An Idea: If you do it right, once should be enough!
A Person: Bryan McSweeny played third base for the defending Pony League World Champion Brockton team in 1954 and headed north to Bowdoin College a few years later on a swimming scholarship. In Germany, he and his Army buddies would fill a VW Bus full of wine every weekend to ski Austria hard and après ski it harder. He has won a ton of sailing races in a Shields named CUCHULAIN and a custom Baltic 50 named BULLY. He also won all the joke telling competitions at the bar. Ask him about “Deducibility” or “51!”.
In addition to the athletic gifts, Bryan retired after building a successful orthodontic practice and is a proud father of four great kids. He speaks with an easy command (taste and knowledge without the snobbery) about the model-year Porsche 911 you want to own, great wine you can get at Costco, the best place to see the impressionists in Philly and the symphonies that will knock your socks off.
At his freshman Bowdoin Convocation, he recalls a Dean welcoming his class to the college. “Gentlemen,” the Dean solemnly intoned, “You only go around once…but if you do it right, once should be enough!” Marvin Hagler was marvelous but it’s Bryan “Once will be Enough!” McSweeny that put Brockton on the map for me.
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Bryan is a talented photographer – technically advanced with a great eye. Check out his work here. A show of his new works will be on display at Uncle Jon’s Coffee in Marion, MA this fall.
Hey everyone, Carpe Diem with Green Day!
