We who are about to freeze salute you

I also agree with the comment about the South Boston bashing that occurs on this page from time-to-time.
As a very long time resident I see this place has changed. For better or worse, depending on what I see.
There are still enough of us out there who actually enjoy things like this. It's not hard to figure out that this event, like most of the public events in South Boston, have attendees who overwhelmingly live somewhere else. It's just the way it is.
As far as disliking or feeling uncomfortable; not me.
One thing: How does one 'crash' an open, public event? It's sort of like bringing your own booze to an open bar.