Former 'Candlepins for Cash' host faces child porn charge

Sigh. Can't say I'm surprised. I met Gamere at a Christmas party several years ago (he was a neighbor, and wasn't invited, and would call the police to shut down even the quietest parties if the hosts didn't let him in), and he brought his Budweiser tall-boy over to me and my now-wife, pointed to the ornaments on the Christmas tree, and said, "Psh, my balls are bigger than those."

Of course, then again, that was the night my wife and I met. So we owe him a debt for helping break the ice.

2 Beer Gamere at it again

Real genius to use his surname as a screen name,

Shook Baracks hand at the rally here in Indy today.
12 more days!
Thought u and Millie would get a laugh out of the Globe article.

This is so sad...I worked with him during his last year at Ch. 7 (79-80), and he was such a great guy to work with, along with John Dennis, Shane Hollett and Roy Reiss...I know he was a "pro's pro" doing his sportscasts as well as "Candlepins."

I also know he liked to have fun when the camera was off; many a night was spent at Daisy Buchanan's among other spots of the era, Bob was a great storyteller and certainly had a way with the ladies!

I certainly hope this is not true; that there is some kind of explanation, but I fear the worst.

What a surprise.

OMG another person who know him as "2-Beer Gamere"!!!

interesting

I went to school with his kids. Now I'm really creeped out...

Wow Peter! You shook Barak's hand today! Can I have your autograph? I bet while he was shaking your hand with his right hand, his left hand was reaching into your pocket to take your money and "spread the wealth".

He had a way with the ladies ... and, apparently, with truckers at rest stops as well. Doesn't anybody else remember he was arrested for public indecency on that quite a few years ago? Clearly, he's addicted to sex or, as one used to say long ago, he's a sex fiend. He'll be covering those Christmas balls in the shower at MCI Cedar Junction sometime soon.

OMG ... Someone else who knows him as "2-Beer Gamere"!! I used to see him often at a club in Falmouth, and usually by the end of the night he was talking incoherently as his head lay on the bar.

who cares that you shook The Chosen One's hand today? For once, this story is not about Nobama.

Does not surprise me, he seemed like a low life in person. I used to see him get absolutely zombie TRASHED at the Cask n' Flagon back in the 80's.

When Bob was working as a handicapper at Foxwoods, I would occasionally see him at one of the less reputable ginmills in Providence. He once got hammered and drove to CT afterwards. Scared the hell out of me, I knew there had to be major alcohol issues after his episode in the Fens. Sad.

I've run in many road races with Bob Gamere. My wife and I saw him at the craps table in Vegas where he also did football handicapping. My wife told me he tried to get her to go back to his room. But he was an interesting guy and I hope this all works out well for him!

I was living in Allston back around 1989...Walking home after a night out...Who comes staggering up the street, nearly falling into a ditch mumbling to himself, but Boston sports guy, Bob Gamere...Looks like it’s been all downhill since then.

I heard he was a perv way back in the early 80's. not surprised.

childhood memories......dashed

I've run into him a few times over the years. Drunk as hell every time and yelling about his fall from grace. A pathetic figure

Same experience as Andrew, Matt Garretts circa 1986 2 beer Gamere (as the bartenders called him) tried to hit on my girlfriend. Really creepy...

Well Hell I used to run into him down the beach......... He may have had a way with the ladys BUT usually was going home with some guy . He was well known there as a man killer......Yipes I haven't thought of him in years .. this was thirty years ago... and then he went to TRUCKERS ???

"Until recently had been calling horse races at the Brockton Fair." Ummm, he did that for one month, July 2001. There haven't been any horse races at the Brockton Fair since.

Yeah, life is just one long frat party for Bob. I worked with him in the mid 80's, saw him sober, saw him buzzed. Never saw him hammered, happily. I knew when it was time to leave.

I liked him. These charges don't surprise me, though. Sad.

We all knew him as "Gimme another Beer Gamere" My friends and I saw him at the Cask after the Sox won one the WS games against the Mets, when the crowd moved away from the bar, he would fall off the stool, they would pick him up, put him on the stool, as soon as the crowd moved again, Boom back on the floor. I felt bad then, but when Kids are involved, there is no excuse.

Sad. But just pray for the guy. He's been on a long downward slope waiting crash at some point since his early sportscasting days. Just pray for the guy.

Bob freakin Gamere!! The first time i met him i was 10 and my mom was on Candlepins. Seemed like a decent guy. They next three dozen times were at Fathers Four in Allston when I was a BU student. Every year they guy would pick the Kentucky Derby winner a week in advance. The guy never missed. Of course, he also hit on all my female friends and when he got really drunk he'd start hitting on me, and im a guy. Too bad he couldnt get the drinking under control. PS#1: i wonder if channel 7 still has the old Candlepins tapes, it would be the only video in existence of my family back when we were kids. PS#2: I's still vote for Gamere over Obama. Bob Gamere may have lathered himself up to kiddie porn but he never broke bread with a cop killer.

Back in the fall of 1989 I was a senior at BC and some friends of mine and I were over at Great Scott's Bar on Harvard Avenue. Since it was college night it was crowded and we had to wait in line to get in.

Out of nowhere this guy in a running suit goes stumbling through the line and runs inside the bar front door. Literally 10 seconds later these two huge bouncers are holding this joker by each arm and as they are tossing him out onto the street they say "Not tonight Bob"!

The man gets up, totally reeking of alcohol and yells "UNBELIVABLE!". I knew right away it was Bob Gamere.

At that point he staggers over to Commonwealth Avenue, nearly getting hit by an MBTA trolley and several cars, while imitating a Heisman Trophy football move.

I hope this poor soul finally sees the handwriting on the wall and gets some help, even if it means prison.

2Beer Gamere, lol!
We used to see him at Maddie's in Marblehead, in the 70's. We girls used to call him Bob Come 'Ere!
He would have been about ten years older than we were, but that never seemed to bother anyone (?).
Guess we agree here. Quite a drinker and (self proclamed, perhaps) ladies' man.
The current situation is very unfortunate.

Sad, sad, sad...........................................Anyone that drank in the bars of Boston during the 80's and 90's heard stories about Bob Gamere. Ought to be a lesson to all of us about minding our Ps & Qs (pints and quarts).

I worked with two beer Gamere at the now defunct Ch. 56 and was in the newroom the morning the footage came in via the overnite news photographer.
Of Gamere lying face down, almost bleeding to death from stabs wounds, due to all niter that ended up with him in the Fens looking for sex.
I can't even believe he is still alive, sad to say, but in prison maybe he will finally dry out.
He's not a bad guy at all, but he has alot of problems with the number one being the booze, and where it takes him is anyone's guess clearly...

I first met Bob Gamere stumbling into Great Scott wearing neon green pants, he was very drunk. I shook his hand and told him that he was my favorite sports news guy from the 1970's. I thought he was turning his life around, but have known he had drinking problem and gambling problem. It is unfortunate what problems happen when you are a compulsive gambler and an alcoholic, the Great Gamere is both; I feel bad that he has not improved his situation over the years. I hope the allegation proves untrue.

I am shocked that anyone who knew him or knew of him is surprised by this story. Come on Folks! I too saw this guy at Daisy Buchanan's. It surprises me that he is still alive given the years of hard partying he has done. I can't feel sorry for him becuse he chooses to live this life style. He is a celebrity that thinks he's still 20 years old and he just can't let go. I think there's been a few documented incendents of perversion. One where a guy in a mens room accused him of grabbing him. Sorry this is really just old news. The only surprise for me was." He's still around?"

i know him from Rockingham Park where he tried to pick me up in the bathroom. A real drunk.

castrate him immediately. then jail him for life. Quickly before Barrack gets elected - oh he'll pardon him anyway. liberals.

He Tried to pick me up at Rockingham Park-I'm a guy

the only known cure for a diddler
is two in the hat. Bob- do the right
thing and spare the commonwealth
the expense of having to humiliate
you further. You must have enough
pills and booze at home to take care
of this tonight. Thanks for the memories.

i seem to recall there was a cure
for an addiction to child sex...
it was actually proven to be 100% effective,
never once was there a repeat offense.
can anyone tell me what it is?

No surprise here, though his nickname when I knew him was "One beer Gamere". I guess age took some tolerance. I also met him at Great Scott and he was a trainwreck in the early 90's,

I was sitting next to him at Great Scott's in the 80's, he was plastered and turned to me and said "everything you heard about me is true". He certainly was not in denial and knew he needed help. So let's help the guy. He has a really warm-hearted side. So put him in an environment (away from kids of course) where he can direct his excess energy for a more positive result.

I really feel bad for his kids, I know one personally and I know this has to be gut wrenching. My thoughts are with them, not their sick father.

My question is what is the Gamere/Obama connection?

These are the funniest comments I have seen on this site. I loved the guy who was said that this dude was trying to get his wife to come home with him in Vegas and then wished him the best. Awesome.

Wow! I can't believe old Bob is still alive and well(?). I used to see him in the bars in Kenmore Square in the 70's and he was a serious mess then. I figured for sure that he 'd be dead or in jail by now. I guess it's true - God looks after drunks and little kids. Although now it sounds like God may have lost his patience...

Doesn't anyone else out there see what's wrong with this picture, other than the obvious?How about the thought police at work? How about being a society that now ends up with the government it deserves?It takes a celebrity expose, to bring to light the complete disregard of the constitution by the government, by giving them the ability to reach into the privacy of a citizens home snatch someone up, put them in jail, and throw away the key over peering at images! Even if they're computer generated! Of course this sad creep will end up with a slap on the wrist, or will walk altogether because he's a celebrity, but what about the untold how many, that we pay for in jail? Screwed up country

would like to buy one of those old tapes of the 70s ? IF IT WAS POSSIABLE IT WOULD BRING BACK SOME OF THE GOOD TIMES. WHEN I WAS YOUNG. As for bob hhe new what he was doing its up to him to take the punishment theres nothing we can do for him.

"Robert Gamere?" Is there anybody left at the Globe who has lived here more than one year? It's Bob Gamere! Nobody ever called him Robert.

Didn't Bob get stabbed in some sleazy bar in Revere after coming on to some guy in the men's room? I guess this was in the early 90s.

I met Bob Gamere once in the El Phoenix room in Brighton. He was drunk, but very friendly. He invited a few of us to China Town for Chinese food and was humming the Notre Dame fight song on the cab ride and through out the entire restaurant. As sauced as he was it was incredible how much sports knowledge he could still spew out. A few weeks later I read in the paper how he was beaten really badly in the South End/Fenway area...Very sad story for a guy that was a talented broadcaster and avid Boston sports fan.

Its amazing to read all these posts that focus on "poor Bob." What about the innocent young children who were victimized? Also, hats off to the undercover FBI Agents who have to deal with this miserable stuff. There's a special place in hell for child molesters.

i saw him last at suffolk downs about 5 years ago he was smashed and followed my girlfriend all over the place. he's definately a fien. the problem is anything goes.

I saw him a few times at Great Scott's in Brighton in the late 80's. He was completely hammered everytime. By the end of the night, he was trying to pick up guys and was falling off his bar stool. The only shocking thing is that he is still alive and has a wife.

Cue Jay & The Techniques....
Keep the ball rollin...keep the ball rollin
Girl, the name of the game is love
On your mark, get set, let the kissin' start...

I used to see Bob at the weekly orgies at the Pilgrim Theater in the old Combat Zone. Gamere, Don Gillis, Major Mudd, Stu Soroka and Willie Whistle would all gather for some hot times. Those were the days!!!

Bob's not a nice guy, He's a rude alcoholic who needs help big time. I knew him back in the 70s in the "running circle". In fact, just two weeks ago, I ran past him on Mem Drive while running the Tufts 10-K . I shouted out his name, and he yelled back my name and a loud "Way to go!". Guess he didn't have a drink that day. I thought, "Great to see him. Maybe he's getting his life together." I will pray for his wife, his children and his grandchildren at Arch Street Church where I might see him outside looking for both love and money.

"His wife, Dianne, sat in the spectators' gallery with a pained expression."

How sad. What a selfish creep. He should think only of making it up to his family for all the sadness and embarrassment he's caused them over his entire adult life. Dianne is either a saint or very stupid to have stayed with him (probably stupid, but she's probably very nice without him).

and for all you McCain zombies -- McCain will be reaching into YOUR pockets for Sarah's clothes for the next 4 years. When's the last time Joe the Plumber paid $1,500 for his wifes jacket?

wow the el phoenix corner allston st and commonwealth...great food, 1 good pinball and bobby, what memories.

Anyone who has ever been to the draft will know this sketchball as the guy who stalked both men and woman alike... Not surprised by the allegation!

Good runner, funny guy but with problems. Let those of us with "no sins" throw the first stone otherwise say a prayer for him and thank God it's not you or a friend.

A lot of sympathy here for Bob. My question is...WHY???
The man is a disgrace.

He used to get hammered at the old O'Connors bar in Lynn in the 70's, he left with a black eye at least once.

#45...hari----where would you like these pervs to go if not to jail? You might not be so indignent about his privacy if his nasty photo spreads included your kids/grandkids.
#38...joe don---the only cure for child porn pervs is death. Only then will they stop. So sad, too bad.
Save all your sympathies for his poor wife and kids/grandkids. What a shameful disgrace he has brought to them....and it's not like he's never had the chance to change his behavior. He just got worse! Disgust is what I feel.

This guy needs to write his auto-biography. Sounds like a legendary drunk, who seen it all. Well, if he can remember anything. Still he belongs in jail if charges are true.

THIS IS SAD...I THINK HE YANKEE GAMES ON TV FOR ONE SEASON AND ONE OF THE FELLOW BROADCASTERS CALLED HIM "ROOKIE OF THE YEAR BOB GAMERE"...
IF IT'S THE SAME BOB GAMERE IT SOUNDS LIKE A SAD SAD STORY...I HOPE IT'S NOT TOO LATE FOR HIM TO FIND HIS WAY.

Surprise! Alcoholism is a disease that can ruin people's lives.

(Why do the irrational Obama-hating pifflewits crawl out of the woodwork to spew their bile here? I bet their track records shows they voted for BUSH - TWICE! - and some might have actually been SOBER!)

very sad story and very creepy. hope it isn't true though

How many people here have called him a "good guy"?

How many other "good guys" do you know that have pictures of very young children being raped or abused...

Geez, I'm all for mercy, but come on...

I know two of his sons, really good guys. God bless 'em, I wouldn't want to go through all that they've been through. I really hope that Bob gets help.

Just pray for the family at this point. it's a hard time for alot of people

Bob - take the plea deal.....70 to 90 months ----not bad------ I know someone who did and is doing great.....Take it from someone who won $48 on candle pins back in early 80's.... You're caught..there's nothing else to do,,,pay and get out....you'll never get another internet Id again anyway...

Another idol fallen.....interesting how there is such a mix of empathy, damnation and Obamabashing in these postings....

I'll never forget this guy cracking up on Channel 7 when Mary Richardson asked him to relate the good news from Fenway Park after saying that Harvey Leonard,the weatherman,"was full of it". The network hierarchy must have been
horrified to have a real human being on their broadcast.