Summer Mock Meet 2003 Planning Phase I

[Carnivore]

Summer is only a few months away and it's time to start to get our shit together on the next big Mock Meet!

The first thing we have to agree on is where to hold the gathering. Everybody is free to make suggestions and plug their city of choice. I'll start the process by plugging Boston!

Apportioner, CrazyBiter, Darryl, Max Burbank, and myself are all from the area, so we can be your tour guides. We can guarantee reasonably comfortable transportation for at least 12 people by car in my, CB, and Apportioner's vehicles. I don't know if Max or Darryl will be available. There is a great deal to do in or near the city. I'll give a few examples broken down into catergories.

There are no shortages of bars! You can't walk very far without hitting one. The alcoholics among us will have no complaints. Boston is very well-known for its dominance in this area, so I'll leave it at that.

There are a great many historical sites in Massachusetts. There are the obvious Revolutionary War sites of Bunker Hill, Lexington, and Concord. The USS Constitution is docked in Charlestown, an obvious location for a gathering of pirates! Then there's Faneuil Hall and all the other crap on the Freedom Trail. And, of course, Max's home town of Salem. Witches!

As for fun and game type places, we know quite a few. Six Flags New England is out in the western part of the state. It would be about 90 minutes away from Boston by car. There are plenty of billiard places and arcades. One place the Apportioner and I go to occassionally is the Good Time Emporium. They probably have every arcade game ever made along with a crappy little laser tag arena. For good laser tag, there is a Laser Quest up in Danvers, near Salem. They also have overnight lockins. If Boston is chosen as the site of the Mock Meet, I'll keep an eye out to see if one is coming up. There are several beaches in MA stretching from Cape Cod to the North Shore, although the water may not be as warm as some are used to.

The only disadvantage I can think of is lodging. CB and I will not be able to house anyone. I'm guessing the same is true for Apportioner. As for Max and Darryl, I don't know. I doubt they'd want a dozen people in their homes, though.

So, I've made my case for Boston. I think about a week from now we can all put this to a vote. I'm sure a bunch of the idiotic assclowns who hang out on the boards are going to pollute this thread at some point, but all true Mockers are asked to ignore their imput and stick to the matter at hand.