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...everyone has bent his or her life around the danger. Bill Briggs, 56, has been driving a Yellow Transportation tractor-trailer for 14 years. On Oct. 4 he was five miles from home, listening to a cassette of blues guitarist Walter Trout, when he heard the boom, then felt glass shatter across his face. He pulled over and found a hole near the roof. When he jerked open the passenger-side door, a bullet fell to the ground. Briggs was back on the road 10 hours later. "The chances of getting shot at twice like that are like me hitting...
Named “Outstanding Pop/Rock Band” at the 2003 Boston Music Awards, Moonraker, an electronic outfit from Boston, plays in support of their self-titled debut. They have toured with the likes of Lake Trout, Elefant, Joan Osbourne, The Slip, DJ Spooky, and the Broken Social Scene, and they return to the band’s birthplace with some reworked material and a batch of new songs. Annie Clark and Iluminada also perform. 9:30 p.m. $10; 18+. T.T. the Bear’s Place, 10 Brookline Street...
...dazzling interpretations of the classics of southwest France, based on local foie gras, duck and seafood. He also offers a collection of rare vintage Armagnacs. On another night, try the Auberge Iparla in Bidarray alainducasse.com) owned by famed French chef Alain Ducasse. Iparla features regional specialties like sauteed baby trout and duck-leg confit, along with local wines. These fine restaurants, like the rest of the region, aren't wholly undiscovered, but if you get there soon, you might beat the rush...
From Biarritz, it is a quick trip into the verdant Pyrenees, where one can take advantage of the region's piscatorial plenty. The Nive River in the foothills is home to Atlantic salmon, sea trout and native brown trout--all of which attain exceptional size in this region. Hubert Anglard, 55, a fly-fishing guide, says he has caught brown trout as large as 19 lbs.--but remember, this is a fisherman talking. More typically, une belle truite weighs about...
...houses painted in the traditional Basque way: white with red shutters. The Nive, and other rivers in the area like the Gaves, can be 75 ft. across in places, though tributaries are much smaller and easily fordable in waders. The best fishing is often at nightfall, when the trout feed on immature insects. A guide can be booked for $90 a day through the concierge at the Hotel du Palais...