Would you consider gong to Times Square on New Year's Eve?

[Stinky The Clown]

Given the state of our society these days, would you consider an evening spent locked in a pen in a street where the manhole covers have been welded into place and every third person is a secret agent of one sort or another, all to watch a bunch of Swarovski crystal get lowered down a pole by two burley guys operating a rope winch?

Your comments, particularly those with phrases like "dumb fuck" and "surrounded by inbreds" are welcome.

[lonestarnot]

1. LOL

[mmonk]

2. I'm too old to put up with it.

Going to a hockey game and post game New Years Eve party @ the RBC where our team plays.

[Champion Jack]

3. Is Gong getting back together to play New Years?

Yeah, that would be a great show

[HughBeaumont]

28. Only if they played "You" in it's entirety.

Now THAT would be a New Years.

[WinkyDink]

4. Where are the bathrooms?

[TheCowsCameHome]

12. You'd be standing in one big one.

[H2O Man]

5. No.

I plan to spend the evening in a one-room cabin near our pond. The snow on the pine trees is beautiful, and we get to watch all types of wild life.

[kevinbgoode]

6. Gosh....that sounds so wonderful. . .

I must be growing older. . .holidays to me mean peace and quiet, a chance to reflect, and an increasing urge to just appreciate what we all have in life.

[Subdivisions]

8. That sounds perfect, H2O Man. Happy New Year to you and

all of DU.

[bdamomma]

30. hmm...that sounds nice, peace and quiet nothing wrong with that!!

Happy New Year to you.

[TahitiNut]

36. Sounds great ... just add a sweat lodge and I'm there.

:pals:

[H2O Man]

44. The next lodge

is going up behind the tree line in the background. A friend and I were out there yesterday, figuring out where he will build it. This Saturday, we will be using the old one. Get here early for a good seat!

[Blue_Tires]

52. lol....the first thing that came into my head was 'gingerbread house'

when i saw that...i must be getting hungry

[Bluzmann57]

7. Once upon a time maybe

But now I don't care for crowds and I am a small town Iowa guy anyway. According to some New Yorkers, an "inbred redneck hillbilly". To the New Yorkers who are dumb fucks at least.
Hows that for including your catch phrases?

[Chovexani]

59. You're only an inbred redneck hillbilly IF

You come to NY and stand in the middle of the sidewalk to look up at the buildings. :D

[Bluzmann57]

63. Well, we did that

in 1965, when I was seven years old. And we went into the statue of Liberty too. Great fun for us Iowa rubes.

[Chovexani]

64. LOL. Glad you got to experience that.

Too bad 9/11 paranoia means kids can't do that now.

(Looking up to stare is okay, just do it to the side where you don't block pedestrian traffic. :))

[Bluzmann57]

67. Well to tell you the truth, if I go to NYC now

I'd probably take in a Yankees game and then seek out some more adult type entertainment. Ah...never mind. lol.

[bunkerbuster1]

9. In all my years spent living within easy reach of Times Square, I was NEVER tempted to go.

Not because I have a problem with NYC (I love the place) but because I always saw the event as an especially dumb tourist trap.

[Chovexani]

61. Amen

Might as well have a giant sign under the ball that says "PICKPOCKET CENTRAL"

[abluelady]

10. Absolutely!

It is one of those things I want to do before I die. LOL

[BrklynLiberal]

11. Not even if they paid me.

I work right there....see enough of it the rest of the year.

[Warren Stupidity]

13. Been there done that, but it was a different america.

30 years ago it was quite the party.

Then we had Mourning In America and everything got p0wn3d and l0ck3d and we Just Said N0 and we got us our Prison Industrial Complex to go with our Military Industrial Complex and we started to have to work two jobs where one used to suffice and we got us our GWOT to replace that Cold War, and it cost 200 bucks to get out of the supermarket and 30 bucks to get out of the gas station and we stopped actually making anything except bombs and bomb-robots and tricked out civilianized military transport vehicles.

No. Wouldn't think of it.

[annabanana]

53. Ditto.. I WAS fun, wasn't it... and there were tipsy,

silly, people wandering around laughing and there were no livestock pens to cage people in "for their own protection".. and the cops were about as silly as the crowd..

Now? Wouldn't go there...

[KharmaTrain]

14. I Know The Perfect Place To Stay

We were in New York last August...stayed at the Millenium Plaza on 44th street...right next to the world's largest Toys 'R Us and a great place to see the ball drop. My bets are you'd have to book a year in advance for reservations.

There's no place like Times Square...the street vendors, the fun people and the excitement of the city.

[jumptheshadow]

15. No

Imagine being penned in by the cops with a packed mob of people who have been drinking for hours. I've been there. It's scary. Never again.

[Froward69]

16. for me, kind of like Mecca

Everyone should do it once in their lifetimes. I love NY and would want to go. Even if I were "risking my life" as I am not afraid, I refuse to be. if you are, The terrorists have defeated you. like the rethug mindset. I will be vigilant, never afraid.

[marmar]

17. I did it once when I lived in the NYC area....

Shoulder-to-shoulder people, no place to move, half-hour wait to use the bathroom, windchill of -10 that New Year's Eve, drunken disorderlies everywhere and three people threw up on the Metro-North train ride back up to New Rochelle.

Once was quite enough. I'd rather spend the night in a club or at a party well away from the cheesy tourist hell of Times Square anyway.

[Sugar Smack]

18. So, where do you stand on this issue?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Stinky The Clown]

21. I have views!

:rofl:

Actually, we got stuck in a similar circumstance at the Eiffel Tower a few years ago. There was a strike and the police had these pens set up and lots of armed guys in Camos. We were a little put off because we had NO idea what was going on. In about 10 minutes, all was again seemingly okay and we were allowed up the tower. They just kept channeling people through the pens.

[Sugar Smack]

25. OMG- We got stuck IN the Eiffel Tower.

The elevator wasn't working, and it seemed as though people were stampeding around despite the crush of the mob. The floor vibrated and I felt like we were all going to fall. Eh, wotta rush. :P

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

19. too late and too many people

I get the heebie jeebies if I'm in a room with over 20 people in it. And I go to bed around 8:00 every night. Can't imagine ever going to Times Square on New Year's Eve, even if the entire world were at peace.

[robcon]

20. Been there, done that, and I would do it again.

Wonderful time, lots of laughs. I can't make it this year, but probably will next year.

[Glimmer of Hope]

22. I went years ago and had a lot of fun. The energy is amazing.

[Little Star]

23. I don't even watch on TV. Long asleep. n/t

[LynneSin]

24. I'm troubled by a thread insulting those who go to Time Square when they use the word GONG

instead of going.

Nuff said

[Stinky The Clown]

31. Whatever do you mean ........ ?

Some of us plan to ring in the new year



in our own homes surrounded by our inbreed dumbfuck relatives.

[rucky]

26. Are you available to babysit?

just leave the angry clown at home.

[wtmusic]

27. Between that and bamboo under the fingernails

I'd give it some serious thought.

[TreasonousBastard]

29. Been there once, didn't like it..

would like it less now.

New York once had a great Times Square alternative-- a huge party in Central Park, but I suspect that is no more.

[HeraldSquare212]

38. 5K race

They do a 5K that kicks off at midnight. I did it once and then we walked down to Times Square, getting that at about 2:30 - it was empty and quiet and very nice.

[TreasonousBastard]

43. That's OK for runners, but who really...

wants to run a race on NYE? Such people scare me.

The party we used to have when I lived on W 69th St was a huge parade with Father Time leading the charge from Central Park South up to the Bandshell and the baby New Year kills him off. The city hired 3 or 4 local bands and hundreds of buskers and street performers for dancing and entertainment. Food carts were there, too.

Cops were very cool back then, and looked the other way from wine bottles and hash pipes unless you were an asshole. "Busted for being an asshole" never went on the police report, but it was the main way to get busted.

[Danmel]

32. I'm too short anyway

Only five feet even- I wouldn't be able to see a thing and I don't think I could hold my bladder long enough!

Seriously, I gave it moment's consideration this year. I live in the NYC area and my dad passed away this year. He was a Holocaust survivor and he came to NY in December 1949. One of the first things he did was go to Times Square for New Year's Eve. A new beginning. But then I decided that I couldn't be stuck in a pen ( of course in 1949 they didn't pen the revelers).

[iamahaingttta]

33. Been there, done that.

I'm not going this year because I have other plans. However, for the most part I am a dumb fuck who doesn't mind being surrounded by inbreds. Just not this year...

[rocktivity]

34. Did it once, will never do it again--and I'm a local.

Couldn't see a thing, couldn't get through the crowd, couldn't find a bar nearby that wasn't hosting a private party. When we finally found a bar, we ended up drinking martinis because they were all out of champagne. Not worth it at all--leave it to the tourists. x(

Unless I get a more interesting invitation, I'll do my usual midnight toast--one for each U.S. time zone!

:party:
rocknation

[Karenina]

39. Also did it as a local teenie once... ALONE.

Did not venture outside on New Year's Eve for the next 5 years! It was SURREAL.

[Bright Eyes]

35. No. I'll be getting tanked at home.

[TahitiNut]

37. Amateur Night.

:eyes: :smoke: :boring:

[Sugar Smack]

41. Ooh, macha mama!

:P Me, I'm a bit claustrophobic.

[Breeze54]

40. "In NYC, every third person is a secret agent"?? WTF? - Yes, I would go to Times Sq!

I don't like huge crowds like that but if I could get a spot on the outside of the crowd, maybe in a hotel or a restaurant,
then hell yeah I'd go! I went to a similar event in Vegas for New Years and it was a blast! A huge street party!
I also went to 'First Night' in 'Beantown' and took along my 7 yr. old (at the time) and we had a great time! :D

[flvegan]

42. Celebrating as steerage?

No thanks.

[kineneb]

45. why would I travel across the country to see that?

have never been to NYC, have no desire to go there. Have been to major cities in CA, no need to see more buildings, traffic, lemmings.

Antwerp, Cologne, Stuttgart, they are another matter.

[Breeze54]

46. You're missing out on Broadway and the restaurants and ...

Hell! It's a great city!! A 'must visit at least once' kind of place! :D

It's nothing like CA! :hi:

[kineneb]

51. there is this thing called money...

I don't have any, so NYC may as well be on the moon. Just feeding me and the car gets to be too exciting these days.

[Stinky The Clown]

50. New York, New Orleans and San Francisco are America's three world class cities.

[mcscajun]

47. No, and I grew up in The Bronx and lived in Manhattan later on.

Nothing about it was ever appealing, knowing that available bathrooms were nearly impossible to find, and that the best you could hope for was NOT to have your pocket picked, your toes trod on, or your clothing vomited on. And oh yeah, MOST New Year's Eves, it was f'in FREEZING!

Exceptions exist, but mostly it's a tourist and suburban kiddie thing.

[Flying Dream Blues]

48. Even when I was young and living in NYC I didn't want to do it,

and I sure don't want to now...don't like crowds at all! I think it's due to being "height-challenged."
:)

[hyphenate]

49. I wouldn't go simply

because of more mundane reasons: I have a fear of crowds, I'm too far away, I have no money, I'm unable to stay standing for more than a couple of minutes, and I have a sensitivity to the cold. So, no, I won't be in Times Square with a crushing number of people surrounding me.

If I had my druthers, I'd be in Zion National Park, having just eaten a wonderful meal in the Lodge restaurant, staring up at the canyon walls, and then retreating back into the warm cabin to go peacefully to sleep. :)

[Kansas Wyatt]

54. Nope.... My usual bar, to celebrate New Years Eve & my B-Day

Oh shit, this is going to hurt in the morning.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

55. I'd consider it

If it were a stipulation of an all expense paid trip to New York I won, sure, I'd consider it.

[dysfunctional press]

56. we drove there from chicago in 1981- the same night potrayed in "200 cigarettes".

my roomate and i, in his vw rabbit- we spent the day seeing the city(first time there for both of us), went to times square for the ball drop, then by 2am, we were in the car headed home.

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

57. Once was DEFINITELY enough. All I can say is, "I did that."

Would never do it, again.

Besides, it is just another day. How I spend it says something about me and my life.

[Vinca]

58. They say if you go there you shouldn't drink anything because

THERE AREN'T ANY RESTROOMS! A time will come this evening when you will be happy you wore your boots to Times Square.

[Chovexani]

60. Hell fucking no

Leave it to the dumbass tourists who get up at the ass crack of dawn to wave signs at Matt Lauer in the morning. It's too damn cold for that BS anyway.

[ronnykmarshall]

62. Not really

But my best friend lives on W. 78th and many a new years he called my ass from Times Sq and just staggered .... I mean walk around w/o a problem. This was after the ball was dropped. The big one, not his. Lord knows he is a tramp.

[walldude]

65. Be a dumb fuck surrounded by inbreds? No thanks..

I'd rather be at Guantanamo.. Orange Chicken for everybody! :toast:

[Scooter24]

66. I've gone a few times,

it was a blast. Mostly outside freezing until midnight followed buy parties until dawn.

My favorite NYE celebrations were in Las Vegas and Sydney. Major props to those cities for a hell of a good time :)

[Ilsa]

68. Too crowded for my tastes. nt

[alfredo]

69. Been there, done that. I was in the Army, on leave with friends.

We ended up in Times Square. At one point in the night I was hoisted up on a friend's shoulders. The cops didin't like that and pulled me down. They didn't arrest me, that was good.

The next day I was at Radio City Music Hall, got in free, didn't have to stand in line. I decided to call home. I called mom and dad. I asked them to guess where I was. There was a long pause and dad said, New York. I asked him how he knew. He said he saw me on TV being pulled to the ground by some cops. I was busted big time.

A up side to this was the call ended up being free.

After the call I went to a coke machine, put in my money, got my coke and several dollars change.

My whole trip worked out that way. We even got a free trip to the Statue of Liberty and a free meal courtesy of some nice looking WACS.

[KitchenWitch]

70. Hell to the NO!

:(

[karlrschneider]

71. I said no but for different reasons

I just hate crowds. :D

[Skittles]

72. absolutely not

but I love watching the people who do :thumbsup:

[JerseygirlCT]

73. Good heavens, no! You couldn't pay enough money to do that! nt

[IsItJustMe]

74. Exactly what I was thinking. How much will you pay me? LOL