.....NYE '73,our house caught fire.Luckily the damage was contained to the
chimney flue (sp?) and a portion of the roof.I remember all of us kids were
taken to Gramma & Grampa's house to spend the night there and we were each
given a big 'ol bottle of pop (were two liter bottles around then?) to get
us through the night.......I drank every drop of my Vernors Ginger Ale.
Not sure of the year but I remember watching the Sonny & Cher Show and all
of a sudden there were what sounded like gunshots outside.All of us kids ran
outside and a few of our Uncles were making cannons out of Pringles
cans..............boy,were they loud,the cannons I mean....LOL.
Again,not sure of the year but we had gotten an Atari 2600 for Christmas and
we held a family
Pong tournament that lasted way into New Years Day.
Let's see,musta been about '77 or '78,my older Brother had attended a NYE
party and he came home drunk.
We shared a room so I got my first lesson on the affects of alcohol.You
know,slurred speech,staggering and,oh yeah,barfing!The smell of that
regurgitated whiskey is seared into my mind forever.
Finally,while not in the 70's,my first adult (I use that term loosely) NYE
party in 1981.I experienced the FULL effect of alcohol on the human body.I
had been tipsy before but never full on drunk and due to that state of mind
I do not remember a whole lot about it except that it was wintertime.
-Doug
The second was New Years 1996. I got all dolled up in a Audrey Hepburn
updo like she had in Breakfast at Tiffanys, long evening dress and
nails... the whole bit. Someone that I didn`t like was attending dinner
and the evening with us so I downed a bottle of wine to calm the nerves
then two fisted the rest of the night. I made A LOT of friends that
night... came back to my friends, fell on the wall taking my shoes off
,when his mom (she was staying with him at the time) asked how it was I
replied " It was FUCKING awesome, Carole" then he had to take my
tights off as I couldn`t manage on my own. I then announced that I was
sleeping on the floor. By this time, I was so used to drinking that I
didnt even get the hangover the next day. All the stupid things we´ve
done...
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>Doug have you noticed no one is commenting on your post?? Do they not
>remember NYE in the 70's or would they rather forget???!!!
Naaa, more like what I just posted in another thread, I was too young
to do anything exciting so I just watched Dick Clark and marvelled at
all those crazy people in Time's Square. A friend of mine travelled there
a couple of years ago (her first time in New York period), got married
and celebrated by going to Time's Square on NYE, nuts or what?!
The only big thing that happened on NYE in the 70s was when my parents
band split up. They played the gig and the guitarist dropped the bomb
that he was hereby leaving the group. By the end of the night, everyone
else had agreed and the band was done :-(
Cheers,
TD
Welcome to my Christmas song
I'd like to thank you for the year
So I'm sending you this Christmas card
To say it's nice to have you here
from Elton John's "Step Into Christmas"
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>I made A LOT of friends that night... came back to my friends, fell
>on the wall taking my shoes off ,when his mom (she was staying with
>him at the time) asked how it was I replied " It was FUCKING awesome,
>Carole" then he had to take my tights off as I couldn`t manage on my own.
Is it any wonder I love this woman?! Would have loved a picture of his
mother's face, LOL!
Cheers,
TD
and tired of thinking about drinking
for thinking of drinking while thinking
about drinking and thinking about drinking
from The Tragically Hip's "Eldorado"
--
Buddy
from Brooklyn
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Years later, as supposed "adults", some girlfriends and I, fresh out of high
school (NYE '77) had been celebrating since probably 6 or 7PM, and after the
ball fell, we decided to go out cruising, for whatever reason. Yes, this was
extremely stupid on our part, considering how much we'd drank, but this was
before MADD and all were there to drill it into our heads that it was stupid.
Luckily, we didn't injure ourselves or anyone else vehicular-wise, but somehow
we ended up on Woodward Avenue, in what could be described as a very unsavory
neighborhood. I remember hanging out of the car window, on a sub-zero evening,
yelling at men going into the XXX theatre "I'm telling your wife!!" and other
such nonsense.
The combo of cold night air and screeching at the top of my lungs rendered me
pretty much speechless on New Year's Day, no doubt to the relief of my family
and friends. :)
I want to wish all my 70s pals very Happy, Safe and Health New Year's
2001....remember back when 2000 seemed so far in the future?? Weren't we all
supposed to be flying around with jet packs on our backs by now?
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>So by mid afternoon on January 1, we were usually made, laid, parlayed,
>waylaid and fileted until we'd fade.
Man, part of me wishes I could have been there for one of these bashes
and the other part is terrified! Glad you made it through intact, Buddy :-)
>That was one NYE that I will NEVER forget, but try not to remeber so vividly.
>Got me in a mist now. Sorry for going on so long.
No worries, thanks for sharing, hun, sounds like it was a pivotal moment in
your young life. That's a heavy blow to take at 21. I'll bet your grandmother's
very proud of the man you became, I know we are.
Cheers,
TD
Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
Ovid (43 B.C. - A.D. 18)
For a good time call
I'm sorry to laugh at someone's misfortune, but that *is* hilarious!
Glad you didn't have to go through life known as "Bottle Thumb." :)
LOL! Great story, Tritt! And it's a good thing you don't believe, as I do,
that where you are and who you're with at midnight is some kind of a
signal for the rest of the year. Then again, do you still have an Old
Milwaukee attached to your hand most nights? ;-)
Cheers,
TD
A very Merry Xmas
And a Happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
from John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
Webmistress of the official a.c.u '70s site
--
Dennis/Endy
~dancing us from the darkest nights is the rhythm of love powered by the
beating of hearts~
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Well, on New Year's Eve 1975 Mom had a date and she left us with a babysitter.
By then we had gotten used to staying up late and we were by golly ready to see
a ball drop. The babysitter, Vickie, was not happy, no not happy at all.
First she actually tried to order us to bed. Then Mom called to check on us
and I got permission out of her and asked her to relay it to Vickie, which she
did. That made Vickie even madder. (I can't prove this but I always felt she
had a boy who was supposed to come over after we were in bed and we messed up
her plans.) So she wouldn't let us have colas because we would "wet the bed"
(Miss Diplomacy). When the magic hour came, we listened on the radio (the ball
had dropped on Eastern time, we were in the Central zone) and I remember my
sister yelling and jumping up and down because it was now 1976. I think that
was the night we forever reached a new understanding with our babysitters, the
few we had after that anyway.
Dixon
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"That's something you can't talk enough about...sin!"
--Barney Fife
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Well let's see:
1st Jan '75. I invited my now wife to a party and didn't turn up myself.
Things were a little frosty for a couple of weeks. Then:
23rd Jan '75, I invited my now wife out to lunch and did turn up myself.
Then:
24th Jan '75, we moved in together.
So that's 26 years and they said it wouldn't last. (Actually they all
said it would)
--
Nigel McKenzie
Sandy
2-60
Class of 78
Oh GROSS!!!!
:)
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>I used to get all decked out in satin and lace and my best 4 inch platforms...
>and rock the night away. We did everything under the sun...and it was
>sooooo coool being with "The Band". The bands name was Rage.
>Anyone from MA remember them? We had so many good times...and
>some not so...but, those are my memories of NYE in the 70's. Sorry, I
>can't be more specific...but, like I said...If you remember the 70's, you
>weren't there!
Ain't that the truth?! Sounds ultra groovy, Carla! I was "with the band"
myself back then but I was just the daughter, not the girlfriend, so no
cool satin and lace outfits for me, alas :-)
>Anne, this is your fault...I'm officially addicted to this site!
Let's hear it for Anne for bringing Carla aka Hippie Mom to the group!
And do feel free to join the website even though her highness hasn't yet ;-)
Cheers,
TD
It's just another New Year's Eve
It's just another Auld Lang Syne
But when we're through this New Year
You'll see, will be
Just fine
from Barry Manilow's "It's Just Another New Year's Eve"
>Well let's see:
>1st Jan '75. I invited my now wife to a party and didn't turn up myself.
>
>Things were a little frosty for a couple of weeks. Then:
>23rd Jan '75, I invited my now wife out to lunch and did turn up myself.
>
>Then:
>24th Jan '75, we moved in together.
>
>So that's 26 years and they said it wouldn't last. (Actually they all
>said it would)
Good to see you again, Nigel, hope you had a great holiday! And could
one of your resolutions please be to post more in the new year? :-)
>My favorite New Years Eve are when I was a teenager. My parents
>would get yummy snacks for the night like shrimp and my best friend
>would come over.
We polished off a shrimp ring at my Mum's, some things never change!
>It would also be the night WRKO would be playing the TOP 100 OF
>THE YEAR!!!! woohooo!!!!! I would sit and tape it. I still have from 74
>to 77 on tape (really bad quality, though, lol!) I remember sitting there
>taping the songs and writing them down up in my room and wondering
>how many years I would do that. Alas, not nearly enough...
I used love doing that, too, Sandy. Books and books filled with these
damn lists by the time I stopped. No clue where there are now, of course,
now that they'd actually be interesting, sheesh!
Let's hear it for Anne for bringing Carla aka Hippie Mom to the group! And do
feel free to join the website even though her highness hasn't yet ;-)
Cheers,
TD >>
Oooooh, I always wanted to be royalty....does this mean I finally am??? I
promise to get some pics to you soon TD. And Carla....here's my official
"Newbie Welcome to the Group" post to you as well. Kick off those platforms
and join the crowd.
Anne :-)
Phaedra :)
I haven't gone away, but having been in the UK during the 70's, the
number of threads that I can add anything to is limited.
For example I was completely unaware that "Tiny Dancer" might well be an
Elton John reference, as the track was only ever released on a '72 US
single.
--
Nigel McKenzie
--
Buddy
from Brooklyn
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