Friday, January 02, 2004

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Ahh yes - New Years.

The time of year when everyone is wondering what they're going to do that was better then last year -- sitting around and doing nothing, watching some "marathon" on any given cable station. What is there to do? Should I drive far away to some bustling metropolis? How about go out and risk getting mauled by some freak New Years eve accident by some hopped up drunk guy?

I say... go for it!

So Rachel and I were braving the foreboding night -- venturing out to The Asylum in downtown Springfield. After an incredible night in 1999/2000 I had to go back. It was quite a bit more money, same number of headliners, and seemed a bit smaller then the other years -- but we had a blast.

We got there about 10, got some VIP tags and began wandering. I was thoroughly entertained, and a nice bit of break-dancing held our attention for quite some time until shortly before midnight when we went to the main room to await the New Year.

At the stroke of 12 - the balloons dropped, the music escalated, and everyone went wild -- there's nothing like it.

The headliners were "Sugarhill Gang" -- hardly up to snuff after so many years. I gave them about 5 minutes before I wasn't able to listen anymore. They were a cover band -- 50 Cent to DMX, Eminem to House of Pain... if they sang any of their own I wasn't sticking around to hear it. I had better places to wander.

My favorites of the night? DJ Micro, Faust & Shorty, and my absolute favorite: DJ DB. I was in Drum & Bass heaven.

It was a good night overall, it was Rachel's first party -- a bit of an experience. She had a lot of fun, I did too -- danced my ass of. We left just about 6 -- a few stragglers, most just swaying, spent... including myself. It was a good night.
posted @ 13:07

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