Bob Burke off-line

by | Dec 4, 2012 | Newton | 6 comments

| Newton MA News and Politics BlogIn good weather, when Village 14 regular Bob Burke is not posting comments here on Village14, he’s out in Boston harbor.  Here’s a column about one sailor’s encounter with Bob.

6 Comments

  1. mgwa
    mgwa on December 4, 2012 at 1:50 pm

    Lovely!

  2. Jerry Reilly
    Jerry Reilly on December 4, 2012 at 3:21 pm

    My favorite line:

    It was like he stepped out of a Hemingway novel

    When Bob’s not sailing, he’s running with the bulls in Pamplona or marlin fishing in the Keys.

  3. Bruce Henderson
    Bruce Henderson on December 4, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    What a great tribute to Bob and a wonderful view of sailing/racing on Boston harbor — especially the video. I’ve seen Bob write about others the same way, and it’s fitting that it comes right back to him; it’s well beyond payback time. It’s an honor to know Bob, and it’s great to see that feeling is shared among so many.

  4. Bill Brandel
    Bill Brandel on December 4, 2012 at 7:36 pm

    I bet that Hemingway never went “frost sailing.”

  5. Greg Reibman
    Greg Reibman on December 5, 2012 at 6:51 am

    And I don’t recall Hemingway blogging his family’s beef stew recipe.

  6. Jane
    Jane on December 5, 2012 at 5:19 pm

    Bruce said it best: a wonderful tribute to a great man and one of Newton’s best.