Can we go easy on the Parkinson's patient comparisons here? There's a million better ways to say that.

Seconded. That analogy is totally shaky.

Pat's and Geno's are where the tourists go. Locals know better.

Chubby's or Dalessandro's



As for Atlantic City-Foxwood, I used to go to AC all the time back in the day, went to Mohegan Sun for the first time last month and was blown away. AC definitely has that throw back to another seedier era while Mohegan had that corporate mall feel But having said that I liked Mohegan better. It seemed to me that the people standing next to you or sitting next to you were a better class of people then the stumbling drunks of AC.

Pat's and Geno's are where the tourists go. Locals know better.

I like Jim's on South Street. Pat's over Geno's.

A place called Costa's outside the city in Ambler is my all-time favorite.

I miss Boston

Buses too. I worked in the Medical Area & took the 65 bus home. On game nights it would just never come. Brighton & Brookline have nice walking streets but they don't necessarily go anywhere you need to go.

Have fun!

I have not tried Estragon.

No rush, he's used to waiting a long time

Can we go easy on the Parkinson's patient comparisons here? There's a million better ways to say that.

I thought I came up with a pretty good one already, to be honest (# 62).

Is Bruce Springsteen that much better than Aerosmith?

Yes.

In fact, both of them pretty much ran out of interesting music by 1981 or so

No.

Any Boston Primates have thoughts on a Monday, 8/18 meetup at Coda?

I don't even LIKE "California"-type people generally (I'm an East Coast whelp), and I still would love to live in San Diego. The only thing I'd miss is the occasional snowfall

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Yeah, but we like you. If you are ever out here, drop me a line. I can introduce you as "my conservative internet interlocutor and respected ideological opponent." ;-

As for Atlantic City-Foxwood, I used to go to AC all the time back in the day, went to Mohegan Sun for the first time last month and was blown away. AC definitely has that throw back to another seedier era while Mohegan had that corporate mall feel But having said that I liked Mohegan better. It seemed to me that the people standing next to you or sitting next to you were a better class of people then the stumbling drunks of AC.

You get at the heart of the problem here. The people at Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun have things to do besides gambling. The people in AC are all regulars, unless you go to the Bellagio (which is way down on the list for me). It is exceedingly difficult to win money at a poker table with all regulars. I've sat in the poker room at Bally's where they filmed the scene in Rounders where the sharks rip off the tourists one at a time. But on most days, there are no tourists. In AC, enough tourists visit from NY or Boston to actually make some money playing 1-2. That is my largest problem with AC; I find the decrepit scenery charming.

I don't even LIKE "California"-type people generally (I'm an East Coast whelp), and I still would love to live in San Diego. The only thing I'd miss is the occasional snowfall

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Yeah, but we like you. If you are ever out here, drop me a line. I can introduce you as "my conservative internet interlocutor and respected ideological opponent." ;-

There is also a real playing time issue here.

I actually think this is a big part of it. As I have mentioned a few times, I work with three hardcore Red Sox fan transplants. They were asking my opinion about this, and I pointed out that Giles would be a bench player on the Red Sox. I kind of think had it been the Mets, Giles goes.

I've sat in the poker room at Bally's where they filmed the scene in Rounders where the sharks rip off the tourists one at a time

I thought they used the poker room at The Taj, if not then Bally's poker room looks awfully similar to Trump's

You're right, it's the Taj. That's by far my most common destination, as well as the home to the U.S. Poker Challenge that used to be on TV. I was thinking of Bally's because it is the most laden with regulars who all know each other's names.

I kind of think had it been the Mets, Giles goes.

Excuse me??? Have you checked out the stats for the immortals the Mets are playing right now in the corners, Dan ".467 and I've hit in every ML game I've ever played in" Murphy, and Fernando ".873 OPS" Tatis??? Mr. Giles is a bench-warmer for those guys, too, pal. ;-)

Mr. Giles is a bench-warmer for those guys, too, pal. ;-)

You know, people sort of joke like this about Tatis, but he was/is actually a pretty talented hitter who has lost weight, been kicked in the ass in baseball terms, and is one of those guys who needed to fall on hard times, relatively speaking, to get motivated. I am not all that surprised he is hitting well.

Still, I (and others)said about three weeks ago that I thought Giles was an obvious fit for NYM, playing about 75-80% of the time and hitting #2.

I say this as someone who's lived in both cities.

SEPTA sucks compared to the T. There isn't an argument to be had here about it, even including the lamebrained Green Line(s). I will say one thing about the Green Line- it's fine until it starts breaking off into its contingent sub-lines. If you need to get somewhere on it in Boston proper, you're golden. If you're heading to Alston or Brighton or further locales, you're not actually living in Boston and might as well be in Waltham.

As for diversity, that's a crock of #### too. every major city is divided on racially drawn lines. That Boston is no different isn't exactly a surprise. Philadelphia has MORE neighborhoods that are racially segregated than Boston does- how many white folk dya think live in West Philly past University City, or in the Badlands? Just because there's SOME gentrification where white professionals are moving into formerly all black neighborhoods does not diversity make, those neighborhoods will be virtually all white in a decade or two when the older black homeowners move themselves into retirement communities or sell for a massively increased property value.

As for cheesesteaks- i've always preferred the ones made by the street vendor stands. they make a cheap and decent lunch, though i always had to dryclean my suits afterwards because of hot cheese dripping onto them.