Everything is OK now...I had some shite bringin me down but it all fell into place last nite so this holiday season no longer bites the big one. thank god. anyway, for NYE, there are several decent things going on at venues that will be good. There is also a ton of shit that will be catering to amatuers and tourists. Here are my votes--- Ring in the New Year at Crobar. yes, there will be tons of b & t and tourists, but there will also be a ton of ny'ers and the artistic elements alone command respect. Alot of thought and work goes into their productions. Plus it's open bar til 2am. Junior at the Roxy might be cool. Definitely wont see any moms and dads from wisconsin there. Patrick Duffy's "Alice in Wonderland" themed party at "5 Ninth." This party will probably be the best one of them all, it goes very late, and it will be a completely authentic nyc crowd. He draws one of my favorite crowds of people and his productions are over-the-top. Mixed crowd, sexy people, stiff drinks, etc. I recommend this. There's also Sullivan Room afterhours beginning at 3am, which might be cool. I'm sure APT will be cool, maybe around 3am... I'm not sure what im doing yet. I kinda want to do parties this year at people's apts versus the big clubs. we'll see where the misletoe hangs and I will be below it somewhere having a great time. 8)