With the bus parked in front of 1055 Commonwealth Ave., Kaplan joined Pasinski outside as a couple of dozen BU students fumbled for cash or cards to pay. (Private parties pay a negotiated rate per person. Public riders pay $5 each way. That fare falls to $1 for a one-way to Boston after midnight.) Meanwhile Castillo (SMG’11) tinkered with the CD player, coaxing it to blast music as the first customers boarded.
Women in high heels and short skirts clicked up the stairs. Men bounded up in jeans, dress shoes, and button-down shirts. Soon the bus swayed gently as partygoers danced in the aisle.
A roar rose from the crowd as the last guest entered. Dressed in a sleek black suit and black and neon yellow sunglasses, Keshav Agnihotri (SMG’12) was the man of the hour: the bus was taking him and his friends to Umbria in downtown Boston to celebrate his 21st birthday. Agnihotri faked a strip tease as he walked up the aisle and later waved a flashing light to enhance the clubby atmosphere.
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