The Plough and Stars
The Plough and Stars is a bar and music venue in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1969 by brothers Peter and Padraig O'Malley, named after the play by Seán O'Casey.[1] The Boston Globe and Boston Phoenix have noted its disproportionate cultural influence for its size, with a number of noted musicians, writers, and politicians frequenting the bar over the years.[2][3]
The Plough and Stars
Ploughshares
The literary journal Ploughshares is named for the bar, where it was founded in 1971 by DeWitt Henry and former bartender/owner Peter O'Malley.[2][3]
Notable patrons
- Jarrett Barrios, politician and former employee[3]
- Mickey Bones, musician[3]
- Dana Colley, musician[2]
- Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet, activist, and co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers [4]
- J. Geils Band members[1]
- Seamus Heaney, poet[3]
- DeWitt Henry, author and founder of Ploughshares[2]
- John Hume, politician[3]
- David Mamet, writer and director[3]
- Paul H. Patterson, scientist
- Bonnie Raitt, musician[3]
- Kenneth Reeves, politician[3]
- Philip Roth, author[2][3]
- Mark Sandman, musician[2][3]
gollark: What I mean is that people really like having money, and so there are lots of professionals working on doing trading to attain money.
gollark: Oops, that was accidentally quite insulting.
gollark: If it was actually a good and financially sound idea to run that sort of simple strategy, then presumably the many smart and competent people with more money looking at markets would do that, and thus eliminate any easy strategy available to people like you.
gollark: What of the "efficient market hypothesis"?
gollark: I'm glad you can so accurately predict complex market trends and many people's behaviour by thinking about it slightly.
External links
References
- Feijo, Sara (18 February 2015). "RESTAURANT Q&A: Cheers to 45 more years at Cambridge's Plough and Stars pub". Wicked Local.
- Perry, Jonathan (6 November 2009). "The pull of the Plough". Boston Globe.
- Wright, Chris (30 August 2001). "A brief history of the Plough & Stars". Boston Phoenix.
- "A brief history of the Plough & Stars (continued)". Boston Phoenix.
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