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― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 00:59 (twenty years ago) link

I love how we're all in agreement. So it's decided: Boston sucks, and we should go there.

It does sound like a lot of fun, maybe it will work.

― felicity (felicity), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 01:08 (twenty years ago) link

No no, I'm not mean, I'll even hold it for you!

this is why i don't normally go to these things ... 'cause ILX has so many homos!

― Little Big Macher (llamasfur), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 01:11 (twenty years ago) link

On a Boston thread, the word you want is queeahs.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 01:15 (twenty years ago) link

What's wrong with ribbed sweaters?

I'm kinda trying to figure that out myself.

― TOMBOT, Tuesday, 21 October 2003 01:32 (twenty years ago) link

Nothing, clearly that's mentalism. Boston could use way more ribbed sweaters and a lot less Ben Affleck.

Felicity, we are going to try to invade and force Boston to unsuck, this is why you should be in on this.

― Allyzay, Tuesday, 21 October 2003 01:34 (twenty years ago) link

I would like to take the Chinatown bus with Geeta.

― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 01:39 (twenty years ago) link

Mary! You will be coming too?? This will be best holiday ever.

― Allyzay, Tuesday, 21 October 2003 02:22 (twenty years ago) link

BOSTON U HAVE NO CHANCE

EAT DICK FAGTOGS

― TOMBOT, Tuesday, 21 October 2003 02:52 (twenty years ago) link

If that is not the first thing to come out of your mouth when I introduce you to Dan Perry, you are seriously not getting laid that night.

― Allyzay, Tuesday, 21 October 2003 03:46 (twenty years ago) link

bah the weekend of nov 15 is my birthday! nyc fap d00dz!! put off the boston mentalism for another week (dan perry u shd come to nyc the weekend of the 15th!)

― geeta (geeta), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 06:28 (twenty years ago) link

Ugh, I'm not even going to chime in on this thread in regards to Boston anymore. I like it, some of you don't. Thats your opinion and I'm fine with it. Anyways, are we talking December or November?

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 10:34 (twenty years ago) link

Oh and a pack of smokes costs around $5.50-$6.00 in Boston. $5 in Worcester. Which is the shithole of Massachusetts. And I'm proud to live here.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 10:39 (twenty years ago) link

Jesus, did they up the tax again? It was high when I lived there, but not that high; it had just gotten to the "at this price, I may as well just buy imports" mark of $3.75 - $4.00.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 10:41 (twenty years ago) link

Yup they upped it and they pulled a NY and stopped all smoking in bars and restaurants.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 10:43 (twenty years ago) link

What's wrong is those fitted, turtleneck sweaters usually on sale at Banana Republic or something that are super unflattering especially on guys.

example #1
http://www.landsend.com/IMAGES/PRODUCT/80914.jpg

http://www.brooksbrothers.com/Images/Catalog/ProductImages/695P.jpg
uh, no.

― daria g (daria g), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 10:47 (twenty years ago) link

A) Ribbed turtlenecks look good on me.
B) However ribbed turtlenecks as stated above do kind of make men look like wankers.

Chris V.: November. The problem with the weekend after the 15th is doesn't that cut it close to holidays? Are people around?

― Allyzay, Tuesday, 21 October 2003 12:23 (twenty years ago) link

Fagtogs! I am in hysterics.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 12:28 (twenty years ago) link

I prefer wool turtleneck sweaters, much less titty on men. I'm around both weekends. The weekend of Thanksgiving I am not.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 13:03 (twenty years ago) link

OK so then it's all good. That was my big worry but now I haven't a big worry. Boston the later weekend it is. Geeta will you come to Boston with us too??? Are you serious about the no smoking, Chris?

― Allyzay, Tuesday, 21 October 2003 13:08 (twenty years ago) link

Yeah, that happened a couple of months ago and recently extended to Cambridge. I think you can still smoke indoors in Somerville, though.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 13:13 (twenty years ago) link

yup. Dead serious, have to go outside now. Sucks ass. Although worcester isn't smoke free yet, but I don't think anyone wants to come here. so the weekend of the 21-22. According to the newspaper this morning, they are trying to make the whole state smoke free.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 13:15 (twenty years ago) link

Dan, any suggestions of where to go?

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 13:21 (twenty years ago) link

The only positive to Boston is the fact that I thought you could still smoke there! It truly IS the devil's city.

Seriously though, I'll go to Worcester just so I don't have to stand outside in late November in New England for fuck's sake. Oh well. I'll still come, I'll just complain a lot. I hope you like whining!!!

― Allyzay, Tuesday, 21 October 2003 13:22 (twenty years ago) link

I love whining...

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 13:26 (twenty years ago) link

I'm completely out of touch with places to go because I've been really, really broke for about a year what with putting someone through grad school. One place that is usually good as far as being someplace a large number of people can comfortably invade is Flash's cocktails on Columbus St (aka the place I took Ally, Otis and the gang the last time they were in town); it's kind of small but for some reason there's usually tons of seating, plus it's close to the Ritz.

I would suggest The Pour House but it's always packed. There's also a Good Life back in the Financial District somewhere but I can never remember where it is. Oh, and there's another pub-type place that is around the corner from Jose McIntyre's (I will never ever EVER take anyone to Jose Macs so don't even ask about it) which doesn't lend itself to seating a large party but is pretty cheap from what I remember. Apparently celebrities show up at The Rack a lot, so if people want to go chuckle at Yuppie Hell I'd suggest there.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 13:28 (twenty years ago) link

(Haha "I have no idea of where to go, but we could try place A or place B or place C, place D sucks, maybe place E if you get desperate, etc etc etc...")

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 13:29 (twenty years ago) link

$5-$6? no smoking in bars?

― Little Big Macher (llamasfur), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 13:40 (twenty years ago) link

The good life is fun. I hate the Rack with a passion and its so expensive. I think the name of the bar across from Jose's is Coogans Bluff. Its alright, and cheap. I've gotten thrown out of there for jumping on stage and stealing the mic from a dude and demanding the audience sing "More than a Feeling".

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 13:43 (twenty years ago) link

I was at T's pub in brighton two weeks ago and there was plenty of space. Although its right next to the Paradise and sort of away from everything. Plus they had Bud Light 20 oz drafts for $2.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 13:46 (twenty years ago) link

Haha I remember Flash's. We ended up moving shop from there though, much to our detriment/eternal gratitude when the next bar confiscated O-town's ID. "What's your zip code?" "Uh, I don't know."

― Allyzay, Tuesday, 21 October 2003 14:04 (twenty years ago) link

I thought the only reason we left was because we wanted to dance?

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 14:04 (twenty years ago) link

No no that is EXACTLY why we left, it just turned into a total disaster which is completely amusing to me. We didn't leave because of anything Flash's did, I'm sorry if I implied that. We ended up in that big enormous place with the waitress that looked like Denise Richards, but I don't remember what that was. It was huge though!!

I think a place we might be able to dance would be good but nothing too expensive...

― Allyzay, Tuesday, 21 October 2003 14:46 (twenty years ago) link

fear my moves.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 14:53 (twenty years ago) link

Jillian's! That's a great place for finding someplace to sit, plus they've got Atlas downstairs which we could conceivably go to for our dancing needs.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 15:01 (twenty years ago) link

There is also Bills which is next door to Jillians. And you can all piss on Fenway which is directly across the street.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 15:02 (twenty years ago) link

Sold.

― Allyzay, Tuesday, 21 October 2003 15:07 (twenty years ago) link

I am so craving Durgin Park right now.

― felicity (felicity), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 15:09 (twenty years ago) link

There is a plethora of bars near Durgin Park as well. There is also Jake Ivorys next to Jillians as well, if anyone feels like being Billy Joel for the night.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 15:14 (twenty years ago) link

I'll add an extra as well, as well.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 15:16 (twenty years ago) link

oh and i am def making an appearance in NY within the next two months as a friend of mine who lives in Brooklyn is back from his year long film shoot and he has invited me to visit. Yay.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 15:25 (twenty years ago) link

dude, i'll totally come to boston with you guys, as long as it's not the weekend of the 15th!

― geeta (geeta), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 15:35 (twenty years ago) link

OK it's gonna be the weekend afterwards so you are coming!! This is so exciting! Except when I get there I'll be pissed off with the whole thing. The train up there is quite expensive?

― Allyzay, Tuesday, 21 October 2003 15:41 (twenty years ago) link

It's all about the bus!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 15:42 (twenty years ago) link

Dans right I think you can go round trip on a bus for $60.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 15:46 (twenty years ago) link

$128 round trip by train.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 15:48 (twenty years ago) link

That's not so bad.

― Allyzay, Tuesday, 21 October 2003 15:49 (twenty years ago) link

$40 round trip by bus with 7 day advance purchase $50 without and it takes about the same amount of time by bus than by train.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 15:51 (twenty years ago) link

I don't personally mind the bus. I know of other people who have issue.

― Allyzay, Tuesday, 21 October 2003 15:51 (twenty years ago) link

+++++++++Some points:
1. The roads in Boston are put together much worse than even DC or suburban Maryland.
2. Nashville has more fun stuff to do than Boston even if you HATE country music, and better food.
3. The only thing I like about Boston, in fact, is Newbury Comics or whatever that place is, which is like a bigger, nicer Kim's.
4. Unfortunately, Kim's St. Marks is surrounded by similar shops full of cool shit whereas Newbury is more like a single shining light in the pitch blackness of bad cafés and hahvud yahd crappity crap crap.
5. Don't EVEN call that thing a subway system. Dear LORD. What is this? An IDM album cover? ARRGGGH.
6. actually, if this thing can wait till December ... 'cause the bills play the patriots on 12/27.
ahem WHO IN THE JESUSFUCKERS would want to spend even PART of their holiday season in BOSTON? Seriously though if you're that much of a Bills fan you deserve whatever you get I suppose. URGHK.
-- TOMBOT (arrg...), October 18th, 2003+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

yes -the roads are set up bad and the subway shuts down at 1am. Correct.
But….
THE REST OF YOUR POST READS LIKE A DUMB MOTHERFooCKER REDNECK
Newbury vs KIMS??? What?huh? - Newbury the only place to shop in boston? Um, yeah if you are a stupid a;s tourist with no clue ..oh wait…
Please.
This place is fookin indy bookstore, record store, café heaven. (nyc record shops are more picked thru than boston btw…for the most part)
Also: film archives, weekly kung fu filmings on weds night at allston….moody street in waltham has over 100 different ethnic restaurants.
Middle east nightclub drops the fffing abomb on any DC club. What do you have? The 930club or some something? Tt the bears, the attic, the paradise . and so on and so forth.
And yes, boston is no NYC. Correct. Bloody fffing brilliant. The world isnt flat either. Bears sh*t in the woods aslo.
Sorry but your post was mucho dense…

― kephm, Tuesday, 21 October 2003 16:15 (twenty years ago) link

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