Had quite the New Years Eve last night. We took a limo from Alex's apartment to downtown. The limo was super long, so we had plenty of room inside. We brought along some bottles of bubbly, which Adam popped the cork off out of the window while we were driving. It must have been kinda funny to be the guy driving behind us. All they could have seen was a pair of hands holding a bottle of champagne reaching out the window. I wonder if the cork hit any cars. Anyways, the limo was definitely the way to go. We didn't have to worry about traffic, following directions, or finding parking. We just got to drink, hang out, and have a good time. Upon our arrival at Howl at the Moon, we noticed that it was not opened yet. We were there pretty early (just before 5pm). So we had to go to the bar across the street for a little while. It was the same bar that Eli celebrated his birthday at a couple years ago. O'Callahan's or something Irish like that. So 6:00 rolled around and Howl at the Moon was starting to let people in. Our New Years package deal included reserved seating, which were two small tables in the 2nd row in front of the stage. The location was perfect. Close enough to get into the show, but far enough back to people watch. There were a lot of hot girls there. If Colleen was there, there would have been one more hot girl there. Part two of our package was a modest dinner buffet made up of salad, pasta, mashed potatoes, some really dry meat, and cheese cubes. Part three of our package (and the most important) was open bar. Somehow I ended up ordering rum and pineapple drinks all night. Which was okay, because it didn't fill me up, didn't make me feel like ass, but provided a nice constant buzz. The dueling piano show started around 7. It was a lot better than I expected. The guys were really funny. They played a lot of current music, most of which was requested by audience members. I requested Tom Petty's "Free Fallin". But it never got played. =( I never requested anything else because I was waiting the whole night for my song. Oh well. At least they played the Golden Girls theme that Hansen requested. They played a lot of good music though. My only beef with Howl at the Moon was their substandard bathroom facilities. The guys bathroom was tiny, with only 1 stall and 2 urinals. So there was always a line of at least 20 people. And of course, there was a fucking bathroom attendant. I hate bathroom attendants, but I am always nice to them. I even tipped this particular bathroom attendant 5 bucks. (I seem to be a very generous tipper when I'm wasted) The night went on, and our table got rather calm later in the night around 10:30, 11. But as soon as it was close to midnight, things got crazy. Everyone got free glasses of champagne, did the New Years countdown, and then partied their asses off. Hansen made out with Adam, John made out with Conway, and I made out with my glass of free liquor. I wish Colleen was there so I could have made out with her. So we all started dancing and singing, and some big girl who was standing behind me kept grabbing my ass. Around 2am, it was time to call it a night. We called the limo guy and got outa there. Back at Alex's apartment, we cooked a frozen pizza and threw ping pong balls at each other's heads. This concluded a most excellent New Years celebration.