Boston (Meetup this weekend?)

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17 Jun 2004, 07:58 PM
Rich

Boston (Meetup this weekend?)

As some of you may already know, I'll be at Boston College from June 28 until August 5 with more free time than I know what to do with. (2 days of class a week) So I ask you Bostonians--what should I be doing for the 6 weeks while I'm there? Yawa--are we gunna hit up an afternoon Red Sox game one weekend? Anyone else want to get to a Red Sox game or just do something in general?...do I face physical harm by wearing a Yankee hat all around Boston or just insults? :D I think I might hit up the Italian festival while there; http://www.italiaunita.org/. What's to do on the Fourth of July? Gimme some ideas. :)
17 Jun 2004, 08:03 PM
aren

How about studying?
17 Jun 2004, 08:03 PM
Dolemite

I hear Boston Steamers are pretty good, whatever they are. Perhaps you should try one.
17 Jun 2004, 08:05 PM
Rich

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Originally Posted by The Chronicle

How about studying?

I'm not going to Boston to study.
17 Jun 2004, 08:25 PM
Dyne

when i went there we visited the quincy market. that was pretty fun. besides that i drank a lot.
17 Jun 2004, 09:09 PM
Diff-chan

There's not a whole hell of a lot you can do when you're under 21 and in a big city. I speak from personal experience. I mean, there is... but all the cool stuff is reserved for us old people.
17 Jun 2004, 09:16 PM
Rich

Oh no, now I can't go clubbin' and drinking! Seriously, the only place that I would take "there's not alot to do" seriously is Vegas, and there's probably enough to do in Vegas as a minor to keep my occupied for 6 weeks.
17 Jun 2004, 09:20 PM
Diff-chan

Rich its not something you realize until you're actually old enough to go to these places. When I was 17 or 18 I was like pfft there's plenty to do. And yea, there is a lot to do for people of any age, especially in a place like Boston, but once you get old enough to go to bars, clubs, etc. then you'll see that's where a lot of the fun is.
17 Jun 2004, 09:30 PM
Rich

Trust me, i already know that's where all the fun is. The Bahamas is good for something. But alas, that's not to say there is no fun anywhere else. And besides, people don't sit in their house all day then go out at night...at least not most people.
17 Jun 2004, 09:53 PM
dave is ok

Theres plenty of shit to do in Boston. Like, try to beat yourself at Snake on the GN board under my account.
17 Jun 2004, 09:57 PM
Rich

:lol: I don't even know if I can beat my own score. :)
17 Jun 2004, 10:52 PM
Rumpy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dolemite

I hear Boston Steamers are pretty good, whatever they are. Perhaps you should try one.

Boston? That shit is a Cleveland Steamer (ha!).
17 Jun 2004, 11:08 PM
lithium

Im going to boston a week from today for two days. What's the most badass restaurant in downtown boston? Something only in boston, no chains or anything like that.
17 Jun 2004, 11:11 PM
Dolemite

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rumpy

Boston? That shit is a Cleveland Steamer (ha!).

A rose by any other name...
17 Jun 2004, 11:24 PM
stormy

Quote:

Originally Posted by lithium

Im going to boston a week from today for two days. What's the most badass restaurant in downtown boston? Something only in boston, no chains or anything like that.

The Union Oyster House. It's the oldest operating restaurant in the United States. Serves some great seafood at decent prices. I think most dinners were between $10 and $20. It was even featured on a show about the best seafood restaurants in the U.S. on Food Network (i think it was FN).
18 Jun 2004, 03:11 AM
Grave

Quote:

Originally Posted by stormy

The Union Oyster House. It's the oldest operating restaurant in the United States. Serves some great seafood at decent prices. I think most dinners were between $10 and $20. It was even featured on a show about the best seafood restaurants in the U.S. on Food Network (i think it was FN).

Depends on what you're looking for. I lived there for about 7 months last year, and I'll be going back in September. Granted, I haven't eaten at all the classy places or out the way places because I sort of had studying to do, but I've seen some fun stuff.

My recommendation? Hit up Chinatown several times. There's a lot of good found to be found on the cheap. I lived at the corner of Boylston and Tremont, right by Chinatown, and at night, friends from around the city would come by and we'd go there to load up on whatever we felt like that night.

I'm not moving back in 'til Sept so I won't be there when you are, but I might come in for a weekend or so in July.
18 Jun 2004, 05:05 PM
Rich

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$16 + 3 day shipping and tax ($25 [20% off for pop day])

If you see anyone walking around Boston in that hat, say hi. I'll probably be the only one in a Yankees hat. :)
18 Jun 2004, 05:12 PM
Grave

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Originally Posted by Rich

If you see anyone walking around Boston in that hat, say hi. I'll probably be the only one in a Yankees hat. :)

You'd be surprised. A lot of kids at my school and many Boston schools are from out of town, and yeah, there's a ton of Yankees fans among them. My dorm was full of bitter rivalry during the World Series. And some people think it's funny just to try to make trouble like that.
18 Jun 2004, 05:15 PM
Rich

Excellllent. I went to Boston in Novemeber and EVERYONE had a Sox hat on. Hopefully I'll see some Yankees hats around. :)
18 Jun 2004, 06:02 PM
youandwhosearmy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rich

Just purchased http://mlb.imageg.net/graphics/produ...-1291933dt.jpg

$16 + 3 day shipping and tax ($25 [20% off for pop day])

If you see anyone walking around Boston in that hat, say hi. I'll probably be the only one in a Yankees hat. :)

You got ballls kid. If you survive the train ride on your first day around the city you got balls.

Great big balls.

You have to start IMing me so we can hang out when you get here.

Get in touch with me so we can make first, second day plans to get coffee or something.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rich

Excellllent. I went to Boston in Novemeber and EVERYONE had a Sox hat on. Hopefully I'll see some Yankees hats around. :)

Don't mistake them for Yankee hater hats btw, which look exaclty like Yankee hats.
18 Jun 2004, 06:36 PM
Rich

Quote:

Originally Posted by youandwhosearmy

Don't mistake them for Yankee hater hats btw, which look exaclty like Yankee hats.

The one that Ben Stiller was wearing a few months ago? :nod:

YAWA -- you up for a game or something as well? I'd have to leave my hat home to go to Fenway, though, my cajones aren't that large. :lol: Maybe Grave or someone would want to come too?
18 Jun 2004, 06:41 PM
youandwhosearmy

I'm all for it. hell on me if you want.

Pick a day.
18 Jun 2004, 06:44 PM
Rich

Hell, never mind, only days with tickets still available are Wed. July 21 and Thurs. July 22 against Baltimore (double header on 22). So unless you could go to a game on a wednesday or thursday, I doubt we'll be able to get tickets. (And I have class Thurs night, and class til 11:00 thursday afternoon, though Fenway and BC aren't too far, I could get there in 2 hours easy, I bet.)
18 Jun 2004, 06:50 PM
stormy

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Originally Posted by Rich

Hell, never mind, only days with tickets still available are Wed. July 21 and Thurs. July 22 against Baltimore (double header on 22). So unless you could go to a game on a wednesday or thursday, I doubt we'll be able to get tickets. (And I have class Thurs night, and class til 11:00 thursday afternoon, though Fenway and BC aren't too far, I could get there in 2 hours easy, I bet.)

it's not that hard to get tickets on a weeknight. Just go to Fenway park and wait till 7, then buy from a scalper for face value or less.
18 Jun 2004, 06:53 PM
Rich

Want to come too? Yeah, I'm sure I can get some tickets for any day except the Yankees game if I do a few mins of searching. YAWA--just gimme a day.

Now, to begin my search for Yankees @ Fenway tickets. :)

And now, to eat NY pizza for the 2cd to last time in the next 8 weeks.
(You KNOW I'm having it the day before I leave. :) )
18 Jun 2004, 07:11 PM
Grave

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Originally Posted by Rich

And now, to eat NY pizza for the 2cd to last time in the next 8 weeks.
(You KNOW I'm having it the day before I leave. :) )

Which brings us to another topic. "New York Pizza" in Boston will make you laugh and cry all at the same time. There's a place called this on Tremont St. and it's a terrible, dirty place with lots of mediocre pizza for cheap. My favorite pizza similar to that style (but not the same, mind you) is Little Stevie's, by the Hynes T stop. Very quiet during the day, but it's flooded with drunk people at night, and the food is very good. I took my parents there for lunch when they were visiting once, I don't think they appreciated the atmosphere so much, but you get a ton of good pizza for cheap.
18 Jun 2004, 08:01 PM
Rich

"New York Pizza" anywhere by New York will make me cry. Hell, pizza anywhere but NY and Chicago makes me cry. It pains me to know people have never tasted so much bliss.
For the record, I had 5/8 of a pie tonight.
19 Jun 2004, 05:14 AM
Kinopio

If you want good italian food, pizza included, the north end should do the trick.

On July 4th the boston pops perform at the halfshell and its synqued up with the fireworks. There will be a shitload of people walking around, most of them drunk. its kinda fun but i personally hate it when that many out of towners are in the city at once.

Get a fake ID. That will make your time a lot more memorable. I can't recommend much stuff to you unless you can pass for 21 cause all i really do is go to bars and see bands at clubs. There are a couple wortwhile arcades. One is in downtown crossing, and the other is the good time emporium in somerville near sullivan square.

Just get drunk and chase tail. Boston is the biggest college city in the world, so take advantage of it.
19 Jun 2004, 01:43 PM
stormy

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Originally Posted by Kinopio

the other is the good time emporium in somerville near sullivan square.

i went there last night, it was fun. It's funny how much stuff they fit in that place because it doesn't really look all that big from the outside. When you're tired of games you can just chill at the bar and watch the rows of projectors on the wall showing all the different baseball games.
19 Jun 2004, 02:56 PM
Kinopio

yeah, the good time emporium lives up to its name. its trashy, but there is tons of stuff to do there. And they really are quite good at keeping up with the latest arcade games.
19 Jun 2004, 10:05 PM
dave is ok

I play darts there for free when I run out of quarters
19 Jun 2004, 10:14 PM
Grave

Quote:

Originally Posted by stormy

i went there last night, it was fun. It's funny how much stuff they fit in that place because it doesn't really look all that big from the outside. When you're tired of games you can just chill at the bar and watch the rows of projectors on the wall showing all the different baseball games.

I've still never made it out there. When I get back to school in September, fuck learning, the first thing I'm doing is going there. The only arcade I went to last year was the MIT one, and then they TOOK AWAY THE 3RD STRIKE MACHINE THOSE BASTARDS.

Getting to Good Times probably involves riding the T, then a lot of busses, and a ton of walking for me. If the place is good, though, I can imagine it's worth it. I haven't had a good arcade at my disposal since I was a little kid.
20 Jun 2004, 03:16 PM
youandwhosearmy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grave

I've still never made it out there. When I get back to school in September, fuck learning, the first thing I'm doing is going there. The only arcade I went to last year was the MIT one, and then they TOOK AWAY THE 3RD STRIKE MACHINE THOSE BASTARDS.

Getting to Good Times probably involves riding the T, then a lot of busses, and a ton of walking for me. If the place is good, though, I can imagine it's worth it. I haven't had a good arcade at my disposal since I was a little kid.

Nah Goodtimes is worth it, they tend to have all the newer machines though.

So if thats not your bag just go throw darts for free.

Quote:

Originally Posted by stormy

The Union Oyster House. It's the oldest operating restaurant in the United States. Serves some great seafood at decent prices. I think most dinners were between $10 and $20. It was even featured on a show about the best seafood restaurants in the U.S. on Food Network (i think it was FN).

Yeah, but its seafood. Just go to Fenway and pay a lot of money for a hotdog.
20 Jun 2004, 04:48 PM
Grave

Quote:

Originally Posted by youandwhosearmy

Yeah, but its seafood. Just go to Fenway and pay a lot of money for a hotdog.

Or Spike's, and pay not a lot of money for an awesome hot dog.
20 Jun 2004, 07:35 PM
stormy

Quote:

Originally Posted by youandwhosearmy

Yeah, but its seafood. Just go to Fenway and pay a lot of money for a hotdog.

Seafood is awesome. He needs Chowda
19 Jul 2004, 04:51 AM
Rich

Anyone up for a Boston meetup sometime this weekend? Me and YAWA are prolly going to meet up thursday or this weekend, or possibly next week?
19 Jul 2004, 10:05 PM
dave is ok

YAWA's got my number/address

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