What are you doing for New Years Eve?

[old mark]

We are staying home, will probably sleep through it, or get up for a few minutes if the fireworks scare the dog...I hate going out for this holiday.


mark

[SteppingRazor]

1. I love going out for this holiday. Always have. But ...

this year, I'm home for the first time in my adult life. I got a four month old kid, so it's all Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin for me, instead of loud music and cheap champagne.

[old mark]

2. Just give the kid a little champagne and he won't mind if you go out....

(joke)

Have a great time, anyway - you might be surprised how much you enjoy it at home!


mark

[kedrys]

3. Thinking about going to the Old Port for the midnight fireworks

Since the temps are forecast to be very mild.

Of course, the s.o. will probably want to go to the same tawdry bar where I had a crappy time last year...

[rbnyc]

4. Working

There's an event at my not-for-profit arts and culture org. I'm $7,000 shy of reaching my annual appeal goal. I will be asking for money all day and night, and generally helping things to run smoothly. My husband and son will come by for cake, champagne and kisses at midnight.

[Oceansaway]

5. staying home, police scanner on....

watching the ball drop.....ssdy....

[PaddyBlueEyes]

7. police scanner on?

you expecting trouble??

[Oceansaway]

8. no, not at all, but all the crazy people

make for interesting police calls...

2 yrs. ago the cops got a call about a naked drunk lady

crying in a telephone booth.....toooo funny !

[DainBramaged]

6. Sleeping ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. Same as always - nothing.

Which might be an especially good idea this year - they are predicting freezing rain tomorrow, and I really don't want to be out driving around on Amateur Night in freezing rain.

[pinboy3niner]

10. Staying home, watching Snooki's hamster ball drop

Times Square officials told her, "fuggedaboutit," so she's doing it on the Jersey shore:

Snooki's Ball to Drop at Jersey Shore
http://www.tmz.com/person/snooki/

Snooki 'Hamster' Stunt Banned From Times Square on New Year's Eve?
http://www.popeater.com/2010/12/29/snooki-banned-times-square-new-years-eve/

[old mark]

29. I suppose they really have to catch her....damn shame, though...nt

[pinboy3niner]

33. I wouldn't wish her harm, but...

...I think a Snooki hamster WHEEL would be a much better idea. :evilgrin:

:hi:

[old mark]

40. I'd pay to see that!....nt

[Brickbat]

11. Mr. Brickbat might, possibly, actually, be off work (we won't know until tonight), so we'll have a

filet mignon supper with fixins and copious alcohol. We go outside at midnight with the kids to look at the stars and listen for ships on the big lake. Then we go to bed.

[HopeHoops]

12. Staying home and seeing how long I can go before I pass out and wake up next year.

[AsahinaKimi]

13. Hanging out on IMVU.com

And chatting with my friends!!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

14. We'll be asleep way before midnight

Maybe I'll wake up when the neighbors shoot their guns in the air.

geniuses.

:hi:

[Iggo]

15. You mean Amateur Night? Staying off the roads. (n/t)

[Lucian]

16. Going to the bars with some friends.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

17. staying home and sipping champagne with loved ones.

:hi:

[meegbear]

18. Doing security at 47 Central ...

47 Central Avenue, Lynn MA. I'll be the one with the tuxedo shirt and vest and leather chaps.

[old mark]

30. And no pants?

Have a great time!

mark

[meegbear]

37. 501s, I should have specified ...

thanks, should have a gay old time. Hope the New Year is good!

[lovemydog]

19. Staying home

Staying off the roads.

[Kali]

20. probably freezing my ass off

while my face burns

we usually do a bonfire, although it's snowing/raining and the wood may be a tad wet. Not to mention nobody has been motivated so far to make a big pile to burn. There is plenty of cottonwood laying around and it won't take long if the rain lets up and somebody does get motivated.

have a couple bottles of sparkly and most of the usual snacks, need to get some chicken wings, but don't feel like going out in the weather so may not do that this year. I'm sure somebody will need beer so maybe THEY can pick up the wings.

[tigereye]

28. bonfire sounds like fun on New Years Eve

[Kali]

44. our New Years and 4th of July parties were pretty wild and famous

but everybody got old and responsible or something and we are kind of like the last ones standing:rofl:
even the kids' friends can hardly hang

[MorningGlow]

21. Same ol' shit

Staying home, halfheartedly trying to figure out whether to bother opening up the champagne or not. (Last year we skipped it and then I drank it all for my birthday on the 2nd.)

[Deep13]

22. Watch movies, eat Chinese food and think of wise cracks...

...to keep Sweetie amused.

[MiddleFingerMom]

23. Working early New Year's Day... so nothing different.

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Some good NYE memories:
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Nurnberg, Germany. It's called Sylvesterabend and, as far as fireworks
go... it's Germany's 4th of July. Powerful fireworks were legal then
(may be still) and the place to be was the old castle which, naturally
commanded a view of the entire city. LOUD RAUCOUS DANGEROUS
AND FUN!!!
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People brought fireworks TO the castle, too -- and drunks were knocking
things like bottle rockets over, sending them INTO the crowd. But also
BEAUTIFUL, as at midnight, you could see a fireworks display on what
seemed like each and every street corner in the city.
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One year, my SO and I decided to spend a quiet NYE at home with another
couple. By somewhat after 11:00 pm we had managed to bore ourselves to
fucking tears, so we bundled up and headed to the nearest bar (about
11:40 or so). Walked in and it was a buncha middle-aged and older people
listening to sad Sinatra on the jukebox and LITERALLY crying in their beers.
The bartender looked at our reactions to this and she said, "Cheer up!!
It doesn't GET any better than this!!!"
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We beat a HASTY retreat, drove another half-mile or so and found a dive
bar with a raucous, joyous crowd and had a fantastic time.
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I had a friend who lived RIGHT on the border of a bad crack neighborhood
outside of Philadelphia. Threw some of the greatest NYE parties I've ever
been to. Just after 11:00 or so, I went out to his front porch to have a
cigarette. On one side of his rowhouse, he had this really nice Puerto
Rican family and on the other -- crack dealers and their extended families.
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Up the block came this crowd (probably 30 people or more) of maybe up
to 4 or 5 generations of Puerto Ricans -- from infants being carried to
great-grandmothers being helped along. Several of them are carrying
guitars. They stopped at the house next door and knocked... and when
the people answered the door, they all started singing these BEAUTIFUL
songs to serenade them.
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I RAN inside, made everybody SWEAR not to ruin what they were about to
see... and took them outside. It was spellbinding. When they finished, the
people inside got their coats and joined them... and they all walked off...
presumably to find their next "victim". It was right at midnight... and the
guys on the OTHER side of my friend's house burst outside and started
firing their guns into the air. We all scurried back inside... the moment gone
but never to be forgotten.
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[Auggie]

24. Opening a bottle of Crémant de Bourgogne,

snacking on good cheeses, breads and olives, watching a movie, and going to bed early.

[Dulcinea]

25. Having a party.

I too hate going out on this night, so we're inviting friends over for finger food, drinks & fireworks.

[guitar man]

26. Playing a gig

With my band! :bounce:

Shameless self-promotion time, any DUers in the Tulsa area, The Salty Dogs will be playing at Pickles Pub, around 49th and Sheridan. It's gonna be a hot time so come on out! :D

[old mark]

31. Save me a seat in teh non-drinking section- love to sit in sometime- have a great gig!

:fistbump:



I might just plug the Les Paul Special in for a bit myself...


mark

[guitar man]

35. Let me know if you're coming

And I'll bring an extra amp. Marshall or Vox, take your pick :hi:

[old mark]

38. II'll bring my old Peavey, but either of those would be fine...

I'm not really fussy.


Thanks.

mark

[guitar man]

42. ahh, the old Peavey

I had several over the years, my favorite was an Deuce VT.

[old mark]

45. I have a Studio Pro...only 40 watts, but sounds really good with a little dirt on it, and

no tubes...I think it is from 1982 or so...


mark

[tigereye]

27. were invited to a party - not sure if we are going since

we have plans NY Day.


Usually we stay home, make a special dinner, have a little bubbly, watch movies and watch the ball drop.

[old mark]

32. I think I'm going to bake some seafood and have some fruit with it...

Got some bay scalopps, shrimp and tilapia filets, and fresh pineapple and bananas.


mark

[Mojambo]

34. Ice skating with friends.

Never been on ice skates before in my entire life.

Are emergency rooms busy on New Years Eve?

[PaddyBlueEyes]

36. working at the scene

of the worlds largest party...

[old mark]

39. Have a great time...wave at the cameras, we'll see if we can pick you out...nt

[pinboy3niner]

41. Sounds cool

Too bad about Snooki. :(

:hi:

[old mark]

46. Probably keep her out of trouble - and be the first N.Y. Eve in years

that she actually remembers....


mark

[here_is_to_hope]

43. Hookah Stew...

And some tequila...

[Moondog]

47. Still considering my options, but in the end . . .

probably nothing special.

[GalleryGod]

48. Bad Finish to a Mind Numbing Year, HENCE

Nuttin' Honey. A Big Night of Nuttin':boring: :hurts: :nuke:

[femmocrat]

49. Staying at home.

We will have a nice dinner and watch the ball fall.... then :boring:

[tabbycat31]

50. Who knows

At this rate nothing but there's someone I'd like to spend it with.

[Inchworm]

51. Gonna try to hide at home

But often.. the party comes to me lol

We'll see.

:toast:

[Inchworm]

62. failed

Looks like after I catch my pre-buzz I'm heading to the neighbor's

:rofl:

[whistler162]

52. The same thing we do every night Pinky,,,,,,,

try to take over the world!

[sandwiche]

53. prob

will bring in the new year at the bar

[hippywife]

54. Same as you.

We stopped going out eons ago. I was just telling guitar man, Les, that we don't drink and usually go to bed with the chickens. We're just getting to be old farts. LOL

[old mark]

57. Glad to have got old enough to be an old fart...didn't think I'd make it

for a while...

Happy New Year!


mark

[MrsBrady]

55. a wedding with an open bar

and my husband is participating in the reception stuff.

and it's not too formal.

so we should have a good time.

[madrchsod]

56. i will be sitting here at my computer wondering why...

i`m not out celebrating my birthday....

tonight is one year without going to the hospital!

[old mark]

58. My dad's birthday is Jan 1...he will be 94....nt

[bbernardini]

59. I'll be playing at a Masquerade Ball near Philadelphia.

http://www.valleyforgenye.com/

Tickets are still available! ;)

[old mark]

61. In KOP? Great - have a great night!....nt

[bbernardini]

69. I'll do my best.

The night will be even better if they let us have some of that "butlered champagne" they're giving the paying customers when they arrive. :)

/Hey, maybe it's a spelling mistake. Maybe it's buttered champagne.
//Mmm...butter.

[lizerdbits]

60. Probably going to bed by 10:30 like I usually do

Hopefully my bass loving neighbors will celebrate elsewhere!

[ornotna]

63. Heading out the door soon

Going to a New Years show.

http://www.wmnf.org/events/new-years-eve-the-wmnf-tribute-to-1980

[lildreamer316]

64. I can't afford a babysitter or to go out, so staying at home.

I did manage to buy myself a bottle of champagne just for the hell of it.
I don't like going out on this holiday for one reason - driving. If I were rich enough to afford a limo or car or even a DD, I probably would go out.

[bikebloke]

65. Staying in.

I don't care for drinking much. And I usually end up snogging with women strange to me at midnight. Then they latch on to me as if it was "true lub".

So I think I'll watch a movie. Not sure which one at the moment.

[Monique1]

66. Staying home

playing on my new computer, packing for a move Tuesday , eating pizza, drinking wine and opening a bottle of champagne at whatever time we think is close to bedtime. We will also listen to old time radio on XM.

[Kaleva]

67. Staying in the house where it's safe.

[Odin2005]

68. Staying warm inside, the weather is too nasty to go out.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

70. Hanging out at home

Mr 'pede is watching the Big Game - SC vs FSU

[MilesColtrane]

71. Sit in the back yard and smoke and drink while listening to people fire off their pistols in the air

The unbroken streak of New Years Eve gigs falls after 30+ years. This is a true indication of just how bad the economy is, or just how old, fat, and unemployable I am getting to be.

On the plus side, I won't have to worry about dying in a car wreck on the way home. Just have to dodge those bullets coming down at midnight.

[madmax]

72. Hey Mark, we're with you

Old Max and I will just hang home as usual. He always has to work the day after a holiday. He sells furniture - every lousy holiday same 'ol shit. :P

When we lived in NJ we did the Times Square thing, once and it was enough. Bitter cold that year, drunks everywhere. Oh yeah, fun - not.

Here's to you old mark, DU, and World Peas ;) :toast:

:grouphug:

[LeftofU]

73. Warehouse party

Dance til dawn and after.

[old mark]

74. News story on Philly Ch-6:Police arrest man for firing gun New Years eve, find

4 pounds of pot in his house...

I hope everyone here has a better 2011 than this guy is having....fucked up already!


mark

[GreenPartyVoter]

75. Played D&D with the kids.

[Phentex]

76. Dinner with the neighbors, fireworks later...

champagne toast at midnight...the usual, lol. :)