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13 April 2006

Yo NYC, howzabouta field trip? Maybe Saturday?→[More:]
It's so nice out, I got Spring fever and Monday off, and I've been thinking about going to a park and/or museum and/or beer garden and/or whatever anyone else suggests. Sound like fun?
post by: Hugh Janus at: 13:50 | 85 comments
I'm in.
posted by Lola_G 13 April | 13:52
Let's go to the Beer Garden in Astoria late Friday night.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 13 April | 13:53
Like, 8 or 9? I have a Good Friday service at 7:30, but I don't think it will be too long.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 13 April | 13:54
Uh, can we go on like Saturday evening so I can actually go to something for once? I don'th ave practice on Easter and I may even be able to bring sexy swimming boy.
posted by dame 13 April | 13:54
Love da Jardin de Cerveza!!!
posted by Joe Famous 13 April | 13:55
I ain't going to Queens.
posted by Lola_G 13 April | 14:02
Ever been?
posted by Hugh Janus 13 April | 14:03
Yes!
posted by Lola_G 13 April | 14:03
I could be down with Saturday night- I think the service on Saturday night is longer, so I'd be later, but that's cool.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 13 April | 14:04
Saturday night ain't alright for fighting, sorry kids. I'll think of you though.
posted by Divine_Wino 13 April | 14:04
Da Beah Gawden is right near Casa Del MC. Sweet!
posted by jonmc 13 April | 14:05
For reals, let's do it, jonmc!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 13 April | 14:05
You guys are crazy! But I won't pout. I'll drink cheap beers in Harlem. Some people don't go to above certain streets and some girls don't go to certain boroughs.
posted by Lola_G 13 April | 14:07
lola's scared of a whole borough, haaaa haaaa!
posted by Divine_Wino 13 April | 14:08
I'm not scared.
posted by Lola_G 13 April | 14:10
But going to the beer garden is a trip to the borough of Paradise!
posted by Hugh Janus 13 April | 14:10
Have you been to the beer garden, Lola?
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 13 April | 14:10
It's innnnnnnnnnnnnnnCREDIBLE!
posted by Hugh Janus 13 April | 14:11
The Beer Garden Rules! And I live nearby! How much cooler can it be!
posted by jonmc 13 April | 14:12
Far.
posted by Lola_G 13 April | 14:13
Not that far at all. 20 minutes to midtown.
posted by jonmc 13 April | 14:15
Hrrrmmmmph.
posted by Lola_G 13 April | 14:19
20 scintillating minutes to midtown.
posted by Hugh Janus 13 April | 14:19
And it's in my 'hood. I can stagg- I mean walk home instead of worrying about cabs & subways.
posted by jonmc 13 April | 14:22
All by myself. Don't wanna be, all by myself.

Maybe.
posted by Lola_G 13 April | 14:23
So what time should go on Saturday night? 8?

(I probably won't get there until... oh who knows. I hear Saturday night vigil is long).
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 13 April | 14:24
8 sounds fine to me.
posted by jonmc 13 April | 14:25
8 O'Clock Starday night, got it. If anyone's just pissing around beforehand, gimme a call.
posted by Hugh Janus 13 April | 14:33
Woot woot.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 13 April | 14:33
My old "hood" too!
Damn I miss Astoria! Why the hell did I move?!!!
posted by Joe Famous 13 April | 14:34
Because your insane.
posted by jonmc 13 April | 14:34
(Don't you still live in NYC, Joe Famous? It's only a train ride away...)
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 13 April | 14:35
Go that right!
In the muthaphukkin
MEMBRANE!!

(that never really made sense)
posted by Joe Famous 13 April | 14:36
Yeah. I live in Flushing...I'll be there!
I go everywhere from Soho to Staten.
Never a problem.
posted by Joe Famous 13 April | 14:37
(Don't you still live in NYC, Joe Famous? It's only a train ride away...)
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 13 April | 14:38
Cops, comin' try to snatch my crops....

sorry
posted by jonmc 13 April | 14:39
Huh, don't know how that got double posted like that.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 13 April | 14:40
Is this the place?
posted by mullacc 13 April | 14:43
yes
posted by Hugh Janus 13 April | 14:44
Lola, I hate Queens & even I love the beer garden!
posted by dame 13 April | 14:44
Cool. Maybe I'll use this as a reason to finally go to another borough outside Manhattan.
posted by mullacc 13 April | 14:45
Well, it does look fun.
posted by Lola_G 13 April | 14:47
Man, what is with people living here & not exploring, mullacc? I hate the Other Three boroughs, but at least I've been there!
posted by dame 13 April | 14:51
Yes, mullacc, that is the Beer Garden.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 13 April | 14:51
Fun? Are you kidding? If Fun and Delight ducked into the alley to smoke a rock, found some reds to pop in their shirt pockets, and did a cycle of steroids on the way back to the street, they'd come about halfway to the Beer Garden fun mark.
posted by Hugh Janus 13 April | 14:52
Hugh, if you aren't going to write properly, I won't let you write at all. It's "found some reds in their shirt pockets, popped them,...."
posted by Hugh Janus 13 April | 14:53
That green glow on the southern horizon? Yeah. That's me. I hereby assign you guys the project of figuring out your logistics to come to Asheville. :D
posted by chewatadistance 13 April | 14:57
Always at a distance, huh?
posted by Hugh Janus 13 April | 15:00
dame: Up until February I was working 80-90 hours/week (back down to 60 or so now). I've used my spare time to explore Manhattan, and there is still a lot of things I've haven't seen there. Plus, I don't have any friends (outside MeFi ppl) that live outside Manhattan.
posted by mullacc 13 April | 15:00
Ya, I've found having friends in other boroughs to be the biggest motivator to go there- I know people who can just "go to Brooklyn"; I am not one of those people.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 13 April | 15:02
I can't believe I'm missing the first Beer Garden of the summer.

I will salute you all from Camden Yards.
posted by gaspode 13 April | 15:04
I "went to Staten Island." More than once actually. And every time it was neat (even if I think it's wrong to live there. Be adventruous, Pink. (Also, eat something!)

Also, Manhattan is the least diverse borough, I swear. You been wasting your time. It has its charms, but for real exploring? Eh.
posted by dame 13 April | 15:07
≡ Click to see image ≡
O-R-I-O-L-E-S!
Magic, magic,
Magic, magic,
Orioles magic happens!
posted by Hugh Janus 13 April | 15:09
when the game is close/
and the O's are hot/
there's a thundering roar/
from "34" to give it all you've got

(etc)
posted by drjimmy11 13 April | 15:13
Be adventruous, Pink. (Also, eat something!)

I can't do much exploring this month, because I work 24/7. But come June, I will have all the time in the world for exploring, yaaaaaaaaay.

And I ate lunch today, are you proud of me?
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 13 April | 15:15
OH OH OH and my (younger) sisters are coming to visit in June for a week, so we'll all have to hang out with them, they are fuuuuun.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 13 April | 15:16
OH! (say can you see)

I love the national anthem at Oriole Stadium.
posted by gaspode 13 April | 15:18
and it's even better if I get it right:

O! say does the star spangled banner... etc.
posted by gaspode 13 April | 15:19
Awesome! The Beer Garden's gonna be a good time.

Camden Yards brings back memories, but not as many as Memorial Stadium, with Wild Bill Hagy and the rest of the loonies.

I shout "O" anywhere, even at the Metropolitan Opera, where The Star-Spangled Banner precedes every performance.
posted by Hugh Janus 13 April | 15:20
Are there lots of peeps from Maryland here or something?
posted by Hellbient 13 April | 15:22
And I ate lunch today, are you proud of me?


Yes. And someday you will even reach my level and have a cupcake with nearly every lunch. Then, my dear, then . . .

(Now eat some dinner. And I'll take your sisters to Staten Island.)
posted by dame 13 April | 15:23
but not as many as Memorial Stadium, with Wild Bill Hagy and the rest of the loonies.


I agree, but I have somewhat mixed feelings about having grown up in a place where people like "Wild Bill" were the local folk heroes...

(there was more to that comment, but lest I offend anyone lets just leave it at "mixed feelings")

Are there lots of peeps from Maryland here or something?

Yes.
posted by drjimmy11 13 April | 15:26
Yipeeee, they will like that a lot. Seriously, we're gonna go see EVERYTHING, I can't waaaait, they've never been to NYC.

Dinner too??? What do you want from me????
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 13 April | 15:26
Being thin is nice but being anorexic isn't.

Eat some lunch!
posted by Lola_G 13 April | 15:27
(Also, I just had a cupcake. My first *cheat* this week. It was good. AND tonight I am going to have some beers. YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMY BEER!!!)
posted by Lola_G 13 April | 15:28
Aww, c'mon, drjimmy...spill. This MD peep won't be offended.

(That beer garden place looks wonderful.)
posted by danostuporstar 13 April | 15:30
Yeah, no shit, hon. At least we ain't waxing nostalgic about Big Wheel Burrier and the Colts.
posted by Hugh Janus 13 April | 15:34
ok, well, I described Baltimore the other day to my friend as being like a black hole with the gravity of 1000 suns- as in, to my knowledge, every single person from my high school is still there and plans on dying there. Which of course, is fine, if that's what makes you happy (I'm in L.A., that's what makes me happy)

But I just kind of feel like when your heroes are a guy who gets drunk and leads cheers at ball games (and yes when i was growing up the guy was a serious folk hero), instead of say artists or people or who have done things out in the wider world, maybe kids just never realize they have options.

thus mixed feelings.
posted by drjimmy11 13 April | 15:39
W'alright. I'm originally from MD as well (Captain 20 was my local hero). Gaspode - shoutout on the Jumbotron!
Balmer's a great town, IMO.
posted by Hellbient 13 April | 15:42
I would counter Hagy's deadendedness with Edgar Allan Poe, who got drunk and made beautiful poetry out in the wider world, and who if Baltimore had any charm left would have a football stadium with his name on it.
posted by Hugh Janus 13 April | 15:44
Actually I think Baltimore's got loads o' charm, but I couldn't resist the rhetorical fluorish.
posted by Hugh Janus 13 April | 15:46
Ooh maybe I should shout out for y'all... And take a photo! Yeah... I'll look into that.
posted by gaspode 13 April | 15:46
Does the football team not count?

Thanks for the p.o.v. dr. j.
posted by danostuporstar 13 April | 15:46
Not when they play in a stadium named for a defunct telecom.

Poe Field. That's all there is to say. Poe Field.

I mean, it's like half a mile from his grave.
posted by Hugh Janus 13 April | 15:48
Unless you wanted to call it Mencken Park....
posted by Hugh Janus 13 April | 15:50
Waters' Lawn?
posted by danostuporstar 13 April | 15:57
It'd be really great if you got a picture of yourself taking a picture of yourself shouting out on the Jumbotron.
posted by Hellbient 13 April | 15:57
Banneker's Bleachers?
posted by Hugh Janus 13 April | 15:57
Glass Stadium.

(Philip Glass, really? Huh.
Overall, though, a pretty pathetic list. Hasselhoff excepted.)
posted by danostuporstar 13 April | 16:06
Edgar Allan Poe


Who lived most of his life in Philadelphia but fell down and died in a gutter in Charm City.

I guess my feelings are the same as anyone who grew up in a small town and felt like he didn't fit in there. Baltimore is a very big small town, for better or worse.
posted by drjimmy11 13 April | 16:48
Poe lived a peripatetic life and died young. He spent most of his life in Richmond and considered himself a Virginian, though he was born in Boston and stayed for years in both Philadelphia and New York.

Considering his sense of the macabre and his fittingly sordid and mysterious demise, it is only appropriate that the town that claims him is the one where he rests.
posted by Hugh Janus 13 April | 19:45
Would people be against my posting about this mini-meetup in Metatalk?
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 13 April | 20:08
Sure, that's cool. As far as I'm concerned.
posted by Hugh Janus 14 April | 07:42
Ok, I will.

Oh, and I won't be there until about 10 p.m., so don't leave until after I get there :-D
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 14 April | 10:05
I won't be able to make it. And I love the beer garden. It's not far from where I used to live.

Sorry If this has already been covered:

Lola_G if you are an upper west-sider, which I think you might be, you can take the M60 bus across and get off the bus at the first stop in Queens and then walk over to the Beer Garden from there, it's super easy.
posted by safetyfork 14 April | 12:29
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