Surviving New Year's Eve

Originally Posted by Luisa

I wonder if the revelers in Brazil have ever found themselves hiding under their dining table on New Year's Eve because it sounded like World War 3 was going on out in the streets and fire trucks were running to and from in an almost endless siren wail. That's what happened to me one NYE during my teen years.

Hmmm... Yeah, that sounds about right. We're talking a place called Recife a good 20 years ago, but the ambiance sounds quite similar. Have no idea what its like these days. I hear they locked everybody up and then had a coup then locked 'em all up again. Then some idiot from USAID got the bright idea to bring in dynamite one year. I lost track of a lot of my old friends after that...

So you folks out there in Cali are sending us your damn rain which will become a three foot blizzard by time it hits the Rockies! Whoever admitted you guys to the Union, anyhow?

I had a pleasant and mildly profitable New Years. Everyone bought the "Rose Lady" free drinks, and I cleared $75.00 while dancing the night away. Would have made more, but didn't buy enough flowers. I'd always spent previous New Year's with the Ax Murderer at different musician's gatherings, so I had no idea what to expect from my rose route tonight. I'll know to lay in lots more roses come next year!