OFFICIAL: DU Boston Get Together Thread - Saturday, April 3rd!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[matcom]

be there or be SQUARE!!

just confirmed with Pitt. YOU know the place: People's Republik, Cambridge

WHEN: Saturday, April 3rd
WHERE: People's Republik, Cambridge, MA
TIME: HIGH NOON (or around then)
WHY: To Get Drunk Silly and Hang Out With THE BEST DUERS ON THE PLANET!!!!
DIRECTIONS: Shit, I don't know, PM Pitt

LET'S PARTY BOSTON (& NEW ENGLAND & WHOMEVER ELSE CAN GET THERE DUERS!!!!!!)

COME ONE COME ALL!!

:beer: :toast: :bounce: :party:

[meegbear]

1. Ex-cellent!

See you'all there! Be nice to see your jib again matcom.

[matcom]

14. want to 'Duel Jibs' ??????

:D

[VelmaD]

2. Dangit...

I'm never gonna get to meet all you guys. *pout* x(

[curse10]

3. god damnit I think I have to do something that day!

Assholes!

[matcom]

4. CANCEL!!!!!!

join US DAMMIT!! :bounce:

[curse10]

6. I might. You guys are way cuter

and I don't think my other function has alcoholic beverages.

[Tim4319]

5. Celebrate some for me!

April 3rd is my birthday!

Have fun.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

7. Oh boy!

:bounce:

Who's bringing the dahts (that's darts to non-New Englanders)?

[matcom]

8. why, PITT is of course!

hey Will, if you read this, YOU CONVIENENTLY FORGOT THEM LAST TIME I NOTICED!!!

bet you $10 you 'forget' them again! :D

[VelmaD]

9. y'all seemed to have fun without them...

No time for darts when you're busy getting felt up matcom. :P

[WilliamPitt]

18. Bite me

Vengeance will be mine.

[VelmaD]

19. It's good to see...

that you still live in hope. :P

[matcom]

20. ah yes....Hope

its a city in Arkansas i hear

:bounce:

[DS1]

25. I suspect there's some state-based learning going on

Play darts ~before~ you start drinking and see how it turns out.

hmm, what a ridiculous idea - nevermind

[seventhson]

10. Fair warning: I might show up

a chance to commisserate with you guys and mend fences with Will Pitt and get drunk with Matcom?

I might have to show up.

[matcom]

11. come on over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOVE to have you!!!

[matcom]

12. bippedy bump

:bounce:

[jonnyblitz]

13. crap, I will be in Amsterdam.

I will hang in a coffeeshop that day and pay homage. One day I will make a People's Republic gathering.

[GOPisEvil]

15. Ahem...you should get your ass to Philly on the 24th of April!

:hi:

[matcom]

16. so, come north EARLY and party with US!!!

THEN go to PHILLY!!

what are you, some kind of CORPORATE SLAVE??????

:P

[GOPisEvil]

17. No...I'm Rick Perry's slave!!!

Wait...that didn't sound right. :crazy:

I already have my vacation time granted for the week of the Apri l24-30th. And I'm taking two days off this month. They expect me to show up MOST of the time, sometimes they want me to work! :o

[LynneSin]

26. We heard rumors about Gov. Goodhairs sexual preference

now you've confirmed it

:bounce:

[matcom]

21. ATTENTION!!!! Mrs Matcom Is Planning On Coming TOO!!!

woooooohooooo

she is DYING TO MEET YOU ALL!! :bounce:

careful though! she is a PISTOL!!!

:D

:bounce:

[GOPisEvil]

22. Damn...I was hoping to present her with the sainthood papers.

:D

[curse10]

23. Shit! Does this mean I can't make out with you this time?

:-)

[LynneSin]

24. Damnit, when you said you were having a gathering....

I was hoping it would be around the time of the Convention. Geez with the Philly gathering AND DC at the end of the month I'm tapping into the last of my financial resources for a month or so

:cry:

And I really really DO want to come to Boston!!!

Shit and roundtrip out of Philly is $107 dollars total......


.....fricking tempting!!!

[DS1]

27. Drive it

For real, sistah!

[populistmom]

28. It's not a horrible drive

If you bypass NYC (and luck out with traffic), it'll take 5 hours.

[LynneSin]

29. Lynne doesn't like driving for more than 30 minutes

Which is why I haven't visited my mother for the last 4 months (she's 90 minutes away). Heck my commute to work is only 8 minutes long.

I'd be suicidal driving from Wilmington to Boston, plus by the time I pay for gas, tolls and food for the trip I could just take the damn flight from Philly

And edit note - to tell you how much I hate driving - I haven't told GOPisEvil yet that he's driving my car when we go to DC. He can wake me up once we hit the outskirts of the city

[GOPisEvil]

36. I'm doing what now?!

I guess I had better invest in insurance, huh? :D

Just kidding - fully covered!

[LynneSin]

37. Believe me, with my driving - you're much safer

trust me !!

[GOPisEvil]

38. Hey...I have ridden in a car with you before.

You even allowed me to stay in the car while you parallel parked. :-) Nobody died.

But, I like driving, so if you want me to drive, I will.

[LynneSin]

39. Yeah, I did toss Will out of my car when I pararelled park

But that space was tighter

[Kathy in Cambridge]

30. Drive!

You must experience the People's Republik!

[LynneSin]

31. Hey, I don't see you driving to Philly to experience Doobies

seriously!!!

[DS1]

32. she's already got a pair

oh. ~d~ ooobies

*smacks forehead*

[Kathy in Cambridge]

34. I'm planning on it this time!

:toast:

[GOPisEvil]

40. Yay! I hope you make it!

I'll be there! :hi:

[populistmom]

33. I'm going to do my darndest to be there again

Hopefully, fellow Connecticut DUer Amaya will join me this time on the ride up. We'll just have to pick who gets to be the designated driver. I think it should be her because my husband recently popped a Yankees bumper sticker on the car :scared: and I'm not taking the dang minivan (of course I'd do gas and tolls). Maybe this time, I'll be less boring. :D

[matcom]

35. Morning Kick

:kick:

[matcom]

41. kick

[LynneSin]

42. AAAAACCCCCCCHHHHHHOOOOOOOOO

A sneeze for my bud matcom!!!

[MaineDem]

43. What's the nearest T station?

I might grab the train and come down. I assume there's a red line stop nearby?

[matcom]

45. send a PM to Will

he knows the system pretty well i think. we would LOVE to have you!

[curse10]

46. Central

it's a short walk :-)

[NewHampster]

54. mapquest

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&address=880+Massachusetts+Ave.&city=Cambridge&state=MA&zipcode=02138

[MaineDem]

56. Thanks

I love mapquest but it doesn't list T stops.

[NewHampster]

59. Redline to Central Square

http://www.mbta.com/traveling_t/schedules_subway_redline.asp

[wicket]

81. Central Square

Take the Central Square stop on the Red Line.

[Raven]

44. Can I come, or is there an age limit?

:-)

[matcom]

47. age limit?

hell NO lady!! would be WONDERFUL to see you again!

do pretend cops and frisking offend you?

[Raven]

50. Can I bring my handcuffs?

:hi:

[curse10]

48. Just an age minimum!!!

:-)

[MaineDem]

49. OMG, I never thought of that

Maybe they don't want us old ladies. ;)

[Raven]

51. They will just have to put up with us!

If you are driving, you could take Route 2 east to Fresh Pond (the Ailwife (sp.?) T Station, park there and take the red line to Central Square. I hope you'll come!

[MaineDem]

57. I used to park at Alewife all the time

I'd either take the train in from Acton or drive to Alewife and take the red line when I worked in Boston.

I won't drive down but I might take the train and then pick up the T from North Station.

It'll be great to meet you and the other DUers.

[VelmaD]

52. Awwwww man...

it just keeps getting worse. Everybody is gonna be there but me. *grump* *pout* x(

[SiobhanClancy]

53. Time for a kick...

I hope I can make it this time...maybe yes and maybe no:(

[NewHampster]

55. Are less than 700 newbsters allowed

:hangover:

[SarahB]

60. I'm coming

And I'm a newbie again! :hi:

[NewHampster]

58. Beer Advocate Review -

For the record, this is not an Irish bar (many think it is, but are wrong). This is a place to drink. Yeah, yeah ... what bar isn't? But seriously, this is a place to drink. If you come here for any other reason (like to hangout, dood!), turn around and go home. It's also one of the few places in the area open until 2am (look for the 1am-ish rush). The vibe? Dark, with good music and what is basically the ideal drinking atmosphere. I like it.

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beerfly/user_reviews/1223

[StopTheMorans]

61. it's about time

I'm in. After the last one I was so drunk that I ended up leaving the Field (ended up there after the PR with RR) and stumbling along storrow drive inbound along the grass between the road and the fence (not supposed to walk there) trying to meet some people for a post-halloween party in allston. ended up walking so far that I ended up almost in kenmore square and had to jump 3 fences and a few sets of train tracks to get back to comm. ave, then had to walk an hour to get back to allston. hopefully not so much walking this time...

[Kat45]

62. A DU gathering sounds great!

And I'm pretty sure I can make it that day. It's a good thing they post locations of DU gatherings on the front page of DU, because I totally missed this thread this week. (We never did have that Christmas party, did we?) :-)

:hi:

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

63. Hey, I'm trying to convince my college buddy from Brookline

to attend this.

We went to college in the area many moons ago and he has just moved back within the last few months. Don't know that he has many new friends or connections there currently. He and I are very committed to defeating the BFEE in Nov. He's not currently on DU but is very informed about things. I'm trying to convince him to sign up on DU as a good source of links and info as well as friends, because he's the type who emails links on political topics to folks.

I told him he should feel very lucky, weather nonwithstanding, to once again live in a place where people are actually liberal and openly against the shrub cartel, as well as overall educated and like to read and actually think about things. (Dallas TX where I am does not qualify on any of these counts, LOL)

Can I count on you to make him welcome if he shows? (BTW he doesn't drink and doesn't deal well with smoky bar environments, not familiar with People's Republik but I assumed it's a bar.)

[SiobhanClancy]

64. No smoking allowed...

Cambridge,like Boston,has gone(at least officially)smoke-free.

[-..__...]

67. How many moons ago?

BHS class of 74 myself (or is that too many moons?)

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

70. HU '85, Currier House

My bud Lucius is HU '86, same house.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

65. kickety kick

[stepnw1f]

66. I might show up too

[LynneSin]

68. Kick so this doesn't archive

:D

[Rockholm]

69. Sounds Awesome...Count Me In!

[SarahB]

71. And my husband's getting nervous again

He's convinced I have some evil plan once I get there. :eyes:

[matcom]

73. tell him i only have the motel room for 1 hour

i mean HOW MUCH can happen? :D

[SarahB]

76. That's it

Darn, I was hoping for more time. 3 or 4 hours at least. :7

[Kat45]

74. Oh, Sarah, not again!

Tell him that you came back to him intact last time, so he's got nothing to worry about. :-)

[SarahB]

75. Yeah, I'm not worried

I stand my ground these days. It's just complicated. It's insecurity stuff and it's old news here really. :)

[hyphenate]

72. If I can,

I'll try to be there. I need to talk with intelligent people who don't mind my swearing about our current corrupt government. :)

How will I know where to actually find you guys? Nevermind--don't answer that--I'm sure I'll hear you when I get in!

[Ramsey]

77. Should I come?

I probably could come up that weekend.

Should I come to the Boston DU party?

[Kathy in Cambridge]

78. Yes, Ramsey! C'mon up!

We always have a blast!

:hi:

[WindRavenX]

79. I'll be there!

Mmmm....drinking at noon...:D

[wicket]

80. I'm going to try to be there!

I love the People's Republik!!!

[Caution]

82. What time is this running to?

I would love to attend but we're choosing delegates for my area that day at you guessed it...noon.

[matcom]

83. we're usually through (and drunk) by 4 or 5

:)

[DS1]

84. This is true

[LynneSin]

85. Bumping since the real party is now coming from Philly

Ramsey and Lynnesin - 2 Blondes Extrodinaire - will be coming from the Philly area (Ramsey is from Philly, LynneSin is from Wilmington DE).

:bounce:

[Kathy in Cambridge]

86. This Cambridge Blonde Extraordinaire Welcomes You to My Fair City!

:bounce:

It will be fun!

:bounce:

[Renew Deal]

87. kick

:kick:

[AlCzervik]

88. boston

I'm new to this board but i post on Franken's. Anyhow i'm going back to Boston for the 1st time in 5 years to visit my family, i hope to attend the get together!

[Kat45]

89. Great! Hope to see you there.