New England Spags: HP Lovecraft Walking Tour, Providence, 10/22/10 3pm

[Nephew Twiddleton]

When you said "New England", I thought you meant Australia.

Nope, we're England's religious rejects, you're England's jail.

FFT.

You're confusing all of New England with Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony. Southern New England was colonized by all of the colonists that the original Massholes booted out for not being Puritan enough.

And now we're the first state to recognize gay marriage.

Doktor Blight,
Appreciates the irony behind the colony he lives in.












Because I love that dirty water.... Boston you're my home!

[Suu]

Well yeah...but at least we aren't the murderers, rapists, and pedos.

Actually, most of the convicts that got sent to Australia were the pick pockets, food thieves and hanky snatchers.

And then you wonder why your country is as fucked up as it is.

[Suu]

When you said "New England", I thought you meant Australia.

Nope, we're England's religious rejects, you're England's jail.

FFT.

You're confusing all of New England with Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony. Southern New England was colonized by all of the colonists that the original Massholes booted out for not being Puritan enough.

I was gonna say, Portsmouth, RI is where all the non-puritans with progressive beliefs were sent by the Puritans. Rhode Island was a shipping colony (Portsmouth, Middletown, Jamestown and Newport), and Providence Plantations was the first colony to have total religious freedom, as was founded by Massachusetts Bay exile, Roger Williams. The first Synagogue was built in Providence, as well as the first Baptist Church, which still stands (That pretty white church I always take pics of? That's the 1st Baptist Church in America.) They combined sometime in the late 1600s/early 1700s. Don't know exacts.

This is why up until recently, the Massachusetts Constitution stated that all citizens of Rhode Island caught crossing the border were to be shot on sight. 

Rhode Island history is fucking crazy, I haven't done a lot of it yet, but I'm thinking of taking the History of Rhode Island course offered at my school. I like to have a strong knowledge of where I live.  I mean, how many people know of the chaos that was King Phillip's War or that Washington and Rochambeau marched into battle starting in Newport?

...OR THAT THE REVOLUTION STARTED WITH THE ATTACK ON THE HMS GASPEE AND NOT THE BATTLE OF BUNKER (*cough* Breeds...) HILL?!

Fucking Mass...always taking credit for our cool shit. 



...I'm done. WOO! LOVECRAFT!

[Eater of Clowns]

Okay, I can't purchase a fucking ticket.  The site isn't accepting a perfectly valid card and PayPal is making me wait 2-4 days to use its services for some unclear bullshit.

[Eater of Clowns]

Alright, attempt number 14 worked.  Now I have a receipt for a ticket, and no info on if the ticket is will call, or any option to print it out, or really anything.

[Suu]

Alright, attempt number 14 worked.  Now I have a receipt for a ticket, and no info on if the ticket is will call, or any option to print it out, or really anything.

When you get there, look for the man in the green coat. He will tell you what to do next.


...I honestly don't know. I can't go now because my arm is getting pin cushioned. Richter WILL be there though.

[Richter]

So:

The walk was great.  highlighted a few places I already new about, and many I didn't.    It wasmore historical about Lovecraft's life / influences, but still well worth it.

Leln and Dfrom fencing arrived early so we hit lunch.  EOC showed up on time at te tour site, and we went out for drinks / snack after.  In the middle of that we got word that the other Suu and others were drinking at the local German club, and went there (After a long detour and some bad navigating on my part.)  General Stuart and I schooled a few folks at darts, riding on beginner's luck.

6 hours of drinking and BS'ing later we all finally rolled home.   

[Eater of Clowns]

I need to hand someone else my wallet next time I'm in the presence of German food.  I go into INFINITE SAUSAGES mode.