ah - i finally saw digweed for the first time. my friends and i couldn't've been on line outside longer than 5 minutes. the entrance was tremendously speedy and friendly. once inside, i found a lot of changes to the palace since i'd been there last. i'd been boycotting the palace because their sound system had been head-splittingly loud, and earplugs didn't even help. but last night i couldn't find my earplugs as i was hurrying out the door, and it turned out that i was just fine. to all those who tried to assure me that the palace fixed their sound - you were right!!! it was great, and i'm so thankful. digweed played an absolutely killer set. not many djs can play for ten hours, but, even amongst those, not all can keep it interesting. just when he'd be hitting a lull, a bass groove'd kick in that'd bring us all back dancing. i couldn't stay till 10 am 'cause i had to be at work at 10 ( ) so i left somewhere between 8:30 and 9 and dropped a friend off at her hotel on the way. i got to work, washed up, and worked till after 6. by the time i got home, i was dead on my feet. but, what a night!!! i haven't had many great new year'ses - there's usually some stupid drama somewhere along the way - but this one was just fab. great music, great friends . i feel so lucky today. one thing, though, that keeps sticking in my head: as i was walking through a hall, a guy, who i had met once, 2 years ago, stopped me. "i knew you'd be here!" he grinned. "how?" i asked. "digweed, of course!" he exclaimed, matter-of-factly. now, i've never seen digweed... did he have me confused for someone else? i mean, i DID meet him once, but so long ago... i still can't quite figure it out. happy new year to all !!!