Only In New England

by Texy
2009 April 21 at 1:51 am

Only here could this photo make complete and total sense.

photo credit: Boston Globe

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  1. 2009 April 21 at 2:19 am
    Mac permalink

    I tried to make sense of this, but alas, it was to no avail. Yeah, this is the kind of stuff that only New England would come up with.

  2. 2009 April 21 at 2:31 am
    Ian permalink

    Which one is Paul Revere?

  3. 2009 April 21 at 10:03 am
    fc permalink

    Aw, quit making fun of the Orioles’ outfield.

  4. 2009 April 21 at 10:04 am
    fc permalink

    @Ian: Dunno, but the guy on the left can lead us to victory.

  5. 2009 April 21 at 10:33 am
    lone1c permalink

    @Mac: As an (almost-native) New Englander myself, my only defense is that people needed something to do to keep them busy in the spring and summer before the Red Sox rolled into town, and after spending the winters shut in like a bunch of Russian composers (way too many “diminished fifths”), getting dressed up in silly costumes and reenacting the Revolutionary War probably seemed like a good idea.

  6. 2009 April 21 at 10:54 am
    Nick Name permalink

    Is that Pedroia second from the left?

  7. 2009 April 21 at 11:16 am
    Melissa permalink

    Aren’t those the same people who fire off their muskets in the Patriots end zone when we score a TD?

  8. 2009 April 21 at 11:28 am
    fc permalink

    @Melissa: Yes, in fact they are. And of that phenomenon, I say, “Only in New England.”

  9. 2009 April 21 at 12:09 pm
    RachelC permalink

    Awesome.

  10. 2009 April 21 at 12:15 pm
    mark permalink

    not sure but i think the last patriot on the right is Manny being Manny in a fat suit

  11. 2009 April 21 at 12:42 pm
    Liza permalink

    Now, see, having been born in Boston and having lived here my whole life, this made perfect sense to me. It’s Patriot’s Day, so they have people dress up in period costumes. That’s what always happens on national holidays, right? Heh.

  12. 2009 April 21 at 12:47 pm
    Shane Curcuru permalink

    They’re the End Zone Militia. Well, that’s the football end zone ones, I presume they occasionally grace Fenway with their period costumes as well.

    At Fenway Park, End Zone Militia marches onto the field just beyond third base and wheels to face home plate just beyond second base. Of late, you may also see us at Campanelli Stadium in Brockton.

    Colonial reenactors are a fact of life in New England – I thought everyone knew that. Heck, they were here long before the Sox ever played. 8-)