Mike Gorman’s basketball journey began on the court at Dorchester’s  Toohig Park, where he’d practice his roundball skills most days after class at St. Brendan School. Like a lot of Dot kids who dreamed of a pro career, the scrappy neighborhood kid had a crisp jump shot and was a defensive pest.

But this kid from Crockett Ave. couldn’t “go left” on his drives to the basket. “That was the end of my career,” he jokes.

Instead, the Boston Latin School alum’s hoop dreams led him to a remarkable 43-year career as a broadcaster and as the “voice of the Boston Celtics.”

Bloomsday celebrates Thursday, June 16, 1904, the day immortalized in James Joyce’s 1922 novel “Ulysses.” 

It’s an annual commemoration and celebration of the life of Irish writer James Joyce. The day is named after Leopold Bloom, the central character in Joyce’s novel, and the novel›s events are set on the same date in 1904.  Bloomsday is a tribute to Joyce’s contribution to literature and a celebration of Irish culture and heritage.

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