My First New Year's Eve

My first clear memory of staying up till midnight on New Year's Eve was when my best friend at the time and I set up in my room and watched "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" on TV, while our parents and a bunch of other adults had a party elsewhere in the house. That's a great old movie, full of Hollywood has-beens having a great time. Plus, the title seems fairly appropriate for the last New Year's Eve of this decade. I kind of wish I had a copy to watch tonight. Instead, I'm watching "After The Thin Man" on TCM. Not a bad movie, either, and it does have a rather thin but noticeable New Year's Even theme.

Nick Charles: "How do you do? I'd like to get this gal out of the woman's tank."
Prison Matron: "Oh, yes. Is this the one that was doing the fan dance?"
Nick Charles: "Fan dance?"
Prison Matron: "Yes."
Nick Charles: "Well, if it is, she's been holding out on me."

Happy New Year!