# We clearly need a New England Dopefest. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 15, 2001, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-clearly-need-a-new-england-dopefest/87430 "2001-10-15T02:42:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helen_s_Eidolon)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2001, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-clearly-need-a-new-england-dopefest/87430/21 "2001-10-15T23:09:25Z")
If I can convince my boyfriend to come with me (if he doesn’t have any work that weekend) my parents would probably let me go. Hmm… maybe if we have enough stray people on Saturday night, we could all rent a room in a cheapo motel? ('Nother poor student checking in :)) Don’t count me in for sure, but I’ll try… ---
**Author:** ![Totoro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Totoro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Totoro)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2001, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-clearly-need-a-new-england-dopefest/87430/22 "2001-10-16T01:14:36Z")
Depending on where it’s held in Boston, I may be able to come, try and put it near a train station and I can definitely do it (although I probably won’t do the concert). ---
**Author:** ![JoeyHemlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@JoeyHemlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeyHemlock)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2001, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-clearly-need-a-new-england-dopefest/87430/23 "2001-10-16T01:18:05Z")
I just accepted a job offer in Wilmington, Mass, so I am joining the ranks of the BoDopers. I should be able to be there! Yay me! ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2001, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-clearly-need-a-new-england-dopefest/87430/24 "2001-10-16T01:20:17Z")
Woo! I’m sorry you have to move far from home, **Joey** , but I’m glad it’s near me! 🙂 Congrats and I can’t wait to meetcha at BoDope! ---
**Author:** ![Wicked\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@Wicked\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wicked_Blue)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2001, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-clearly-need-a-new-england-dopefest/87430/25 "2001-10-16T11:06:51Z")
A DopeFest where I don’t have to get on a plane or drive 200 miles to attend? Could it really be? I’ll come. 🙂 Rose ---
**Author:** ![Jadis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@Jadis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jadis)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2001, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-clearly-need-a-new-england-dopefest/87430/26 "2001-10-16T14:53:13Z")
Well, I checked Mapquest and Boston is about a 5-6 hour drive for me, but it’s a possibility. I will have just moved into my new house, so I’m not 100% sure I can get away. I’ll keep checking the thread for developments. Maybe I can come and get me some Wickylovin’. Woo! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Pammipoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/87869e/32.png) [@Pammipoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pammipoo)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2001, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-clearly-need-a-new-england-dopefest/87430/27 "2001-10-16T18:29:51Z")
A dopefest in Boston? I’m SO there! Depending on the day of the week, I may have to meet up late, but I might be able to get out of work that day. Otherwise, I can join up around 9 or 10. And I’d let people crash at my crib, but my mom would clearly have issues with a bunch of strange people crashing in her basement 🙂 But regardless of whether or not I have to work, I’ll at least make an appearance. ---
**Author:** ![Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helen_s_Eidolon)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2001, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-clearly-need-a-new-england-dopefest/87430/28 "2001-10-16T21:52:11Z")
I’m **SO** bummed! I wasn’t getting my hopes up 'cause Scott (my boyfriend, without whom I’m sure my parents wouldn’t have let me go) refused to come with me to the last Dopefest, but we talked about it and he seemed pretty psyched for a trip to Boston, too. So I was gonna get to go to a huge Dopefest **and** take a trip with my boyfriend. I was SO excited. But 'twas not to be. I checked my agenda this morning and I have training on the 17th, for which someone is flying in from Calgary or something, so I can’t reschedule. WAHHHHHHHH. (Note: Hey! Cool! I’m in a sig!) ---
**Author:** ![Totoro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Totoro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Totoro)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-clearly-need-a-new-england-dopefest/87430/29 "2001-10-17T01:24:51Z")
So, where is alleged dopefest going to meet, huh? This is what we might call an Important Detail. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-clearly-need-a-new-england-dopefest/87430/30 "2001-10-17T02:25:27Z")
Looks like I’m not going to be around that weekend, but I may be able to figure out how to pull it off. ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-clearly-need-a-new-england-dopefest/87430/31 "2001-10-17T12:57:13Z")
All right, so I’m going to pick Quietgirl up in Manchester and then we’re making our merry way down to Boston. We should be there by early afternoon. So… darlings, how about a time/place to meet up? Work with me. I don’t know Boston 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wonko_The_Sane)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-clearly-need-a-new-england-dopefest/87430/32 "2001-10-17T13:22:07Z")
Howzabout the aquarium? It’s a kickass aquarium as I remember it, and there is this big sculpture in front that moves with the wind. Howbout there at noon? ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-clearly-need-a-new-england-dopefest/87430/33 "2001-10-17T14:26:47Z")
Sounds good to me… and it’s quite easy to get there by the subway (or the “T” in Bostonian lingo). There’s actually a stop called “aquarium” so it shouldn’t be too hard. And yes, the aquarium does kick ass. Another option for meeting would be the Commons/Boston Gardens, but wherever is fine with me. A word of advice for folks going to Boston who don’t know it very well… park outside the city and take the T in. That’s what I do every time. Makes life so much less stressful. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Raven\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@The\_Raven\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Raven_1)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-clearly-need-a-new-england-dopefest/87430/34 "2001-10-17T14:48:25Z")
Howyadoin, The Aquarium T station is presently offline for renovations, the nearest stop would be State on the Blue Line… However, I would recommend maybe meeting in the rotunda of the Quincy Market? Govt. Center T station and North Station (commuter rail) are quite close, and there’s stuff to do there. The Aquarium would be about a 15 minute walk from there… -Rav ---
**Author:** ![Pammipoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/87869e/32.png) [@Pammipoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pammipoo)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-clearly-need-a-new-england-dopefest/87430/35 "2001-10-17T15:45:39Z")
King Richard’s Faire is also in town, if anyone’s intrested. It’s not in the city, but not too long of a drive.I don’t think the trains run there though, so we’d have to gather carpools [King Richard’s Faire](http://www.kingrichardsfaire.net) ---
**Author:** ![Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wonko_The_Sane)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-clearly-need-a-new-england-dopefest/87430/36 "2001-10-17T15:54:11Z")
Quincy market sounds good- Plus, we can get lunch! ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-clearly-need-a-new-england-dopefest/87430/37 "2001-10-17T23:59:48Z")
Yo, **waterj2** , if you figure out a way to get there, let me know, as I believe we are both in the same area (you do go to RPI, right? Or am I thinking of some other doper?) I could easily be persuaded to provide some kind of renumeration for yuor services. Money, spirituous beverages, etc… ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-clearly-need-a-new-england-dopefest/87430/38 "2001-10-18T01:27:31Z")
The aquarium? The last time I was there I was 7, and I was terrified that my 1 year old brother was going to be eaten by the sharks. There was this **huge** tank with sharks and people in scuba gear, and my dad had my brother sitting on the ledge of the tank. Why the hell did they let people that close to an open-topped tank? Oh well, some day, when I can master my fear of the Tobin bridge, I’m going to drive into Boston…and not hypervenilate like the time I accidently made a detour through when getting lost off of the Mass Pike. ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-clearly-need-a-new-england-dopefest/87430/39 "2001-10-18T02:17:44Z")
Wherever we decide to meet, can it be around 1 pm? I don’t want to push timing too close for me and quietgirl. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-clearly-need-a-new-england-dopefest/87430/40 "2001-10-18T02:22:43Z")
I’m liking the Quincy Market idea too, for a few reasons. It’s easily accessible, it’s central, and it doesn’t cost money to get in! [sub]Hate to be a downer but I’m pretty freaking broke. I’m sure a lot of you can empathize.[/sub] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-clearly-need-a-new-england-dopefest/87430.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-clearly-need-a-new-england-dopefest/87430.md?page=3)