Nick and Phiny travelled over from Philly on Dec 31st to party like it was 1999 in New York – and O yes we did party. They were staying a few blocks from Times Sq in the Sheraton New York, a short subway ride on the number 1 train to 50th st. It was a particularly cold day with snow flurries. We headed downtown to some bars in the village, and started with some food at a Noodle place – followed by our first couple of drinks at a sports bar including an irish car bomb (baileys shot in Guiness) which Phiny introduced me too when I was in Philly with them, followed by some more drinks at another bar which brewed its own beer , then to a bar that supplied some breads,cheese and dips (turned out to be the only food we ate for rest of night)
The village area of the city wasn’t terribly busy compared to the madness of Times Sq and the ball drop. We were lucky to get a table at another bar which was our final stop for the night, the bar had some lucky waitresses who received some shots courtesey of Nick. We were there at the countdown and by this time I was pretty drunk- many of what happened after that was a blur – but I do remember heading back to the Sheraton with Nick & Phiny sometime around 3am – and ended up crashin with them.
The first day of 2009 for me started off pretty hungover 
It was a good night I had a great time.
During the lunch Kirsty noticed who she thought was Anthony Michael Hall, former child star turned producer and Dead zone actor. She wasnt sure but when I took a look I confirmed it was him – so she went and said hi – he was nice and asked her where she was from -so that was pretty cool. For those who don’t know what he looks like i’ll include a photo from Breakfast Club (1985) and a modern one.
