with drivetime DJ Andy Walker

kmfm Drivetime broadcast from Boston last week. What a city. Beautiful parts, historic and some of the friendliest people.

A policeman – sorry, a cop – was chatty when we wanted to know directions. He even talked about the Olympics.

“You’ve left London to come here whilst the Olympics are on?”

“We watched the opening ceremony” was our response. I found them to be very patrotic. One man I overheard at a breakfast bar even said that he had recorded eight hours of the Games and watched them back when he got home from work. That is quite a dedication.

The reason we were in the States was for our massive kmfm competition – Live in Boston. We gave you the chance to see Coldplay at the famous TD Gardens.

Winner, Harry Blackley from Sevenoaks was listening at work when he texted in. He never thought in a million years that he would win, so when I called him back he was more than shocked. He brought his dad Nick with him and both loved their time in the City.

Coldplay were amazing. Stunning to watch live.

Every song had the crowd on their feet, singing, dancing, cheering, clapping and at times emotional, especially during Fix You. I interviewed a few fans after the show and the overall opinion was that track brought a tear to the eyes.

If you ever get the opportunity, visit Boston. You will love it. You should take a Duck Tour which is a land and sea Second World War amphibious vehicle which takes you through the streets and into the river.

Along the way you learn about Boston and are encouraged to randomly quack at passing pedestrians. Duck Tour – quack? It is well thought out.

For dinner I recommend the Cheesecake Factory. These are all over America and serve the biggest portions that I have ever, ever seen. Wow. One really visits to experience the cheesecake deserts. Every mouthful makes you “mmm” and “ahhh”.

My personal favourite is the banana cheesecake. Yum.

On our last day in Boston we had to watch a Red Sox game. Baseball is America’s No1 sport – as huge as football. It seems that one in every 10 people you walk past is wearing a Red Sox cap or T-shirt. It was brilliant fun with the whole stadium clapping and cheering on their players.

I was looking up some of the local lingo in Boston. Ba ghan means you have bought a bargain from a basement store. A skidder is someone who borrows money from friends and can you guess what a grinder is?

If you do, email me at andy@kmfm.co.uk, I would be interested to know.