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Be prepared to take a long lunch break tomorrow. Mayor Menino has announced that Red Sox celebration festivities will begin tomorrow at noon. Bostonist watched the WBZ webcast of Mayor Menino giving the details. The players will be riding in duck boats in a repeat of 2004's "rolling rally." Menino said that the parade will follow the same route as it did in 2004. Here's an image of last year's route from the Globe....

YouTube user gvaldez23 landed some good footage of Jonathan Papelbon getting his jig on to the tune of the Dropkick Murphy's "Shipping Up to Boston." The video is a little blurry, but it offers the best view of Papelbon's legs working feverishly and joyfully along the field:

Because Akon obviously isn't getting enough exposure these days, Congress threw their weight around and has all but boxed the little guy out of providing radio service to rabid fans. Ever since midi files essentially died and MP3s rose from the ashes, streaming audio has been a source for many to listen to and discover new bands via the Internet. Locally, Sooz has been creating and updating Exploit Boston Radio featuring all local bands, all the time. Bostonist first discovered the Casual Lean, the Snowleopards, and Bang Camaro while tuning in to the Internet stream. But today, along with a Boston Globe article on the subject, Sooz announced that there might not be a long future for Exploit Boston Radio if the current royalty hikes take hold. They'd force a minimum of $500 in fees for even the tiniest of stations, for big stations and streams of live radio the sky will be the limit for their required royalty payment.

We're about a month away from the Dropkick Murphy's multi-night stint in the Hub for St. Patrick's Day and just a week out from The Departed DVD release (today is the release for UK, Japan, and other region 2 countries) , perhaps that's all the reason we need to put up a video. The Dropkick Murphy's "I'm Shipping up to Boston" video featuring some scenes from the film and a whole lot of Irish punk cred.