Reminder: Boston DU Gathering, Saturday, March 19th, People's Republik

[Kathy in Cambridge]

Cambridge, 2 PM. Please keep kicked. Yea or Nay?



Here's addy and map:


People's Republik
876 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139-3041
Phone: [phone]

[LynzM]

1. Yea!!

How could we forget?! See you there :bounce:

Kickeroo!

[jonnyblitz]

2. I have never been to this place before (walked by it many times)

when I googled it the other day I noticed it is listed as an Irish Pub. I didn't know that.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

3. The decor is all Soviet era paraphernalia

you'll love it! It's interesting...

[jonnyblitz]

6. THAT i can't wait to see.

the old communist propaganda art posters right? like the pic in your original post!

[Kathy in Cambridge]

8. Yes indeed

[sniffa]

5. my irish coworker

(mentioned in the cabbage thread) knows the owner. i Like the pLace.

[jonnyblitz]

10. somebody in a thread awhile back said the accoustics suck

for conversation there. Squeech I think.. :shrug:

[Squeech]

12. Yeah, but

if everybody else is cool with it, I'll go along.

[jonnyblitz]

14. that must be annoying though.

oh well.

[Squeech]

16. No worries

As long as enough DUers are there, it'll be magically delicious!

Oh, and I suppose we also need one latent homosexual impersonating an officer...

[Kathy in Cambridge]

17. You mean this?

[WindRavenX]

23. HAHAAHAHAHAHA

I rememeber that!
Oh my god, that was the funniest shit I have EVER seen.
I couldn't remember- didn't he buy everyone a round?

[Kathy in Cambridge]

25. Yes, the fake cop bought everyone a drink-the whole bar!

[WindRavenX]

dupe

effin' server...:grr:

[WindRavenX]

26. I think I was too drunk too remember that part

I don't remember drinking said free drink..hmm

[StopTheMorans]

4. still up in the air; will know by tomorrow morning

:D

[jonnyblitz]

7. I am leaning towards going.

new "vehicle" issues came up last night but I am sure I can probably make it though I am hesitant to make firm plans that obligate me if I can't. but i want to..

[Kat45]

38. I hope you show up, jonny..

It'll be great to see you again. :hi:

[Ellen Forradalom]

9. DRINK BEER FOR PEACE AND SOCIALISM

Defeat the whiskey-sipping capitalist running-dog imperialist pigs!

[jonnyblitz]

11. no new "posters" for us today?

DAMN!! I really really liked your "big dig" one, and the Somerville one, too. :P

[Ellen Forradalom]

40. But of course

the poster in the original post is mine.

[sniffa]

13. ps: pLease bring smoke

i'm aLmost out. :P

[jonnyblitz]

15. me too.

with no replenishment in sight. if i abstain from here on in I am lucky to have a few "puffs" left for the event if i go.

[MissMillie]

18. I've told my kids to do w/o me for that afternoon

So, I plan on being there!

[Kathy in Cambridge]

19. Excellent!

Glad you cana make it!

[sniffa]

20. yay

give it up for miss miLLie!!!

woot! woot! woot!

:D

[Redstone]

21. I wish my uncle still lived on Ellery Street; I could drink heavily

and walk around the corner and crash.

Any recommendations for a parking lot near the place? I haven't been up there for quite a long time.

Redstone

[sniffa]

22. i reccomend

parking right on the street, or side streets next to it. you'LL have to feed the meter so bring quarters.

[jonnyblitz]

24. green st parking garage one street over from central square T

turn left or right on Pearl St near central square T stop and it's right there on green st. 1 dollar an hour with max of 10 bucks for 24 hours. its not that far of a walk up Mass Ave heading to Harvard SQ to get to People's RepubliK. its one of the cheapest garages in the area to park at, MUCH cheaper than the Harvard Sq garages. I thank Kathy in Cambridge for letting me know of this place.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

27. In addition to the lot jonny mentioned, there's a metered lot behind

Harvest Coop on Mass Ave in Central. It is usually very busy on Saturdays tho.

[Redstone]

35. Thanks for all the parking info, how about the weather

report? Will I be able to put my roof down? (The factory say 38 degrees is the coldest the top mechanism will work. Wimps.)

I know I can look up the forecast online. I just feel funny about posting messages that just say"kick."

Redstone

[jonnyblitz]

41. partly sunny high 46 low 32 according to one source

i know you probably looked it up but i figured this thread could use a kick also...

[SarahB]

28. Yea!

:bounce:
Just closer to 4:00pm for me. :D

[Squeech]

30. Magically delicious!

We'll wait for you :grouphug:

[Kathy in Cambridge]

29. kicky-poo

[Amaya]

31. Yea

:)

[Kathy in Cambridge]

32. another kick!

[jonnyblitz]

33. kick

:kick:

[Kathy in Cambridge]

34. KICK

[Longgrain]

36. Thanks for the tip, I wasn't sure where it was...

:hi:

[Kat45]

37. Count me in.

I'm looking forward to it. It's always great to see DUers. :hi:

[WindRavenX]

39. this is gonna be SWEET

AND I GET PAID ON FRIDAY!!! :bounce: :bounce:

[Kathy in Cambridge]

42. kick

[Kathy in Cambridge]

43. Kick

[sniffa]

44. OWWW!!

carefuL there... don't you know how hung over i am?

[Squeech]

45. That'll teach you

to get in the way of a Harvard Square Hussy.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

46. Where did you go last night?

Irish Pub?

[sniffa]

47. i'm in a rut

i went to the fours. :P

we wanted to get dinner too, so our choices were Limited. the 2 big-irish bars ("the haLf door" and "the hoLy ground") were absoLuteLy mobbed. the 4's was crowded too, but we didn't have to wait outside and that was good enough for me.

i was pissed though - i wanted my 2nd heLping of boiLed dinner but they had just run out. :(
so i got the Lamb stew and tips.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

48. Davis Square was mobbed last night

so many drunks. Unreal.

[Bill McBlueState]

49. thinking about coming...

My Western Mass. DU gathering in December was a little... underattended, let's say. So I need to find some DUers who know how to have a good time! This is clearly the solution. :o

If I come in on route 2, does it make sense to park at Alewife & take the T in?

[Kathy in Cambridge]

50. Yes-Take the T to Central Square

and walk West on Mass Ave toward Harvard Square. The People's Republik is on the left.

[Amaya]

51. kicky

[Kathy in Cambridge]

52. Kick

[Discord]

53. Is this to be held following

the rally/protest in the Boston Commons at 1pm?

[Longgrain]

55. Today, in fact I'm leaving for Cambridge

As soon as my pants dry and I brush my teeth...

[jonnyblitz]

58. damn i better get in gear and get moving...

I am still sitting in CT. i have a bit of a drive..

[Bill McBlueState]

60. yeah, I need to get moving, too

I'm leaving Amherst in about ten minutes. See you all there!

[jonnyblitz]

57. no. the war rally is tomorrow, sunday. nt

[Discord]

62. Will look for the link. But it clearly said there was

a rally in the Boston Commons at 1pm on the 19th!

There may be more than one, which could be the case.

[jonnyblitz]

67. I saw in the MA forum here at DU a post for the 20th

and I remember DUers planning for the gathering one day and the rally the next. :shrug:

[BlondieK143]

54. Have fun!!!

Drink one for me! I'm so jealous! :D

[Kathy in Cambridge]

56. kick

[Blue_Tires]

59. i'll be there

[GCP]

61. Sorry, Kathy, I can't stand the P.R.

So I won't be there - have a great time though!

[Kathy in Cambridge]

63. Oh bummer

The only reason it's here is because no one offered an alternative. I wish you could come!

[GCP]

64. I like a place where we can all sit around a table and yak

The P.R. just isn't built for a get-together, but for out of town DUers, it's got a certain je ne sais quoi, I guess!
Give my love to jonnyblitz if he turns up - :pals:

[Kathy in Cambridge]

65. I'll tell jonny you said hi!

Maybe we should meet up somewhere more amenable to chatting next time-like Grendels, or a cozy Irish pub like the Field. Or somewhere in the 'burbs.

[GCP]

66. Any time!

Wellesley, Weston, Waltham, Wayland - I never realized there were so many places beginning with W on the west side of Boston!

[jonnyblitz]

68. hey sue!!

sorry you aren't going! :(

[GCP]

70. HI Jonny - I just have a thing about the P.R.

With a DU name like mine you'd think I'd be a lover of the place - but I just don't like the lay-out for getting together and chatting. I'd love to see you and Kathy somewhere else maybe later in the year - I'm going to the UK in April, but then I'm clear until June.
Have a great time today. :loveya:

[jonnyblitz]

73. yup. i was thinking about that after I read your post .

we will have to think of an alternative plan to hang out. I have never been to any of the P.R. gatherings so this is a first for me. You aren't the first one mentioning not caring for the P.R. I usually don't go out to bars anymore period since I really don't drink so it doesn't matter to me. :smoke: no worries anyway. thanks for thinking of me though. :hug:

on edit: I DID drink at the DNC thing at Clerys but that was way out of character for me just incase you were thinkin you saw me drinking. i was that night but I usually never do.

[jonnyblitz]

69. I'll be a bit late Kathy if you are still there

I am out the door now but I have to do a few quick errands. I fell back asleep this am after bringing my sister to work. :( I will probably be there around 3sih. :hi: I need to stop reading and posting on DU also.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

71. I'll be there after 3-I have some things to finish up here

Yay! You're coming to Boston! :bounce:

[jonnyblitz]

74. yup. i am out the door as soon as I hit send and log off.

:P it takes about an hour and a half or so to get to boston from here but I have to run around in norwich for about half an hour first.

[barackmyworld]

72. Argh, I've got stuff to do

An organization that my roommate is in is sponsoring a speaker and movie on sex trafficking at 3. I'll be at the april one though!

[Maine Mary]

75. Do you have to be 21 if you are not drinking?

My daughter is 20; on Spring Break from college, and living in Newton w/her BF who IS 21. I know Maine law would prohibit her, but does Mass law? If she drinks soda all night, would she be allowed in? Under Maine law, if they serve food (ie. meals-yes)

She might like something like this.

[DS1]

76. Not as far as I know, they just won't serve her

Unless she gets combative and demands a debate :silly:

[Maine Mary]

78. Soda would be fine for her

As long as she's having a good time, and the BF is too.

I'm not making this up cause I'm her mom...she's just not much of a drinker. She told me once that she just doesn't like the idea of losing control in any way...despite being as Irish as Paddy's pig AND born on St. Patricks's Day. Maybe it's that little bit of German in her. :shrug:

[SarahB]

77. Time to get in the shower.

See you in a couple hours, dudes. :)