New Years Eve plans.....

[slim pickens]

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What does everyone have planned?

I am doing a bunch of BBQ, Poker in the basement with the fellas, and a ton of drinking! Not sure what the ladies up stairs will be up too!

Well, whatever it is you are doing, I hope everyone does it safe. And hopefully noone has any regrets come Tuesday morning!

[FloridaTigers]

Last year we went to Ft. Myers Beach, and it was awesome.

This year? I plan on just sitting home and watching TV. I'm hoping me and a friend can jam on New Year's Day.

[Corky]

Dinner at Wolf Lodge Restaurant (http://www.wolflodgerestaurants.com/).

Then home to relax.

[tigerfanfromchicago]

I saw Spike Feresten (Seinfeld writer who has his own show on Fox) is going to host Fox's New Year's Eve show. Maybe I'll watch that. It has to be better than Ryan Seagrave.

[Shinma]

I work at a Strip hotel in Las Vegas. I'll be working. Thats a fact.

[fyrftrjim]

Just stayin home and relaxing hopefully I'll be up to ring in the New Year but seriously doubt.

[Mr.MelissaG915]

Just the usual suspects hanging out. Movie or two, cards, beer, and Champange at 12:00. Frenchie is out with her friends and is waiting for the phone to ring at 6;00 EST from Frenchland.

[PuNk42AE]

Work till 10:30, maybe catch the fireworks over the lake at midnight.

[DTroppens]

Probably to the horse races.

[slim pickens]

Probably to the horse races.

where you going? I know Northville isnt running tonite.

[Hongbit]

It'll be a pretty low key night for me as I'm saving the real party for tomorrow. I've got a 6:00 AM wakeup call for Pasadena and hope to be cracking my first beer in the Rose Bowl parking lot/golf course a little bit after 8:00.

http://www.velo-retro.com/VRPasadena.jpg/RoseBowl.jpg

[monkeynuts]

I'll be ringing in the New Year up in East Lansing with a bunch of friends...nonetheless, New Year's Eve is the most overrated, annoying holiday there is. Everyone pretty much feels an obligation to do something rather than a want to do something.

Anywho...happy new year everyone!

[Oblong]

Home with the family, like last year. Ben gets to stay up, providing he can make it, so he's all jacked up. It's better that way. Not out with the drunks. Or other drunks I should say. The only better alternative is to either stay at someone's house or get hotel rooms with a bunch of others but not at New Year's Eve prices.

[Baseknock]

Dinner at Olive Garden, and then probably downtown Mt. Clemens to watch the fireworks over the river.

[LJK004]

I've got to work 'til 11PM, then I'm off to a friends house. Then back to work at 11AM Tuesday.

[Yoda]

Just staying home. I don't like being out on the roads on NYE. Just having a few friends over for food, video games, movies, whatever.

[potthole]

Just the usual suspects hanging out. Movie or two, cards, beer, and Champange at 12:00. Frenchie is out with her friends and is waiting for the phone to ring at 6;00 EST from Frenchland.

I've got a bottle of pinot grigio in the 'fridge, ready to bring along too!

[wingedwheel]

Supper
Church
Snacks
Happy New Year
Bed

[Ranger]

http://www.velo-retro.com/VRPasadena.jpg/RoseBowl.jpg
Just watched Lou Holtz's pep talk - and even though it was terrible - it has me fired up for the Illini.

Damn that's an amazing view. Will the Ohio State-USC game be in the LA Coliseum? I remember watching the USC-UCLA game where the announcers were talking about USC trying to leave the Coliseum. I plan on being at that game on 9/13.

I will be in N'Orleans also. Maybe we can meet up down there for a beer. I turned off my PMs because I'm sick of all these UM fans annoying me.

[Mr.MelissaG915]

New Year's Eve is the most overrated, annoying holiday there is. Everyone pretty much feels an obligation to do something rather than a want to do something.

+1

[TheCouga]

I'm not going to drink much (yeah right) but the CTA is offering rides for a penny tonight so I am going to be making the rounds around Chicago saying goodbye to everyone. I've got three or four parties to go to. Then tomorrow I spend the day with my girlfriend for one last time, and then the next day I head out for Lakeland with the truck.

Hmm, I should really finish packing, and stop posting on here.

[slim pickens]

ok just did my part for the party tonite. Ordered 75 chicken wings from ponderosa, and a variety platter of 36 subs from tubbys!!

Just gotta go get my beer, and I am all set!

[djhutch]

Got up late. Made breakfast for my wife. Went shopping for new kitchen flooring while my wife took a nap. We'll go to church for a few hours tonight to play games & eat junk food. Then it's home.

[whitecapwendy]

Wow, I thought I would be the only one not partying. Every year, my housemates and I get together with a few friends and go out to eat. We then play board games or watch a video, and ring in the new year with sparkling grape juice. This year, I have to work tomorrow morning, one of the friends is gone for the week, and another has a dad in the hospital, so my two housemates are going to a sister's house and I will be home alone. I am cooking some BBQ chicken in the oven, and will probably watch a video or something, and be in bed well before midnight. Probably hang around Motownsports all evening. Sounds like I will have plenty of company.

[Lousluggage]

I'll be working tomorrow beginning at 7 am, so I don't have any big plans for the evening. The bf will most likely come over to say happy new year's, but that's about it.

My brother is driving our Mom down South, where she'll be staying until April, so once I get out of work I'll probably head over to his apartment and have lunch with the two of them.

Happy New Year's, whatever you decide to do!

[Domino]

Damn slim can I come over...

We're taking the 2 year old over to a friends house, to run around with all the other 2 year olds...

Poker and beer sounds much better.

[Motor City Sonics]

I will be stuck at work for weather coverage because no one else will do it. We have to have someone in the building during any kind of storm warning including winter ones. I came in at 11am and will probably be here until at least 3am, but possibly until 7am tomorrow til someone comes in to cover the pregames for the bowls. Fun, eh?

[Deadshot]

Going out to watch the Indiana bowl game and then heading over to Yoda's house for food and whatever.

[tys-spikes84]

Drinking, drinking, some drinking and hanging out. Hopefully drunk sledding although there currently is no snow in AA. However, depending on how the night goes, I'm not sure I'll care if there is snow or not for sledding.

[slim pickens]

Drinking, drinking, some drinking and hanging out. Hopefully drunk sledding although there currently is no snow in AA. However, depending on how the night goes, I'm not sure I'll care if there is snow or not for sledding.

go "drunk, naked, no snow sledding!"

[tys-spikes84]

go "drunk, naked, no snow sledding!"

That sounds less than fun. No one likes to start the new year with weener cuts.

[slim pickens]

That sounds less than fun. No one likes to start the new year with weener cuts.

sissy! :silly:

[kpking3032]

That sounds less than fun. No one likes to start the new year with weener cuts.

this makes me think of the new movie Juno when Juno's Day says he's going to "punch that Bleeker kid in the weener next time I see him." The word weener, when used properly, is comedy gold.


I will be doing nothing, I am with Yoda on staying off the roads on New Year's Eve. A little Superbad on DVD, some brews, and that's bout it

[tys-spikes84]

sissy! :silly:

Slim, I will be hunting you down tomorrow if I wake up with the marks of a man who went drunk, naked sledding as it will be your fault for putting the idea into my sober head only to have it come out later in my drunk head as a fantastic idea. :grin:

this makes me think of the new movie Juno when Juno's Day says he's going to "punch that Bleeker kid in the weener next time I see him." The word weener, when used properly, is comedy gold.


I will be doing nothing, I am with Yoda on staying off the roads on New Year's Eve. A little Superbad on DVD, some brews, and that's bout it

Weener is an excellent word. How was Juno? I really like Mike Cera, and wanna check out that movie.

[potthole]

and then heading over to Yoda's house for food and whatever.

Just make sure he doesn't slip any roofies into your drink. :wink:

[potthole]

A little Superbad on DVD, some brews, and that's bout it

LOVE that movie!

[DennisDubay]

Well, i'm about to sit down with my dad, we've broiled some genuine Koegel Hot Dogs sent to us via family back in michigan. Then, we'll drink until drunk, doing three shots. 1 for each of my Grandpas that have passed and a drink for my departed sister, Templa.

Then I'll pass out somewhere in my house.

Everyone be safe out there, if you are out and about. It's amateur hour tonight.

[tiger337]

I'm going to stay home and watch the Stooges marathon.

[Oblong]

What channel is that on?

[Lbh24]

Heading out to a party at a friend's here in a little bit. It's only about 10 minutes away and I don't plan on doing a lot of drinking, but I may have to stay over there anyway because the Detroit area (http://www.weather.com/outlook/events/sports/local/48192?lswe=48192&lwsa=Weather36HourSportsCommand&from=whatwhere) is supposed to get a bit of snow overnight. While it should be OK to drive in, that + the goofball drivers + already being with friends might keep me there until the morning.

Either way, I hope everyone, no matter what you do, has a fantastic end to 2007 and a fantastic beginning to 2008!!! And of course, stay safe and be responsible.

Also, Happy New Year (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4LF0qAjLVc) from Will Smith!

[tiger337]

What channel is that on?

It's on a local channel here.

[chasfh]

Ordering in some lasagna dinner from Father And Son (http://www.marcellos.com/dining.html) for my wife and me. Letting a bottle of Shiraz breathe in the basement as I type. A little smooching on the couch now and then, but mostly flipping channels and commenting on what's on. We may clock out before the ball drops, though -- and that's at 1100pm here.

[Team Mom]

Hury will be in his shop waiting for the ball to drop so he can shoot off a gun and I will be in bed either sleeping or reading. Of course he will wake me for a kiss.

[tigerbomb13]

I will be at home...sick with the flu. The only time I've had it all year, and I had to get it now?

[ToledoTigerFan]

^^ It's probably one of those computer viruses. Run your restore disc and you'll be as good as new.

[CMRivdog]

It was an early dinner at Outback (probably the most happening place in West Bloomfield since the Stage Door Deli was closed)

Then off to a movie. (Nothing like an uplifting movie like Sweeney Todd to start the new year!)

[Biff Mayhem]

New Year's Eve is the most overrated, annoying holiday there is. Everyone pretty much feels an obligation to do something rather than a want to do something.

You're right!

Signed Valentine's and Sweetest Day

[Biff Mayhem]

I worked for a bit and then came home. It's nice to not be out on "amateur night" especially while it's snowing.

[Lousluggage]

You're right!

Signed Valentine's and Sweetest Day

The sad part is I just had to google Sweetest Day to find out what it was.

I'm not big on hallmark holidays.

[Oblong]

My wife and I want to go to bed but my son insists on staying up, even though he can't keep his eyes open for more than 10 seconds. Oh well. The Jim Beam tastes good. I wish it were not snowing. It cooled off by about 15 degrees with the wind chill so I won't be having my cigar.

[PuNk42AE]

Dover puts on some nice fireworks. Always good to just pull up a chair on the Balcony to watch them and their reflection over the lake. But i'll need to make sure not to do it in Shorts and a Tigers Jersey if it's 34 outside.

[TigerGirl07]

My NYE consisted of dinner out with my hubby and kids, then coming home, working out, playing some video games with the kids, then hubby went to work. I may have had a few mixed drinks. :happy: My boys and I watched Dick Clark and rang in the New Year, I kissed them goodnight, and now I have peace and quiet. Perfect! :wink:

[hueytaxi]

No guns or wake up call this year. Heard the neighborhood fireworks (gunshots possibly), checked on Team Mom and back to the shop. Cooked some leftover T-giving turkey for an easy dinner. She's got her black eyed peas soaking and we'll add a little of the Christmas ham for flavor. TM also has most of the house decorationns stored and tomorrow I'll take down the outside lights. We had 37 plastic tubs of decorations this year and challenged TM to get rid of 10.

[Shinma]

This is probably the single biggest single day money intake for the city of Vegas.

300k+ people in Las Vegas right now. 135k Hotel rooms. (170k by 2010.)

Wynn $850
Caesars $500+ min 2 nights.
Mandalay $500
MGM $269 min 2 nights.

No room calls for me right now. Probably not many more before midnight, so I get to sneak out to the Strip for fireworks! Yay!

[tigerfanfromchicago]

I'm going to stay home and watch the Stooges marathon.

I'm jealous. They did that here a few years ago. I was hoping that it would become an annual tradition, but they only did it once. The TV coverage seemed pretty boring to me, but I guess it's never anything too exciting.

The highlight of my night was when Spike Feresten asked about an 8 year old girl in Times Square how much she smokes, and she said two packs a day. Then he asked her little brother what his resolution was, and he said it was to stop playing the lottery, but he just loves the scratch off tickets.

Speaking of smoking, no more smoking in indoor public places in Illinois!!!!! I'm so excited. The ought to open all the windows of restaurants for a long time. It's going to take a while to air those places out. It will be so nice to go to a restaurant and not have your coat smell like smoke for the following week.

[TheCouga]

Speaking of smoking, no more smoking in indoor public places in Illinois!!!!! I'm so excited. The ought to open all the windows of restaurants for a long time. It's going to take a while to air those places out. It will be so nice to go to a restaurant and not have your coat smell like smoke for the following week.

Amen.

Oh, wait, I am leaving for good in 36 hours. I always knew the smoking ban was going to take effect right before I left this city. I always knew it. :mad: I don't suppose Florida is the type of state to ban smoking...

[TheCouga]

Well, I am back. I took full advantage of the free CTA and a 24-hour White Castle tonight. My friend Angela was born on NYE, so we had a birthday party/new years party at her place up on the north side. It was the last time I was going to see her for a long time so it was bittersweet.

I drank an entire bottle of Pinot Gris and another 3/4 of a bottle of champagne. But I won the pot in Texas Hold'em (we all put in $5 for a total of $40 and whoever had the most poker chips at the end won) so I am happy to say that I gained money on NYE as opposed to spending hundreds of dollars. Despite winning, I probably had the unluckiest hands ever. I was almost eliminated three times. In fact, I was 3 for 3 on the night when going all in. The girl that finished second place had five straights on the night. I obviously didn't have one. I had one full house, but other than that the best I had was like three of a kind in 10's once, and I probably won the pot while only winning about 15 hands all night. I had a streak of about 8 hands in a row where I didn't get a single face card/ace in my hole cards. And I started out the night with six consecutive hands before I got a face card.

So anyways, Happy New Years, MTS!! I need to go to bed now. I have a busy few days ahead of me. :classic:

[chasfh]

Speaking of smoking, no more smoking in indoor public places in Illinois!!!!! I'm so excited. The ought to open all the windows of restaurants for a long time. It's going to take a while to air those places out. It will be so nice to go to a restaurant and not have your coat smell like smoke for the following week.

Amen to that -- nothing holds smoke like a Chicago tavern built in the late 19th century.

I'm curious: the ban was to go into effect at 1201am, but did the bars allow their patrons to smoke until 500am or whenever they ended up closing? Or did they announce all night that everyone had to stop smoking at 1201am and then they strictly enforced it? Given the strong disincentive of a $2,500 fine levied against an business for ignoring the ban, and city of Chicago's single-minded focus to generate as much revenue as possible in whatever manner feasible, I'm going to guess Option B.

[Tigeraholic1]

They went smoke here in Fort Wayne last year. It is funny seeing the little smoking huts bars have built, some look like they could fall right on top of you!

[Team Mom]

No guns or wake up call this year. Heard the neighborhood fireworks (gunshots possibly), checked on Team Mom and back to the shop. Cooked some leftover T-giving turkey for an easy dinner. She's got her black eyed peas soaking and we'll add a little of the Christmas ham for flavor. TM also has most of the house decorationns stored and tomorrow I'll take down the outside lights. We had 37 plastic tubs of decorations this year and challenged TM to get rid of 10.

Make that 8 Huey and I did it. It really hurt to get rid of those prized pieces but it is done now.

[Team Mom]

So anyways, Happy New Years, MTS!! I need to go to bed now. I have a busy few days ahead of me. :classic:[/QUOTE]

Congrats on your big win. it might buy a tank of gas on our way to the SUNSHINE STATE. Your ne whome. Is it sinking in yet?

Drive carefully but it will get better the further south you get. It is 75 here right now.

[slim pickens]

oooooo man that was a good one...but why is everyone YELLING!...

[MelissaG915]

Oh, we had a great time last night. Friends came over and brought their Wii, and we had great fun taking turns playing games. We watched a marathon of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders 2:Making the Team. I had a couple drinks, but that was about it, no aches or pains when I got up this AM. One guest went from making love to his beer, to making love to our slot machine, to making love to the porcelian.

I started the year off great, with people I love and laughter.

[DennisDubay]

The smoking ban in a bar makes NO sense. So, you can can't light up, but you can get hammered and drive .... brilliant.

[PuNk42AE]

The smoking ban in a bar makes NO sense. So, you can can't light up, but you can get hammered and drive .... brilliant.

It's been that way out here for about 3 years now.

[Team Mom]

Florida is a smoke free state and has been for 4-5 years.

[TheCouga]

Florida is a smoke free state and has been for 4-5 years.

Really? You can't smoke in bars? I'm actually surprised. I thought Florida was more of a "don't let the government interfere with business" state.

That's even better. I have asthma and plus I hate wearing a nice shirt out to a bar and then having to wash it after wearing it for two hours because it smells like an old ashtray.

[Team Mom]

Check out my post in your job on the profits for Publix.

[Oblong]

I can't logically defend the smoking bans but I'm ok with them. If that makes sense.