I Am in Downtown Boston Right Now...
BreakSelf
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...at Borders, specifically. I have some questions.1. What should I do?2. Where does one go in this city to get it how they want it? 3. Where should I go to drink?3b. Does anyone out there feel like drinking?4. Where is Edan's house?4b. Would he be amenable to me sleeping on his porch/stoop?5. How late do the subways/buses run?6. Under which bridge might one sleep if they were, say, too drunk to figure out how to get to their friend's house?Any help would be greatly appreciated (questions 3 and 6, in particular).
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I have some answers to questions you might have.
1. No, this does not belong in the Announcements section.
2. I am in town for a cognitive development conference. It is not very fun.
3. I have tentative plans to stay with a friend on the outskirts of town, but I haven't called her yet.
4. Yes, I will buy the first round.
Downtown? For dives try DeLux or The Tam. The former is more hipster dive, but i really dig it. decent food, too. the latter is for drunks.
For bars of a more middle brow variety, they're a dime a dozen and fairly :ehhh:. The DO serve booze, though. I assure you.
Public transit runs until just shy of 1:00; i know, yes, this sucks. You're not the first to notice this, so no need to run over that ground again.
If you don't feel like going to the burbs, PM; i'm in Cambridge, and got a couch. Can drop you somewheres in the AM on the way to work so you can get back to boringfest. Wish I could join you for a drink, but I've got the lingering headache of ear surgery b/w jaw bone filing.
What do you think I've been doing all day?
The Borders @ Downtown Crossing?
Look for the dude who sells the Hot Nuts. They are yummy.
WTF!?!? Attending to your personal health is something you can put off indefinitely, I'm only in Boston for like 3 days. You need to get your priorities in order, doggie.
Done and done.
Jaw bone filing? Yikes! You fixin' to be a Stepford wife or something? Hope they at least fitted you with some Vics or something.
Seriously though my dude, good looks on the info and hospitality. Here's to a speedy convalescence! I shall hollereth further on the PM.
That's the one. Will keep my eyes peeled for Hot Nuts dude.
Delux isn't really a dive, just small and cheap.
Usually some cute girls, too.
I wish you had announced you were coming earlier
(or did you?) cause I would have changed my plans
and met up with you for a (10) beer(s).
Also, Irma Thomas is in town tonight, tomorrow &
Saturday.
Duly noted. May end up checking out Delux after all.
Nope, no forewarning whatsoever. This is pretty typical of the way I travel. I booked my plane ticket like 10 days ago (I've known the dates of the conference for probably 8 months). It's a bad habit.
Next time I'm in town I'll give you dudes a heads up to assure maximum preparedness for beer consumption.
This is something I will look into further. Thanks!
Okay, it's 9pm, they are kicking me out of Borders. Time to drink.
In other words, did Boston give it to him the way he knew he wanted it?
Check out Bukowski if you're into good beer. They've got around 100 different types, mostly good stuff and imports, with Pabst and Private Stock for the insufferably hip.
I don't know if there are any good soul nights on Friday night around here, but Soulellujah (sp?) at Zu Zu on Saturday night is pretty good when it's not too crowded. Of course, the place is the size of a large bedroom, so it's hard to find it otherwise.
And give a shout if you want some company to throw a few back tonight. I have to work tomorrow, but I'll be the only one there, so I can afford a moderate hangover.
Amanda lives in Lowell, probably pretty far, but you could always call her up.
Pls to email me address again.
and, i could motivate for some saturday soulnight action...hollerate if still in state.
Soullelujah. Let's do this.
Here's the Soullelujah myspace page.
but, back to soullelujah. too often too crowded, and of late, not enough dancing- too much standing and looking at other people. c'mon, kiddies, bust a fucking move! i'm usually there the 2nd saturday of the month for ty (i play those nights on occasion; last month included). we'll have to organize one of these times.
BUUUUUUT, point is: Tomorrow. Breakself you in town? get me out of my convalesence!
The kid is alive. Certain portions of the way I knew I wanted it were delivered in full (getting drunk), while others remained unfulfilled (passing out under a bridge). It was fairly tame as these excursions go, but I recognize the city's potential for more self-destructive exploits. Next time perhaps I will ditch my luggage in a bush rather than carrying it with me.
My hope is that next time I arrive it will be with a better-formulated and more comprehensive knowledge of how I know I really want it. Harvey is welcome to PM me with a program of self-actualization within this domain.
This is valuable info. Tonight is my last night and I'm hoping to remember less than half of it.
My phone is dead at the moment, and my charger is either in South Boston or somewhere on BC's campus. I will look into finding it later this evening. I can always use drinking company!
Amanda's in Lowell? I have no idea where that is. Would be nice to see her...though I can't say the same of her fiance (husband?).
Lol. Dude, you have got to be fu*king kidding me! Should I resend the $95 to ship the records too? ha. I'll call when I get the chance.
YES! In town. Looking to drink, preferrably en masse. Soul music would be a bonus. Shall holler ASAP.
Off to another talk...
Right on. Any other Boston heads?
So, is this going down?
A**on? Ga***h? If you guys are
working it on the PM, let me in,
cause I'm heading out and want to
know where heads will be at if I get
a chance to come through ...
Already got a head start on y'all! Woo hoo!
hope to see you there; will pm info.