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As a reporter for Channel 7 in Boston for 31 years, I was witness to most of the major events affecting the region. I met a lot of people ... politicians, actors, moguls, criminals and many regular folks caught up in extraordinary situations. Sometimes, I write about the people I've met and places I've been. Sometimes, I write about life, my family, my dogs and me. Or what might otherwise be called Life.

• INTOLERANCE: REEL AND REAL By GARRY ARMSTRONG

  By Garry Armstrong on 12/17/2022 • ( 47 )

  

  A friend today posted a review of “Schindler’s List” which he had just seen for the first time, 30-years after the acclaimed movie’s release. My friend talked about the film’s haunting power, its narrative about one man’s brave quest to… Read More ›

• UXBRIDGE BY NIGHT by GARRY ARMSTRONG

  By Garry Armstrong on 12/04/2022 • ( 24 )

  

  They haven’t put up the holiday lights yet. They usually do it at the beginning of December, so if it doesn’t snow too much, early next week the lights will go up. Hope everybody had a good holiday, no matter… Read More ›

• LATE GOLDEN OCTOBER DAYS

  By Garry Armstrong on 10/27/2022 • ( 6 )

  

  Festival of Leaves 2022 Week #6: Late October Color in the Blackstone Valley All photographs: Garry Armstrong It may not be the absolutely last day of this beautiful autumn, but it’s getting close. I went to bring down the recycling bin… Read More ›

• BAD BEHAVIOR TRUMPS RACE, CREED AND GENDER – GARRY ARMSTRONG

  By Garry Armstrong on 10/08/2022 • ( 9 )

  

  What our angry world does not need is even more pointless intolerance. There’s no excuse for not using a modicum of civility when dealing with others, especially in the workplace. It doesn’t matter how bad a day you’ve had. Do… Read More ›

• Y IS FOR YELLOW LEAVES ON AUTUMN TREES – By GARRY ARMSTRONG

  By Garry Armstrong on 10/08/2022 • ( 3 )

  

  FOTD – October 8 – YELLOW LEAVES ON THE TREES Yellow with brilliant red patches. The world aglow with color and with the sun out? It’s absolutely blinding!

• GARRY AND BERNIE SCHWARTZ

  By Garry Armstrong on 10/03/2022 • ( 8 )

  

  Those of you who are regular visitors to this site know I like to share stories about my encounters with legendary stars from old Hollywood. The shares come from my working days as a TV news reporter. It was a… Read More ›

• MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS – GARRY ARMSTRONG

  By Garry Armstrong on 09/23/2022 • ( 9 )

  

  I just finished reading the definitive biography of legendary film director, John Ford. It’s a wonderful read by Scott Eyman who specializes in biographies of Hollywood legends. “Pappy” Ford, of course, was the master of western films — from the… Read More ›

• WHAT WOULD STEVE McQUEEN HAVE DONE?

  By Garry Armstrong on 09/02/2022 • ( 19 )

  

  It must be payback. Karma, hubris, or both. For more than 30 years, I drove a succession of fully loaded convertibles with Steve McQueen in my brain. Once, I was racing to a story in the dead of night when… Read More ›

• BEING AGAINST FORCED BUSING DOESN’T MAKE YOU A RACIST – GARRY ARMSTRONG

  By Garry Armstrong on 08/19/2022 • ( 84 )

  I was in the middle of what I honestly call the Boston busing fiasco. On center stage, it played as a racial divide between Boston’s white and minority communities. It played well in the media – especially national and international… Read More ›

• BEST OF THE OLD WEST – GARRY ARMSTRONG

  By Garry Armstrong on 08/15/2022 • ( 4 )

  

  “Lock n’ load” was the political slogan of a presidential candidate I was covering in the ’80’s. He wore a white Stetson and a gold string tie over his flowered cowboy shirt. As a reporter, I was objective and clear-headed…. Read More ›

• A SUMMER AFTERNOON WITH JAMES CAGNEY – GARRY ARMSTRONG

  By Garry Armstrong on 07/06/2022 • ( 9 )

  After our evening of watching Yankee Doodle Dandy and then watching the “extra reel” that came with the movie, I got nostalgic. This story goes back to the early ’70s. My mind gets a little bit hazy. I always thought… Read More ›

• BASEBALL AND A NATION IN DISARRAY – GARRY ARMSTRONG

  By Garry Armstrong on 07/05/2022 • ( 11 )

  

  I’ve been travelling down Memory Lane recently, far from the madding crowd of reality. The stark reality of the January 6th hearings, reality that resembles the madness of movies like “Seven Days In May”, “The Parallax View” and “The Manchurian… Read More ›

• CATBIRD BY THE BLACKSTONE

  By Garry Armstrong on 06/20/2022 • ( 16 )

  

  Usually Marilyn takes all the bird pictures, but this little gray bird was just hanging around, almost as if he were thinking about becoming a pet. I took pictures. Marilyn said he is a Grey Catbird, so named because the… Read More ›

• PORTRAITS OF THE OTHER HALF

  By Garry Armstrong on 06/18/2022 • ( 17 )

  

  After Marilyn took pictures of me, I took some of her. They are more casual, but she’s not looking for a job in the moving picture or television business. She makes an interesting subject. I don’t like posed pictures, so… Read More ›

• ANOTHER “DUH” CONVERSATION ON GUN CONTROL – GARRY ARMSTRONG

  By Garry Armstrong on 06/07/2022 • ( 36 )

  

  It was an innocent quick trip to the local supermarket. Two or three items and I would exit the place. I was wrong on so many levels. My fast dash down a shopping lane was quickly stopped. Passage was blocked… Read More ›

• SPRING AGAIN – GARRY ARMSTRONG

  By Garry Armstrong on 05/12/2022 • ( 8 )

  

  We went to the dam to take a few pictures. More than 300 photographs later, we came home. Marilyn is still working on them, but here are some of mine. It was great being able to be outside without freezing… Read More ›