and the universe is still here.
Will we be ?" - me
You may read that and think, "That's a bit cryptic for the new year and somewhat cynical." And I would respond with, "It's not cynical, it is just an expression of unforeseeable uncertainty."
This did not distract anyone from partying like it was 2007 (and it was). I was at a party up on 51st street.
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At approximately 35 minutes to "magic hour", the party hit 7th Avenue where we could see Times Square.
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That was the scene looking downtown. Uptown wasn't looking any less quiet.
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With under a minute to go before midnight, the ball begins to move and change colors. It is also apparently the 100 anniversary of the ball drop (1907-2007). It went something like this :
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But what I found most amusing was the tourists, who were jumping into strangers' pictures and doing their best reproduction of the fights from West Side Story.
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Well, that's the last time I do that. 24 years in NYC and this was my one and only, standing in the cold, with no booze (at least we had some up in the apartment, but I can't vouch for all the sober cold people) watching a teeny tiny colored ball drop.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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