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Tommy Decarlo: Living the Dream

Family man and credit manager at the local hardware store by day, lead vocalist in America s most beloved guitar rock band at night

No it's not the bio and plot synopsis to Marvel"! comics latest super hero , it the real life story of Tommy Decarlo.

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Boston plays oldies but goodies on summer tour

Fan demand played big role in prompting band's nationwide trek.

Boston's musical mastermind Tom Scholz figures he might have some sort of artistic defect when it comes to his feelings about his music.

"Some bands don't like playing their old, or their original songs," Scholz remarked in a recent phone interview. "I mean, some of these songs I wrote over 30 years ago. But I guess there's ebony porn something wrong with me because I still like them."

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Boston Rock Fest

As if they were crusaders for 1980s arena rock, Boston and Poison cranked out timeless hits on foggy Thursday night at Rock Fest in Cadott, as part of a lineup that gets progressively more modern as the weekend rolls on.

Boston headlined the evening from what looked like the cockpit of the interstellar ship on the cover of their debut album, giving fans all the classics from an intriguing stage setup.

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Guitarist looks back on 20 years in Boston

Don't look back where Boston is concerned. If you do, you might get lost trying to keep tabs on the way things have twisted-and-turned over the course of the band's infamous 32-year history -- the latest chapter of which is about to play out on the stage of Bloomington's U.S. Cellular Coliseum (7 p.m. July 20).

One of the reasons it's an infamous history is that few bands that have lasted this long have produced fewer albums with more people involved along the way.

Boston recorded just three LPs over the course of its "classic" period, from 1976 to 1986. All of them, it should be noted, were multi-platinum sellers.

In the 22 years since, just three more recordings have followed, and one of those is a "Greatest Hits" package.

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