I went to Boston this week to see the Spice Girls reunion tour with Jewelia. (Which, if you haven't spiced up your life recently, I highly recommend.) The day after the concert we had a few hours in Boston before our flight and we ate at the Cheers bar. No one knew my name, but the appetizers were pretty good and afterwards we discovered the "freedom trail," a red brick road that takes you to all the historical sites in downtown Boston.
The first place that we stopped was the Colonial Cemetery. Along with Sam Adams and John Hancock, Mother Goose is buried there! Her name was actually Elizabeth Goose and while her tombstone was stolen years ago you can still see the tombstone of Mr. Goose's first wife, Mary.
The first place that we stopped was the Colonial Cemetery. Along with Sam Adams and John Hancock, Mother Goose is buried there! Her name was actually Elizabeth Goose and while her tombstone was stolen years ago you can still see the tombstone of Mr. Goose's first wife, Mary.
My favorite grave though was Mr. James Nickols, who I like to believe was so infamous that no biographical information needed to be engraved on his tombstone.
We also learned that in the 1960s one of the tombstones went missing and the police had no leads UNTIL several people complained that the pizza they had bought at a certain pizza place had an epitaph baked into the bottom.
Yeah.
We also learned that in the 1960s one of the tombstones went missing and the police had no leads UNTIL several people complained that the pizza they had bought at a certain pizza place had an epitaph baked into the bottom.
Yeah.
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so THATS where Tombstone Pizza came from... I always wondered
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