Somerville Gates reception.

[randomness]

From http://www.not-rocket-science.com/gates.htm

See The Somerville Gates in person!

The gates will be unveiled on
Thursday, February 24, at 3pm.
Mayor Joseph Curtatone will host a
reception at Somerville City Hall,
933 Highland Avenue, Somerville.

The public is invited!
This event is free of charge!
There are no tickets!

The cat stays home, though.
She's too old for this.
Actually, we all are.




Anyone going?

Comments

[monkeygod.livejournal.com]

Hah ! Dave and I were joking that we should chase the guy down to get a tour ;) if its legit i suspect we'll both show up - late though. he's got work and i got class.

this legit ? any idea how long it will last ?

maybe

[cthulhia]

since I have less than nada to do at work right now.

[gee-tar.livejournal.com]

Indeed. I'll try to swing by after work, which would be about 5:00 PM. Then I could be one of the few people to see both versions.

[ladybird97.livejournal.com]

That's awesome. Please take pictures :)

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2005/02/22/it_adds_up_for_aerosmith_behold_the_somerville_gates/ says:

FW: GATES What began as a joke, something to amuse his friends, has become an online phenomenon. ''Yeah, it's been pretty hectic," acknowledged Geoff Hargadon, creator of ''The Somerville Gates," a tribute to Christo's much-hyped ''Gates" in Central Park. Haven't seen his adorable 3.5-inch-tall gates? Check 'em out at www.not-rocket-science.com/gates.htm. Earthlink estimates that Hargadon's site has had more than 2 million hits during the past few days, and e-mail responses are streaming in from museums, artists, art historians, and, of course, Somerville residents. ''Somebody from [Somerville mayor Joseph Curtatone's] office called . . .They want to do something," said Hargadon, who's taken to calling himself Hargo, at least for a while. On Saturday, Hargo and his wife, Patricia La Valley, traveled to New York to see the real deal. And? ''Very few people are indifferent to 'The Gates,' " he said. ''Some people love them, and some people object to them . . . I happen to be someone who loves them."

So, I'm guessing the mayor's office organized something, and this is it.

I figure I'll get down there a little early because it'll probably be a mob scene.

[gee-tar.livejournal.com]

"The Somerville Gates" has become a bigger sensation than I thought. A quick google search has revealed that it has recieved media attention as far away as Germany, via Der Spiegel.

[coraline]

that's so adorable :)

(i'd seen the somerville gates page before, but i think it's adorable that somerville is hosting a grand opening :)

[nhradar.livejournal.com]

I already said that I'll be going. Muahahahahahaha. Being unemployed has its benefits.

[bloodstones.livejournal.com]

If I wasn't working I'd there.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I think I can make it. Are you going?

Re: maybe

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Well, if you decide to go, see you there!

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Yup! See you there!