Friday the thirteenth falls on a Saturday, as Churchy LaFemme would say. I’ve made a reservation at Donahue’s Bar, under “Balloon Juice”…
Where: Donahue’s, 87 Bigelow Avenue, Watertown, Massachusetts
Directions
From the Mass Pike and Watertown Sq.
* Take Exit 17 towards Watertown Sq. to Route 16, Mt. Auburn St. Take Mt. Auburn St. for approximately 1 1/2 miles. Pass Victoria Spa, Watertown Sunoco and take the next right at the lights on Bigelow Ave. Donohue’s is down to the end of the street on the right.From Storrow Drive/Allston/Brighton
* Heading west on Storrow Drive follow it becomes Solider Field Rd. right turn on Western Ave. which become Arsenal St once you are over the Charles River. At the second set of lights (at the top of the hill) take a right on to Arlington St., follow Arlington St. to the next set of lights and take a left and then your next right and you’re there.From MBTA
* Take the No. 71 Bus out of Watertown Sq. or Harvard Sq. and get off at Bigelow Ave. stop and it is just a 4 minute walk down to Bigelow Ave. to number 87, look for the building with the big the red door on your right and you’re there.When: Saturday, Sept. 13, 5pm – ???
Confirmed attendees, at the moment: Me, the Spousal Unit, commentor EFGoldman & Mrs. EFGoldman, honored guest SiubhanDuinne from Atlanta, commentors Lahke (if you’re early enough), Grillo, and Qkslverwolf, lurkers Peter P & Thomas D. Probable/possibles: front-pager Tom L and commentor ThresherK.
Leave a comment (or email me) if you think you’ll be coming. Lurkers and guests welcome — look for the short fat woman in the straw hat. (I’ll get some green balloons if we have time tomorrow afternoon. )
Roger Moore
The green balloons are a great recognition symbol. At least they’ve worked well for me.
JPL
Besides the meet and greet stuff, there will be plenty to talk about. If you don’t want to talk about the NFL, you can talk about Sanford and sons and mean wife Jenny, ISIL, or whether or not you want to invite the Palins to your next party. Have fun.
charles pierce
Not for nothing, but Donahue’s already has a little history to call its own.
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/night-in-watertown-cemetery-042013
Quaker in a Basement
You can allus spot the old ones. They’re the ones who can quote from Pogo.
Steeplejack
@JPL:
Start a brawl with that neighboring table of dorky-looking dart players and have Anne Laurie scream, “Do you know who I am?!”
Roger Moore
@Steeplejack:
This isn’t some damn blogger reality show!
KG
@JPL: as much (deserved) shit as the palins got over their fight, I’m typically of the school of thought that a party isn’t really a success unless somebody throws a punch.
For me it was the “do you know who I am” bullshit that was the problem
Poopyman
@charles pierce: For a minute I thought you were referring to our old friend Bill Donohue, the professional Catholic.
Quaker in a Basement
@efgoldman: And I give myself away with proper use of “allus.”
Anne Laurie
@charles pierce: Hey, lurkers welcome!
Baud
@charles pierce:
Hmm. On my screen, you’re name is capitalized, but when I hit reply, it’s in lowercase.
What kind of voodoo is this?
Anne Laurie
@efgoldman: Whoops! Just sent her an email to the most recent address I have, but it’s probably etiquette if you want to let her know to check her spam folder…
NotMax
Shall be on the North Shore of Lawnguyland from (roughly) the 18th through the 25th.
Local watering hole there which used to favor is but a memory.
But if any Noo Yawkahs or suboibanites interested and know of a place, might contemplate a meet-up (would prefer to avoid going into Manhattan, if possible).
JPL
OT.. . The NY Times finally has the Palin brawl. This should be a topic because it only took six days.
Baud
Why is msnbc still calling ISIS ISIS when the president clearly decided that ISIS should be called ISIL?
raven
@JPL: (One participant, Eric Thompson, an employee of the firm whose office manager hosted the party, said he was fired after speaking to ABC News.)
JPL
@raven: He didn’t say anything that deserved getting fired but obviously his company thought otherwise. Alaska is probably a right to be fired state so he has no recourse. I wish him luck.
JPL
@Baud: A friend heard on the radio that it is to difficult to explain Levant even though it is accurate. We are really screwed when reporters don’t want to explain Levant. .
Baud
@JPL:
Understandable. The press never tried to explain “filibuster” either.
tybee
dang, that’s not too far away from one of our old offices on milk street.
sorry, i’ll not make it. a bit too far for a weekend trip.
raven
@tybee: My buddy who lives in Charleston is in Chicago to get together with a bunch of high school pals. It’s 48 degrees.
tybee
@raven:
yeah, i’ve had a trip to up nawth in october when the dumb southern boy didn’t even think about the weather. lows here in the mid 60s, highs there in the low 40s with a cold snap coming. damn near died in braintree standing in a well below freezing wind chill waiting on a cab.
raven
@tybee: The almighty hawk
Crashman
Used to comment more frequently years ago. Now mostly a lurker but I’ll be coming by.
SiubhanDuinne
Finally catching up with Juicethreads, and I will be there with my hosts John Emery and Ilana Hardesty. Really looking forward to seeing everybody tonight. Thanks so much for making the arrangements, AL!
SP
I may have gotten a hall pass to stop by for a drink or two so I’m a definite maybe.
henqiguai
D*mmit!! Why don’t people remind me of these things?! Go dark for a week ’cause, y’know, new job with long commute, and all sorts of stuff occur. A Palin brawl, too? Where’s the d*mned
idiotbat signal??Mark me maybe; gotta figure out where the devil is Watertown…