#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,393 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 So what are you guys like in real life? Gimme details!
Ren 77 Posted June 3, 2012 Author Posted June 3, 2012 OK. I'll start since my evening ended much earlier than the rest:Pictures will be posted in this post a bit later....I arrived in Boston in the morning and spend the late morning and early afternoon hanging out. I talked with Jason on the phone a few times to confirm where we will meet. Jason and his girlfriend met me by Symphony Hall.We walked and chatted to a place called Boloco where we could sit for awhile. Then we made our way back to Uno's by way of Newbury Street. Stopped into a couple shops.Uno's was great - people started slowly trickling in. Jason and I had beers and chatted about LOTR while Marcy got ready for the concert. Next came Slambodog (Steven) and obiwan71 (Sylvain). We had to hammer out some Canon vs. Nikon camera comments. I was outnumbered unfortunately. But Sylvain's camera had some AMAZING photos of Williams conducting on them. Then ETandElliot (Justin) and ??? (sorry can't remember) came and handed out some MOO cards of Williams. JUST as I was leaving Foxfan (Francis) arrived with friend??? member? (can't remember this either).I caught the train back just as their evening was starting. They were ALL very friendly and personable for sure. And NO I wasn't drunk LOLJason and Marcy just arrivinga place to chat!couldn't resist - french connection UKthe things you see on Newbury Street.......CHOCOLATEFor StefanThe climbing involved in this picture was crazybeer....The party has startedMAESTRO!!!more pics later Ricard 1
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,393 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 Nice pics.Missing a big group photo of you guys.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,393 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 I hope he has a Canon, so we can compare the quality
alicebrallice 134 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 great pics, ren! I'm guessing that guy next to jay's gf is obiwan71 and the guy next to you slambodog? or maybe foxfan?
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,393 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 i have the picture of you guys from 2004, its nice to compareJason has the same problem as me, trying to laugh for a picture and instead looking like a dork
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,393 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 That french guy looks impossible handsome and french, like a male model.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,393 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 I'm developing an irrational hatred against him already.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,393 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 Renovia, please...not in front of the Klingons.
rpvee 1,095 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 It was great meeting everyone! Listening to the concert right now on the radio, it's repeating on 99.5. At the Salute to Cowboys right now.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,393 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 Are you the dreamy French guy?
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,393 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 Which one are you! Announce yourself!
rpvee 1,095 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 The guy with Williams in my avatar. I'm not in any of the pics posted yet if that's what's confusing you.
Popular Post Jay 46,245 Posted June 3, 2012 Popular Post Posted June 3, 2012 The meetup was a huge success!In the afternoon myself, my girlfriend Marcy, and Ren hung out around Boston. We walked to the Trinity Church and then down Newbury street, going in and out of some shops, before returning to the Symphony Hall area and getting a big table for 12 people at Uno's, which they nicely put for us in this kind of side room away from the main area.There people came in one or 2 at a time for the next few hours: First slambodog and his mother, then obiwan71, then ET&Elliot4Ever with the guy he had bought his ticket from - a guy named Jordan from Ottawa, who used to post around 2004ish apparently. Then foxfan with a guest, then rpvee with someone (his mother?), and finally another frenchman named Regis (I never found out if he posted here).So there was 4 New Englanders (me, Marcy, Justin/ET&Elliot Forever, and Ren), 2 Parisians (obiwan71, Regis), 2 Canadians (Jordan from Ottawa, and Foxfan), slambodog and his mother from New York..... an eclectic group to be sure! We discussed Williams, Goldsmith, Courage, the new guitar concerto (which we thought was premiering at the concert we were going to), Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, and the previous night's concert (which obiwan71 had attended). And a lot of talk about autographs - how to get them, who's gotten them from Williams, what other autograph's people have, whether or not we'd be able to get them tonight, etc. The server, Christopher was awesome, multiple drink and food orders constantly over a 3 hour period, splitting everything into different checks for each group, etc. The food at Uno's seemed to be universally liked (its definitely one of the better American chain restaurants). A super-success over all!I had the waiter take a bunch of pics of all of us at the table, so I'll be sure to post them asap!I'll post my thoughts on the concert itself in the concert thread, but the quick version is I thought it was one of the best ones out of the 5 I've been to! Mr.Crescendo, Muad'Dib and Ricard 3
rpvee 1,095 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 6 New Englanders; me and yes, my mom, are from Worcester. And Regis doesn't post here, he's the other friend of mine that was coming. It was such a great time!
crocodile 9,725 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 Seems like you had a great time! Pity I couldn't be there.Karol
Jay 46,245 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 6 New Englanders; me and yes, my mom, are from Worcester. And Regis doesn't post here, he's the other friend of mine that was coming. It was such a great time! What part of Worcester? I grew up in Holden! I used to work at the Price Chopper in West Boylston, and at Norton's/Saint-Gobain, DB Riley/Babcock Power, and the Showcase North movie theater in Worcester.
Jay 46,245 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 I'm busy at the moment, but should be able to post them later tonight
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,393 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 So none of you guys got drunk?If I were there I would have gotten positively hammered!
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,393 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 If I was there would you have gotten hammered?
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,393 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 I hear it was raining badly, so we would have gotten wet.
alicebrallice 134 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 You're telling me! You know it's time to take a break and make room for the Queen when Ren and Stefan have exchanged over 5 posts.KK = wisest man around here.
Ren 77 Posted June 3, 2012 Author Posted June 3, 2012 I hear it was raining badly, so we would have gotten wet.absolutely, even without you there my jeans were soaked.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,393 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 With that Sylvain guy there I'm not surprised!You're telling me! You know it's time to take a break and make room for the Queen when Ren and Stefan have exchanged over 5 posts.KK = wisest man around here. Hey don't I get some credit, alice!
Ren 77 Posted June 3, 2012 Author Posted June 3, 2012 With that Sylvain guy there I'm not surprised!I'll practice my French on you
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,393 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 I didn't realize you still needed the practice!
Ren 77 Posted June 3, 2012 Author Posted June 3, 2012 I pride myself on being able to learn new techniques all the time
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,393 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 In exchange for your French, you would have gotten some Dutch treat!
Ren 77 Posted June 3, 2012 Author Posted June 3, 2012 I would hope the Dutch treat had creamy inner core
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,393 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 Like an Oreos cookie, hard on the outside with something soft and creamy inside...
Ren 77 Posted June 3, 2012 Author Posted June 3, 2012 I tend to save the hard cookie and take my time with the creamy
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,393 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 But a cookie turns soft and soggy when it gets wet...
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