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PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVID FOX PHOTOGRAPHER NO ONE WAS LEFT STANDING STILL when the Goo Goo Dolls and Shaggy rocked the stage at the House of Blues for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay's sold-out Big Night event. Attendees contributed more than $1.8 million to support the organization, which matches volunteer mentors with Boston-area youth who need adult role models. It currently serves nearly 2,000 young people, with almost 800 more on the waiting list. Billy Costa and Lisa Donovan, KISS 108 radio personalities and cohosts of the "Matty in the Morning" show, enter- tained the audience between performances. BIG NIGHT Christine and Bill Meara Mo and Stacy Cowan with Joe and Lauren Kennedy Billy Cantor, Phill Gross, and Annette Cantor Billy Dwyer, Mark O'Donnell, and Peter Monaco Johnny Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls Kennedy Elsey and Margaret Moritz Zeina Grinnell and Janet Wu Wendy Foster Chelsey Fields and Rayna Lesser Hannaway Big Brother Marc Mingolelli and Little Brother Zach Morgan Curtis Blyden Big Brother Mike Orr and Little Brother Boo 74 BOSTONCOMMON-MAGAZINE.COM INVITED