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Time for the awaited New Year's Eve exploits of one Garrett P. Sussman. After bumming the day away, I drove to New Orleans to Andy and Jake's house. There, we enjoyed a delightfully well prepared pre-bash dinner of salad, butternut squash soup and a brilliant apple pie for dessert. Jake happens to be an excellent cook. The guys live pretty close to the French Quarter, so it was no time before we found ourselves amidst the hectic neon lights and precarious bead tossing of Bourbon Street. Our first drinking game involved predicting how many underage children were present among the destitution that triumphed the glory of the street. Needless to say, we were hammered only three blocks in. When he had our fill of the debauchery of tourists beckoning drunk sorority chicks for a brief flash, we headed towards Jackson Square. Jake and Andy were taken by the extensive mist that hovered in front of us, but I felt strong feelings of Deja Vu, considering the weather was much the same last year. The silver lining was that it was quite warmer. As we approached the stage the beams of purple and green stage lights created an atmosphere of carnivale. It was almost as topsy-turvy as Crew Du Vieux, but not quite. There were no men walking around with pizza boxes filled with giant stuffed penises. We arrived at the tail end of a set break and were thrilled as Arlo Guthrie took the stage. He emerged in full glory, decked in his cowboy apparel and his long gray wispy hair. His choice set consisted of three songs which seemed a little weak, but he was solid. Our second drinking game involved surveying fluffy boas throughout the crowd. We encountered a few raving drunks desperate for conversation. One guy told us an epic story about how he stared at a woman for two hours, claiming that she was the MOST beautiful woman he'd ever seen. He then detailed his dismay when he learned that she was 59 years old. He was about halfway through a two liter bottle filled with half orangeade and half vodka. 2006 arrived with a exuberant countdown by Mayor Nagin. He got his publicity shot then disappeared into the darkness. We meandered back towards the house and came upon the coolest spectacle of the evening. A man established on a street corner was banging away on the most incredible contraption. It looked like one of those carts that had every instrument imaginable on it, including a giant bass drum, but this one was purely percussional. He had a ravishing beat puttering along and was surrounded by an entourage of drunk hipsters who had found a long whit rope and were participating in a hilarious game of limbo. Everyone was involved, dancing and clapping and falling on the ground as they tried to go under the rope. We remained as passive observers for the better part of an hour. When we got back to the house, Andy immediately passed out. Considering it was only one o'clock at this point, Jake and I were not ready to end the night. We went to a vacant parking lot across the street and set off the remainder of our fireworks. We took turns trying to hit an empty wine bottle with out roman candles. When we ran out, I realized that I was not drunk anymore and decided to head back to La Place. I walked in the door to find Jon and Karen playing drinking games with the girls passed out on the couch. I joined them for a few rounds of high-low, got thoroughly wasted and finally scampered off to bed. This was a good new years. On the GPS scale, I'd give it a solid seven out of ten.
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