NYE 2010!

I flew back from Fort Lauderdale on New Year's Eve. Arrived back into snowy, cold Omaha at 11am. It was 75 and sunny the day before in Florida. Yeah, spoiled. I had heard that friends were golfing in 60s weather in the big O. Wow, where did that all go?

 

Small group to preparty, Scotty didn't make it back with his wife from Chicago. Thanks Josh and Barb for hosting!

I was in the airport system by 3am. Yeah, getting only one hour of sleep the night before is a waste of time! I've never arrived at an airport so early, but was pretty disappointed when I got to Miami International. I walk in the front door, only to find a huge line at the Continental check-in with people waiting and suitcases stacked sky high. But not a single person working behind the desk! People were checked in using the kiosk but they couldn't do anything with their luggage.Workers didn't arrive for another 40 min or so. After waiting forever, my flight was boarding in twenty minutes and I still had to check in, PAY for my luggage's safe travel, then make my way through security and find my gate. Eventually, a worker showed up with coffee in hand, yawned, and started throwing some suitcases around. A few more workers clocked in, only to then yell at us for causing a malfunction in their kiosk and for not staying in line (after she told us to just come on up, no waiting lines were made either by their ropes!). Pure chaos!

Anyway, NYE 2010 was fun. The original plan was to preparty at my friends' house, then make our way downtown to dance. Either at Slowdown or the Max. We got a call from another friend, Whiskey Roadhouse was happening. Consider us there! There was a Led Zeppelin cover band playing that night and they were actually pretty good!

There is an Asian family in the picture frame, nobody knows who they are. 

Midnight had passed, pictures were getting out of control, and the gambling was under way. Friend fell out of his seat, but he composed himself and continued on. Finally, one hour later a security guard asks my friend for ID. Okay, no problem. Reports of intoxication. Yeah earlier, but by now it was 3am and they were playing, no lewd comments were made from anyone and all were pretty much sober. WTH? Anyway, we got kicked out of the casino on NYE! Good times were still had. Happy New Year fellow bikers, friends, and readers!!!

Led Zeppelin cover band at Whiskey Roadhouse