Livin’ La Vida Loca Diesel, when it first opened, was the enemy. I was in the Someday Cafe camp. You probably don’t remember, but Someday Cafe was a grungy cafe in the current location of the creperie with a very, um, lived-in vibe. The menu was Star-Trek themed. Seating consisted of uncomfortable plastic chairs in …
Everything Happens at Diesel My life is crowded with incident so there is nothing I cherish more than sitting down at a table with a book and my favorite tea right in the window of Diesel. Diesel is like my living room. Diesel is like my living room. Everything under the sun has happened there. …
Good Time Then, More to Come -I moved here in late 2000, and in the spring of 2001 I asked my cousin for good places to sit and draw and people watch. She suggested this cafe in Davis Square. Some people like bars. I don’t. They’re loud and dark, I don’t drink beer, and standing …
Happy Anniversary Diesel
Magic happens at the Diesel, all the time. The book of love is long and boring And written very long ago It’s full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes And things we’re all too young to know” – “The Book of Love”, by The Magnetic Fields “I could write a whole book of love centered at …
DIY Arts Conference Diesel’s been a great place to meet to plan things. Dave Taber and I did all of the planning there for a small, indie arts conference on copyright for artists back in 2011. http://artsake.massculturalcouncil.org/copyright-appropriation-and-creatives/
Diesel Love Stories 