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Last memorial day I tried to have a little BBQ... ended up eating and drinking by myself on/near the sidewalk in front of my apartment, while grilling and liste
by nixpulvis 4y ago
Last memorial day I tried to have a little BBQ... ended up eating and drinking by myself on/near the sidewalk in front of my apartment, while grilling and listening to a festive playlist with songs like Carry on my Wayward Son. I kept asking random people if they wanted a brat, but nobody did... until the guy towing my roommate's broken down car home arrived. The three of us shared one, the tow truck driver finished his as he was pulling away and that was that. It was nice; but a party it was not.
So drunk and frustrated me took to my rollerblades and grabbed a hockey stick to start passing around a puck to myself in front of the local sports bar's little outdoor eating area just a few doors down. The patrons were less than amused I suppose since they mostly looked appalled and irritated at the noise I was causing, but at least I felt like I "doing it right" as opposed to going out to eat like any other night and staring at instagram or reddit while ordering a $30 cheeseburger sitting next to a dumpster in what used to be the gross back lot of the bar. I think I probably unclipped the red velvet stanchion a couple of times just because I found it too comical to remain closed off.
Ultimately, I think it was a pretty weird day. I'm trying to be more at peace with the state of things now, but I can't help but mourn how it used to be.
The scene: https://www.instagram.com/p/CePpDq1rElU/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet https://www.instagram.com/p/CePpDq1rElU/?utm_source=ig_web_b...
- rlafranchi 4y agoHaha, reading this I knew you must be from Massachusetts. Sure enough checked your instagram and bam. I was raised in MA, awesome story buddy! I would have stopped to have a brat with you!
- joebergeron 4y agoHey, I know exactly where this is :) I lived around a ~30s walk from here until I moved to Boston proper a year ago. I lived in Somerville for ~6 years during school and after graduating, and I miss it sorely. Great little neighborhood. Would have happily stopped by and grabbed a brat if I were still there; funny how the woodwork is so full of interesting people, though we rarely stop to look.
- fnordpiglet 4y agoNext time try handing out $100 bills instead of brats and folks will be happy to hang out with you. Works for me.
- JimtheCoder 4y ago"Last memorial day I tried to have a little BBQ... ended up eating and drinking by myself on/near the sidewalk in front of my apartment, while grilling and listening to a festive playlist with songs like Carry on my Wayward Son. I kept asking random people if they wanted a brat, but nobody did..." In the most polite way possible, I can see why you are not invited to parties very often...
- nixpulvis 4y agoIn the most rude and profane way imaginable... Go fuck a lonesome duck.
- JimtheCoder 4y agoI haven't heard that one before. Nice! I'll have to share it with my friends...at a party...
- mixmastamyk 4y ago"Hey dude… is that Freedom Rock?! Well, turn it up." ;-)
- aynawn 4y agoI'm another ex-massachusettser and also love Somerville and would have shared a brat with you. Sounds like you made the best of it!