craig......your choice of reading material is very revealing..and your take is very nostalgic......as is Dorothy Parkers....watched the big whatever drop last night with all involved including PitBull trying to put a brave face on our "Brave New World"...... the participant crowd was skeletal in numbers....but seemingly eager..there's a reason they stage the New Year's presentation... in New York.......it has always been the epicenter of bravado and continuance....