[SA] Saturday 23 June Come warm my house! [BOSTON]

[The Marvelous MERV]

The Hidden Gem has been found.  Many of you moved me to The Hole In The 
Wall.  Now that things are (er, by the time the party happens, will be) all 
set up nice, and I'm not turning my lungs inside-out with coughing, it's 
time to warm the home.

"Merv, are you nuts?  Well, yes you are, but besides that, what do you mean 
warm your house in June?"

A housewarming, I tell you!  Come warm my home!  I can finally give a 
penny-tour of my home that doesn't involve me giving you change!

"Oh, a party.  What are the generic details?"

Saturday, 23 June 2007, 3:00 until 10:30 or 11:00 PM (depending on when I 
fall over), at 32 Fairmont Street, Arlington MA.

"Live band?  Bab5 Marathon?  Loud music and dancing naked in the moonlight?"

No, maybe, and if there is I'll be watching and not participating.  Unless 
it's all guys doing the naked dancing; then, I'll be hiding somewhere else.

Seriously, I have LOTS of TV on DVD.  Anyone wants to watch something, we 
can work it out -- probably on a first-asked first-seen basis.

I've got games of Trivial Pursuit, Monopoly, Chess, and a deck of cards.  I 
have 2 computers set up -- it could be possible to set up a 
player-vs.-player game.  If you want to bring games to share, you can 
manage to entertain yourselves and others! Woo-Hoo!

"Merv, is your home kidproof?"

Nope.  A distinct lack of 3-prong outlets and wireless sound transfer means 
there's LOTS of wires running around the perimeter of the living 
room.  There are STACKS of BOOKCASES -- quite stable to look at and put 
things into and take things out of but NOT safe for 3 year olds to 
climb.  Kids are welcome -- just keep 'em safe.  Magnolia Field, with 
plenty of green fields to run in and a playground to climb all over, is 
just barely 2 blocks away.

"Merv, I'm going to be hungry / thirsty / run to the hospital if you have 
xyz food present."

I'll have chips and dips; crackers and cheeses and some summer sausage; 
some minimal veggies (I am a carnivore, after all); chocolates of various 
sorts including the ever-present cake; strawberries, maybe more 
fruit.  Soda, Apple Cider, Orange Juice, milk and water.  'round Dinner 
Time, I may break out the deep fryer and some chicken strips; and possibly 
boil enough water to make several boxes of mac & cheese.  Oh, and I suppose 
I can open a couple of cans of veggies -- corn and carrots.  Hey, I'm a 
bachelor; I make no apologies.

I have a bottle of a blended scotch I wouldn't mind making go away one way 
or another.  Alas, I misread the label when I bought it, I thought it was a 
single-malt; I know that may disappoint many scotch aficianados.  Ask me 
why I'm happy to lose it when you're here.  If you imbibe here, I'm gonna 
make sure you're fit to drive away before I let you drive away.

"So, Merv, what do I bring?"

Yourself.  People whom you like and will enjoy warming my home.  If you 
want to bring food to share, thank you.  If you want to leave leftovers, 
that's OK with me -- just don't be mad at me if it makes its way to the 
garbage pail sometime Sunday.  If you leave non-disposable 'ware without 
your name on it, I'll post looking for the owner.

I have lots and lots of stuff.  A fully functional home.  While the 
thoughts behind housewarming gifts are generous and appreciated, please 
don't go to that effort.

"Merv, I like you -- well, OK, I tolerate you amicably -- but 8 hours in 
your home?  Are you nuts?  You know what I mean."

I intend the housewarming to be open-house style.  Come when you can, leave 
when you want.  If you get suckered in to playing a board game or watching 
that episode of Xena you missed in 1998, don't blame me for choosing to stay.

"Merv, you invited me but not my SO / family / close-knit non-traditional 
family unit / clan / other members of my group household.  Do you really 
not want them to come by?"

I send mail to those address I have in my address book, as well as a few 
lists.  Yes, your SO / family / etc. is welcome.  An entire clan will have 
to be handled in shifts -- the place isn't _that_ big.  If you feel welcome 
in my home, you are welcome in my home.

"Dammit, Merv, you know I'm moving to the ends of the Earth and I can't 
conceivably get back!  Why bother sending me the invite?"

1) you may be on a list 2) I may care enough to raise a toast to absent 
friends, and want you to know I'm thinking about you.

"OK, OK, I'm in the general area and I'll come.  How do I get there?"

By automobile, get to the junction of 16 and Mass Ave; turn towards 
Arlington.  Take your 3rd left onto Fairmont.  #32 is about a third of the 
way down the street on the left.  Plenty of on street parking on Fairmont, 
Thorndike, Herbert, etc.

By Bus, take the 77 / 79 / 350 from Harvard-Porter-MassAve / Alewife / 
Alewife to the Thorndike Street stop.  Walk towards Cambridge one block, 
turn right, look for #32.

By T, Redline to Alewife.  Exit the platform at the end closest to the 
Garage.  Exit straight out Passenger Pickup, turn right, and continue down 
the bike path into Arlington -- go under Route 2, stop on the bridge over 
the Alewife brook (wave to the turtles, fish and geese), take your first 
right onto Thorndike Street, take your first right onto Herbert Street, 
take your first left onto Fairmont Street, walk up the right hand side to #32.

Also, Google Maps is your friend.

"Merv, what's with the names of your homes?"

I like Labyrinth.  A Lot.  I am the Goblin King, you know.

"Really?  Will you take my kid forever?"

Don't tempt me.

"Should I know anything else?"

I dunno -- if you've got more questions, you know where to find me.  If, in 
asking me these questions, I find any that are being asked a lot, I'll 
resend to everyone with Q's and A's.

This message has been BCC'd to many lists and people.  If you get multiple 
copies, I apologize -- I just know you in several places, or really want 
you to come by.

Ta --

Merv

Tom Murphy
The Marvelous MERV
			
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