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Fight Night

by Michael Diskin | July 25, 2008
Tonight I'm watching two grown men beat the snot out of each other. It’s a bit ridiculous. These guys are well into their 30s; they’re dressed professionally; they’re drinking in a fairly respectable establishment; and they’re pitching fists at each...

Suiting up

by Michael Diskin | July 11, 2008
I love to dress up. Calm down, pervert — not in that way. I’m talking about putting on a nice suit or a classic tux for a night out on the town. Now, you financial boys are like, “Dude, I wear a fucking suit to work every day and I hate it.” Well, guess...

VIP?

by Michael Diskin | June 13, 2008
I’m a VIP. Or so I’m told. I get invited to all sorts of openings, charity events, and other soirées. I’m given wristbands that get me into the “real” party; I’m often given free drinks when I walk up to a bar; and yes, I’m the guy you hate who walks...

Midnight snack

by Michael Diskin | April 07, 2008
THIS WEEK, I'm not going to tell you about what I did or where I went, because it really doesn't matter. The real story lies in what I did when I got home. No, this isn't going to be a sordid tale of post-bar sex or some over-the-top description...

Girls' night

by Michael Diskin | March 10, 2008
I SAT HERE for a quite a while trying to come up with an interesting way to relate my most recent Saturday night experience to you, my readers. I thought about talking about how lucky I am that my job has taken me to places that I might not otherwise...

Bed-ridden blues

by Michael Diskin | February 25, 2008
WHEN I started writing this column last year, I decided to be as open and honest as possible about the things I do on Saturday nights. I wanted to share with you stories about my life here in Boston and hopefully do it in a way that would make you stop...

The Champagne Room

by Michael Diskin | February 06, 2008
SOMETIMES I'M asked a question for which, as a guy, the answer seems so obvious that I'm amazed there's even a need for a reply. "Sir, would you like cheese on that?" "Have you seen that new movie 27 Dresses ?" "Hey...

Liberty

by Michael Diskin | January 28, 2008
TONIGHT I'M doing the hotel thing. What's the hotel thing, you ask? Back when I was a young, misguided suburbanite, the "hotel thing" was when 14 of my closest underage friends and I would rent a single room at the Motel Casual in Tewksbury...

Friends

by Michael Diskin | January 08, 2008
DO YOU GUYS mind if I skip funny this issue? I'll be funny again, I promise. It's just that this Saturday night I don't really feel like laughing. See, I was supposed to go out tonight. My birthday just passed and a group of my closest friends...

Sunset run

by Michael Diskin | December 12, 2007
I'M STRESSED. Yeah, I know - who isn't? But guess what, smart-ass? This is my column, and that means I get to complain. If you don't like it, move on to the next page. Ooh, look: party pictures! Why don't you do something useful and go...

Van Halen in concert

by Michael Diskin | November 30, 2007
WHEN I WAS in high school, I had three big obsessions: pegging my pants, Cheryl Lyman, and Van Halen. One made my pants tight around the ankles, one made my pants tight around the crotch, and the third was a major rock group. I was a huge Van Halen fan...

Halloween

by Michael Diskin | November 19, 2007
I'M A FIVE-YEAR-OLD trapped in a 37-year-old's body. Really, I am. I'd run my mother over to get to a chocolate-chip cookie; I still get entirely too much enjoyment from watching cartoons; and on Halloween, I'm dressed in my costume and...

Family traditions

by Michael Diskin | October 17, 2007
THAT'S MY mom. She kind of looks like Mrs. Claus, doesn't she? She's the best mom in the world. How do I know that? On her nightstand she has a trophy I bought for her at a yard sale when I was six years old. It reads "The World's...

Suburbia goes out on the town

by Michael Diskin | September 19, 2007
I HAVE TWO sets of friends. I have my city friends, and I have my suburban friends. The two groups rarely mix. I like to take a Costanzian approach to social circles. In other words, I don't mix my Georges. I do this not because one set of friends...

Camping out

by Michael Diskin | September 06, 2007
LOOK AT THE picture above this paragraph. Now guess where I am. No, not stalking runners alongside Jamaica Pond. And no, it’s not the cheesy wilderness artwork hanging behind the bar at Lucky’s Lounge. This is the view from the chair in which I spend...