Boston Trip

Apr 1, 2010

I flew to Boston in the morning. My feelings about returning to Boston were mixed at best - at least while waiting for my connections on the T. The day was spent meeting Bob and his people as well as Peter and his people. Speaking with Bob was the highlight.

The "business" portion of the trip ended fairly early so I made it to the hotel - Club Quarters in the Financial District by 5 or so. Not bad. Water bottle service was the best unexpected bonus. I spent the leftover time to write a mail for Derek taking into consideration of Bob's advice.

Dinner was a sushi takeout from a nearby place called Samurai Eatery. Not great but cheap. Their miso soup was the biggest disappointment.

Ryles Jazz Club for Salsa (at Inman Square in Cambridge) was okay - nothing to write home about. Mostly On1 if they kept time at all - some were okay following On2.

I left early enough to catch the T back to Boston from Central Square.

Apr 2, 2010

Train trip to Worcester to meet with Craig and Mark. Good times. Dinner at Redbones with Craig, Brendan and Megan - Megan showing up despite feeling rather ill. The biggest scoop I was able to provide regarded a fun family trip planned by Zeke.

The Havana Club (at Central Square in Cambridge) was simply a bigger version of Ryles Jazz Club Salsa-wise. Quantity was greater than at Ryles on Thursday by considerable margin although the overall level was not very different.

I did stay to the end so ended up taking a very old taxi back to the hotel.

Apr 3, 2010

Nothing on the calendar. Lunch at Pho Pasteur. Purchased two used books at Brattle Book Shop - The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe and Truman by David McCullough. I still had time enough to catch Alice In Wonderland, which I found underwhelming - especially the 3D effect, and still made it to the airport with hours to spare.

I won a pair of Red Sox tickets at my flight gate. The airline was holding a trivia contest - Who hit the most home runs for Red Sox in '09? Jason Bay.