New Year's Eve at Duffy's. Duffy (pictured) and I used to perform together on Otis.

Duffy's new place, a very nice two story coach house, has become the new party spot of choice for slightly older improvisers like myself. Otisgiving, a holiday party I missed but heard a lot about, and now New Year's Eve.

As people grabbed their plastic cups of champagne, someone yelled out, "Five minutes to midnight!"

Some of the more theater-bred party-goers yelled back, "Five minutes, thank you!"