Alright, enough of your stalling. It is going to be the first nice evening in approximately three and a half years. Are you really going to spend it inside, when you could be having fun, eating some of the best in local BBQ, trying new tasty beers and perhaps, going home with some great auction prizes?

Oh, and doing your part to beat cancer at the same time?

Of course not. That’s why you’re ready to come into Boston and join us for the Team NECN Fundraiser party at the Harpoon Brewery, 306 Northern Ave., Boston at 7pm tonight. (Click on the big banner on the right hand side of the page for ticket and other information).

NECN’s Doreen Vigue joined Jim Braude last night for ‘Broadside: The News with Jim Braude” and showed off a couple of our favorite auction items, including a signed Red Sox shirt from 2008 American League MVP Dustin Pedroia.

Oh man, I want that shirt. First of all, it’s Dustin Pedroia – an MVP. Second, it’s Dustin Pedroia – who plays the game with passion, abandon and skill. And third, it’s Dustin Pedroia, who like me is not, shall we say, blessed with an exceptional level of vertical physical attributes. (He’s short like me.)

So come outbid me for it. And have fun. And in the end, you can go into work tomorrow and when someone says, “What did you do last night?” you be able to answer:

“I helped find a cure for cancer. You?”