John Harvards Pregame for Lynah East

[ftyuv]

As for the people put out by John Harvard's being taken over... it's just a bar that you go to once a year. The advantage of picking another bar is that you get to say how much better it is than John Harvard's ever was.

Leave it to the other guy who lives in Brooklyn to point out the appeal of being able to say "I went to John Harvard's before it was cool".  :-D

I live in Brooklyn but in a neighborhood you probably haven't heard of.

I hadn't heard of it before it was cool.

[billhoward]

trikes me, Kyle, that this is an example of your beloved "market" at work.  CCOB rented the hall.  You didn't.  Hard cheese.  Stop whining.

why doesn't this message board have a "like" function similar to stupid ole facebook?

Only if there's both a Like and a Dislike button. It would save time having to come up with an appropriately sarcastic or dismissive emoticon for the posts you don't like.

[ftyuv]

trikes me, Kyle, that this is an example of your beloved "market" at work.  CCOB rented the hall.  You didn't.  Hard cheese.  Stop whining.

why doesn't this message board have a "like" function similar to stupid ole facebook?

Only if there's both a Like and a Dislike button. It would save time having to come up with an appropriately sarcastic or dismissive emoticon for the posts you don't like.

Typical ::rolleyes::

[BMac]

I "bring" ~10 people with me every year (meaning I'm the chosen one in my group of friends who organizes the ticket-buying and reminds everyone to fly into town on the right day).

We very quickly decided not to go to JH this year. It's sad, but we're not paying $18 bucks for a drink and the opportunity to do something we used to do for free (sit at a table and have dinner).

I don't understand how it's "selfish and base" for us to think this way- the system worked fine, it was free, and now we have to pay. It was inclusive before, and now a whole group of people are being forced to stay out by charging a fee.

[Trotsky]

I don't understand how it's "selfish and base" for us to think this way

That's because it isn't.  That was just an inept attempt by the CC guy to rebrand officiousness as inclusiveness.

As has been pointed out above, this just gives fans a chance to sample other options in the area, which is a Good Thing.

[Robb]

trikes me, Kyle, that this is an example of your beloved "market" at work.  CCOB rented the hall.  You didn't.  Hard cheese.  Stop whining.

why doesn't this message board have a "like" function similar to stupid ole facebook?

Only if there's both a Like and a Dislike button. It would save time having to come up with an appropriately sarcastic or dismissive emoticon for the posts you don't like.

I disliked your post, just on principle.  ::flipc::

[Killer]

So, what's the feedback on this event, from anyone who attended?

[BMac]

Did not attend, went after the game with big group and had a blast. Looks like we weren't the only ones in the "go when it's free" camp.

[dbilmes]

So, what's the feedback on this event, from anyone who attended?

We went because our friends we were meeting up with suggested it. The food was so-so. There were long lines at some of the food stations, and the section we sat in originally had two food stations, but one of them was shut down when it ran out of food. You also got a drink included in your admission, and there was a decent choice of wine and beer. The best part was just seeing the place packed with hundreds of Cornellians having a good time.

[Jordan 04]

The food was so-so. There were long lines at some of the food stations, and the section we sat in originally had two food stations, but one of them was shut down when it ran out of food. You also got a drink included in your admission, and there was a decent choice of wine and beer.

So long waits, and not enough of the middling, pre-paid food?

The best part was just seeing the place packed with hundreds of Cornellians having a good time.

...And will therefore undoubtedly be declared a roaring success by organizers, even if this happens, you know, every year. Without the lines, or mediocre, rationed food.

[Rosey]

...And will therefore undoubtedly be declared a roaring success by organizers, even if this happens, you know, every year. Without the lines, or mediocre, rationed food.

After considering this situation on and off for the past two weeks, I think what annoys me the most about the whole thing is that the CCOB took over the most convenient venue for a large spontaneous gathering when they could have held their event in some convention hall rented from Harvard without any substantive difference in experience for their attendees.

[Chris '03]

...And will therefore undoubtedly be declared a roaring success by organizers, even if this happens, you know, every year. Without the lines, or mediocre, rationed food.

After considering this situation on and off for the past two weeks, I think what annoys me the most about the whole thing is that the CCOB took over the most convenient venue for a large spontaneous gathering when they could have held their event in some convention hall rented from Harvard without any substantive difference in experience for their attendees.

I recall the CCOB renting space at an adjacent Harvard building at least a few times. They had Hot Truck food at one of them.

[BMac]

....I would pay $18 for THAT!!!!

[AnneDVM]

I would agree with the long waits, although when we first got there at 5:15, there wasn't much of a wait, but over the 1.5 hours we were there, we got plenty of food.  I would not say there was a shortage.

All in all, I would go to this event again, although I'd prefer if there were more of the "true" Faithful there.