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Metal Gone Mad: Robby Road Steamer's Macho Bombastnew

With six feet, two inches of undulating muscles and rippling chest hair, a feral baritone booming from beneath a combed moustache, flared trousers stuffed you-know-where with a plump beanie pig, Robby Road Steamer is a metal monstrosity.
Boston Phoenix  |  Mike Miliard  |  08-26-2004  |  Profiles & Interviews

A Morning in the Life of John Kerrynew

In the morning, John Kerry "crept from the bed, only to step on a Purple Heart that someone had carelessly left on the floor. Let me tell you, John Kerry does not like to bleed first thing in the morning." Chris Wright imagines how the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee starts his day.
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Wright  |  07-22-2004  |  Politics

Small Sensations: Unreported Little Storiesnew

A local cat gets wet, an Englishman finds 20 bucks, and the perils of slick cheese. A satiric survey of (true) everyday stories the press ignores because media is too fixated on the negative. (Story contains some Boston-area items.)
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Wright  |  07-01-2004  |  Media

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