This morning I had a very positive and productive conversation with a representative from the Parks Dept., one of the three people in charge of granting special events permits. He was extremely helpful, told me nothing was scheduled for Copley Square JUNE 6TH and seemed to think we could get in there to do some “street theater,” picketing, and leafleting with no trouble.

He also suggested a mid-morning gathering for the noon news, and a mid-afternoon presence for the six o’clock news, which I think is a great idea, too. Obviously some sort of presence in Copley Square all day would be optimal. I can be there, but a commitment from at least five people to just hang out for some portion of the day and drum up some interest would make all the difference.

With that in mind, I’d like to announce an organizing meeting for Thursday, June 1st, after workish time and location TBA (if anybody has any suggestions for a Back Bay location, pipe up now), first round of drinks on me. By the way, I’m not committed to this date, I just figure Thursday’s a good day of the week for it. Any and all feedback will be considered.

Now, I want to be clear about this. No one is asking is for your first-born, and this is not some scary cult. This is the real grass roots. No organization is sponsoring this. Nobody here except us chickens, as it were. Make of that what you will. Nothing grave, nothing awful, and nothing will be asked of you except that you show up and make a fool of yourself for fair fares.

(Chex will be the guy in the hoodie and unibomber shades hanging off to the side counter-demonstrating. But, you know, what’s a demonstration without a counter-demonstration?)

Myself, I look at it as an opportunity to see some fresh faces and share some terror tales of the T. If we make the news, too, all the better. If we make a difference, icing on the cake. Have fun with it, goof around, make a spectacle of yourself. No biggie.

Feel free to contact me through this website if you’d like to join me for beers, pretzels, and tears on or around the 1st and I’ll keep you posted…