A Happy (and rather tipsy) New Year's

I attended a concert at the Fox on New Year's Eve. It was a great concert overall (good music, no violence), but the one thing I couldn't help but notice was the man next to me wavering and stepping on my toes. This guy was clearly drunk out of his mind. Drinking on New Year's is a tradition around the world. Regardless of where you are, there's probably someone with a glass in each hand. While I have no problem with drinking if you're of age, getting so drunk you can't stand straight is rude, to say the least. Public intoxication is a crime for a reason: not because it's morally dubious, but to save you from certain humiliation. A middle-aged lady across the aisle from me came into the concert smelling of wine, and things went downhill from there. She began to dance. Not "wave-your-hands-in-the-air" dance, but "bump-and-grind hip-hop" dance. After a period of dancing and drinking, she then fell flat on her face. As it turns out, intoxication makes most of your good reflexes go away, including the one that puts your hands out in front of you when you fall. I chuckled a little bit, partially out of pity. Rest assured, though, she wasn't alone. I can understand trying to reclaim your youth, but please, not in front of the children.

Just be grateful you weren't at this party

Submitted by bad_ptc on Tue, 01/01/2008 - 9:30pm.

Mariah Carey Fox New Year’s Eve Live 2008 Video “Shake It Off” Peformance

Fortunately I was in my living room and had the ability to change the channel.

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Drunken tipplers

Submitted by Nitpickers on Tue, 01/01/2008 - 7:38pm.

There used to be numerous of these at the PTC amphitheater--right in front of you, making it impossible to see or hear!

One of the reason I stopped buying season tickets.

Alcohol used as a numbing force or as a treatment for alcoholism, is a sad thing in the USA. Exhibitionism and the need for attentive recognition is the primary reason for much of it.
There is so much of it that we let most of them drive too.

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