Cosmically, the very next day a cooking blog featured a Prom Dresses cocktail. The recipe was vile - more suitable for pomegranate Jujubes. Craig would love it. The insane but inspiring recipe called not only for making your own fresh pomegranate juice (oh, squeeze my ass!) but for adding pomegranate molasses. What? Waltz into Costco and Green Low V-neck Plus Size Formal Gown as to the whereabouts of the pomegranate molasses? I'd sooner slap on an Elizabeth I wig and ask for the mead department. I adapted the recipe for those of us who are not deranged.

Lo: it worked! We all enjoyed a marvelous evening. The drinks were luscious - a little tart, a little sweet and quite refreshing. Craig had three. I had one. Dan was relieved. Craig did a brief Green One-shoulder Floor-length Formal Dress of Dolores Del Rio, which even I found a bit rarified, but Kyle beamed with pride, though Se帽orita Del Rio's identity escaped him. We adjourned to a steak joint, where Craig polished offa 24-oz. porterhouse, and I made no jokes. This boy was back!

At which point Kyle piped up: "Um, hey guys? Robbie can't find a place for next summer. Nobody else will put up with him. Can he stay with us?" Craig responded in the voice of Helen Lawson: "So Satan's Green Strapless A-line Formal Dress crawling back to Broadway! Well, Broad_way_ doesn't take to rudeness and fire-red treasure trails!" But we needed the rent money, so I supposed we'd have to.Emcees were WCWA-AM (1230) radio hosts Dennis Williams and Ragtime Rick.Many other New Year's Eve celebrations took place at homes such as that of Kim and Nancy Klewer and area restaurants including Georgio's, Fifi's, and Treo.