That was quite an affair they had for noted sports marketer Andy Buckley at Anthony’s Hawthorne by the Sea on the Swampscott oceanfront last Saturday night. More than a hundred family members, friends and business associates gave the Marblehead native and St. John’s Prep and Pennsylvania grad a rousing salute to his 70th birthday, replete with an Elvis impersonator, only natural since Andy has been in “bro” love with the legendary singer since he was a tyke.
All in all a grand way to pay homage to the former west coaster who has relocated to his Marblehead roots after a lengthy stay in Holmby Hills, California, where he and his late wife Barbara enjoyed the sunshine and watched son Andy Jr. make a nice living working in front of and behind the cameras in television and movies and oldest son Fred plkay quarterback at Stanford before getting into business near the family’s pre-California home in southern Florida. Andy Jr. has played the David Wallace character on NBC’s hit comedy The Office for several years.
Daughter Bonnie did a great job making the evening’s agenda run like clockwork, accented by a menu of lobster bisque, Caesar salad, popovers, prime rib, grilled salmon, New York sirloin and baked Alaska/hocolate expresso cake.
I had a delightful time sitting with former Tedesco club champ Bill Crane and Brian Buckley’s, Andy’s younger brother who became a football legendy quarterbacking Marblehead High and Harvard.
Look forward to your 75th, Andy.