THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, May 20, 2022 Page 7 favorite recliner reading a classic with a tall glass of Ballantine Ale by his side. • I’d like to see Anna Puleo sitting by the phone at the old Highland Café taking pizza orders on a Friday night. • I’d like to pull up to Amerige Park and play a pickup game of hoops with Paul Coleman, Bert Cioffi and Peter Plachowicz. • I’d like to pull up to Harvard Street Park and play a pickup game of hoops with Rod Marshall, Gregory, Philip & Douglas Rogers (oh yeah) and Derek Wilson. • I’d like to pull up to Green Street Park and play a pickup game of hoops with Larry Kinnon, “Choppa,” Brad Snow and the Nolan brothers. • I’d like to pull up to Devir Park and play a pickup game of hoops with Frankie Hanley, Danny, and Jimmy Guerin and all those great guys from Medford. • I’d like to walk down Pearl Street on a hot summer night and see Eleanor & Frank Molinari sitting on their porch. • I’d like to see the Edgeworth based garage band “Anthem” with Dickie “Dr. Love” Santo on bass and Dommy “Love Gun” Settemio on guitar play one last gig at the I.T.A.M.’s. • I’d like to see Sheriff Jimmy DiPaola holding court, anywhere. • I’d like to drive down Pearl Street on a hot summer night and inhale the aroma of fresh bread baking from the kitchen at Pearl Street Bakery. • I’d like to put a dime in the juke box, select the latest Beatles hit song and have a large Highland Café pizza. • I’d like to walk into King Neptune with my childhood bud Jimmy Damiano, order some French fries, and talk Red Sox all afternoon. • I’d like to see Billy & Dom Settemio behind the bar at the Stadium Café on one of those special “Three Stooges Marathon Monday” nights. • I’d like to walk into the old Cai’s Playoff Pub and see pro athletes Bob Montgomery, Cam Neely, “LB,” Julio Franco, Gordie Kluzak and Rick Upchurch nursing cold beers with the regulars. • I’d like to watch Rufi no “Ruff y” Mugica pitch a baseball game. • I’d like to see Danny Rao throw another touchdown pass. • I’d like to watch Mikey Powers score another goal. • I’d like to watch Rob Santo hit a baseball. • I’d like to see Colleen McBride shoot a jump shot. • I’d like to see Mark Cannon run with the football. • I’d like to watch John Stanasek play a game of hoops. • I’d like to see Matty Marden score another goal. • I’d like to watch Dave Russo make wrestling look easy. • I’d like to see Harry Mehos work the sideline at a Malden High School football game. • I’d like to hear Bobby Crowley sing “60 Minute Man.” • I’d like to see John Surette and Boy’s Life do “Two Doors Down” once last time. • I’d like to walk into the Italian American Veteran’s Club on Oakland Street and see Joe “Joe Candy” Candelora, Johnny Barry, Joey Moreno and Frankie Villa standing at the bar. • I’d like to hear “Choppa” call me “Pistol Pete” and see that great big smile of his! • I’d like to see Walter “Killer” Kowalski and his wife Theresa sitting in their favorite booth at the old Ferrari’s on Eastern Avenue eating lunch. • I’d like to walk into the Converse Rubber Retail Store on Pearl Street and pick out a pair of 9 1/2 Chuck Taylor’s. • I’d like to see Sean Collins sitting at his favorite spot at the Rez. • I’d like to spend a Friday night up the Mount, bundled up warm for the cold, waiting for that certain time of the night when Russ “Galooch” Garland would command our attention and break out into “God Bless America” or Norm Pashoian to start singing “My Way.” • I’d like to go to lunch at the G&G Deli on Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan with my grandfather Harry (Levine) and my family... Just once more – for the sake of old times and old-timers! Thank you to James Calogero, whom I totally lifted this idea (and especially the last line) from while I was thumbing through an issue of “Boston’s North End” from 2002. “This is the end, beautiful friend, this is the end, my only friend, the end” – the Square was bangin once again this Saturday night! Millennial’s, hipsters, Malden newcomers and (yes) a few grizzled old townies scurrying about jockeying for that perfect spot to leave their vehicles, Parking Department 2019 Rookie of the Year Jimmy Kambutu keeping a close eye on all the parking shenanigans. The closer to Faces the better! The closer to Mystic Station the better. The closer to 3 Amigos the better! The closer to Hugh O’Neill’s the better! The closer to Dandy Donuts the better! Wait, I kid, the original (George’s) Double D left the building years ago. The closer to All Season’s Table the better! Nonstop action on this beautiful early spring evening. First stop for me: Hugh O'Neill's for a wee snifter before I head over to my go-to destination, All Season’s Table. Hugh’s was poppin' (am I using the correct millennial terminology?). Congratulations to Hugh’s on A BUSINESS CHECKING ACCOUNT THAT CHECKS ALL THE BOXES. LOW MONTHLY FEES - ONLINE BANKING & BILL PAY REMOTE DEPOSIT CAPTURE - COIN SERVICES TALK TO US TODAY ABOUT OUR DIFFERENT BUSINESS CHECKING ACCOUNTS. WE’LL HELP YOU FIND THE RIGHT OPTION. EVERETT – 419 BROADWAY LYNNFIELD – 7 7 1 SALEM STREET 61 7-38 7 - 1 1 10 Visit our website to learn more at: EVERETTBANK . COM Member FDIC Member DIF their 20th birthday celebration, by the way. Malden Square is a better place with Hugh O’Neill’s serving up great chow and outstanding craft beer all the while bringing a small taste of Ireland right smack dab in the middle of town. An Irish group sat under the big screen TV during the Sox game as they played all your favorite tunes from the Emerald Isle. The Dubliners own the song, but my request for the “Irish Rover” was spot on from this talented duo. I had a Maltings Irish Ale (Red Ale) out of Sullivan’s Brewing Company and was glad I did. One and done. I bade farewell to the friendly waitstaff behind the bar, and speaking of AST, what better place on planet earth to celebrate another birthday than Doug’s Palace of Delights, All Season’s Table! This time it was for that superstar real estate agent and super-mom to four adorable children, my stepdaughter, Angela Falzarano! I am happy to report the food, drink and service have not changed one bit over the years. A delight to all your senses! I am also happy to report that the drinks were just how you remember them. Delightful! I am also overjoyed to report that CEO and visionary businessman Douglas (Tran) joined us and was as charming and congenial as always. Love that guy! We arrived somewhat early on that Saturday night just as the dining room was fi lling up. We spent a glorious couple of hours eating and drinking (12-year-old Christian loved the Edamame and Gyoza), enjoying all that AST has to offer. As we left, the joint started rockin’ – a room full of happiness. I really appreciate the time, care and eff ort AST put into making us feel welcome. Doug and his crew have not only brought the Square back to life but have become a beloved Malden institution in the process. Happy birthday to Angela Falzarano who has (also) seemingly discovered the fountain of youth all the while killing it in her chosen profession all the while raising four darling children: Christian, Lola, Lana and the newest Falzarano, Milo. Goes to show what marrying well can do for ya! Her husband Joe ain't a bad guy either. RIGHT BY YOU
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