Auld Lang Blah
City officials still seem shocked, shocked that their millennium New Year's Eve plans were such a bust. Yet I, or anyone, could have told you that months before Dec. 31, 1999.
What did city figures expect? There was no buzz whatsoever, no hype, no central gathering place, nothing. Lighting up the Hollywood sign? Yawn. Parties situated around town, rather than one big hootenany? Obviously a plan to make sure we lived up to our reputation as apathetic Angelinos (you know, the party poopers who shut down their bars promptly at 2 a.m.).
But as the Downtown News reports, the city's going to try it again this New Year's Eve. But this time, it's going to be in one spot-- downtown's Civic Center, with the new Disney Concert Hall as the backdrop. The city hopes to attract 30,000 people with live music, fireworks and food.
I'm dubious about it all, however. The theme, "Legends of Los Angeles Pop," will focus on music from the '50s to the '80s. And according to the paper, instead of the Times Square ball, "a towering angel could descend when midnight arrives."
Uh-oh, this is starting to sound more like an parody from The Onion.
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