― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 24 November 2002 21:29 (twenty-one years ago) link
Dan, whatever happened to smug Joker fisty guy?
― donut bitch (donut), Sunday, 24 November 2002 21:42 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Cass, Monday, 25 November 2002 03:37 (twenty-one years ago) link
Less Bostonians.
― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 25 November 2002 03:42 (twenty-one years ago) link
that, and both Philly and Baltimore have better food than Boston. and that includes better seafood. yes, Bostonians, you read that right. so much for Boston Harbor!
― Tad (llamasfur), Monday, 25 November 2002 03:45 (twenty-one years ago) link
Philly also has a "little town" attitude, though Philadelphians are more justified in that it's the fifth-largest city in the country. And they aren't as full of themselves and their town as Bostonians are.
― Tad (llamasfur), Monday, 25 November 2002 03:53 (twenty-one years ago) link
Tad basically explained it anyway, to take things down to the serious level for a sec, because it's so true. I think it's a freaking Massachusetts curse, thinking yourself very bloody important. This is why all the people on this thread who are not from Boston but live there and think a lot of it sucks and should be changed think it sucks and should be changed. It seems kind of telling that the majority of the people who just luuuuuuurve Boston are born there and everyone else wants to blow it up?
Whatever, the Red Sox suck ass, that's what it is.
― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 25 November 2002 04:01 (twenty-one years ago) link
Anyway, just to dog-pile on Boston some more I have to mention the word that a Maine-born friend of mine uses in reference to Bostonians:
Massholes
― Chris Barrus (xibalba), Monday, 25 November 2002 04:19 (twenty-one years ago) link
The glorification of "baked scrod" has to be the biggest Boston scam ever. But really, why would Philly have such good seafood? Is it the fish? The preparation? Tad?
Cass I'm really glad you had fun even though you weren't in Boston.
― Mat Bo (Mat Bo), Monday, 25 November 2002 05:32 (twenty-one years ago) link
I like the Bookstores records shops etc and found Boston much cheaper than NY for things when I was there next weekend. I found the people both friendlier and nicer (cab drivers and waiters). Maybe this is cause I was in Williamsburg NY the previous 2 days - and that place seems to breed horribleness.
Size? It takes only 25 min to get anywhere you need to go if you live sort of in the city. Compared to living in like Zone 2 or 3 or 4 of London for the same price? For all the time I spend commuting I don't have any time to enjoy the things London is supposed to be so great for - not to mention the fact that London does shut down at 1am as well.
Maybe when I hit my 30's I found find Boston's "young" population a bit annoying, but I certainly wanted ot move back there when I was there last weekend.
― marianna, Monday, 25 November 2002 10:36 (twenty-one years ago) link
what?? the point is that boston *completely* shuts down at 2am - whereas if i want to be out dancing in london til dawn i can do it any night of the week in any of dozens of places! and doubtless the same will be true of drinking come next summer, too.
― toby (tsg20), Monday, 25 November 2002 14:25 (twenty-one years ago) link
Well, yes, if you're going to come to NY I'd suggest most anywhere BUT WBurg, especially now a days with all the trustafarians living there.
And yes, London does stay open all night, there's absolutely no difficulty in finding a place to go if you really need to - I defy any Bostonian to tell me an after hours bar there. They've only got ONE strip club you know.
― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 25 November 2002 14:30 (twenty-one years ago) link
Best thing about Boston = excellent guides / hosts (thanks Marianna!), good record shops, hanging out with the Perrys.
I was pleased to find that it is not the centre of Boston which is made of wood. The brain box in which I keep my thoughts about Boston is wooden though.
― Tim (Tim), Monday, 25 November 2002 14:48 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Chris V. (Chris V), Monday, 25 November 2002 14:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Chris V. (Chris V), Monday, 25 November 2002 14:55 (twenty-one years ago) link
― marianna, Monday, 25 November 2002 16:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
I think he opened for The Clientele! (not really, alas)
Favorite part of the Clientele show was when the lead singer said, "Please turn up the reverb on my mic, there's a real singer in the house," in reference to me (???). I immediately shouted, "MORE FALSETTO!!!" He chuckled and said, "Yes, more out-of-tune, rubbish falsetto... Where's that reverb?" He was GREBT, though.
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 25 November 2002 16:11 (twenty-one years ago) link
― marianna, Monday, 25 November 2002 16:13 (twenty-one years ago) link
OK, than I'll do it.
― mike a (mike a), Monday, 25 November 2002 20:03 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Chris V. (Chris V), Monday, 25 November 2002 20:05 (twenty-one years ago) link
― daria g, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 04:13 (twenty-one years ago) link
Um, the Phillies and the Orioles have won World Series in my lifetime. Which is more than can be said for the Red Sox. Another plus for the Phillies and the Orioles: when their ballparks get run-down and go to seed, they tear them down and build new ones. (same criticism goes for the Cubs, too)
and oh yeah those beloved Yankees and Mets really tore it up this year.
At least the Yankees made it to the playoffs. And I hate the Mets, so I'm probably just as happy as you are that they sucked (and will continue to suck).
― Tad (llamasfur), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 05:07 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 12:56 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 13:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tad (llamasfur), Saturday, 7 December 2002 12:38 (twenty-one years ago) link
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― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 30 June 2003 19:14 (twenty years ago) link
― kephm, Monday, 30 June 2003 19:42 (twenty years ago) link
I had fun, although I kept driving around in circles at the junctions of Route 1, I-95, 278(? -- the road that goes to Marblehead/Beverly) and 114 each time I tried to go from anywhere. It was the Blair Witch project of driving ("AIEEE!! We were just here!!) But now I understand why New Englanders give such strange directions: There is no such thing as a plain left turn, right turn, or a street that keeps its same name past more than a few lights. "Curl around right" is a valid and useful direction. And Dunkin' Donuts really is a very convenient landmark.
I think Mary would like Salem Willows. Skee Ball has gone up to 25 cents from a dime but it's still fun.
― felicity (felicity), Tuesday, 8 July 2003 20:36 (twenty years ago) link
― kephm, Wednesday, 9 July 2003 00:59 (twenty years ago) link
― Little Big Macher (llamasfur), Friday, 17 October 2003 03:29 (twenty years ago) link
― Ally-zay, Friday, 17 October 2003 03:32 (twenty years ago) link
(and i use my amtrak bonus points to buy tix to boston TO PISS ON FENWAY PARK BOSTON BEYOTCHS!)
― Little Big Macher (llamasfur), Friday, 17 October 2003 03:36 (twenty years ago) link
the yankees are mean bonecrushing robots
― geeta (geeta), Friday, 17 October 2003 03:38 (twenty years ago) link
― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 17 October 2003 03:39 (twenty years ago) link
YEA! that is the awesomest comment ever!!
― Little Big Macher (llamasfur), Friday, 17 October 2003 03:39 (twenty years ago) link
― Ally-zay, Friday, 17 October 2003 03:40 (twenty years ago) link
― Little Big Macher (llamasfur), Friday, 17 October 2003 03:40 (twenty years ago) link
isn't that better than a stupid lobsterita?
― Little Big Macher (llamasfur), Friday, 17 October 2003 03:42 (twenty years ago) link
― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 17 October 2003 03:42 (twenty years ago) link
― Ally-zay, Friday, 17 October 2003 03:43 (twenty years ago) link
― Little Big Macher (llamasfur), Friday, 17 October 2003 03:45 (twenty years ago) link
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― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 17 October 2003 11:56 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris V. (Chris V), Friday, 17 October 2003 12:00 (twenty years ago) link
― Ally-zay, Friday, 17 October 2003 13:57 (twenty years ago) link
― ModJ (ModJ), Friday, 17 October 2003 14:11 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris V. (Chris V), Friday, 17 October 2003 14:26 (twenty years ago) link