Brendan Boston

I want you!

The Man, The Myth, The Brendan Boston

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I was born in November, awhile ago. Since then, I’ve been eating and sleeping almost every day. I really enjoy drinking water and other non-alcoholic decaffeinated liquids, and I also enjoy being awake. I’ve gone to school for about a hundred years now, and am still no smarter than when I started. When I was younger, I really enjoyed dinosaurs. The movies Mars Attacks and War of the Worlds (with Tom Cruise) are probably the only movies that actually scare me. I am by profession a hermit, and spend long hours of the day not really communicating with people. I enjoy music very much. I can play about twenty guitar chords and am a mean finger-picker. Don’t ask me my favorite band because I don’t know. What you are reading is an amended biography taken from my Facebook. If you have a Facebook, add me to your friend list. It’s not hard, I don’t smell bad, and, best of all, it’s completely free of charge.

All information provided within this biography is true and accurate despite the form, syntax, vocabulary, organization, and tone of this biography. This biography has been amended to provide further information about me, so that you, the weary Internet traveler, might be edified.

This wiki contains information about me; my illustrious family of milkmen, Scots, Baptist ministers named Valentine and Civil War colonels; sundry things I like; and the place where I live and whence I came.

Concerning the Family

My brother and I. I think I may be winning.

I was born on an evening in 1988, two weeks past due. This is proof that I am a procrastinator by nature. I’ve led a pretty boring life of nearly nineteen years. My parents are Mark and Cathy. My siblings are Bridget (17), Thomas (14), and Stephen (7). We live in a twin on a street in the Beverly Hills section of Upper Darby. So, I live in Beverly Hills. The jealousy within you grows, I can sense it.

My Great-great-grandparents, Eugene Lynch and his wife Mary.

Not long ago, my second cousin created a genealogical history (Family Tree) of his (The Boston) side of the family. The history he composed has been a great help to me in creating this section of the website. Without his tree, I wouldn't have names and dates to use or a resource for fact-checking. Much credit is due to him. The history has allowed me to trace my roots as far back as sixteenth century Britain. A more detailed page regarding my genealogy can be found here.

Although I've uncovered a wealth of information regarding my father's side of the family, I haven't been able to find anything using Ancestry.com about my Mother's side of the family. I believe this is due to the period of years covered by Ancestry's census collection (1790-1930). My mother's parents were both born after 1930, and so no census records would be available about them on Ancestry. I unfortunately don't know the names of my great-grandparents on my mother's side. I have tried to include some information I know about them on the More about the Family page.

History of Education

Iron arch near the entrance to Weiss.

I went to grade school at my parish elementary school, St. Laurence School. I went to high school at Monsignor Bonner High School, where I was instructed in the Augustinian and Catholic tradition. Last year, I took some classes at Villanova University. This year, I am attending Dickinson College, a liberal arts college in Carlisle, PA. Calisle is a sleepy hamlet known for car shows, being the county seat of Cumberland County, and for being a sleepy hamlet.

Concerning My Hometown

Upper Darby is a township within Delaware County, Penna. It abuts Philadelphia County to the east, Springfield Township to the west, Haverford Township to the north, and Aldan, Darby, Collingdale and Yeadon Townships to the South. My home is less than fifteen minutes from Philadelphia County, and thirty minutes from the silvery towers of Center City. Upper Darby was first settled by Swedes, who built some log cabins in 1654. A group of Quakers, part of William Penn’s posse, settled in the area, which, in 1786, was cleaved from Darby, and christened Upper Darby Township. A lot of thought went into the naming.

There are a number of interesting historical sites in Upper Darby, including buildings that once functioned as stops on the Underground Railroad, the Collenbrook Farm, and the indomitable Tower Theatre. Wikipedia: Tower Theatre (Upper Darby, Pennsylvania)

Famous Folks from Upper Darby

• Tina Fey
• Todd Rundgren
• Lloyd Alexander
• Cheri Oteri Wikipedia:Cheri Oteri
• Jamie Kennedy, Bonner '88 Wikipedia:Jamie Kennedy

The Rowdy Neighbor

One of those towers I was talking about.

City Hall, Philadelphia. William Penn perched on the tower.

Philadelphia was founded by a Quaker named William Penn, who stands, in bronze, atop the high masonry tower of City Hall. Pre-Revolution, Philadelphia was the largest and most happening city in the British American Colonies. It was a center of commerce and learning and more politically influential than Boston and New York. The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia. The Articles of Confederation were drafted in Philadelphia. The Constitution of the United States was written in Philadelphia. Benjamin Rush, the founder of Dickinson College, was a doctor in Philadelphia. The first capital of the United States was Philadelphia. There is more history in Philadelphia than anything else. A lot went on in Philadelphia, and continues to.

Sundry

Dead and Living Composers of Sound

I enjoy music mostly. Bands/artists/composers I like include, but are not limited to, Sufjan Stevens, Matisyahu, The Decemberists, R.E.M., Band of Horses, Tarkio, Norfolk & Western, Camera Obscura, Modest Mouse, Neutral Milk Hotel, Coldplay, Amy Annelle, The Smashing Pumpkins, Bob Marley, Drop Nineteens, Foo Fighters, Kings of Convenience, Feist, Gnarls Barkley, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Franz Ferdinand, Horse Stories, The Willard Grant Conspiracy, Inara George, J. Tillman, Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Luigi Boccherini, Jeff Mangum, Josh Ritter, Kind of Like Spitting, Luscious Jackson, Mark Mulcahy, Miracle Legion, Polaris, matt pond PA, Nirvana, Peter Bruntnell, Radiohead, Reclinerland, Royksopp, Saves the Day, The Electric Six, The Elected, The Clientele, The Mountain Goats, The Places, The Transmissionary Six, Ugly Casanova, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Beck, The Knife, Jose Gonzalez, Bedhead, The New Year, The Impossible Shapes, Damien Jurado, Loch Lomond, Elvis Perkins, My Brightest Diamond, Red House Painters, Sun Kil Moon, Arcade Fire, Laura Veirs, David Stein, Elliot Smith, My Morning Jacket, Low, Yo La Tengo. I really do like all of them. I do.

I am also quite interested in the various labels these individuals above publish their records and go on tours through. Ones of note:

• Merge Records
• Hush Records
• Barsuk Records
• Sub pop Records
• Loose Records

Pandora Internet Radio is a super source for new music and stuff you already like.

Ancient Manuscripts

Quite a fan of Tolkien, Dostoyevsky, and Keats. I read an awful lot and really am not very discerning about what. I've got a lot of books at home I haven't gotten to reading. They're nice to collect. Fitzgerald is pretty good too.

Timothy McSweeney's Internet Tendency is the internet alter-ego of McSweeney's publishing. McSweeney's publishes some nice pieces of literature. If ever I decide to do something involving publishing, it would be my dream to work with them. Did I mention the articles on the website are funny?

Cave Drawings

I'm a particular fan of Caspar David Friedrich and other painters of the Romantic Period. I really enjoy most art up to, but not including, the nineteen-forties.

The Web Gallery of Art is a tremendous source for artwork viewing online. The collection ranges from Illuminated Manuscripts of the Middle Ages to the art of the mid-19th century. Sculpture is also covered.

The Penn Muesum of Archaeology in Philadelphia is one of my favorite places in the city. It's here because it has something to do with art.

At my counsin's wedding. I promise I'm not crazy. Thanks for visiting.