[Dixielandjazz] NYE Gig 3:30 am and all is quiet now

[Artwoo at aol.com]

Hi Folks: I just got back from my New Year's Gig in Sonoma Ca. Considering  
floods and detours, we had a pretty lively crowd.
 
The owner of the club also has a gravel and sand business and told me he  
sold 80 tons of sandbags to locals who needed protection against flooding.
 
I was worried that the electricity might go out, but everything went  
smoothly from the Prime Rib to the Mumm's champagne toast.
 
The music wasn't too bad either at Little Switzerland (shameless  plug).
 
Hope your New Year's was fun wherever you were. 
I'd be curious to hear from Jack Wiard who probably had the most unusual  gig 
of playing on a flight over the South Pole from Au and back to  greet the New 
Year with OKOM! I wonder if he played "Sunrise, Sunset?"
 
Sincerely and Best Wishes for a Musically fulfilling and Happy New  Year!
Art