Topic: THE NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE BASH (Read 63177 times)

George · « **Reply #600 on:** December 31, 2008, 11:43:58 PM »

PAGE 21 NEW YEAR'S EVE DANCE!!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #601 on:** December 31, 2008, 11:49:10 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on December 31, 2008, 11:01:12 PM

The DH shall welcome in 2009 by re-grouting the tile in my bathroom shower.

And that is not a euphemism!!

You have His and His bathroom showers?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #602 on:** December 31, 2008, 11:49:43 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on December 31, 2008, 11:03:48 PM

Just how many times DO the balls drop?

Well...

bk · « **Reply #603 on:** December 31, 2008, 11:51:49 PM »

According to the haineshisway.com clock, twelve minutes to 2009 West Coast-style.

bk · « **Reply #604 on:** December 31, 2008, 11:52:04 PM »

Will we never get to page twenty-two?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #605 on:** December 31, 2008, 11:52:49 PM »

Good Morning!

I'm up, I'm up... And it's 2009!!!

*At least here on the East Coast. -And I'm currently watching the rebroadcast of CNN's Times Square coverage with Kathy Griffin and Anderson Cooper.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #606 on:** December 31, 2008, 11:55:59 PM »

So...

I SOOOOO glad I decided to go out tonight. I truly had a wonderful time surrounded by some wonderful people. -And the food and drinks weren't bad either.

In short... I started by having dinner with my roommate, Jim, and some of his friends. We actually showed up at Arriba! Arriba! and were seated right away. The margaritas were big(!) and tasty, and the various entrees were muy delicioso too. -Of course, after all of those margaritas, settling the bill took a bit longer than expected - and that was even with all six of us on our iPhones computing and recomputing what each of us owed. *It too "so" long that a gentleman who was waiting for our table came up to us and volunteered to buy us another round of drinks - at the bar - and to cover the balance of our tab.

In any case... We had a great time.

bk · « **Reply #607 on:** December 31, 2008, 11:56:02 PM »

It's almost time.

bk · « **Reply #608 on:** December 31, 2008, 11:56:12 PM »

Time it's almost.

bk · « **Reply #609 on:** December 31, 2008, 11:56:21 PM »

About eight minutes...

bk · « **Reply #610 on:** December 31, 2008, 11:56:34 PM »

I've got the TV on, just in case our time is a little off.

bk · « **Reply #611 on:** December 31, 2008, 11:58:11 PM »

Six minutes to 2009.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #612 on:** December 31, 2008, 11:58:11 PM »

Then we all walked over a block and down a couple more to somebody's apartment. Someone in our group knew someone, so we just all headed over there. -Heck, it was New Year's Eve.

It was a typical Hell's Kitchen apartment, and by the time we got there, there were about 20 people crammed into a place that was only meant to hold about 10, so... However, someone had just recently come from working Australia - on the Australian production of Wicked - and had brought a large tin of Tim Tams!! Happy New Year!

Around 10:30, I then headed onto another party...

bk · « **Reply #613 on:** December 31, 2008, 11:58:23 PM »

It really is a New Year's Rockin' Eve.

bk · « **Reply #614 on:** December 31, 2008, 11:58:31 PM »

The balls are ready.

bk · « **Reply #615 on:** December 31, 2008, 11:59:06 PM »

I have the Diet Coke at the ready. I only had one at dinner, so I'll have one sip of this one. I've had two bottles of water.

bk · « **Reply #616 on:** December 31, 2008, 11:59:17 PM »

Five minutes to dropping balls.

bk · « **Reply #617 on:** December 31, 2008, 11:59:33 PM »

Four minutes.

bk · « **Reply #618 on:** January 01, 2009, 12:00:32 AM »

Three minutes.

George · « **Reply #619 on:** January 01, 2009, 12:01:06 AM »

Just about two minutes...according to www.time.gov

bk · « **Reply #620 on:** January 01, 2009, 12:01:21 AM »

Two minutes.

bk · « **Reply #621 on:** January 01, 2009, 12:02:48 AM »

One minute.

bk · « **Reply #622 on:** January 01, 2009, 12:02:55 AM »

Thirty seconds.

bk · « **Reply #623 on:** January 01, 2009, 12:03:18 AM »

HAPPY NEW YEAR - AND HERE'S TO A GREAT 2009!!!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #624 on:** January 01, 2009, 12:03:52 AM »

My clock says Happy New Year west coast HHW'ers!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #625 on:** January 01, 2009, 12:04:08 AM »

Hurray!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #626 on:** January 01, 2009, 12:04:20 AM »

And now to sleep zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

George · « **Reply #627 on:** January 01, 2009, 12:04:53 AM »

A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST!!!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #628 on:** January 01, 2009, 12:05:25 AM »

My second and final party of the evening was hosted by a fellow keyboard player and his partner. The apartment was amazing! 21st Floor. Floor to ceiling windows. Views of midtown - including the Empire State Building - and the Hudson River. Lots of food. Lots of drink. And lots of great people! I even met my "fiancée" from Twitter.

-A long story, that I'm not even sure how to explain.

In any case... We all watched Dick Clark and company ring in the New Year on TV - boy, is High-Def programming not kind to Dick Clark's current state of health (if you get my drift). That was followed by a volley of phone calls and texts to and from a bunch of people. Then after some singing and playing - I was only an "audience" member - I headed out with some of my new friends. -We grabbed a cab to take us the four blocks up to Columbus Circle so that we could grab our respective trains home.

*Oh, and, bk - I happened to run into a major fan of your work as a producer, and we may have another DR coming aboard HHW sooner or later.

bk · « **Reply #629 on:** January 01, 2009, 12:05:38 AM »

2009 is flying by, like a gazelle in a trench coat.

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