# Philadelphia-Wake for Persephone **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 6, 2004, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-wake-for-persephone/232897 "2004-03-06T22:13:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Meros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Meros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meros)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2004, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-wake-for-persephone/232897/1 "2004-03-06T22:13:03Z")
Copied from **TruePisces’** LiveJournal at her request, clarification to follow: > [@](#): > > I know that Rich and Wayne had planned a surprise birthday party for me for next Friday. It would have been wonderful. > > But I don’t really feel like celebrating my birthday right now. Last year, Cristi was here for it, the best birthday present I could have ever asked for. And this year, she’ll only be here in spirit. So, rather than celebrate my birthday next Friday, the party that is planned will be a wake for Cristi instead. I’m not sure of the details yet… Wayne, I believe, is in charge of that aspect of it. But if you can make it, let one of the three of us know by Monday so we can get one of the two places we’re looking at reserved. It will either be at Fado’s Irish Pub on 15th and Locust or at Eulogy on 2nd and Chestnut (both in Philly, of course). And if you know anyone not on my friends list that might be interested, let them know. > > Cristi would be pissed at me for this but you know what? I don’t care. This is how I want to celebrate my birthday this year. Celebrating her. Basically, as much as we want to, some of us can’t make it to Michigan, be it work, be it financial reasons, or any number of others. It was the idea of **TruePisces** that we have a wake for her here, in Philly, for anyone who wishes to come and celebrate **Persephone’s** life. I’ll be making reservations at one of the two places on Monday or Tuesday (if anyone as a preference to which place let me know) so post in this thread or send an e-mail to [wphill@mac.com](mailto:wphill@mac.com) to let me know if you wish to come. ---
**Author:** ![malkavia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malkavia/32/5621_2.png) [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2004, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-wake-for-persephone/232897/2 "2004-03-06T22:26:51Z")
> [@](#): > > This is how I want to celebrate my birthday this year. Celebrating her. I’m nowhere near Philly and I didn’t know Persephone, but I just had to say that is a beautiful gesture. ---
**Author:** ![Meros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Meros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meros)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2004, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-wake-for-persephone/232897/3 "2004-03-07T13:37:15Z")
_bump_ ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2004, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-wake-for-persephone/232897/4 "2004-03-07T14:20:43Z")
I’m in Orlando. I will observe a moment of silence on Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2004, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-wake-for-persephone/232897/5 "2004-03-07T14:46:46Z")
One of few regrets I have about moving from NOVA ro SWVA is the difficulty in making fests up north. Including, in all likelihood, this one. 600 miles, give or take a few, from where we’re living, and if we left right after work ends for me we’d be getting there around 1 AM. If we left right after class it’d be midnight, averaging 60 mph. We’ll be doing the observing with (time-wise) **ivylass** 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Meros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Meros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meros)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2004, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-wake-for-persephone/232897/6 "2004-03-07T19:11:33Z")
Sorry to hear you guys can’t make it. Just don’t tell **TP** that you could make it around 1am. She’d have us there all night just to wait 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2004, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-wake-for-persephone/232897/7 "2004-03-07T20:33:27Z")
Dave and I are planning to make it. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-wake-for-persephone/232897/8 "2004-03-08T00:09:27Z")
I’ll be there. I want to hear some good Persephone stories. ---
**Author:** ![Cleophus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@Cleophus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cleophus)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-wake-for-persephone/232897/9 "2004-03-08T03:10:52Z")
I’ll be there. I suggest Eulogy, BTW. ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-wake-for-persephone/232897/10 "2004-03-08T11:51:48Z")
> [@Meros](#): > > Sorry to hear you guys can’t make it. > > Just don’t tell **TP** that you could make it around 1am. She’d have us there all night just to wait 🙂 And you’d have a problem with this HOW?!!! Besides, it would be true Cristi tradition. She stayed at the Fests as long as she could. The one in NY two years ago, she was still there when I left at 2am. It would be fitting. ---
**Author:** ![Meros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Meros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meros)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-wake-for-persephone/232897/11 "2004-03-08T13:39:25Z")
I never said I had a problem with it. 🙂 The only thing holding me back at all is class the next day, and that won’t hold me back much at all 😃 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-wake-for-persephone/232897/12 "2004-03-08T13:55:28Z")
I’ll be there. Once a location is chosen, my wife and I could use a hotel recommendation: ideally, cheap, close, and safe. We’re flexible on the first two. ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-wake-for-persephone/232897/13 "2004-03-08T14:51:12Z")
**RT** , let me look around for you a bit. I’ll e-mail you tonight with some possibilities (the two places aren’t that far from one another). The more I think about it, though, the more I’m thinking Eulogy might be better. Particularly because of the music mix I want to bring along - I’m not sure if there’d be a place we could play music at Fado. (Of course, Fado has Guinness…) ---
**Author:** ![Meros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Meros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meros)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-wake-for-persephone/232897/14 "2004-03-08T14:59:13Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > I’ll be there. > > Once a location is chosen, my wife and I could use a hotel recommendation: ideally, cheap, close, and safe. We’re flexible on the first two. I have a friend who could get you a night at the Ritz-Carlton for around $100. I’ll have that confirmed by tomorrow. As far as hotel accomidations go you can’t get much closer than that, it being dead center of Center City. > [@TruePisces](#): > > The more I think about it, though, the more I’m thinking Eulogy might be better. Particularly because of the music mix I want to bring along - I’m not sure if there’d be a place we could play music at Fado. (Of course, Fado has Guinness…) [Eulogy](http://www.eulogybar.com) it is then. I’ll call in this afternoon for 20 with the warning it may grow considerably. (I’ll basically try to reserve the 2nd floor as we all likely won’t fit in the coffin room). ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-wake-for-persephone/232897/15 "2004-03-08T16:42:27Z")
The Doperealers will be raising a glass to her this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-wake-for-persephone/232897/16 "2004-03-08T16:58:08Z")
Would this be the 12th or the next week? We are broke as all get out right now, but might have the cash to come down after that. In any event, it’s a good idea. (Incidentaly, we only saw about Cristi Friday eveing before we were leaving for a concert, and raised a glass to her there. I tried to post before we left, but it got eaten.) ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-wake-for-persephone/232897/17 "2004-03-08T17:14:33Z")
It’s the 12th. If there’s any way you can make it, we’d love to have you there. If not, come down some other time. You know I’ll help you raise a couple glasses. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-wake-for-persephone/232897/18 "2004-03-08T22:50:16Z")
i’m in. ---
**Author:** ![Meros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Meros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meros)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-wake-for-persephone/232897/19 "2004-03-09T00:56:47Z")
I called Eulogy today. They don’t take reservations but will set space aside if we give them enough warning beforehand. I’ll call in around 5:00 on Friday, so up until then, anyone who wants to come drop in and let me know so I can give them an accurate count. If you want to come but aren’t sure if you can speak up too. Eulogy’s a small place so I’d rather give them too large of a number than too small of a number. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-wake-for-persephone/232897/20 "2004-03-09T01:22:00Z")
I’m going to have to give regrets for the Doors family. Airman may be going out of town, and Gramma can’t take Aaron Friday night. Our thoughts will be with you. Robin [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-wake-for-persephone/232897.md?page=2)