December 9, 2025 • 37 mins
We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!
The Rise of Digital Parenting: How Remote Work & Screen Time can make an impact on parenting. Also how digital parentings comes into play now in custody battles.
Guest: Yonatan Levoritz – Attorney who practices family law
Biting cold persists. Another storm arrives Wednesday morning, leaving accumulating snow mainly west of Boston, with the city only seeing rain.
Guest: Ken Mahan – Boston Globe Meteorologist
Let’s Rock Cancer! Concert to Benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Cancer Care Access Program. Night of live music raises funds for community-based cancer care at Dana-Farber on December 12th.
Guest: Christopher Lathan, MD, MS, MPH, who is the Chief Clinical Access Officer at Dana-Farber
Professional Bull Riders (PBR) is coming to Manchester, New Hampshire this week at the SNHU Arena Dec. 12-13 at 7:45 p.m!
Guest: Bob Mitchell – Pro bull rider participating in the event
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's nice eyes with Dan Ray.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
I'm doing Beazy Boston's news radio.
Speaker 3 (00:07):
All right, the coals is back and it's back with
a vengeance.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
It was a cold day here in New England. You
don't need to be a weather man to know which
way the wind is blowing. It is Bob Dylan want saying.
I believe it was Dylan who's sang that. And you
don't need to be in New England to know it
was very cold today. We're gonna be talk with talking
with Ken Mahon, a Boston Globe meteorologist, about at a
fifteen On that we'll also talk about Let's Rock Cancer
(00:35):
concert to benefit the Dana Farmer Cancer Institute coming up?
When were you talking with doctor Christopher Lathan? And also
talk with a professional bull ruder, Bob Mitchell.
Speaker 3 (00:43):
My name's Dan Ray. Rob Brooks is back in the
control room.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
He's the host of the program, and we're going to
start off with Jonathan leverettz Yonathan, I hope I got
that first name.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
I think I got the second name correctly.
Speaker 1 (00:56):
You got both correctly. It was perfect. Thank you, excellent.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Always wander always great to welcome a fellow member of
the bar to at night side. You are a relatively
young member of the bar. I wish I was as
young as you are, and you've already built quite a
family law practice. And we're going to talk about the
rise of digital parenting. I want you to know that
(01:22):
is not a term that I was ever taught about
in law school back in the nineteen seventies.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
What does this mean?
Speaker 2 (01:30):
I know, obviously there's a lot more folks who are
now working double parents and all of that, and some
are working. My producer as a matter of fact, a
couple of days she works from home Tuesdays and Thursdays
to accommodate.
Speaker 3 (01:43):
A young child.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Tell us how this is impacting parenting and also your
practice in the practice of family law.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
Well, in terms of the practice of family law, it's
having a very interesting Basically, what's happening is is people
who were absent see parents going back before COVID are
now more available. Therefore they have the ability to contest
custody on a more regular basis. And basically what they
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do is they present themselves as a parent who has
the flexibility and the availability to go ahead and care
for the child more often in terms of the flexibility
of their schedule in terms of the actual impact. You're
seeing a lot of judges signed with parents who were
who were not available pre COVID, deciding with parents and
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giving more fifty to fifty splits in terms of actual
physical time with the child or giving custody to the parents.
Who is more readily available, who doesn't have to commute,
who doesn't necessarily have to go into the office, and
has the ability to basically practice from a computer.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
Well, the problem with that it would seem to me,
and again you're the expert, but it would seem to
me that they might be follow on modifications if all
of a sudden, a company tells the parent, the at
home parent, that.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
The COVID crisis is now over and they have to
come back and spend forty hours a week, nine to
five in the office. So are you getting judgments which
are then further modified.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
I mean it was seeing to me that this might
make your practice even more active.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
It does make the practice more active. You're not seeing
as many modifications as I would think you would see.
The volume is not there in terms of the modifications.
What you are seeing though, is parents who don't want
to go back to court because they're basically spent by
the process. This thing called litigation exhaustion, and people are
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exhausted by going through custody cases, and to a large extent,
they really just don't want to go back to court.
They don't want to see another judge, they don't want
to go through the process. Some do venture go out
and seek the modification. Others figure it's just a status
quo at that point in time. And even though it
was one factor that was argued a trial, it was
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but one factor.
Speaker 3 (04:11):
Yeah, it has to be.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
I never practiced family law when I was a pretty
active lawyer in the seventies and eighties, because I think
that's a tough way. You know, you're in very difficult circumstances.
I think people undervalue family law attorneys and underappreciate them.
(04:34):
I assume you're going to agree with me on that,
because yours is not an easy task.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
It's not. I mean, that's why some actually referred to
it as being the profcologist or a practitioner of law.
You're right up there. It's a very very difficult area
of law to practice. You deal with the emotional end
of things. You deal with people who are self destructive
in nature, and it's very difficult to co them down
(05:00):
and work with them. And you deal with people who
are at the height of acrimony in terms of fighting
for what they consider either a win or they consider
to be the most important decision an aspect of their life.
Speaker 3 (05:14):
And of course the people who suffer the most through
this are invariably the children.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
Absolutely, the children suffer horribly as a result of the litigation.
Contentious litigation typically results in children who have mixed loyalties
or in the alternative, choose a parent in the process.
Many times parents are alienating in the process. The children
suffer horribly. It creates horrible dysfunction in their lives. Instead
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of feeling like they can have two parents who can
love them, they feel as if they have to choose
one or the other in the process, which is a
horrible thing to have happened to a child.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
And we've had We've got to at least one case
coming up here in Massachutu, which is uh Turing. Well,
it's a criminal law case in which her mom good,
a good friend of mine, is representing this. This woman
who killed three children, three small children of hers uh
(06:16):
and then tried to commit suicide, jumped out a window
and a horrible, horrible case that that shocked our region. Family,
you know, to the outside world, seeming really all all fine,
and then the horrific news broke And it's just too
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bad that somehow, some way, one or both of the
parents could not have recognized the stress that one of
them was experiencing and gotten the help she needed before
she did what she did. And I'm assuming that as
a family practice family law attorney, that always has to
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be in the back of your mind when you get
these particularly contentious cases and children are involved, and particularly
when custody battles are involved. We've always seen so many
times when one of their parents takes it upon themselves
to kidnap a child or take the child, and that
only makes the whole situation worse. I don't envy the
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type of law that that you're practicing. It's so very important,
but has to be tough. I mean, there must be
knips when you wake up and look at the ceiling.
I'm assuming as a lawyer about what your clients may
be going through, what they might do, and what is
the impact on your client's children.
Speaker 1 (07:41):
Yes, it's always very difficult. You hear stories all the time,
just a few years ago, a person went from having
a supervised visitation to unsupervised visitation and jumps with himself
and his child on the first visit off a building
and again, and no one saw it beforehand because the
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guy presented as very well, you know, presented in a
way where it would be trustworthy and honest and be
able to take the child. And you constantly have stories
where people are taking children overseas or or dealing with
international custody disputes. It's a very unfortunate circumstance. But people feel,
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you know that basically, you know, they really have no
choice as opposed to the idea of sharing is caring.
They come to the conclusion that my child is not
with me, they shouldn't be here.
Speaker 3 (08:39):
Yeah, boy, I'll tell you that.
Speaker 2 (08:40):
So anyway, you gave some really good insight into what
the practice of lauras. And I know that you're licensed
in New York, so you're not able.
Speaker 3 (08:51):
Well, maybe you.
Speaker 2 (08:52):
Can come in by motion here in Massachusetts or in
New England. Is there a way that people can get
in touch with your your office if we have a
lot of listeners in New York as well, anyone who's
looking for family law attorney.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
How could they reach you?
Speaker 1 (09:10):
They can reach it through my website, which is Leverett's
l E V O R I t Z Law l
A W dot com Leverettlaw dot com.
Speaker 3 (09:21):
Jonathan, thank you very much. I do appreciate your time tonight.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
Tough subject, not one where there's a lot of really good,
happy endings, but thanks so much for sharing some time
with us tonight.
Speaker 1 (09:36):
Well, thank you so much for having me. I appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (09:39):
All right, thanks Jonathan.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
When we get back, we're going to talk about this biting,
persistent cold and it's already it's only December ninth. We
got Ken Mahan and the Boston Globe meteorologist coming up,
and we'll talk about what's it going to be like tomorrow.
I guess it's going to be more rainy tomorrow in
our neck of the woods, which we will appreciate. But
then we're going to go back into the deep freeze,
(10:02):
and I think there's the possibility, at least they were
alluding to the possibility of a snowstorm this weekend, maybe
coinciding with a football game of some importance at you'll
let's stadium. We'll sort it out all for you. Just
in a couple of moments. My name is Dan Ray.
This is Nightside on WVZ, Boston's news radio. You're on
Nightside with Dan Ray on w Boston's news radio. Want
(10:27):
to welcome Ken Mahon, Boston Globe meteorologist on but biting
cold persists.
Speaker 3 (10:32):
Hey, Ken, how are you today?
Speaker 2 (10:35):
Hey?
Speaker 4 (10:35):
I am doing fine and yes, unfortunately another round of
frigid air and some snowfall tomorrow coming into the region.
Speaker 2 (10:43):
Well, you know, this morning, I was down acrosson Beach
and I took my board down and I forgot to
bring my wet suit. It wasn't that bad. I was
in for about forty five minutes.
Speaker 4 (10:53):
I'll tell you what, without the wind, it's more tolerable,
isn't it all.
Speaker 2 (10:58):
Well, if you believe that, can I have a bridge
in Brooklyn that you might be asterressed in. I wouldn't
even have driven near Carson Beach today, never mind contemplated going.
Speaker 3 (11:08):
In the water. But I guess there are people who
still go in the water. I mean, I don't know
how they physically do it. I really don't, you know.
Speaker 4 (11:16):
I'm happy staying indoors with my thermostat on seventy degrees
and I'll take that route, you know, at least until
about April.
Speaker 3 (11:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (11:24):
So okay, so what are we looking at? So supposedly
I looked a little bit tonight. We're gonna get some
rain tomorrow in our neck of the woods, maybe a
little snow out west, but temperature is gonna warm up
a little overnight, but spring.
Speaker 3 (11:42):
Is not here. What I think you're gonna tell us? Right?
Speaker 4 (11:45):
Yeah, that's right. I mean, it's a welcome break with
this bitterly cold round after round that we've been experiencing. Tomorrow,
the greater Boston area will push into the mid and
upper forties. We actually might get some fifty degree readings
across the south shore leading towards the Cape. But this
will be a rain event. The storm coming in more
(12:06):
of an inside track, will bring snow to the northern
New England mountains, but rain really along the coast and
all of a sudden New England, including Boston down to Providence.
Speaker 3 (12:15):
So then you're watching something, as I believe, for the weekend,
with a particular eye on Sunday. There's some sort of
a football game going on Sunday at Jillett's Stadium. I
think I.
Speaker 4 (12:29):
Hear it's going to be a big one, right, Well.
Speaker 2 (12:31):
That's what depending upon there is. I mean, if the
Patriots win, they're in really good shape. Even if they
don't win, I think the road to the playoffs lies
ahead of them. But this is a big game. They
have a free shot at the Bills, a team that
they beat in Buffalo earlier this year. But we may
have another snow game, is what I think. Some of
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the meteorologists are suggesting. No one's predicting it because it's
only Tuesday, which is still five days, four and.
Speaker 3 (12:59):
A half days.
Speaker 2 (13:00):
Okay, what's it look like and where is this coming from?
Speaker 4 (13:04):
Well, it's a super progressive weather pattern, just meaning that
the systems crossing the country are moving at a faster
speed than normal. So you're absolutely right, five days out,
no way, shape and form. Do we have a grasp
on things better? So about forty eight hours to seventy
two hours ahead of time, what seems to be a
lock will be another shot of frigid air. So when
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the Bills come to Gillett, they'll be dealing with sub
freezing temperatures and pending if a storm can line up
with things you're talking about, the chance of some snowfall
in at least windy conditions. So you're talking about, you know,
kicking game being impacted, some slip footballs out there. But
it's still a little early. But what we know for
sure is yeah, we're going to be talking about game
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time temperatures sub freezing, probably within the twenties or so,
and that windshow might even bring it down into the
teams for sure.
Speaker 2 (13:57):
I prefer that if that's going to be the situation,
it would have been better if they were playing the Dolphins.
Speaker 3 (14:03):
You know, the.
Speaker 2 (14:04):
Dolphins would come up from Miami, because I think the
Patriots played played Miami early in the season down there,
which to me was crazy. But uh yeah, I guess
the Dolphins will have to come up here a little later.
Speaker 3 (14:20):
I believe uh no, no, no, no, the game was here.
I think that someone will be able to tell me.
Speaker 2 (14:25):
I think they played the Dolphins here and uh and
and now you know the Dolphins will went. That should
be a good game, that should be a good win anyway.
But what should we be keeping our eye on. Let
me get back to the weather here and get away
from football.
Speaker 3 (14:40):
What should we being our on?
Speaker 2 (14:42):
Are we talking about something coming out of the Rockies
or is there some cold coming down from Canada that
might meet up with some uh precipitation moving up along
the Atlanta coast.
Speaker 3 (14:53):
That's the two ways we we seem to get hit.
Speaker 4 (14:56):
Yeah, So this one is going to be a shot
coming from the Arctic actually spinning down from the Northwest
Territory of Canada in Alaska. It's going to traverse pretty
quickly into the upper Midwest Great Lakes and reach New
England in the Boston area by Sunday and then the
last lasting through at least Tuesday as of now. So
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this is some pretty decently cold Arctic air and that's
going to send our temperatures twenty to thirty degrees below
average starting Sunday afternoon right during game time and then
leading through the first couple of days of next week.
So it's an interesting weather pattern we've had over the
last three to four weeks. But this shot is coming
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from Canada and we'll feel it.
Speaker 2 (15:42):
By the way, I did double check. The Patriots played
down in Miami on September fourteenth, so Miami will come
up here for the final game of the season.
Speaker 4 (15:52):
It's going to be some hilly dolphin, I would think.
Speaker 3 (15:55):
So I know I always ask you this at this
time of year.
Speaker 2 (15:58):
Ken, So give me for asking, but what's the long term?
When I say long term, I'm talking about the rest
of December, January, and February. Are we looking at a
rough winter here?
Speaker 4 (16:10):
Yeah? I think so, And at least in terms of temperatures.
Right now, the jet stream is behaving. You know. Jet
stream is like the highway for our storms to take,
but it's behaving in a manner where we're seeing more
frequent storms but not as intense. So I do see
more precipitation, but limiting factors for block best of snowstorms. However,
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cold does seem to be the theme for the months ahead,
of months ahead, I will say one thing, And as
a meteorologist, you're looking ten to fourteen days out as
a bit of a crap shoot. But it does seem
like you might have a little bit of a warm
up around the Christmas Eve Christmas Day area. But that's
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just at this time throwing at dart at the dartboard,
but generally going to be cold in that I think,
what does.
Speaker 3 (17:01):
The La Nina or lowmino.
Speaker 2 (17:04):
I know you meteorologist guys look at this all the time.
The eastern what's at the eastern Pacific off the coast
of Mexico. Doesn't that give us some sort of an
indication of what our weather over the next the winter
months might be.
Speaker 4 (17:21):
Yeah, with a latina, it's cooler than normal sea surface
temperatures off off the west coast of South America, and
that basically will cool the atmosphere and push the jet
stream far to the north across the western half of
the US and then swing it back down south of
New England, which will invite colder than average temperatures into
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our region, you know, during the winter months. So that's
the behavior there. Typically with the flip almino it's warmer season,
then that kind of leads things to be warmed in
average here. But it's a weak linina with what we're seeing,
nothing too dramatic. But as of right now then Boston
is averaged eight degrees below average for the month of
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December so far, which is something we haven't seen in
the last couple of decembers.
Speaker 2 (18:09):
Yeah, I think I mentioned to you recently that I
always watch I look at that in the Sunday Globe
they give us the temperatures year to date and all
of that, And for the first time in the last
in the last few years. Our temperatures this year are
pretty close to where I guess.
Speaker 3 (18:25):
They're supposed to be.
Speaker 2 (18:28):
This is going to be not a cold year, but
very close to where it's where it should be when
all this is said and done, and we'll start anew
with that on January first, so we'll see what happens.
Speaker 3 (18:39):
Ken.
Speaker 2 (18:40):
Is always so appreciate you taking the time to spend
some time with us. One of my favorite guests because
I love talking about weather because I don't know a
lot about it, and every time I talk with you,
I learned something. So thanks very much for being available
as always. And if I.
Speaker 3 (18:55):
Don't get a chance to talk to you, hope you
have great holidays, whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukah, whatever your
holidays are, I wish.
Speaker 4 (19:01):
You the best and I appreciate the same to you,
your family, your friends, and everyone. Thank you so much.
Speaker 2 (19:07):
Sounds great, we'll talk. We'll talk again. We'll probably talk
before before before the holidays. Thanks Ken, Ken mahonad the
Boston Globe. Boston Globes Media, Roger you doing some TV
with them now?
Speaker 4 (19:17):
Correct? Yeah, that's right, Yeah, TV doing some radio and
they haven't everything, so that's good.
Speaker 3 (19:25):
That's good. Let me tell you it's not bad radio works,
trust me.
Speaker 4 (19:29):
I'll take it.
Speaker 3 (19:30):
All right, all right, Dan, all right, we're.
Speaker 2 (19:33):
Going to take a break at the bottom of the hour.
Here we have the news coming up and we will
be talking about a rock concert.
Speaker 1 (19:41):
You're on Night Side with Dan Ray on w Boston's
News Radio.
Speaker 2 (19:46):
Want to welcome doctor Christopher Latham. H He is the
chief Clinical Access Officer at Dana Farber. I've never heard
that term before, doctor Lathan. What exactly does the chief
Clinical Access Officer at Dana Farb or do?
Speaker 3 (20:00):
What is your position?
Speaker 4 (20:03):
Yeah?
Speaker 5 (20:04):
Thanks, Dan, I appreciate you asking me. I actually do
a couple of things. That role is really about making sure.
Speaker 6 (20:10):
That folks from the communities can have, you know, the
easiest pathway into our Systemso it really encompasses kind of
making sure it's easier folks to get.
Speaker 5 (20:21):
In for diagnosis and even looking at things that as
you know, the some of the red tape and barriers
that makes it hard for patients to come through, whether
it's insurance, things like that navigation program. So that's part
of my responsibilities.
Speaker 3 (20:33):
Yeah, well, that's great. I assume that's what it was.
Speaker 2 (20:36):
But I had never seen the term associated with someone
of your statute, So I took a shot to ask,
and he gave me the answer that I expected. So
you're also, I guess, a bit of a music guy,
because you're very much involved in this night of live
music that's going to raise money for community based cancer
(20:56):
care Dana Farber. This event, the Let's Rock Cancer Concert,
is going to be at the Somerville Theater this Friday night,
like three nights from now. We're talking about being within
seventy two hours. Tell us about it.
Speaker 5 (21:12):
Yeah, so we've been a it's a great event.
Speaker 4 (21:14):
You're right.
Speaker 5 (21:14):
I am a music guy, like all different types of music,
but I came up listening to in addition to blues
and R and B, rock music was a big part
of it. But it was a cancer survivor who actually
started this event three years ago, Steven Moore. It was
his story. He got great care at the Dana Farber
and then he came back and said, hey, I want
to make sure that everybody can get this kind of care.
(21:36):
And he happens to be a drummer in addition to
be an architect, and he really, you know, set up
this event and so to really to focus on supporting
our program to get out to you know, care into
the community. So he set up This is the third
year and it's really been great. We've really been growing
each year and it's a good time you come out.
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You hear some great local bands and support a great cause.
So it's really his vision and I'm happy to help him,
you know, to help him make it go. It's really fantastic.
Speaker 3 (22:07):
I am I am not a.
Speaker 2 (22:08):
Huge music guy other than listening, you know to music
and the radio, So I don't know the scene here
in Boston, but I guess the event is open to
people of all ages. Tickets for general admission start at
twenty five dollars, which is a reasonable even if you're
just going to go and listen to the music. Also,
I guess there'll be surprises, including a show poster and
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T shirt mirked that will be signed depending upon different levels.
Speaker 3 (22:40):
What what do you hope to raise? I mean, this
is going to have an impact.
Speaker 2 (22:44):
I don't know if you want to put a dollar
figure on it, or if you want to try to
get beyond what you did a couple of years ago
or a year ago.
Speaker 3 (22:52):
What have you built on each year being more successful
than the prior.
Speaker 5 (22:57):
Yees, so it has been each year has gotten a
little bit better. As far as you know, the overall goal,
you know, Steven would say, he would say he has
delusions of making it even bigger, So I would say
that what we're looking for, you know, as far as
the you know, the exact amount of money, you know,
I think unlike some other events, you know, and I
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want to say, you know, be great if we could
get to even you know, fifteen twenty thousand dollars, that
would be great. Honestly, yeah, I think, honestly it would
be you know, the bands donate their time, the space
is donated. So what we would like to do is
continue to generate the momentum because we feel like the
more people come, have a good time, listened to some
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great local bands, and then, you know, as it gets
bigger and bigger, the opportunity to make the event. You
remember the Red Sox used to do you know Hotstole you.
Speaker 2 (23:53):
Know, yeah, we grew up in Brandon Royal, the starting
pitcher as I guess, a very successful now professional musician.
I don't know if you're a Red Sox fan, but
Arroyo pitch for the Red Sox in the early part
of this twenty first century. Pretty good pitcher, by the way,
and then went on absolutely for Cincinnati as well. So
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there's a guy who had musical jeans as well as
athletic jeans. Best known, I think for when a rod
was running down the first baseline he had tapped the
ball that the arroyo had picked and tried to knock
it out of Arroyo's hend and a very you know,
unsportsman like move, and then he ended up I think
(24:39):
with Jason Verifakt Veritex Catcher's mitt with face.
Speaker 5 (24:44):
Yeah, I remember I watched that game with everybody else
on Pinzonidos. Absolutely yeah.
Speaker 3 (24:49):
Okay. So some of the groups, and again I'm just
gonna mention here.
Speaker 2 (24:54):
Vapors of morphine. Well, that's a good one for a
doctor to be involved with.
Speaker 3 (24:59):
I don't know that.
Speaker 2 (25:00):
The Chelsea Curve, uh maka and the Myers, Now that's
a group I could associate with. And the Ray Experience
uh and also a group a band called Go exclamation Point.
Uh So is this mostly rock music? You must know
these bands much.
Speaker 3 (25:15):
Better than I do.
Speaker 5 (25:17):
Yeah, so it is. It is rock music. They all
have different styles, you know, you know, they all come
at things a different way. I think, you know, Diffre's
Morphine and Chelsea Curve have been playing for a long
time and they've you know, really have been established and
have establish established fan bases, you know, and uh you
know Muck and the Myers and Ray Leonardo Experience. They're
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all local and uh Ray actually plays a lot of
different styles blues rock, some fusion as well. And so
I've been able to be, you know, really be exposed
to the bands over the last three years, and I
really enjoy them. I enjoyed all of them. I I
and I really honestly it's my friends too. I'm local.
I grew up in Springfield, and I've got friends who
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we saw old rock shows and they come, yes to
support the event, but also to you know, just to
be part of the local scene. So it's just a
good way to come out, you know, spend a little
time and enjoy some music and support to cause that
you know, I think everybody can get along with, which
is you know, I want to make sure everybody can
have the same access to great care, and if we
get more support, we can help patients, you know in
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even more important ways.
Speaker 3 (26:23):
What does the venue hold in terms of potential attendance.
Speaker 2 (26:26):
I mean just one of these things that people should
call in and get the tickets early, or do you
think they walk ups on Friday night the show starts
at six point thirty.
Speaker 3 (26:35):
I can we'll be able to get into the doors.
How much room do you have over there?
Speaker 5 (26:40):
So after I say, I don't know if the top
of my head, but I'm not worried about capacity. So
the ball room this is a small if you know
the Summerville. There's a bigger auditorium downstairs, and there's one
upstairs that's a little bit smaller, but it's you know,
normal sized stage. It's got two bars and as well
as a large area and in the front of the bands.
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So there's not gonna be a problem getting tickets. I
know Steven likes to have people do it beforehand. It
gets a good gives us a good idea of who
might be coming. But you can buy tickets at the
door walk up as well. And then also if you
go onto the Crystal ball Room website, they also there's
opportunities for you to even if you can't make it,
if you want to just donate, there is an opportunity
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to do that. If you go on the website as well. So,
but but there's no problem. There won't be any issue
with getting in. We don't expect that that would be
a problem at all.
Speaker 3 (27:32):
Okay, that website is all one word Crystal Ballroom Boston
dot com. No truth to the rumor. I'm sure you
kind of comment on this that Aerosmith may may show up.
Speaker 5 (27:43):
Right.
Speaker 3 (27:43):
Let's you got to give me a no comment on that.
I'm only I'm only teasing you.
Speaker 2 (27:48):
If anybody's listening, I'm teasing of just having a little
bit of fun with my guest.
Speaker 3 (27:54):
If you can get Alil Smith there some night, that
would be a bad would be a bad one.
Speaker 5 (27:59):
I would not be a bad I turn it off.
I've seen them before.
Speaker 3 (28:01):
I love it.
Speaker 5 (28:02):
If they if they can, that'd be great.
Speaker 2 (28:04):
No, but we can't stop rovers Erosmith is not gonna
be there. I know I was tempted. Doc, I'm sorry.
I'm a bad talk show host when I say something like.
Speaker 3 (28:16):
Thanks very much.
Speaker 2 (28:17):
Doctor Christopher Lathan Uh he's the Chief Clinical Access Officer
at Dana Farber Let's Rock Cancer Concert to benefit Dana
Farber Cancer Institute's Cancer Cure Access program. Live music raises
funds for community based cancer care at Dana Farber this
Friday night, starting at six thirty at the Somerville Theater
December twelfth, be there of b Square. Thanks doctor Latham.
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Really do appreciate your time tonight.
Speaker 5 (28:41):
Thank you very much. Appreciate you having me on.
Speaker 3 (28:43):
All Right, we'll talk too, we come back.
Speaker 2 (28:45):
We're gonna talk about another type of entertainment, not musical
and Aerosmith probably won't be at this event.
Speaker 3 (28:51):
EI.
Speaker 2 (28:52):
They're gonna talk about the professional bull rider, Bob Mitchell,
about the professional the Professional bull Rider event, the PBR
Professional bull Right Event coming up this weekend in Manchester,
New Hampshire at the Southern New Hampshire Arena, Southern New
Hampshire University Arena that's in downtown Manchester, New Hampshire, December
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twelfth and thirteenth, two days Friday and Saturday at seven
forty five. This will be a fun conversation coming up
on the other side of the break.
Speaker 1 (29:29):
Night side with Dan Ray. I'MBZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 3 (29:35):
Welcome back.
Speaker 2 (29:35):
Everyone delighted to be joined by Bob Mitchell. He's a
professional bull rider and bull riding is coming to the Manchester,
New Hampshire Arena, New Hampshire, Southern New Hampshire University Arena
in downtown Manchester, New Hampshire. Bob Mitchell, welcome to New England.
You guys have always done well at this time and
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you bring the sport up here to New England. Tell
us for those who are not bull riding experts, this
is an exciting competition. How how many rides do you take?
How many athletes are participating? And when someone goes either
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Friday or Saturday night, how many times are they gonna
watch that that shoot open and guys like you try
to hold on?
Speaker 3 (30:28):
What's it?
Speaker 2 (30:28):
Eight seconds? You gotta hold on and that's a successful ride.
But that's a long eight seconds, I'll bet.
Speaker 7 (30:34):
Oh yeah, yeah, for a qualified ride is eight seconds.
And there is I believe about forty five guys that
they bring to each deal. So Friday night there should
be about forty five guys riding, and then Saturday night
there'll be about forty five guys riding. But then there's
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also I believe a twelve in short rounds, So everybody
at the top twelve in the event moves on to
the short round and then that's where the best bulls are.
Speaker 3 (31:12):
How many? How many bulls that to choose from?
Speaker 2 (31:15):
I mean, you know, I don't know a lot about
bull riding, but I'm just wondering how many of these bulls.
Speaker 3 (31:22):
Are are utilized at an event like this? Or is
it seven or eight or ten or more?
Speaker 4 (31:28):
No, so.
Speaker 7 (31:30):
We don't buck, so they won't buck a bull twice
to night, like they can only buck a bull once
a night, so that at least forty five bulls per night?
Speaker 2 (31:42):
Wow, do you guys bring the bulls with you? I mean,
I kind of imagine there's forty five bulls up here
in New England. I assume you must must bring them
up right.
Speaker 7 (31:56):
So there's a bunch of different stock contractors pretty much
like all around the United States. A bunch of im
from like Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri. But then there's a bunch
like South Carolina, Pennsylvania. So it's usually a group of contractors, five, ten,
twelve contractors that bring a trailer load of bulls to
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each event.
Speaker 3 (32:18):
Now, how long you've been doing this? Spot?
Speaker 7 (32:23):
So I've been riding since I was eleven. Just turn eleven,
so I've been riding twelve years now.
Speaker 3 (32:33):
Okay, so you're still a young guy.
Speaker 2 (32:35):
I mean, you're twenty three years old. If I'm doing
my math right, how dangerous the sport is this? I'm
assuming it is a dangerous sport. Every sport is dangerous,
but you know this is this has to be at
the top of the chart in terms of danger to
the to the riders.
Speaker 7 (32:55):
Yeah, sir. The biggest thing is is because so like
you're going to football or you're going to Boston or MMA,
whatever you're talking about, it's two people going against each
other or multiple people going against each other. Right, But
this is a living, breathing animal that has the mind
of his own can do whatever he wants. But they're
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big enough where I mean they could they could kill
you without any time. Yeah, Like it's I mean, it's
it's a dangerous sport. But then you got to think
about it as in, it don't matter what you're doing.
It's I mean, it's dangerous to be driving down the road.
Speaker 2 (33:32):
No, I understand that, but you know, I'm assuming that
in your in your career, here's a bull rider, your
time is a bull rider.
Speaker 3 (33:38):
You've had more than a few injuries.
Speaker 7 (33:41):
I've had a couple of years then, but good Lord's
kept me pretty nang pretty name stage so far.
Speaker 3 (33:47):
Yeah, uh.
Speaker 2 (33:48):
And you gotta love the clowns that are out there
distracting the bulls. So when when you finish the ride,
hopefully after eight seconds and you you leave the bull,
that that as you're trying to scram uh you know,
and get the safety, the guys in the clown suits
are out there trying to do the best to keep
the bull away. Yes.
Speaker 7 (34:08):
Sure, so there's actually two back in the day, like
back in the eighties nineties, like they used to be
like this rodeo clowns, but now there's a clown out
there and he's for the act to keep the crowd entertained.
But then there's also bullfighters that stay out there. There's
three bullfighters per event, and they're sticularly out there just
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to keep the guys safe.
Speaker 2 (34:30):
So I say, when you say bullfighters, you're talking about
the type of guys who in Spain had the cape
and all of that. Are these guys who.
Speaker 7 (34:40):
No way, no way, different deal. These guys are just
for protection of the riders, okay, yes, sure uh.
Speaker 2 (34:48):
And do they have anything to protect themselves and you
other than their own wits and.
Speaker 7 (34:53):
Their own strength, But they have I mean like they
get a bunch of like they're ankle tape and stuff.
But they but they have a ticctive there that they
wear that's like a hard plant material.
Speaker 2 (35:09):
Man, I'll tell you this is uh let's let's uh,
let's give some people an idea. This is Friday night
and Saturday night. When do you guys get into town?
How when do you when do you hit Manchester?
Speaker 7 (35:22):
So I fly in Wednesday evening, but most everybody is
gonna fly in tie Thursday, Okay.
Speaker 3 (35:29):
Uh And they can go to get tickets just that.
I believe PBR dot com right.
Speaker 7 (35:36):
I would say so yes.
Speaker 2 (35:38):
So there's general tickets, uh, and there's also premium tickets.
So if people what do they get with a premium
ticket experience? They get a little behind the scenes uh
action what what what comes with a premium ticket? Better seats?
Speaker 7 (35:54):
Yeah, I believe. I don't remember exactly what it's called,
but I believe with the premium ticket they have uh. So,
like they get there before the event and then a
couple of riders come out and talk to them, okay,
and kind of show them around, kind of tell them
what what, just kind of get back on that stage view.
Speaker 3 (36:14):
Okay. I like that look, congratulations this is your first time.
Speaker 7 (36:20):
In New England or no, I believe second time.
Speaker 3 (36:24):
Second time. Well, Bob, I wish your safe trip to
New England.
Speaker 2 (36:27):
I hope you succeed and win the the competition this weekend,
and I hope you get a big crowd up there
because it's, uh, it's something that many of us here
in New England have never seen before. So uh, get
out there and stay safe and and have some fun.
Manchester has some nice restaurants up there.
Speaker 7 (36:44):
Okay, yes, sir, I sure do appreciate.
Speaker 2 (36:47):
It, all right, Bob, Bob Mitchell from the Professional Bull
Riders Association, And again the seats are just just go
to pb R, the letters PS and Peter Bob as
it be, as Bob and our is in Railroad PBRU
dot com and that will that will get you to
what you what you need to do to to get
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your seats, as simple as that. It's it's a different
type experience, but let me tell you, just just go
for it. You also get him through ticket Master as well. Manchester,
New Hampshire. Uh, it's going to be quite an event.
We'll be back right after the nine o'clock news and
we're going to talk about anti Semitism in Massachusetts with
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a member of the Governor's Commission uh to Combat Anti Semitism,
Dave Friedman, who also works as an executive vice president
and a lawyer for the Boston Red Sox and a
great guy.
Speaker 3 (37:43):
We'll be back on Nightside right after the nine o'clock
news
It's nice eyes with Dan Ray.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
I'm doing Beazy Boston's news radio.
Speaker 3 (00:07):
All right, the coals is back and it's back with
a vengeance.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
It was a cold day here in New England. You
don't need to be a weather man to know which
way the wind is blowing. It is Bob Dylan want saying.
I believe it was Dylan who's sang that. And you
don't need to be in New England to know it
was very cold today. We're gonna be talk with talking
with Ken Mahon, a Boston Globe meteorologist, about at a
fifteen On that we'll also talk about Let's Rock Cancer
(00:35):
concert to benefit the Dana Farmer Cancer Institute coming up?
When were you talking with doctor Christopher Lathan? And also
talk with a professional bull ruder, Bob Mitchell.
Speaker 3 (00:43):
My name's Dan Ray. Rob Brooks is back in the
control room.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
He's the host of the program, and we're going to
start off with Jonathan leverettz Yonathan, I hope I got
that first name.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
I think I got the second name correctly.
Speaker 1 (00:56):
You got both correctly. It was perfect. Thank you, excellent.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Always wander always great to welcome a fellow member of
the bar to at night side. You are a relatively
young member of the bar. I wish I was as
young as you are, and you've already built quite a
family law practice. And we're going to talk about the
rise of digital parenting. I want you to know that
(01:22):
is not a term that I was ever taught about
in law school back in the nineteen seventies.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
What does this mean?
Speaker 2 (01:30):
I know, obviously there's a lot more folks who are
now working double parents and all of that, and some
are working. My producer as a matter of fact, a
couple of days she works from home Tuesdays and Thursdays
to accommodate.
Speaker 3 (01:43):
A young child.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Tell us how this is impacting parenting and also your
practice in the practice of family law.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
Well, in terms of the practice of family law, it's
having a very interesting Basically, what's happening is is people
who were absent see parents going back before COVID are
now more available. Therefore they have the ability to contest
custody on a more regular basis. And basically what they
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do is they present themselves as a parent who has
the flexibility and the availability to go ahead and care
for the child more often in terms of the flexibility
of their schedule in terms of the actual impact. You're
seeing a lot of judges signed with parents who were
who were not available pre COVID, deciding with parents and
(02:37):
giving more fifty to fifty splits in terms of actual
physical time with the child or giving custody to the parents.
Who is more readily available, who doesn't have to commute,
who doesn't necessarily have to go into the office, and
has the ability to basically practice from a computer.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
Well, the problem with that it would seem to me,
and again you're the expert, but it would seem to
me that they might be follow on modifications if all
of a sudden, a company tells the parent, the at
home parent, that.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
The COVID crisis is now over and they have to
come back and spend forty hours a week, nine to
five in the office. So are you getting judgments which
are then further modified.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
I mean it was seeing to me that this might
make your practice even more active.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
It does make the practice more active. You're not seeing
as many modifications as I would think you would see.
The volume is not there in terms of the modifications.
What you are seeing though, is parents who don't want
to go back to court because they're basically spent by
the process. This thing called litigation exhaustion, and people are
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exhausted by going through custody cases, and to a large extent,
they really just don't want to go back to court.
They don't want to see another judge, they don't want
to go through the process. Some do venture go out
and seek the modification. Others figure it's just a status
quo at that point in time. And even though it
was one factor that was argued a trial, it was
(04:09):
but one factor.
Speaker 3 (04:11):
Yeah, it has to be.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
I never practiced family law when I was a pretty
active lawyer in the seventies and eighties, because I think
that's a tough way. You know, you're in very difficult circumstances.
I think people undervalue family law attorneys and underappreciate them.
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I assume you're going to agree with me on that,
because yours is not an easy task.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
It's not. I mean, that's why some actually referred to
it as being the profcologist or a practitioner of law.
You're right up there. It's a very very difficult area
of law to practice. You deal with the emotional end
of things. You deal with people who are self destructive
in nature, and it's very difficult to co them down
(05:00):
and work with them. And you deal with people who
are at the height of acrimony in terms of fighting
for what they consider either a win or they consider
to be the most important decision an aspect of their life.
Speaker 3 (05:14):
And of course the people who suffer the most through
this are invariably the children.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
Absolutely, the children suffer horribly as a result of the litigation.
Contentious litigation typically results in children who have mixed loyalties
or in the alternative, choose a parent in the process.
Many times parents are alienating in the process. The children
suffer horribly. It creates horrible dysfunction in their lives. Instead
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of feeling like they can have two parents who can
love them, they feel as if they have to choose
one or the other in the process, which is a
horrible thing to have happened to a child.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
And we've had We've got to at least one case
coming up here in Massachutu, which is uh Turing. Well,
it's a criminal law case in which her mom good,
a good friend of mine, is representing this. This woman
who killed three children, three small children of hers uh
(06:16):
and then tried to commit suicide, jumped out a window
and a horrible, horrible case that that shocked our region. Family,
you know, to the outside world, seeming really all all fine,
and then the horrific news broke And it's just too
(06:36):
bad that somehow, some way, one or both of the
parents could not have recognized the stress that one of
them was experiencing and gotten the help she needed before
she did what she did. And I'm assuming that as
a family practice family law attorney, that always has to
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be in the back of your mind when you get
these particularly contentious cases and children are involved, and particularly
when custody battles are involved. We've always seen so many
times when one of their parents takes it upon themselves
to kidnap a child or take the child, and that
only makes the whole situation worse. I don't envy the
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type of law that that you're practicing. It's so very important,
but has to be tough. I mean, there must be
knips when you wake up and look at the ceiling.
I'm assuming as a lawyer about what your clients may
be going through, what they might do, and what is
the impact on your client's children.
Speaker 1 (07:41):
Yes, it's always very difficult. You hear stories all the time,
just a few years ago, a person went from having
a supervised visitation to unsupervised visitation and jumps with himself
and his child on the first visit off a building
and again, and no one saw it beforehand because the
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guy presented as very well, you know, presented in a
way where it would be trustworthy and honest and be
able to take the child. And you constantly have stories
where people are taking children overseas or or dealing with
international custody disputes. It's a very unfortunate circumstance. But people feel,
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you know that basically, you know, they really have no
choice as opposed to the idea of sharing is caring.
They come to the conclusion that my child is not
with me, they shouldn't be here.
Speaker 3 (08:39):
Yeah, boy, I'll tell you that.
Speaker 2 (08:40):
So anyway, you gave some really good insight into what
the practice of lauras. And I know that you're licensed
in New York, so you're not able.
Speaker 3 (08:51):
Well, maybe you.
Speaker 2 (08:52):
Can come in by motion here in Massachusetts or in
New England. Is there a way that people can get
in touch with your your office if we have a
lot of listeners in New York as well, anyone who's
looking for family law attorney.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
How could they reach you?
Speaker 1 (09:10):
They can reach it through my website, which is Leverett's
l E V O R I t Z Law l
A W dot com Leverettlaw dot com.
Speaker 3 (09:21):
Jonathan, thank you very much. I do appreciate your time tonight.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
Tough subject, not one where there's a lot of really good,
happy endings, but thanks so much for sharing some time
with us tonight.
Speaker 1 (09:36):
Well, thank you so much for having me. I appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (09:39):
All right, thanks Jonathan.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
When we get back, we're going to talk about this biting,
persistent cold and it's already it's only December ninth. We
got Ken Mahan and the Boston Globe meteorologist coming up,
and we'll talk about what's it going to be like tomorrow.
I guess it's going to be more rainy tomorrow in
our neck of the woods, which we will appreciate. But
then we're going to go back into the deep freeze,
(10:02):
and I think there's the possibility, at least they were
alluding to the possibility of a snowstorm this weekend, maybe
coinciding with a football game of some importance at you'll
let's stadium. We'll sort it out all for you. Just
in a couple of moments. My name is Dan Ray.
This is Nightside on WVZ, Boston's news radio. You're on
Nightside with Dan Ray on w Boston's news radio. Want
(10:27):
to welcome Ken Mahon, Boston Globe meteorologist on but biting
cold persists.
Speaker 3 (10:32):
Hey, Ken, how are you today?
Speaker 2 (10:35):
Hey?
Speaker 4 (10:35):
I am doing fine and yes, unfortunately another round of
frigid air and some snowfall tomorrow coming into the region.
Speaker 2 (10:43):
Well, you know, this morning, I was down acrosson Beach
and I took my board down and I forgot to
bring my wet suit. It wasn't that bad. I was
in for about forty five minutes.
Speaker 4 (10:53):
I'll tell you what, without the wind, it's more tolerable,
isn't it all.
Speaker 2 (10:58):
Well, if you believe that, can I have a bridge
in Brooklyn that you might be asterressed in. I wouldn't
even have driven near Carson Beach today, never mind contemplated going.
Speaker 3 (11:08):
In the water. But I guess there are people who
still go in the water. I mean, I don't know
how they physically do it. I really don't, you know.
Speaker 4 (11:16):
I'm happy staying indoors with my thermostat on seventy degrees
and I'll take that route, you know, at least until
about April.
Speaker 3 (11:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (11:24):
So okay, so what are we looking at? So supposedly
I looked a little bit tonight. We're gonna get some
rain tomorrow in our neck of the woods, maybe a
little snow out west, but temperature is gonna warm up
a little overnight, but spring.
Speaker 3 (11:42):
Is not here. What I think you're gonna tell us? Right?
Speaker 4 (11:45):
Yeah, that's right. I mean, it's a welcome break with
this bitterly cold round after round that we've been experiencing. Tomorrow,
the greater Boston area will push into the mid and
upper forties. We actually might get some fifty degree readings
across the south shore leading towards the Cape. But this
will be a rain event. The storm coming in more
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of an inside track, will bring snow to the northern
New England mountains, but rain really along the coast and
all of a sudden New England, including Boston down to Providence.
Speaker 3 (12:15):
So then you're watching something, as I believe, for the weekend,
with a particular eye on Sunday. There's some sort of
a football game going on Sunday at Jillett's Stadium. I
think I.
Speaker 4 (12:29):
Hear it's going to be a big one, right, Well.
Speaker 2 (12:31):
That's what depending upon there is. I mean, if the
Patriots win, they're in really good shape. Even if they
don't win, I think the road to the playoffs lies
ahead of them. But this is a big game. They
have a free shot at the Bills, a team that
they beat in Buffalo earlier this year. But we may
have another snow game, is what I think. Some of
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the meteorologists are suggesting. No one's predicting it because it's
only Tuesday, which is still five days, four and.
Speaker 3 (12:59):
A half days.
Speaker 2 (13:00):
Okay, what's it look like and where is this coming from?
Speaker 4 (13:04):
Well, it's a super progressive weather pattern, just meaning that
the systems crossing the country are moving at a faster
speed than normal. So you're absolutely right, five days out,
no way, shape and form. Do we have a grasp
on things better? So about forty eight hours to seventy
two hours ahead of time, what seems to be a
lock will be another shot of frigid air. So when
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the Bills come to Gillett, they'll be dealing with sub
freezing temperatures and pending if a storm can line up
with things you're talking about, the chance of some snowfall
in at least windy conditions. So you're talking about, you know,
kicking game being impacted, some slip footballs out there. But
it's still a little early. But what we know for
sure is yeah, we're going to be talking about game
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time temperatures sub freezing, probably within the twenties or so,
and that windshow might even bring it down into the
teams for sure.
Speaker 2 (13:57):
I prefer that if that's going to be the situation,
it would have been better if they were playing the Dolphins.
Speaker 3 (14:03):
You know, the.
Speaker 2 (14:04):
Dolphins would come up from Miami, because I think the
Patriots played played Miami early in the season down there,
which to me was crazy. But uh yeah, I guess
the Dolphins will have to come up here a little later.
Speaker 3 (14:20):
I believe uh no, no, no, no, the game was here.
I think that someone will be able to tell me.
Speaker 2 (14:25):
I think they played the Dolphins here and uh and
and now you know the Dolphins will went. That should
be a good game, that should be a good win anyway.
But what should we be keeping our eye on. Let
me get back to the weather here and get away
from football.
Speaker 3 (14:40):
What should we being our on?
Speaker 2 (14:42):
Are we talking about something coming out of the Rockies
or is there some cold coming down from Canada that
might meet up with some uh precipitation moving up along
the Atlanta coast.
Speaker 3 (14:53):
That's the two ways we we seem to get hit.
Speaker 4 (14:56):
Yeah, So this one is going to be a shot
coming from the Arctic actually spinning down from the Northwest
Territory of Canada in Alaska. It's going to traverse pretty
quickly into the upper Midwest Great Lakes and reach New
England in the Boston area by Sunday and then the
last lasting through at least Tuesday as of now. So
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this is some pretty decently cold Arctic air and that's
going to send our temperatures twenty to thirty degrees below
average starting Sunday afternoon right during game time and then
leading through the first couple of days of next week.
So it's an interesting weather pattern we've had over the
last three to four weeks. But this shot is coming
(15:39):
from Canada and we'll feel it.
Speaker 2 (15:42):
By the way, I did double check. The Patriots played
down in Miami on September fourteenth, so Miami will come
up here for the final game of the season.
Speaker 4 (15:52):
It's going to be some hilly dolphin, I would think.
Speaker 3 (15:55):
So I know I always ask you this at this
time of year.
Speaker 2 (15:58):
Ken, So give me for asking, but what's the long term?
When I say long term, I'm talking about the rest
of December, January, and February. Are we looking at a
rough winter here?
Speaker 4 (16:10):
Yeah? I think so, And at least in terms of temperatures.
Right now, the jet stream is behaving. You know. Jet
stream is like the highway for our storms to take,
but it's behaving in a manner where we're seeing more
frequent storms but not as intense. So I do see
more precipitation, but limiting factors for block best of snowstorms. However,
(16:33):
cold does seem to be the theme for the months ahead,
of months ahead, I will say one thing, And as
a meteorologist, you're looking ten to fourteen days out as
a bit of a crap shoot. But it does seem
like you might have a little bit of a warm
up around the Christmas Eve Christmas Day area. But that's
(16:54):
just at this time throwing at dart at the dartboard,
but generally going to be cold in that I think,
what does.
Speaker 3 (17:01):
The La Nina or lowmino.
Speaker 2 (17:04):
I know you meteorologist guys look at this all the time.
The eastern what's at the eastern Pacific off the coast
of Mexico. Doesn't that give us some sort of an
indication of what our weather over the next the winter
months might be.
Speaker 4 (17:21):
Yeah, with a latina, it's cooler than normal sea surface
temperatures off off the west coast of South America, and
that basically will cool the atmosphere and push the jet
stream far to the north across the western half of
the US and then swing it back down south of
New England, which will invite colder than average temperatures into
(17:43):
our region, you know, during the winter months. So that's
the behavior there. Typically with the flip almino it's warmer season,
then that kind of leads things to be warmed in
average here. But it's a weak linina with what we're seeing,
nothing too dramatic. But as of right now then Boston
is averaged eight degrees below average for the month of
(18:04):
December so far, which is something we haven't seen in
the last couple of decembers.
Speaker 2 (18:09):
Yeah, I think I mentioned to you recently that I
always watch I look at that in the Sunday Globe
they give us the temperatures year to date and all
of that, And for the first time in the last
in the last few years. Our temperatures this year are
pretty close to where I guess.
Speaker 3 (18:25):
They're supposed to be.
Speaker 2 (18:28):
This is going to be not a cold year, but
very close to where it's where it should be when
all this is said and done, and we'll start anew
with that on January first, so we'll see what happens.
Speaker 3 (18:39):
Ken.
Speaker 2 (18:40):
Is always so appreciate you taking the time to spend
some time with us. One of my favorite guests because
I love talking about weather because I don't know a
lot about it, and every time I talk with you,
I learned something. So thanks very much for being available
as always. And if I.
Speaker 3 (18:55):
Don't get a chance to talk to you, hope you
have great holidays, whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukah, whatever your
holidays are, I wish.
Speaker 4 (19:01):
You the best and I appreciate the same to you,
your family, your friends, and everyone. Thank you so much.
Speaker 2 (19:07):
Sounds great, we'll talk. We'll talk again. We'll probably talk
before before before the holidays. Thanks Ken, Ken mahonad the
Boston Globe. Boston Globes Media, Roger you doing some TV
with them now?
Speaker 4 (19:17):
Correct? Yeah, that's right, Yeah, TV doing some radio and
they haven't everything, so that's good.
Speaker 3 (19:25):
That's good. Let me tell you it's not bad radio works,
trust me.
Speaker 4 (19:29):
I'll take it.
Speaker 3 (19:30):
All right, all right, Dan, all right, we're.
Speaker 2 (19:33):
Going to take a break at the bottom of the hour.
Here we have the news coming up and we will
be talking about a rock concert.
Speaker 1 (19:41):
You're on Night Side with Dan Ray on w Boston's
News Radio.
Speaker 2 (19:46):
Want to welcome doctor Christopher Latham. H He is the
chief Clinical Access Officer at Dana Farber. I've never heard
that term before, doctor Lathan. What exactly does the chief
Clinical Access Officer at Dana Farb or do?
Speaker 3 (20:00):
What is your position?
Speaker 4 (20:03):
Yeah?
Speaker 5 (20:04):
Thanks, Dan, I appreciate you asking me. I actually do
a couple of things. That role is really about making sure.
Speaker 6 (20:10):
That folks from the communities can have, you know, the
easiest pathway into our Systemso it really encompasses kind of
making sure it's easier folks to get.
Speaker 5 (20:21):
In for diagnosis and even looking at things that as
you know, the some of the red tape and barriers
that makes it hard for patients to come through, whether
it's insurance, things like that navigation program. So that's part
of my responsibilities.
Speaker 3 (20:33):
Yeah, well, that's great. I assume that's what it was.
Speaker 2 (20:36):
But I had never seen the term associated with someone
of your statute, So I took a shot to ask,
and he gave me the answer that I expected. So
you're also, I guess, a bit of a music guy,
because you're very much involved in this night of live
music that's going to raise money for community based cancer
(20:56):
care Dana Farber. This event, the Let's Rock Cancer Concert,
is going to be at the Somerville Theater this Friday night,
like three nights from now. We're talking about being within
seventy two hours. Tell us about it.
Speaker 5 (21:12):
Yeah, so we've been a it's a great event.
Speaker 4 (21:14):
You're right.
Speaker 5 (21:14):
I am a music guy, like all different types of music,
but I came up listening to in addition to blues
and R and B, rock music was a big part
of it. But it was a cancer survivor who actually
started this event three years ago, Steven Moore. It was
his story. He got great care at the Dana Farber
and then he came back and said, hey, I want
to make sure that everybody can get this kind of care.
(21:36):
And he happens to be a drummer in addition to
be an architect, and he really, you know, set up
this event and so to really to focus on supporting
our program to get out to you know, care into
the community. So he set up This is the third
year and it's really been great. We've really been growing
each year and it's a good time you come out.
(21:57):
You hear some great local bands and support a great cause.
So it's really his vision and I'm happy to help him,
you know, to help him make it go. It's really fantastic.
Speaker 3 (22:07):
I am I am not a.
Speaker 2 (22:08):
Huge music guy other than listening, you know to music
and the radio, So I don't know the scene here
in Boston, but I guess the event is open to
people of all ages. Tickets for general admission start at
twenty five dollars, which is a reasonable even if you're
just going to go and listen to the music. Also,
I guess there'll be surprises, including a show poster and
(22:34):
T shirt mirked that will be signed depending upon different levels.
Speaker 3 (22:40):
What what do you hope to raise? I mean, this
is going to have an impact.
Speaker 2 (22:44):
I don't know if you want to put a dollar
figure on it, or if you want to try to
get beyond what you did a couple of years ago
or a year ago.
Speaker 3 (22:52):
What have you built on each year being more successful
than the prior.
Speaker 5 (22:57):
Yees, so it has been each year has gotten a
little bit better. As far as you know, the overall goal,
you know, Steven would say, he would say he has
delusions of making it even bigger, So I would say
that what we're looking for, you know, as far as
the you know, the exact amount of money, you know,
I think unlike some other events, you know, and I
(23:20):
want to say, you know, be great if we could
get to even you know, fifteen twenty thousand dollars, that
would be great. Honestly, yeah, I think, honestly it would
be you know, the bands donate their time, the space
is donated. So what we would like to do is
continue to generate the momentum because we feel like the
more people come, have a good time, listened to some
(23:42):
great local bands, and then, you know, as it gets
bigger and bigger, the opportunity to make the event. You
remember the Red Sox used to do you know Hotstole you.
Speaker 2 (23:53):
Know, yeah, we grew up in Brandon Royal, the starting
pitcher as I guess, a very successful now professional musician.
I don't know if you're a Red Sox fan, but
Arroyo pitch for the Red Sox in the early part
of this twenty first century. Pretty good pitcher, by the way,
and then went on absolutely for Cincinnati as well. So
(24:16):
there's a guy who had musical jeans as well as
athletic jeans. Best known, I think for when a rod
was running down the first baseline he had tapped the
ball that the arroyo had picked and tried to knock
it out of Arroyo's hend and a very you know,
unsportsman like move, and then he ended up I think
(24:39):
with Jason Verifakt Veritex Catcher's mitt with face.
Speaker 5 (24:44):
Yeah, I remember I watched that game with everybody else
on Pinzonidos. Absolutely yeah.
Speaker 3 (24:49):
Okay. So some of the groups, and again I'm just
gonna mention here.
Speaker 2 (24:54):
Vapors of morphine. Well, that's a good one for a
doctor to be involved with.
Speaker 3 (24:59):
I don't know that.
Speaker 2 (25:00):
The Chelsea Curve, uh maka and the Myers, Now that's
a group I could associate with. And the Ray Experience
uh and also a group a band called Go exclamation Point.
Uh So is this mostly rock music? You must know
these bands much.
Speaker 3 (25:15):
Better than I do.
Speaker 5 (25:17):
Yeah, so it is. It is rock music. They all
have different styles, you know, you know, they all come
at things a different way. I think, you know, Diffre's
Morphine and Chelsea Curve have been playing for a long
time and they've you know, really have been established and
have establish established fan bases, you know, and uh you
know Muck and the Myers and Ray Leonardo Experience. They're
(25:38):
all local and uh Ray actually plays a lot of
different styles blues rock, some fusion as well. And so
I've been able to be, you know, really be exposed
to the bands over the last three years, and I
really enjoy them. I enjoyed all of them. I I
and I really honestly it's my friends too. I'm local.
I grew up in Springfield, and I've got friends who
(25:59):
we saw old rock shows and they come, yes to
support the event, but also to you know, just to
be part of the local scene. So it's just a
good way to come out, you know, spend a little
time and enjoy some music and support to cause that
you know, I think everybody can get along with, which
is you know, I want to make sure everybody can
have the same access to great care, and if we
get more support, we can help patients, you know in
(26:21):
even more important ways.
Speaker 3 (26:23):
What does the venue hold in terms of potential attendance.
Speaker 2 (26:26):
I mean just one of these things that people should
call in and get the tickets early, or do you
think they walk ups on Friday night the show starts
at six point thirty.
Speaker 3 (26:35):
I can we'll be able to get into the doors.
How much room do you have over there?
Speaker 5 (26:40):
So after I say, I don't know if the top
of my head, but I'm not worried about capacity. So
the ball room this is a small if you know
the Summerville. There's a bigger auditorium downstairs, and there's one
upstairs that's a little bit smaller, but it's you know,
normal sized stage. It's got two bars and as well
as a large area and in the front of the bands.
(27:01):
So there's not gonna be a problem getting tickets. I
know Steven likes to have people do it beforehand. It
gets a good gives us a good idea of who
might be coming. But you can buy tickets at the
door walk up as well. And then also if you
go onto the Crystal ball Room website, they also there's
opportunities for you to even if you can't make it,
if you want to just donate, there is an opportunity
(27:23):
to do that. If you go on the website as well. So,
but but there's no problem. There won't be any issue
with getting in. We don't expect that that would be
a problem at all.
Speaker 3 (27:32):
Okay, that website is all one word Crystal Ballroom Boston
dot com. No truth to the rumor. I'm sure you
kind of comment on this that Aerosmith may may show up.
Speaker 5 (27:43):
Right.
Speaker 3 (27:43):
Let's you got to give me a no comment on that.
I'm only I'm only teasing you.
Speaker 2 (27:48):
If anybody's listening, I'm teasing of just having a little
bit of fun with my guest.
Speaker 3 (27:54):
If you can get Alil Smith there some night, that
would be a bad would be a bad one.
Speaker 5 (27:59):
I would not be a bad I turn it off.
I've seen them before.
Speaker 3 (28:01):
I love it.
Speaker 5 (28:02):
If they if they can, that'd be great.
Speaker 2 (28:04):
No, but we can't stop rovers Erosmith is not gonna
be there. I know I was tempted. Doc, I'm sorry.
I'm a bad talk show host when I say something like.
Speaker 3 (28:16):
Thanks very much.
Speaker 2 (28:17):
Doctor Christopher Lathan Uh he's the Chief Clinical Access Officer
at Dana Farber Let's Rock Cancer Concert to benefit Dana
Farber Cancer Institute's Cancer Cure Access program. Live music raises
funds for community based cancer care at Dana Farber this
Friday night, starting at six thirty at the Somerville Theater
December twelfth, be there of b Square. Thanks doctor Latham.
(28:39):
Really do appreciate your time tonight.
Speaker 5 (28:41):
Thank you very much. Appreciate you having me on.
Speaker 3 (28:43):
All Right, we'll talk too, we come back.
Speaker 2 (28:45):
We're gonna talk about another type of entertainment, not musical
and Aerosmith probably won't be at this event.
Speaker 3 (28:51):
EI.
Speaker 2 (28:52):
They're gonna talk about the professional bull rider, Bob Mitchell,
about the professional the Professional bull Rider event, the PBR
Professional bull Right Event coming up this weekend in Manchester,
New Hampshire at the Southern New Hampshire Arena, Southern New
Hampshire University Arena that's in downtown Manchester, New Hampshire, December
(29:17):
twelfth and thirteenth, two days Friday and Saturday at seven
forty five. This will be a fun conversation coming up
on the other side of the break.
Speaker 1 (29:29):
Night side with Dan Ray. I'MBZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 3 (29:35):
Welcome back.
Speaker 2 (29:35):
Everyone delighted to be joined by Bob Mitchell. He's a
professional bull rider and bull riding is coming to the Manchester,
New Hampshire Arena, New Hampshire, Southern New Hampshire University Arena
in downtown Manchester, New Hampshire. Bob Mitchell, welcome to New England.
You guys have always done well at this time and
(30:00):
you bring the sport up here to New England. Tell
us for those who are not bull riding experts, this
is an exciting competition. How how many rides do you take?
How many athletes are participating? And when someone goes either
(30:21):
Friday or Saturday night, how many times are they gonna
watch that that shoot open and guys like you try
to hold on?
Speaker 3 (30:28):
What's it?
Speaker 2 (30:28):
Eight seconds? You gotta hold on and that's a successful ride.
But that's a long eight seconds, I'll bet.
Speaker 7 (30:34):
Oh yeah, yeah, for a qualified ride is eight seconds.
And there is I believe about forty five guys that
they bring to each deal. So Friday night there should
be about forty five guys riding, and then Saturday night
there'll be about forty five guys riding. But then there's
(30:57):
also I believe a twelve in short rounds, So everybody
at the top twelve in the event moves on to
the short round and then that's where the best bulls are.
Speaker 3 (31:12):
How many? How many bulls that to choose from?
Speaker 2 (31:15):
I mean, you know, I don't know a lot about
bull riding, but I'm just wondering how many of these bulls.
Speaker 3 (31:22):
Are are utilized at an event like this? Or is
it seven or eight or ten or more?
Speaker 4 (31:28):
No, so.
Speaker 7 (31:30):
We don't buck, so they won't buck a bull twice
to night, like they can only buck a bull once
a night, so that at least forty five bulls per night?
Speaker 2 (31:42):
Wow, do you guys bring the bulls with you? I mean,
I kind of imagine there's forty five bulls up here
in New England. I assume you must must bring them
up right.
Speaker 7 (31:56):
So there's a bunch of different stock contractors pretty much
like all around the United States. A bunch of im
from like Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri. But then there's a bunch
like South Carolina, Pennsylvania. So it's usually a group of contractors, five, ten,
twelve contractors that bring a trailer load of bulls to
(32:17):
each event.
Speaker 3 (32:18):
Now, how long you've been doing this? Spot?
Speaker 7 (32:23):
So I've been riding since I was eleven. Just turn eleven,
so I've been riding twelve years now.
Speaker 3 (32:33):
Okay, so you're still a young guy.
Speaker 2 (32:35):
I mean, you're twenty three years old. If I'm doing
my math right, how dangerous the sport is this? I'm
assuming it is a dangerous sport. Every sport is dangerous,
but you know this is this has to be at
the top of the chart in terms of danger to
the to the riders.
Speaker 7 (32:55):
Yeah, sir. The biggest thing is is because so like
you're going to football or you're going to Boston or MMA,
whatever you're talking about, it's two people going against each
other or multiple people going against each other. Right, But
this is a living, breathing animal that has the mind
of his own can do whatever he wants. But they're
(33:16):
big enough where I mean they could they could kill
you without any time. Yeah, Like it's I mean, it's
it's a dangerous sport. But then you got to think
about it as in, it don't matter what you're doing.
It's I mean, it's dangerous to be driving down the road.
Speaker 2 (33:32):
No, I understand that, but you know, I'm assuming that
in your in your career, here's a bull rider, your
time is a bull rider.
Speaker 3 (33:38):
You've had more than a few injuries.
Speaker 7 (33:41):
I've had a couple of years then, but good Lord's
kept me pretty nang pretty name stage so far.
Speaker 3 (33:47):
Yeah, uh.
Speaker 2 (33:48):
And you gotta love the clowns that are out there
distracting the bulls. So when when you finish the ride,
hopefully after eight seconds and you you leave the bull,
that that as you're trying to scram uh you know,
and get the safety, the guys in the clown suits
are out there trying to do the best to keep
the bull away. Yes.
Speaker 7 (34:08):
Sure, so there's actually two back in the day, like
back in the eighties nineties, like they used to be
like this rodeo clowns, but now there's a clown out
there and he's for the act to keep the crowd entertained.
But then there's also bullfighters that stay out there. There's
three bullfighters per event, and they're sticularly out there just
(34:29):
to keep the guys safe.
Speaker 2 (34:30):
So I say, when you say bullfighters, you're talking about
the type of guys who in Spain had the cape
and all of that. Are these guys who.
Speaker 7 (34:40):
No way, no way, different deal. These guys are just
for protection of the riders, okay, yes, sure uh.
Speaker 2 (34:48):
And do they have anything to protect themselves and you
other than their own wits and.
Speaker 7 (34:53):
Their own strength, But they have I mean like they
get a bunch of like they're ankle tape and stuff.
But they but they have a ticctive there that they
wear that's like a hard plant material.
Speaker 2 (35:09):
Man, I'll tell you this is uh let's let's uh,
let's give some people an idea. This is Friday night
and Saturday night. When do you guys get into town?
How when do you when do you hit Manchester?
Speaker 7 (35:22):
So I fly in Wednesday evening, but most everybody is
gonna fly in tie Thursday, Okay.
Speaker 3 (35:29):
Uh And they can go to get tickets just that.
I believe PBR dot com right.
Speaker 7 (35:36):
I would say so yes.
Speaker 2 (35:38):
So there's general tickets, uh, and there's also premium tickets.
So if people what do they get with a premium
ticket experience? They get a little behind the scenes uh
action what what what comes with a premium ticket? Better seats?
Speaker 7 (35:54):
Yeah, I believe. I don't remember exactly what it's called,
but I believe with the premium ticket they have uh. So,
like they get there before the event and then a
couple of riders come out and talk to them, okay,
and kind of show them around, kind of tell them
what what, just kind of get back on that stage view.
Speaker 3 (36:14):
Okay. I like that look, congratulations this is your first time.
Speaker 7 (36:20):
In New England or no, I believe second time.
Speaker 3 (36:24):
Second time. Well, Bob, I wish your safe trip to
New England.
Speaker 2 (36:27):
I hope you succeed and win the the competition this weekend,
and I hope you get a big crowd up there
because it's, uh, it's something that many of us here
in New England have never seen before. So uh, get
out there and stay safe and and have some fun.
Manchester has some nice restaurants up there.
Speaker 7 (36:44):
Okay, yes, sir, I sure do appreciate.
Speaker 2 (36:47):
It, all right, Bob, Bob Mitchell from the Professional Bull
Riders Association, And again the seats are just just go
to pb R, the letters PS and Peter Bob as
it be, as Bob and our is in Railroad PBRU
dot com and that will that will get you to
what you what you need to do to to get
(37:09):
your seats, as simple as that. It's it's a different
type experience, but let me tell you, just just go
for it. You also get him through ticket Master as well. Manchester,
New Hampshire. Uh, it's going to be quite an event.
We'll be back right after the nine o'clock news and
we're going to talk about anti Semitism in Massachusetts with
(37:32):
a member of the Governor's Commission uh to Combat Anti Semitism,
Dave Friedman, who also works as an executive vice president
and a lawyer for the Boston Red Sox and a
great guy.
Speaker 3 (37:43):
We'll be back on Nightside right after the nine o'clock
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