Suff
07-15-2003, 07:41 AM
I know most of you guys/gals Love characters. I'll tell you about one that died on Sunday.
Ernie Boch. Anyone that spent time in Boston KNOWS this guy.
He went from doing Piece work in a Hew hampshire shoe factory
to being worth over $500 MILLIOn dollars.
He owned Auto Dealeships(10) , (3) Radio Stations and a host of other companies.
he did his own TV commecials. he used Goats, LLammas, sheep, monkeys and all other kinds of crazy animals. He was a real funny bastard.
I knew him..proffessionally at one point and got friendly with him.
I put him in a couple of Racing Partnerships years ago...later when I was selling Private securites he always was willing to give me 20 minutes...But never bought anything from me.
He built a house on Martha's Vineyard. In edgartown Harbor.
The stuffy's did'nt want a "car salesman" living amongst them in the summer and they fought tooth and nail to block the house.
He built it anyway.
a $15 Million dollar addition later on....really burned them.
15,000 square feet, 245 windows, 85 skylights. A real beauty.
He loved Granite. He built his driveway from the finest Granite available and cost him a MILLION dollars for the Granite alone.
He kept a pet Donkey and two pet llammas on the property.
With his property came a few Moorings in Edgartown Harbor. To further aggravate the locals he rented his Moorings out.
Once it was to Herb Chambers, a successful Mercedes dealer here. Herb was anchored in his Yacht at the moooring last year and he looked up to see a Yellow Raft being rowed towards his Yacht. In it was 76 year old Ernie Boch.
He rowed out to collect his Mooring rental. 76 years old.
Herb Chambers later said. Heres a Guy worth 500 million rowing out to collect a $50.00 rental fee.
Boch later Contradicted that by saying. "It was $40.00".
A real character.
http://www2.bostonherald.com/news/local_regional/boch07152003.htm
If you have a few minutes and want to read a short article about a guy who "did it his way"..... read this one. Takes 5 minutes and is a good read about a good guy.
Ernie Boch. Anyone that spent time in Boston KNOWS this guy.
He went from doing Piece work in a Hew hampshire shoe factory
to being worth over $500 MILLIOn dollars.
He owned Auto Dealeships(10) , (3) Radio Stations and a host of other companies.
he did his own TV commecials. he used Goats, LLammas, sheep, monkeys and all other kinds of crazy animals. He was a real funny bastard.
I knew him..proffessionally at one point and got friendly with him.
I put him in a couple of Racing Partnerships years ago...later when I was selling Private securites he always was willing to give me 20 minutes...But never bought anything from me.
He built a house on Martha's Vineyard. In edgartown Harbor.
The stuffy's did'nt want a "car salesman" living amongst them in the summer and they fought tooth and nail to block the house.
He built it anyway.
a $15 Million dollar addition later on....really burned them.
15,000 square feet, 245 windows, 85 skylights. A real beauty.
He loved Granite. He built his driveway from the finest Granite available and cost him a MILLION dollars for the Granite alone.
He kept a pet Donkey and two pet llammas on the property.
With his property came a few Moorings in Edgartown Harbor. To further aggravate the locals he rented his Moorings out.
Once it was to Herb Chambers, a successful Mercedes dealer here. Herb was anchored in his Yacht at the moooring last year and he looked up to see a Yellow Raft being rowed towards his Yacht. In it was 76 year old Ernie Boch.
He rowed out to collect his Mooring rental. 76 years old.
Herb Chambers later said. Heres a Guy worth 500 million rowing out to collect a $50.00 rental fee.
Boch later Contradicted that by saying. "It was $40.00".
A real character.
http://www2.bostonherald.com/news/local_regional/boch07152003.htm
If you have a few minutes and want to read a short article about a guy who "did it his way"..... read this one. Takes 5 minutes and is a good read about a good guy.