This evening, in an annual ritual celebrated since 1961, DC, Rhod, Sig94, and I climbed the stairs to the roof of the Goomba News Network Building to illuminate the traditional "Good Riddance, Old Year" ball of lights.
This impressive fixture will brighten the intersection of State Street and 4th Avenue in downtown Sandusky until the stroke of midnight on New Years Eve. At that moment, Rhod will spit off the roof, yell "Acta est fabula, plaudite!" to the crowd, and turn off the lights.
Ah, tradition! We can't get enough of the stuff.
WE NEED A REST.
WE'LL BE BACK IN THE NEW YEAR.
Happy New Year
Happy New Year. I suggest we keep the pressure on President Hussein in 2011.
ReplyDeleteI'll be in the crowd again this year on 4th Avenue. Rhod always spits on State Street.
Happy New Year to you all. God Bless.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year. This blog is the place to be every day.
ReplyDeleteI just love last year's photo. I remember that DC even bought a new flannel shirt for the evening.
ReplyDeleteThis year I promise to bring the "Glow In The Dark" Cap'n Crunch cereal so we can find our way back down the stairs in the dark. Rhod, those animal cracker cookie crumbs just didn't help last year and I refuse to call the janitor again... so embarassing.
Sig, those were Weetabix crumbs from Nick's fluffy slippers.
ReplyDeleteHappy new Year and God Bless
ReplyDeleteHere comes another year to fight for freedom
ReplyDeleteIn deference to DC and his cult-like devotion to the Greenie movement, all the light bulbs will be curly CFLs.
ReplyDeleteAnd Edison wept.
when you have a minute on Jan 1- will you vote for the Ronald Reagan Centennial Float-
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See you next year!
C-CS
Happy New Year to the GNN crew - both the talent that we all see and the elves toiling behind the scene to produce the real news.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! Happy New Year:)
ReplyDeleteHave a happy damn new year!!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year All.
ReplyDeleteSacre Bleu !!
PS - Zut Alors !
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to the Guys at GNN !
ReplyDeleteNow for the rest of you: These guys are a bunch of wussies that can't stay up past midnight let alone host a blog on New Years. Come visit me and I'll treat you right ...
http://woodstermangotwood.blogspot.com/
Odie, I had nothing to do with the hiatus. Post-Christmas skinning (for Spring sales) at the DC-Goomba chinchilla farm keep them too busy for anything else.
ReplyDeleteWood, that shot is ... good!
ReplyDeleteWhen the boss says lights out, that means he is heading out on the town. We know he means business, and we have to get our rest to keep up.
Anyway, if I get bored, I will just go over to Rhod's house and shoot the tires out of the neighbors' cars like last year.
Carol, I like your idea. I will vote for RR. Always.
Already did it, DC.
ReplyDeleteHappy new year goomba's!
ReplyDeleteThis year, it's go to the mats time.
Enjoy it! I will...
Nickie, opening package; "What's this?"
Sig 94, grimacing; "It's a message. Toaster sleeps with the maple syrup."
Rhod, Blinking back tears; "Ugh. What a freakin' mess!"
DC, with a wicked grin; "Well,don't just stand there you shadrools! Do you know what they charge for this stuff? Hurry up and get the Bisquick..."
Toast, DC patronizes IHOP, where the waitresses patronize DC.
ReplyDeleteHe doesn't know real maple syrup from Karo. On the other hand, you and I do, and what it takes to squeeze it from all those sugar maples.
A most happy New Year to you and all you love.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all your inspiration.
OS
OS, keep the Spanish Moss flying on the live oaks.
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