did so much for us that I was glad to hear they were happy that
so many people turned out and brought so much excitement.
The players all deserved it for the hard work. Here’s to hoping
that I get the same opportunity next year at this time. But, if
not, at least I saw it in my lifetime.