History of Christmas Traditions
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 12/1997, revised 12/2007 and also the Boston City Paper, 12/2006 “Here we come a’ wassailing,” the Christmas song goes. The word “Wassail”…
Yes, Virginia, there is a hilarious Christmas column from me
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper 12/2007 Dear Editor — I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no…
Concert Review: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – MAGIC – At TD Bank North Garden November 19, 2007
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band — MAGIC At the TD Bank North Garden, Boston Monday, November 19, 2007 By Robert Gillis Bruce Springsteen. In Boston Garden. On my…
Review: Happy Birthday to me: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – MAGIC – Boston Garden 11/19/2007
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – MAGIC At the TD Bank North Garden, Boston Monday, November 19, 2007 By Robert Gillis Bruce Springsteen. In Boston Garden. On my…
Album Review: Bruce Springsteen MAGIC
Review: Bruce Springsteen, MAGIC (released October 2, 2007) By Robert Gillis Published in the Boston City Paper MAGIC is Bruce Springsteen’s new studio recording and his first with the E…
Chance encounter on Foxboro Common
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 11/2007 and updated here 7/11/2008 A few weeks ago, I completed work at the haunted house and left the Orpheum a little…
Samhain Magick Circle Ceremony in Salem Massachusetts on Halloween
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper 10/2007 The city of Salem Massachusetts is arguably the Halloween capital of the world, and on October 31…
Foxboro Jaycees-Orpheum Haunted House 2006 and 2007
Introduction: From 1989-2007, the Foxboro Jaycees Haunted House was the largest not-for-profit Haunt in New England, our biggest fundraiser, an extremely popular event attended by thousands of people, and my…
Early morning lunar eclipse a beautiful sight
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter August 2007 and Boston City Paper September 2007. Tuesday, August 28, 2007. I was up at the time my army friend Captain…
Gratitude follows hospital stay
By Robert Gills Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper 8/2007 My dear friend Bob Shea — one of Foxboro’s first citizens and friend to many of us…
Remembering Dad
by Robert GillisPublished in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper 6/2007 Fathers Day, 2007. I was 19 when Dad died after a long battle with cancer in 1984.…
Avoid Fraud: The Online Lottery Scam
by Robert Gillis published in the Boston City Paper 10/2007 SCAM: You receive an email from a someone you don’t know claiming you have won a large amount of money…
Cell Phone Abuse
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper, 5/2007 While I am generally not prone to murderous rage, I think one day I’m just going…
Lynda Walsh for Foxboro Selectman
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 4/2007 For many years, one of my personal, unwritten rules for this column was that I would not endorse candidates for political…
Review: SUPERMAN II: THE RICHARD DONNER CUT
SUPERMAN II: THE RICHARD DONNER CUT REVIEWby Robert Gillis4/2007 Published onSupermanCinema.co.uk SPOILER WARNING-THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SIGNIFICANT SPOILER INFORMATION ABOUT “SUPERMAN II: THE RICHARD DONNER CUT.” THE ROAD TO THE RICHARD…