Page 6 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, June 21, 2024 ~ Malden Musings ~ Brendan Duffy aka Mr. Duff Remembered By Peter Levine 50 T he following remarks are brought to you by Brendan Eastern Bank Building on Rte. 1S 605 Broadway, #301 * Saugus (781) 233-6844 www.bostonnorthdental.com Dr. Priti Amlani Dr. Bhavisha Patel * Restorative Dentistry * Cosmetic Dentistry * Implant Restoration * Zoom Whitening * Teeth in a Day - All on 6 * Invisalign * CEREC Crowns (Single Visit Crowns) * Root Canal Treatment * Sedation Dentistry ~ Full Mouth Rehabilitation ~ Before After Duffy’s son, Marko: “The OG of Ballantine Ale drinkers who also knew when to put them down. The guy who finished high school at the American HS of Berlin as he had to get out of Southie - or jail was a real possibility (LOL). That Malden Y guy! That Camp Madaca guy! That 82nd Airborne paratrooper who got nervous on his honeymoon when the plane was landing at Niagara Falls because as many times as he had flown, he had never actually LANDED in a plane! The guy who knew I was drinking on Waite’s Mount with the Y crowd but because he liked them all so much, he turned a blind eye (mostly)! The guy whose wake shut down Main St. as WE comforted the mourners who came through the line to comfort US, introducing themselves by ‘MHS Class of ....’! The guy who when our car was stolen outside of a MHS dance, told the cop on duty it had been stolen but he knew who did it and he was going to get it back (he did)! That guy?! And so much more... Yeah, that guy! The guy who won’t be forgotten because of the people, people like you Peter Levine, who keeps his memory alive. Yeah... I recognize that guy. Thank you!” It is said in “Malden Musings”... • Strolling down memory lane at the Italian American Citizens’ Club hand in (very small) hand with lantzman Harvey Nadler over Miller High Life and Ballantine Ale found “Nat the Cat” freestyling of the many memorable nights spent at the ShipBrendan Duffy wreck Lounge on Revere Beach. The Cat watching Preacher Jack destroy yet another piano while consuming yet another case of Bud in the process. It also had Harvey lamenting the demise of all the hot spots he frequented that were once part of Revere Beach nightlife – popular destinations, such as the JoJo Room, General Edwards Inn, Ball of Confusion, Victors, Jacob’s Ladder, The Banyan Club, Alphonso’s Monkey Lounge, Ebb Tide (later called the Beach Ball), Hurley’s Palm Garden, Libra Lounge, Jaws and Pixies Beer Garden. Harvey’s yesterday Malden recall is also remarkable – an invaluable Maldonian whom I proudly call friend. • Ran into Ken from the band WildFire outside the Big Y in West Peabody last week (like Madonna and Prince, Ken goes by just one name). Much like the Wizard in “The Wizard of Oz,” Ken is the man behind the curtain (and in front) who makes his 5-piece pack the punch of a 10-piece! They are wicked good and if you haven’t seen them yet, you gotta put them on your bucket list. We hired them once again to play at the best outdoor party/celebration Malden throws every summer, the Saint Rocco Feast (don’t call it a festival)! No need to thank us. WildFire are scheduled for Saturday night, August 10, from 7 to 11 right in front of Johnny Spadafora’s house at 288 Pearl St. As I’ve stated in the past, get there early for the best seat in the house (I know former Malden Police Chief Kenny Coye and his lovely wife Leslie will), cuz they are like wicked popular – likely to be SRO by the time WildFire hit the stage. • How very strange to wake up in a Malden without Bob Rotondi. I do not think I can put better words to paper than Steve Freker did last week on these pages. In the future, I will try. With a little help from my friends (Hello, Deano Summers and Kevin Benner), I will attempt to cobble something together to honor this amazing Maldonian. Malden, beyond Edgeworth... In 2024 Malden celebrates 375 years as a kick (expletive deleted) city, place to live, or village to grow old in! Settled in 1640 by stout-hearted gentlemen, becoming a town in 1649, finally hitting the big time as a city in 1882 only after hiring Elisha S. Converse as mayor. Think about those first explorers for a moment. They dealt with wolves, bears and snakes in 1640 Malden as well as no 7-Eleven to pop into for a snack! The terrain was wild: dotted with hills, creeks and untamed forests. Yeah, Malden 1640 bears little resemblance to Malden 2024 and thank goodness for that (imagine living in a time without All Seasons Table!?)! Fuhgeddaboudit! So, in the spirit of Malden Pride I bring to you a small glimpse of Malden’s past; a gentleman I briefly wrote about a couple years back, Ed Sheehan. Briefly because I hit a dead end on Ed Sheehan information, until (the late) Frank Russell’s mom, Denise, hooked me up with some really cool Ed Sheehan history. Denise and I are on a mission: to bring Ed back from obscurity into his proper place in Malden history; to be remembered and honored for MUSINGS| SEE PAGE 20
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