HAPPY NEW YEAR

Here is my NYE 2008 Playlist featuring some songs that received a lot of playtime this year. Now you can listen, close your eyes and pretend you are here celebrating New Year's Eve like in years past. Speaking of pretending, my 2008 Song of the Year is Track #5 by MGMT "Time to Pretend"....Enjoy

Wish You Were Here...

In typical Christmas Eve fashion there were plenty of delectables on hand..



World Famous Antipasto











Assorted Cheese Platter











Gram's Struffoli perfected by Nonni













Shrimp Cocktail - Old Standby












Fresh Fruit looks good











Mozzarella Stix for the Kiddies

Cold Cut platter if you care for a sandwich












Sweets by Susie












Someone stole one of Brenda's Cupcakes!

A Look Under The Covers

I mentioned my affection for a nice dub, as well as a well crafted sample. Now on to a nice cover. I have come to appreciate covers in my old age in part due to the fact that the songs being covered are songs from my youth. There were some real nice covers this past year. Now I'm not saying these are better than the orignals, but they're damn close...

Famous Ray's

Or is it Ray's Famous? No matter, it's all good. The Famous Ray's Pizza of New York is a destination stop in Verona, NJ. What do I mean by "destination stop"? It means that if you are anywhere within a 10 miles radius of the joint you must make the trip...it's that good. Now as any pizza aficionado knows, pizza is all good. Some like it thin, some like it thick. Ray's would be filed under thick.