Our New Year’s Eve celebration was very low-key this year, as I think a lot of peoples were. We tried watching some of the shows on TV that featured various musical guests helping countdown to the new year.
I guess it’s a sign that I’m getting older, but their idea of good music and mine are quite different.
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