So it's not about Hackensack - sue me.
My old agency was on the 14th floor of 1501 Broadway, by 43rd St. Twenty years ago tonight, they had a New Years Eve party for the dawn of a new decade - the 90s. I brought my clunky camcorder so I could tape the ball drop.
Since it was too crowded in their office to get sole window access, I found a building security guy who located a vacant office nearby and opened it up for me and my date.
Perfect!
After partaking of a little party food and a lot of party drink, we went to our office to hang out of the window for the next few hours. I felt bad for the loud crowd outside when it started raining, but it was good for the video because Broadway's lights were now reflected in the wet street.
What I had never seen before was the "after" stuff - the police marching in on foot and on horseback, the street sweeper vehicles, etc.
Since I used my cellphone off a TV screen VHS playback to create this 2-part file, the image is small and not even on the same planet as HD, but maybe you can get a feel for what it was like.
It sure beat being in that mob (and I've been there a couple of times).
So, as we go into another decade (I know.........it doesn't really start until 1/1/11), I wish you all a Happy (and much better) New Year!
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