[469] in APO News
July 4th at the Esplanade
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (dcctdw@athena.mit.edu)
Tue Jun 22 09:31:51 1993
From: dcctdw@athena.mit.edu
To: apo-news@athena.mit.edu, sipb-soc@athena.mit.edu, thursday@athena.mit.edu,
Cc: celidon@athena.mit.edu, rolemaster@athena.mit.edu, ibernia@athena.mit.edu,
Reply-To: dcctdw@mit.edu
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 93 09:28:31 EDT
Since the dawn of time, we have come down through the ages. No one
has ever noticed us... until now.
CUT!
Aw, man, now what?
First of all, you're quoting it wrong. And second of all, it's the wrong
script!
Oh. Sorry, dude--
Well, get it right!
Since the dawn of time-- well, ok, for the past several years,
there have been people from MIT having a big party on the Esplanade on July
4th. Now that there are so many people, it's a little unnecessary to have
gobs of organization. Those who know the deal, deal. Those who don't,
read on. If you want to be part of the first strike wave, send me mail.
If you want to help coordinate it, include that as well.
Background:
On July 4th, the Pops has their annual concert on the Esplanade (the
Esplanade is that strip of grass across the river). They also have really
neat fireworks. It also gets really crowded. This means that in order to
get good seats, not be squished, and have a good time, it means we'll need
lots of people to come.
The Plan:
Where are we going: (Planet X!) No, no, we're not going to Planet X. We
are going to be camped out on the riverbank, so we can have this incredibly
unobstructed (i.e., front-row) view of the fireworks. We'll also be close
(enough) to the cannons and sorta near enough to hear the music.
Directions are below.
When are we going: Yes. There will probably be a first strike wave, which
should leave Lobby 7 at 6:00:00am. Don't wait for stragglers; just leave.
Those who don't want to get up that early, however, should try to get to
the site before noon. Don't plan on coming over after 3pm; you'll never
get there, due to crowd density. There's also an incentive to come earlier
rather than later: real estate. With so many people descending on the
Esplanade, we need to grab as much space as possible. This requires bodies
to be sprawled out on blankets/tarps etc. Just having blankets laid out on
the ground doesn't cut it.
What to bring: The first strike wave will be carrying blankets and blankets
and blankets and lots of water and that's it. (The blankets are there so
we can stake out about twice as much space as we need, so that when
encroachers come, we'll be comfortable and not cramped.) So: you should
bring: Sunblock. For food & water: it's easiest if people pair up or group
into fours and figure out what to bring for those N people. Especially if
you can help out the early crowd. Also: Fenway House should bring its
collections of strategy games. Games in general are a big win (i mean,
otherwise, it gets boring). Cards especially are cool since they're very
portable and there are always N games to play. Don't bring F&E with its
4000 little counters. But stuff like Talisman works.
A note about fluids: don't bring Coke, etc, as it is a diuretic. Bring
stuff like lemonade, bugjuice, smurfjuice, etc...
Lesse... where, when, what, who: You. And anyone you want to invite.
Everyone is welcome.
(where, when, what, who, why... ) why: because it's a tremendous amount of
fun...
How: by foot. Don't drive; there's very little parking. Or, park at MIT
and walk over the Mass Ave bridge.
Oh: don't bring valuables if possible. A few bucks, that's all.
Flashlights are a win, because when we go home, it'll be dark, and it's
impossible to make sure everything is picked up without light.
Alright, i think that's it. If you have q's, please feel free to send me
mail. If you think i left out something, send me mail (not to the lists),
since it'd be better if one coherent update went out, rather than 10 1K
messages.
dave
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Directions!
The Hatch Shell is (about) halfway between the Harvard Bridge and the
Longfellow Bridge.
From the Mass Ave Bridge: Cross the bridge. Go down the New & Improved!
ramp. Go towards the Longfellow Bridge. The path will almost immediately
fork -- stay left. You'll pass a playground on your right. Then there'll
be this little courtyard (up and down three steps -- there's a path that
skirts the steps if you biking or whatever).
About 10 minutes from the Mass Ave Bridge, you'll find a T intersection --
going straight, and then a arch bridge on the left. (There'll actually
also be a pedestrian bridge over Storrow Dr on your right.) Go left and
over the bridge. Keep going down the path. There should be this pool of
water on your right now.
Keep going forward. A few minutes after the first bridge will be another
fork -- one going to the left, and another going over a bridge to the
right. Go left. Keep going. You'll pass through another courtyard with
Arthur Fielder paintings on the ground.
You're almost there. After passing the clump of trees in the courtyard you
are now exiting, you'll see a lone tree on the riverbank. (On the
riverbank, not to the right of path.) We'll be under this tree. Should
you not be able to find this lone tree, but can somehow miraculously see to
your right, there'll be a (large) bust of Arthur Fielder. When the bust is
directly to your right, we'll be about 2 feet to your left. If you pass
the cannons, you went too far. If you hit the Shell, you really went to
far. If you reach the Longfellow, go back home and more sleep.
Note: this tree may have since been cut down. Hopefully this is not the
case. If it IS the case, we'll be under another tree in that general
vicinity.
Short form: Cross the bridge and always go left when possible (no, don't
walk into the river). Eventually, you'll see this lone tree and we'll be
right all around it.
From the Longfellow:
Good question. Go towards the Harvard Bridge. Pass the Shell. I don't
think the bridge you'll want to cross will be blocked off, so you'll have
to meander about until you get to the riverbank. Ask people where the
cannons are, and look for a lone tree near it. There's also a shipdock
very near (like, 20 feet) from where are... coming from the Shell, it'll
be cannons, then the shipdock, then us, all within 40 feet.
