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**bertowud** · 28-12-2009, 07:34 PM

(28-12-2009 04:04 PM)JHyde Wrote: Nostalgic about what? You're 20!

I'm only kidding, sounds like a few people are doing the local pub thing. Honestly, when I'm not working I find house parties the way to go on NYE. I can't bear the pubs or clubs or transport or everything else that goes with it.

Yeah, I'm not sure he'd even be allowed in the pub in the US. I'll be watching the ball drop in NYC on TV by myself. My daughter watched it with me last year, but she's gone to her grandma's for the week. My wife is usually asleep by 11. Of course that's been the tradition with me since childhood. Starting when I was 8, I would stay up by myself to watch the ball drop.

TygerBright · 28-12-2009, 10:11 PM

just finished 90+ minutes Newcastle vs Derby.. have had enough of balls dropped for a whole year... Angry

YourFutureMuse · 28-12-2009, 10:40 PM

Whats this about dropping balls? lol Confused

Is is something to do with sport Huh

Am I being completely clueless!

And TygerBright I am just thankful to you Newcastle lot that you didn't absolutely thrash Derby lol, I am not sure we would have survived Sad

As a Derby fan, I was happy with result Big Grin

but then again after supporting Derby for years my expectations are much lower Tongue

**JHyde** · 29-12-2009, 02:06 AM

If you google New York and ball drop and new years you should get an answer YFM.

**bertowud** · 29-12-2009, 04:21 AM

LOL! How to explain this without it sounding inappropriate.

In New York they have a giant lighted ball made of a bunch of crystals. When the clock hits midnight and the new year begins, it drops and fireworks go off and confetti shoots out. It's the one place Dick Clark still appears after his stroke.

YourFutureMuse · 29-12-2009, 11:49 AM

Ooooh right haha - thats sounds cool Big Grin

**JHyde** · 29-12-2009, 12:05 PM

"Dick Clark" and "ball drop" should not be mentioned in the same sentence.

YourFutureMuse · 29-12-2009, 12:10 PM

LOL I also had to go and google Dick Clark though Blush

But now I know what you mean lol Tongue

**bertowud** · 29-12-2009, 12:32 PM

(29-12-2009 12:05 PM)JHyde Wrote: "Dick Clark" and "ball drop" should not be mentioned in the same sentence.

Which is part of the reason I was having a hard time keeping it clean. He's still even today a big deal in television rounds. He's produced so many shows it's unbelievable. He's also hosted a ton of shows like
American Bandstand (music and dancing show that was on from the 1950s until the early 80s). And then of course, there's publisher's clearing house where you too can win a million dollars just by ordering magazines. LOL!

TygerBright · 29-12-2009, 05:47 PM

(28-12-2009 10:40 PM)YourFutureMuse Wrote: Whats this about dropping balls? lol Is is something to do with sport Am I being completely clueless!

And TygerBright I am just thankful to you Newcastle lot that you didn't absolutely thrash Derby lol, I am not sure we would have survived As a Derby fan, I was happy with result but then again after supporting Derby for years my expectations are much lower

LOL - do I ever know of low expectations Big Grin

.. I think we were just trying to be generous, in the on-going spirit of Christmas and all that. More likely tho just complacent...