Thursday, October 21, 2004
probably the worst photograph of post-victory urban violence ever
There were maybe a hundred people gathered around the nearest big intersection, the corner of Harvard and Commonwealth. Some kids starting throwing around the nearby newspaper boxes, banging on them with sticks and skateboards, all the while chanting "Yankees suck". Fireworks were going off randomly, drivers were laying on the horns and hanging out the windows, and hundreds of folks were running through he streets. It was really damn pathetic, to be honest. Nothing but a lot of stupid, spoiled, idiotic fucking kids acting like complete jackasses. After maybe ten minutes we returned home to watch the coverage on TV. The scenes from Kenmore Square and the Fenway area made me wish I had taken the train ride down. Thousands of people were just sort of milling about, with rows of cops in riot gear flanking the mob on every direction. It looked like there was less violence and easily more humanity (in terms of numbers, not necessarily respect) than here in Allston.
Anyway, it was a good end to an excellent series, and I am excited to have witnessed sports history in the town of the team what made it. Hopefully these guys can take it to whoever wins in St. Louis tomorrow.
There were maybe a hundred people gathered around the nearest big intersection, the corner of Harvard and Commonwealth. Some kids starting throwing around the nearby newspaper boxes, banging on them with sticks and skateboards, all the while chanting "Yankees suck". Fireworks were going off randomly, drivers were laying on the horns and hanging out the windows, and hundreds of folks were running through he streets. It was really damn pathetic, to be honest. Nothing but a lot of stupid, spoiled, idiotic fucking kids acting like complete jackasses. After maybe ten minutes we returned home to watch the coverage on TV. The scenes from Kenmore Square and the Fenway area made me wish I had taken the train ride down. Thousands of people were just sort of milling about, with rows of cops in riot gear flanking the mob on every direction. It looked like there was less violence and easily more humanity (in terms of numbers, not necessarily respect) than here in Allston.
Anyway, it was a good end to an excellent series, and I am excited to have witnessed sports history in the town of the team what made it. Hopefully these guys can take it to whoever wins in St. Louis tomorrow.
