Come to the DU Happy Hour in Boston! -- Tuesday, July 27 (UPDATED!)

[Skinner]

Official DU Happy Hour!

We've finally made plans for an official DU Happy Hour in Boston for the Democratic Convention! We're gonna get together at Clery's -- Look for the folks in the DU T-shirts.

We'll try to get some munchies, but you gotta pay for your own drinks (sorry). Thanks to curse10, RationalRose, and WilliamPitt for their help picking out a place. :thumbsup:

VITAL INFO

WHAT: DU Happy Hour

WHERE: Clery's, 113 Dartmouth St., Boston (South End), 617-262-9874

WHEN: Tuesday, July, 27, 2004 -- 6:00PM until ?

PLEASE POST IN THIS THREAD OR SEND ME A PRIVATE MESSAGE ASAP TO LET ME KNOW IF YOU PLAN TO BE THERE! We need to get a preliminary head count if we want to reserve one of their rooms.

Apparently, this place is easily accesible by the T, which is what they call their subway system up there in Boston. Parking is tough, so driving is not recommended.

DIRECTIONS: Take the T to the Back Bay station (which is on the Orange line). They tell me that Clery's is RIGHT THERE, just a 10-second walk from the station. The bar is on the corner of Columbus Ave and Dartmouth Street. If you are looking for alternative ways to get there, you may want to read this thread to read some of the other suggestions.

Here is the map from Mapquest.

Bring friends! It'll be a blast! Can't wait to get together with a bunch of DUers!

[papau]

1. I'll be there - are we downstairs?

Back Bay subway stop plus 200 feet over to Columbus and Dartmouth (meaning south on Dartmouth to the corner which is Columbus and indeed is Clery's!)

[fudge stripe cookays]

2. CRAP!

I so wish I could make it. I stayed at a bed and breakfast not far from there in 2001, and loved the neighborhood.

You guys have a great time! And take lots of pictures!

FSC

[Skinner]

5. We're not sure where we're going to be, exactly.

We want to get a head-count first.

[Atman]

49. I'll be there!

I'm pretty sure I will, I anyway. I'll bring some anti-Bush goodies!

[Zolok]

99. Will drop by for a drink in the 8pm hour

if that is alright....

[dpbrown]

3. I'm pretty sure that's at least partially during the Convention

So I'm not going to be there while the Convention is going. But once the Convention is done for the night, I may be an attendee.

Dan Brown
Saint Paul, Minnesota

[Skinner]

4. Yes, there is conventioning going on that night.

Unfortunately, there was no perfect time, because there's stuff going on all the time at the convention. It seems like there are lots of events going on at the same time as the convention. We're hoping that people might want to split their evening between the DU Happy Hour and the FleetCenter. Plus, we figure there will be many people in town who won't have credentials for the convention anyway.

If you can come by before or after, we'd love to see you. :thumbsup:

[pookastew]

8. "Yes, there is conventioning going on that night."

Not that it's any of my business, as we'll be on vacation while the convention is in town (on purpose--sorry) but there's a great bar around the corner from the Fleet called "McGann's" that would be pretty convenient place if you're splitting time between a bar and the Convention.

Stellar Irish bar.

[dpbrown]

21. I will indeed...

It's already on my schedule.

Hope to see you all there.

:toast:

DPB

[dflprincess]

51. I didn't go to the state convention and I never

considered trying to be a national delegate - and I never regreted that decision until I saw this thread. Damn, I wish I could be there this sounds like the best DU gathering ever.

I'll be there in spirit. And DP - don't forget to tell the rest of the crowd how absolutely fabulous the Minnesota DUers are.

:toast:

[FightinNewDem]

78. Wow! Skinner created a new verb!

Conventioning?

To convention.

I conventionHe/She?It conventions.

[DS1]

6. Okay

:hi:

[jus_the_facts]

7. OK..I'm offically soliciting donations for airfare/hotel accomodations...

.....show me the $$$$$$! :cry:

[frankly_fedup2]

22. Me too jus_the_facts.

My only hope of getting from Virginia to Boston is through the generosity of some of our wealthier DU Members.

My husband will not let me fly, so I do not know if my only option is by bus (gulp, been over 30 years since I road a bus and the people were scary then), or limo. I would prefer limo services; however, I'm not trying to be greedy. Also, I only really like staying at the Hilton. Now I know that sounds greedy and you are probably thinking, "How did she get such rich taste if she is too poor to go?" Sometimes bad things happen to good people.

Remember the boom of the 90's, yep, me and my hubby were doing great. I had my own business and was started to subcontract work out. Then the bottom fell out. I am disabled now. We had to declare bankruptcy. It took over two years to get my back pay (which we owed to friends who had helped us out), and my monthly check of $894.00. I use to net at least $1500.00 a week easy.

As you can see, we lost an income so we had to go back to living week to week.

Anyway, I hope someone helps you out jus_the_facts. I was really kidding when I was asking for a free ride even though I would love to be there. However, being disabled now, I doubt I could keep up with the likes of you bunch (laughing).

Have a ball everyone, be sure if your T-Shirt has DU on the front, help the neocons and put a target on your back. Because I'm sure you will be approached and probably insulted. Give em Hell right back at them. Remember . . . no drinking and driving . . . have a DD.

Take lots of pictures and someone needs to video the party. That would be a blast to download and watch.

One last thing, are you guys going to invite Randi Rhodes? You ought to. That woman has to be the life of the party.

[billybob537]

35. ONE WORD AMTRAK

[FightinNewDem]

79. Travel hint

Check the last-minute fares on Southwest Airlines to either Manchester or Providence.


Both MHT and PVD are about 50 miles from Boston. Bus service is available from the airports to the South Station bus terminal. We're working on the commuter rail connection, but I have a feeling we won't get it built by next week ;)

[GCP]

9. OK, count me in!

I'll get there somehow!

[Amaya]

10. I'll be there

:)

[hyphenate]

11. Insofar as I am able to predict

There will be an additional three there, though it might be after dinner. One is a California delegate, another is a MA Dem and I'm the other one. :) I just want to see everyone together on this auspicious occasion.

[WilliamPitt]

12. Yeah baby

This place is a few blocks away from my apartment. AFTER-PARTY!!!

[Kat45]

13. Yup. I plan to be there.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

14. Looking forward to seeing everyone!

:hi:

[dolo amber]

15. Let's see...would I drive 11 hours

to drink with you stinky hippie commies?? :think:

I'll be needing some floor space, too. Or if you know of a nice park bench...I'm pretty flexible. :7

[gristy]

16. I'll be there

[curse10]

17. Me! I have class until 7:30 that night

but I'll be there!

[jonnyblitz]

18. what the hell., i might as well come...

i hope i can find someplace decent to park.

[captainjack]

19. doh!

um, i'll be heading to boston in september. i'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to meet fellow liberals(after coming from the rancid state of GA...omigod, you should see the fucked up primary campaign ads over here)

do you guys have these get togethers often? i'll join ya around september/october if you do!

[papau]

20. John Hancock Garage is a bit high price-but right next to Back Bay Station

From the West Use the Turnpike (I90) and take the exit for the Prudential and when that exit ramp splits hang right to end up going toward Copley Square - just don't turn into the square -

Stay going straight in the same direction the turnpike exit lets you out into daylight. The first light is perhaps 200 feet from where you come out into daylight and is Dartmouth (a 2 way street) (you are a block North of Clery's at this point). The second light is Clarendon where you hang a right (it is one way) and go a couple hundred feet before taking a right into the Hancock Garage.

[FightinNewDem]

80. Don't even try to drive

I-93 is being blocked off at the Medford Square/Malden exit, and I suspect that it's something similar with the Mass Pike, the SE Expressway and the Tobin.

Find a T stop with a decent sized parking lot and take the subway into town. I often use the Wellington or Sullivan lots when I head into town. I believe Alewife, Braintree and Quincy Center also have parking facilities.

It's cheaper, and it will spare you an ulcer.

[LynneSin]

26. Drink tequila for me hun!

:bounce:

[jonnyblitz]

32. lynn you KNOW I dont drink

***cough***

[LibertyorDeath]

23. I WISH! Have a Drink On Me.

I Insist...:toast:

Hope You All Have a Great Time!

[StopTheMorans]

24. i may be there late night

Skinner, do you have any idea how long this get-together will be lasting? I'm going to the party for John Breaux at the Aquarium, and that starts at 7:00 (so I'm not sure if it will run too late to make it or not).

[Skinner]

44. As long as people want to stick around.

Hopefully we'll have a TV and people will hang out to watch the convention.

[goodhue]

25. Sounds great but

I'll be inside the Fleet Center,

[LynneSin]

27. I don't want any stories of drunken debauchery with sleazy box turtles

keep it clean in Boston and whatever you do, don't videotape any questionable activities ESPECIALLY with box turtles!!

[youngred]

28. I'd love to drop by

and I'll be glad to see you guys there :hi:

[boilerbabe]

29. I am bummed...I have to work...

Iam on night shift, but maybe my brother Jonnyblitz will make it there. All I do is work work work, and so it's probably for the best that I don't go there, as I would probably just drink beer and talk like a sailor on leave haha.
Wishing I could go....
So XXXOOO all you DUers!!

[matcom]

30. I'M IN!!!!!

:bounce:

make sure they are fully stocked with SCOTCH though! :D

[SarahB]

31. Have fun people!

:(
Have a drink for me (and give Skinner a big :hug: too) while I'm taking my micro lab final.

[jonnyblitz]

33. good luck then...

we will have to do something else soon. I havent seen you in quite some time. :hi:

[SarahB]

41. Definitely.

Something again here in Connecticut is completely overdue. :D

[billybob537]

34. I'll be there

I'm driving the PANTS ON FIRE MOBILE that night.

[newsguyatl]

36. damn, i think i'll be working at the convention at that time

but i'm gonna sure try and make it.

any other du'ers getting together at any other point?

[arendt]

37. I'll be there if the road closures don't gridlock the roads into town

I will be working until 6. I can come into town, but I'm not sure
about road closures.

Anyone know if you can get across the Charles at the BU or
Harvard bridges?

arendt

[Kat45]

39. I'm not sure, but I think they're closing Storrow & Memorial

Drives at the BU Bridge.

[Kat45]

48. I just heard the BU Bridge will be open, BUT

that's where they're diverting the traffic off Storrow Drive, so it is likely to be a traffic nightmare.

[arendt]

87. New plan: orange line from Wellington to Back Bay

All the advisories say that I-93 is open to Route 16 "for local traffic".
If that doesn't mean you need proof of local residence, then you
can come down 93 to Route 16, take a left, go two miles and
park in a major commuter garage on the Orange line. From there
its about 25 minutes to back bay.

Its my current favorite plan. I will be talking to co-workers who
live in Somerville and in Brookline to see how the evening
in-bound commute goes on Monday.

arendt

[Jane Eyre]

38. I'm a maybe

I'm going to be in Boston as a chaperone for our Teen Dems. There will be 15 kids aged 14-18 (who have been selling "No Bush" t-shirts that they designed themselves to raise money - very cool) and 5 of us grownup teenagers. We're doing volunteer stuff at the convention in the afternoons, then going to the convention (if we can get in) in the evenings.

I want to come, but I don't know that my schedule is going to allow it. Are teens allowed at this place?

[Skinner]

45. I don't know.

I belive there is a restaurant, but I don't know if they're allowed in the bar. I'll try to call them to find out. The phone number is in my post above, if you want to check yourself.

[Gman]

40. I'm a definite maybe

since its during the convention. If I can get away I will. If not, I'll try to make it after the convention adjourns fot the evening.

[zeemike]

42. I hope someone will take pictures

And share with us so that we may live vicariously.

[curse10]

59. I'll have my digital with me

and post as soon as I get home :-)

[mom cat]

43. Count Me In...

[sniffa]

57. hey souLsick

can you remind me/us about the bLock pahty in JP?

[geniph]

46. I will try

although Tuesday's the night I'm most likely to be seated as a delegate, just because of who the scheduled speakers are (I'm an alternate). Hope I can make it!

[meegbear]

47. I'll be there around 10pm

Whoo hoo!

[Ramsey]

50. I'll be there

With my bells on!

[newyorkdork]

52. Have one for me!

Should be a great time!

[jonnyblitz]

58. see ya there!

it's been awhile... 2 weeks since F9-11? ;) :hi:

[HEyHEY]

53. If a rich DUer pays my way - I'll be there - I'd like a nice escort too

[physioex]

85. Good Idea...Wrong Party...

:smoke:

[sniffa]

54. i'm there

hopefuLLy at Least ms. sniffa wiLL be there with me, and hopefuLLy some newbies. :D i'm shooting for 4 totaL.

[Blaukraut]

55. I'll try to make it

But it will be a pain in the butt getting there from the north shore, considering the T won't run into North Station next week. Looks like I'll have to take a bus from Lynn :scared:

[The Spirit of JFK]

56. Count me in!

I missed the last one in Cambridge.

I'll be crutching in from JP...(sprain and a tear playing...sigh....frisbee)

[-..__...]

60. Convention survival guide.

For out-of-towners and adventurous locals.

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/conventions/survival

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/conventions/traffic

I just might as well stock-up on food and supplies and not leave the house for 4-5 days.

(I live about 200 yds from "ground zero": the RT 93 South detour) :(

[Skinner]

61. Are you coming?

?

[Skinner]

62. Deleted

(See my post lower down in this thread for the updated head-count.)

[The Spirit of JFK]

63. Add a +1 to me....

And I might bring an ABC news crew....god willing.

[Skinner]

64. Done. (nt)

[StopTheMorans]

65. Hi Skinner, I'm a definite maybe

after 10:00 PM (have to catch Ziggy Marley at Breaux's party first).

[Skinner]

66. Cool.

:thumbsup:

[SarahB]

68. Add another maybe.

I'm trying to work some stuff out. I should know by Monday. :)

[SarahB]

88. Nope, it's a "no".

Too much going on this week. :(

[OETKB]

67. Count me in

Looking forward to it.

[DODI]

69. 2 more

My sister and I are going to attempt to get there from CT. We have room for two more -- don't know what time we are leaving and it will either be from Colchester or Hartford. I am planning on the Green Line from Riverside from there I am not sure what do. Any suggestions are welcome.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

73. Take the Green Line to Copley and Walk Down Dartmouth St

toward the South End (toward the Copley Place Mall). The bar is on the corner of COlumbus Ave and Dartmouth Street.

[FightinNewDem]

81. Or Back Bay/South End

The inappropriately named Back Bay/South End stop on the Orange Line is also in the neighborhood. It is across the street from the Westin and Marriot hotels in Copley Square.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

82. They're coming from Riverside so they'll be on the Green Line

no need to change trains.

[FightinNewDem]

83. Doh

Right you are. I didn't catch that. Thanks

[jonnyblitz]

75. you live pretty close to me. I am leaving from near Mohegan

Sun, Norwich/Uncasville etc etc...

[terrya]

70. BRING BACK SOME PICS! That's an ORDER!

:-)

[curse10]

71. add the boyfriend to the list

:) eom

[newsguyatl]

72. just got to boston yesterday

and oh man, the t is some kinda BAD! i thought atlanta's was bad -- man o man.

otherwise, great city... and the floor of the convention looks GREAT!

[StopTheMorans]

74. I'm in

for at least an hour. Can't pick up tickets to the party at the Aquarium until 7:00, so count me in!

[TreasonousBastard]

76. Put me down as a firm maybe.

And I'll try to drag one or two friends along.

If I go, I'll be leaving the Newark Airport area and chugging through Westchester and CT via 684 and 84 if anyone needs a ride.

Anybody out there know if there's a Park&Ride somewhere off the MassPike on the way into town before the expected hellacious mess? I've seen trains when I've driven up there, but I have no idea how to get to them.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

77. There's quite a few of them off the Pike

they correspond with Commuter Rail lines. I know there's a fairly large one off of 128 where the Amtrak stops (University Ave). Here's a link to our local transit system. If you click on Commuter rail they would have parking information.

http://www.mbta.com

[Rockholm]

84. I Will Be There. Probably After 7pm!!!!!

[polmaven]

86. I'm going to TRY to get there.

The problem arises in that I live on the North Shore, and access to Boston from that part of the state is very, very limited, particularly after 4pm. I may end up like Charlie on the MBA, but I really want to come.

I'm volunteering with the DNCC at the airport on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, and will need to come home and feed my feline employers, but will get there, if & as soon as I can.

[Skinner]

89. Head count at 4:30 Sunday

YES -- 35

Amaya -- Yes
arendt -- Yes - depending on road closures
billybob537 -- Yes
curse10 -- Yes - after 7:30
curse10 (boyfriend) -- Yes - after 7:30
DODI -- Yes
DODI (sister) -- Yes
DS1 -- Yes
EarlG -- Yes
Elad -- Yes
gristy -- Yes
hyphenate -- Yes - but later
hyphenate (friend 1) -- Yes - but later
hyphenate (friend 2) -- Yes - but later
jonnyblitz -- Yes
Justice -- Yes
LevinsonK -- Yes - depending on transportation
marshallplan -- Yes
matcom -- Yes
meegbear -- Yes - after 10:00PM
notmyprez -- Yes
OETKB -- Yes
papau -- Yes
Ramsey -- Yes
RationalRose -- Yes
Rockholm -- Yes -- probably after 7
Skinner -- Yes
sniffa -- Yes
soulsick in jp -- Yes
The Spirit of JFK -- Yes
The Spirit of JFK (friend) -- Yes
stoptheinsandity -- Yes (for at least an hour)
WilliamPitt -- Yes
xocolatl -- Yes - depending on road closures
youngred -- Yes

MAYBE - 14

Atman -- Maybe (probably)
dpbrown -- Maybe later
D__S -- Maybe
EarlG (friend) -- Maybe
geniph -- Maybe
Gman -- Maybe after the convention
Jane Eyre -- Maybe
newsguyatl -- Maybe after the convention
polmaven -- going to try.
Skinner (Ms. Skinner) -- Maybe
sniffa (Ms. sniffa) -- Maybe (hopefully)
sniffa (friend 1) -- Maybe
sniffa (friend 2) -- Maybe
TreasonousBastard -- Firm Maybe

[DODI]

90. Is there a dress code?

I am planning on DU t-shirt and shorts -- is that o.k.

[Skinner]

91. That's cool.

I'm probably wearing a DU T-shirt and blue jeans.

It's a casual bar.

[jonnyblitz]

92. oh i dont do well with dress codes..i hope i can get in!! LOL

i will look like a refugee from the "the rat" in kenmore square from back in the day....

[Kat45]

95. Cool! Then I should be able to pick you out of the crowd.

I'm quite familiar with the look from The Rat. :-) I look forward to finally meeting you.

[symbolman]

93. I'll be there

I'll bring my lovely wife (also a DU'r) and if you don't mind a film crew pal that lurks on the DU as well.. one of them played keyboards with Jimmy Page and Roy Parker a few years back..

Be great to meet yas,

symbolman

[Fridays Child]

94. Two words: LIVE WEBCAST!

Wouldn't that be awesome? :D

[boilerbabe]

96. Wishing I could go!

My brother Jonnyblitz is probably already there, getting together with everyone. I wish I could be there, but unfortunately, my work schedule is pretty much 84hrs/week.

I really would like to hang with our fellow DU-ers...the last time was in DC last fall...

XXXOOO
the boilerbabe

[Sven77]

97. i might go

driving out from worcester, will take the T in. carpool ?

[Sven77]

98. train schedule

orange line MBTA train schedule, looks like the easiest way in to Back Bay.

http://www.mbta.com/traveling_t/schedules_commuter_station.asp?stat=Back+Bay&the_line=framingham