Letters of Love by John Henry

And to think all those classless fans and sportswriters 205 miles to the north make fun of Our Boss?

John Henry, owner of the Redsocks, has allowed Boston Magazine to publish his letters of love (via electronic mail) to his new bride.

Here is the passage depicting the two lovebirds first encounter:

"Henry began the evening of June 6, 2008, as he did many nights since filing for divorce the previous year: out with the guys. He and Red Sox chairman Tom Werner, a fellow divorcé, met for dinner at Scampo at the Liberty Hotel, one of their favorite haunts. The third member of their party, nightclub owner Ed Kane, was delayed leaving his 25-year Harvard reunion. So to kill time they headed over to the adjacent Alibi bar, where Harley Bilzerian, daughter of Newbury Street boutique owner Alan Bilzerian, was celebrating her 30th birthday.

The shy, somewhat awkward Henry stood in the corner with Werner, who threw open his arms to hug two of Bilzerian's friends when they came over to say hello. The women were soon joined by a third. Her poise—not to mention her glossy dark hair, endless eyelashes, and ear-to-ear smile—made an immediate impression on Henry.

"John Henry is staring at you," Amy Belkin, daughter of developer Steve Belkin, told Pizzuti.

"Who's John Henry?" Pizzuti asked."

"Who's John Henry?"

From a Boston native. Pure example of who we're dealing with, when comparing fan bases.