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Oh! I can go to fencing thursday night! I could go to dinner! *runs in circles* What time? where?
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I'd hate to have miss fencing...maybe we could meet after your class if it really should be Wednesday?
But if you are free on Wednesday, then just pick a place and a time. I need to get settled in the hotel and work until about 5-ish. Barring any nasty surprises via e-mail or cell phone, I should be ready to meet for dinner any time after 5:00 pm. I may have one meeting Wednesday afternoon that would take me to U-Mass or over by the Park Plaza where the DOT and other agencies are -- nothing is scheduled with that yet...just an opportunity to meet and greet new people at an old client's...
Assuming I leave Kendall area around then, what's the big deal...anywhere in Boston that's near a train stop is easy pickens no? If I'm already downtown more or less, that's fine too.
I know the South End (Italian area) is NOT served by the trains, but I could be talked into taking a cab there if that's where people want to go.
I don't really mind anywhere. Last time I was there I walked over to a great little bistro just across from the medical center. It was way cool.
but I'm always in the mood for Legal Sea Food. I like the one near the Park Plaza Hotel (used to be in the hotel, but they moved a block away). I know there are others, but that's the one I know for sure how to get to.
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Actually you can walk to some nice italian restruants from a train stop. Feyd, myr and I went to someplace that was about a 10 min walk and it was good food. I'll ask them where it was because I really don't remember.
You could also do bartley's, if you like burgers. mmm bartley's
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Wednesday night I will be at Fenway. Unless it gets rained out.
For boston eateries, north end is best.
Bob, if you're gonna be on the Umass boston campus, you're probably gonna walk from the t stop right by my apartment. BOO that I'll be WORKING in my apartment on very important stuff.
Will be available thursday evening if stuff is happening then. ?
In the cambridge area, at the Charles Hotel in harvard square there's a place called Henrietta's, kinda a bit upscale. Not sure on prices.
Also, at the T stop in porter square, the T stop comes up at a split in the road. If you are facing into the handle of the fork, on your left, more or less directly across the street is a very good indian place, forget what its called, but you can't really miss it if you get off the T.
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I have an insane week at work, but I'm going to see if I can pull it off. The North End is the Italian section, and has good eats (and good pastries too!). I live on the red line, but don't get home until after 6:30 usually (work in the suburbs). Maybe if I miss dinner, we could swing out to a local bar/pub. There one right near my house, right off the red line called the Burren.
*looks*
There's supposed to be a good jazz/blues/bluegrass band there on wednesday.
Keep me informed, and email me Bob if you'd be interested in hanging out some time after dinner.
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I'm in western Mass, but I'll see what I can do.
I DO have it off, but I have to work early in the morning, and I have to pick my wife up and take her to work (to her second job), so I don't know....it will be tight, as I am 2 hours away, including parking and traffic and all.
Bob, the next time you have a spontanious trip like this, could you please plan it a little better for me?
I'm afraid I'd be pretty useless at a pub since I'm not really going to drink anything.
But music sounds good.
I also can't stay out very late as I have an important meeting the next day and it is LONG (all day).
So, this is more like hoping for a bit of dinner, maybe hang out for an hour or so, then back to bed.
10:00 pm and I turn into a pumpkin.
There are already plans for Thursday night. Originally I thought there were plans for Wednesday night as well, but then I found out that they all can't get in until later in the evening (after 10:00 pm). So, I'm free Wednesday evening only.
Sorry.
e-mail me at:
bscopatz@data-nexus.com, okay? I won't be able to get back to you until this evening when I check the 'rack again.
So I'll let you know how to reach me later tonight via e-mail.
This will not be my only Boston trip. I'm waiting to hear on other ones, so if you can't make it this time...we'll have another shot later in the year. I think.
I am trying to convince my wife (JenniK) that I should be allowed to go by myself, since she is working, but I don't think it's going well. I think I'll buy her some Godiva Hot Chocolate, to make her feel better. Normally I wouldn't nedd her "permission", but we only have one car between the two of us, so schelualing is very important.....
I'll check out the trains and the buses in, but I'd have to be home by 11:00 anyways, which means leaving around 9 or 9:30.
I don't drink either Bob, at least not usually. I don't completely abstain, but I drink so infrequently, even at my favorite pool place, that I have problems ordering drinks when I do want one. I had a bartender refuse to serve me there, "for my own good" as he put it. He didn't want me to lose my "coin", and when I told him I was confused, he said "You know, the one year sober coin...I know you've been sober at least that long, I've never seen you drink and I've been here for almost two years now..."
So I told him to shut up and pour me a kamakazi AND a beer...
So we could go to the bar, listen to the music, and not drink together!
I'll e-mail you later tonight and tell you if it's a go for me.
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I kinda figured you didn't drink, but it's as much for the atmosphere as for anything else. The Burren is an Irish pub type place, with waitresses that have actual Irish accents!
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BTW, I strongly prefer that the eating establishment be closest to me as possible =). Beca's coming, and I'm notoriously bad at finding places in Boston.
I know how to drive into Cambridge, Central Square, uhh... porter? whichever two are near the edge of somerville...
You know, where that ice cream place was, near Martha's house. Maaaartha!
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Though, I'm shy. So you may get shy-Beca, or you may get normal-Beca.
And seafood sounds *wonderful* (I haven't had it quite a while) but I can be up for pretty much anything. Oh, but not Thai. Makes me sick.
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Mkay. Looks like I'm picking up Beca and Mike tomorrow around 5:30pm and departing Providence at that time. Not sure if Myr can come, but if she can then she can meet me in Providence if she'd like.
This means we won't get into Boston until 6:30 at earliest, 7 pm most likely. Anywhere Mike knows how to get to, with parking, is okay. =) Closer to an interstate exit, the better. I'd rather not go harrying off to various and sundry alleyways in Boston =)
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There's a Legal Sea Foods in Kendall Square. What if we meet at that one?
Mack, you and Bob can meet whenever you can, and we'll try to meet you by 7 pm there. It closes at 10, which is when Bob can successfully turn into a pumpkin outside their establishment.
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I am not working at all, so I can make a day of it, if anyone is interested. I do have to leave by 9:30 or 10pm at the latest.
Jenni can't make it, but she wishes she could....she loves Boston, and wanted to talk more Disney with you, Bob.
So how the hell do I get there? I'm originally from Detroit, so I don't know Boston at all.
I THINK it's east of here...lol... I'm driving in from Springfield...
Kwea
Is Bokonon going to be there as well? If so, would you mind putting that beta onto a cd for me? You offered a few days ago, so I don't think you'll mind, and I'm looking forward to meeting you IRL!
sounds like a party, but i feel sorry for our waitress @ the bar...then again, even sodas are $5 in Boston....
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Well, if people would only post to the Little Debbie thread, you could have the "If Bob Were a Little Debbie snack" Little Debbie Snack for dessert.
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Thanks, I was just about to use mapquest myself.
I'm really glad that I'll be there, but I wish JenniK could go as well.
My mother-in-law is going to pick Jenni up at one job and drop her at another, and then go back at 9 and drive her home. Isn't she cool? We do a lot to help her as well, so the respect is mutual. I have heard some real horror stories about in-laws, but I got really, really lucky!
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So am I allowed to decided at about 3 tomorrow if I'm going or is that just bad? I'm not sure what exactly my work load for the day will turn out to be, adding in the 2 hr drive both ways.
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So, are we going to Legal Sea Food in Kendall Square? I can't believe I forgot that it was there. Great place!!!
Also, you all can reach me via e-mail and I'll give you a cell phone number.
e-mail to use is: bscopatz@data-nexus.com
Please do a copy/paste, though, because otherwise it goes to my boss and she has to forward it to me. Not a big deal, but it might mean that your message doesn't get through until too late.
I'm on an airplane WAYYY early in the morning.
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Arg, there's no bus back to campus late enough.. I mean, late enough that I'd get back early enough to turn right around for my field trip the next day (yup, I'll be in Boston Thursday at 10am >.<)
5 Cambridge Center corner of 6th and Main Cambridge, Mass 02139
(using legal sea foods' webpage)
I guess use one of the good ol' mapquest'ish things. It's in Kendall which is near MIT, if that helps you. We'll be getting there between 6:30 and 7. Martha will be calling bob and figuring out details tomorrow but will likely meet us at Legal around then as well?
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