put me down as interested as well. not sure what my schedule is yet that day, but if i can be there i will be.

as of now I am coincidentally going to be in BOS on the 23rd (arriving at like 9pm but will try to come in earlier). put me down as a maybe!

I'll also be in BOS that weekend, arriving at 5pm Friday Sep 23, and would be interested in meeting others for dinner and maybe a drink. I was thinking of heading to the Bull & Finch (or whatever it is called these days), but am open to whatever.

And perhaps Marathon Man could show me some running areas in/around Boston I could explore on Sunday morning (or he could even join me)?

Maybe the OP could update the first post with the latest info, who's going, etc?

It's actually called "Cheers" now, but there isn't too much reason to go there. True, the outside stairs do look like the bar on the show, but the inside is nothing like it. Apparently, they make a pretty good burger, though. If you want, I'll walk you over there and show off the stairs. ;)

FYI, I used to work as a Park Ranger in Boston and can probably answer a few historical questions or give you a couple anecdotes, at least. Remind me and I'll give you the true story of why the Tea Party happened, why the Battle of Bunker Hill never took place and why two guys named Dawes and Prescott got screwed by a poet and history.

Mike

i'll be home then, and should be able to make it into town for a while..

I would suggest just running along the Charles and it's nice for many miles no matter where you start. An example is to go from say, where Boston University is to the Hatshell and back. Along the Esplanade.

http://www.bostoncentral.com/events/...ents/p1021.php

I will not be in town on Sunday or I would probably run with ya, but I am only around for Fri, which is why I pushed the OP to have it on that date lol

I am also here to say that Cheers is not a good place. Sure it has good burgers but I do not think we should do this there. Real Boston is not Cheers. The front of the building near Beacon Street that is in the TV show was the only good part of it. The rest is a tourist trap and you may as well just visit Disney World.

But hey if this gets REAL big I do know some people and maybe we can rent out Fenway Pahk! lol
next time

Argh. I'm heading out at Logan at 3:30pm on the 23rd for a weekend/MR on the JK/US MAD mistake fare >< Have fun guys!

might be there, but busy flying out of BDL a couple of days later.

That's a little late for me, but I'd be willing to hold out, since you are on my list of FTers that I find interesting.

Mike

I think Mike is flirting with missy lol

Location
 

This is a (non) update on the location.

Mr. Dooley's was suggested, and I stopped in to talk to them today, but they will have to check with the manager and get back to me.
The location is good, near all the subway lines and Faneuil Hall, but the place is pretty cozy (i.e. small), and they have live music from 5:00 to 9:00 on Fridays.

There are a lot of "maybes" of people who will attend, so I told the pub that we'd probably be between a dozen and two dozen -- the whole place probably only fits about 50 people, so...

If that place doesn't work, I have some ideas about larger places nearby. I should hear back from them tomorrow, and then I will update post #1, and add a new post to the end of the chain.

pawtim, I plan to be there, and thanks for front-ending this. (Blithe term, considering that...) This will be adjacent to an official FT mods meeting in Boston (can I say this?). It's not a coincidence that you're getting the response from the bold type types, including the pref for the 23rd. So if I were setting it up, erring on the large end would be the better end. We could end up with a lot of folks, unless they're organizing something (or more) else on the QT. Look what you got yourself into. Remind you of high school? Thanks again.

Not sure my wife would approve, though. ;)

If we want a chance to be able to talk to each other, live music might not be the best thing. There's always Anthem, which has zero personality, but is big and should be able to accommodate us.

I didn't realize that there was a Mod Do in town. Maybe they're plotting to overthrow the regime?

Mike

Done.

Rats, now we have to make use of our licence to kill :D:cool: