Scenes From a Vacation: Accordion Jam at Grendel’s Den

After catching danah boyd’s “My Friends, MySpace” presentation at the Berkman Center at Harvard, the Ginger Ninja and I made our way to an old hangout during her days there: Grendel’s Den, a nice little pub in Harvard Square.

Joey deVilla and accordion at Grendel’s Den, Harvard SquareJoey deVilla and accordion at Grendel’s Den, Harvard Square

We took a corner table and caught up with all sorts of friends — from Wendy’s high school days, her days at a dot-com and from the Berkman Center. A friend of mine dropped by too — Mike Zole, creator of one of my favourite webcomics, the now-defunct Death to the Extremist.

Among other things, Mike’s a musician, and he brought his accordion with him, which meant only one thing: Jam session!

Joey deVilla and Mike Zole playing accordions at Grendel’s Den, Harvard Square.Joey deVilla and Mike Zole playing accordions at Grendel’s Den, Harvard Square.

Joey deVilla playing accordion at Grendel’s Den, Harvard Square.Joey deVilla playing accordion at Grendel’s Den, Harvard Square.

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