Page 6 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, August 1, 2025 ~ Malden Musings ~ Saint Rocco Festa 2025 Has Arrived By Peter Levine M ark Your Calendars, Maldonia… It’s Almost That Time Again! Before you can say “braciola,” the second weekend in August will sneak up on us — and if you’re from these parts, you already know what that means. That’s right: the one, the only, the legendary San Rock Festa will rise like a phoenix from the blacktop of holy ground itself: Pearl Street, Edgeworth, USA. You can smell the sausages already, can’t you? This year’s entertainment lineup? Ridiculously fabulous. We’re talking next level greatness. So good it’s borderline criminal. Acts like these used to be reserved for Vegas showrooms, Catskill cabarets or Spit on Lansdowne Street back in the day! But Festa boss of bosses Joyce Mover said it loud and proud: “Maldonia deserves the best! You got the best!” Friday Night — The Return of The Reminisants! Make some noise for a beloved Maldonia institution: The Reminisants are back! Mayor Christenson’s personal faves, these local legends will be rockin’ sans their retired guitar-slinger and all-around hot ticket Dom Viscione — but rest assured, the party rolls on. Reminisant fanboy tip: shout out a request for “House of the Rising Sun.” You will not be disappointed! Saturday Night — WildFire Heats It Up! Hold onto your lawn chairs (I’m talking to you, Dana and Marie!). WildFire will be burnin’ it down Saturday night with a set that’s guaranteed to get you moving — whether you want to or not. Think you’re staying seated? LOL. Good luck. These cats will have Pearl Street hoppin’ like back in the day when joints like Studio 54 in NYC or the Mad Hatter on Necco Street in Boston had you rocking & rolling all night. In this recent photo are many of the organizers and volunteers at the annual San Rock Festa. You’ve been warned. Sunday Afternoon — Sea Mid-grade Regular 2.83 3.35 3.49 $3.47 Over 47 Years of Excellence! 1978 - 2025 ULS Full Service $2.99 Order online at angelosoil.com Breeze Swoon-Fest! Clear the schedule and grab a prime spot for Steve “The Pearl Street Paisan” Savio and the dreamy dudes in Sea Breeze. Stevie brings that old-school swagger: part Sinatra, part heartthrob, all style. His baritone vocals will wrap around your soul like a warm cannoli (Arthur’s Pastry in Meffa cannoli, of course). And yes, the rumors are true: He has the best “guitar face” of any front man north of the Mystic. I’ll be front row, fanboy-ing and screaming out a request — “For the Good Times!” Sunday Night — 12 Barz Band Lawrence A. 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Join the rest of Maldonia (Amanda & Mark Linehan, this means you!) and hit the sacred streets of Edgeworth this weekend. Grab a sausage, chase it with a cold one from Albert’s Beer Garden (make sure you tip Franny, Mary and Little Albert) and cap it all off with a golden hunk of fried dough. (If you’re really lucky, 100-year-young Esther Carducci might make your batch herself. No promises — no refunds.) Only one bit of bad news: Due to international supply chain shenanigans... no gabagool this year. We’re devastated. We know. We grieve together. And oh yeah — on a personal note — the spirit of Salvatore “Butch” Gennetti will be with us, once again, the whole weekend, walking the streets he loved, in every hug, every laugh, every song. It is said in Malden Musings... • Made my Sunday morning as I drank my (dark roast) coffee and devoured my peach muffin at Honey Dew on Eastern Ave. with Joe and Dorothy as Ferryway School’s Tim Rufo made his grand entrance. I explained to Tim that it isn’t easy making the cut in Malden Musings, but Dorothy brought me back down to earth with “don’t people usually just have to say hello to you to make the column?!” Roasted! Well, here’s to Tim Rufo, not just for saying hello to me but for being an outstanding Maldonian. Keep up the great work, Tim. • Attention Maldonia! Avoid Highland Ave. at all costs! Recent work on Highland has made this main Maldonia artery virtually unpassable. Beloved Maldonian Marty Murphy implores all who are reading this to type your destination into WAZE and pray for the best. Remember contractors, “Be best!” Thank you, thank you very much (read in your best Elvis voice). • My sincerest condolences go out to Paul Joyce and his family on the loss of his mother Phyllis in early July. “Those that have passed on will never leave us until we have forgotten them.” Malden Musings remembers Phyllis Joyce. • Thank you, Councillors Steve Winslow, Ari Taylor and Amanda Mantone Linehan, for walking the walk and supporting Teamsters Local 25 — standing in solidarity with striking workers at Republic. I am sure the Dom’s steak tips you gifted them were very much appreciated. • The Boston Globe’s resident icon, Dan Shaughnessy, featured this wonderful little tribute to Arlington’s Ed Woods in a recent Sunday edition of his column: “RIP, Ed Woods, executive director of Fidelity House in Arlington FLEET CARD Check Out Our LOW PRICES!
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