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2.1.06
First photo taken in 2006

Chig and Kim look thrilled to be entering the year of Chig's 40th birthday. (Only 125 days to go, as of New Year's Day.) The party was much more fun than the photo would imply, honest! Good food, good company and lots of wine, partying first in Beckster's flat and then moving down the road to the Shapperleys' abode. We had a wine tasting competition, which I can heartily recommend as a way of getting a bit giddy really quickly. Thanks to our hosts and other friends (and also BBC One and the people responsible for the London fireworks) for a great way to see in the New Year. There was something that we all wondered about as we watched the TV coverage of London's fireworks (which looked fantastic). Why this year? Why had the effort seemingly stepped up a gear, eclipsing even the not-really-a-new-millennium celebrations at the end of 1999? Is this the Olympic effect? Do we feel we have to show off a bit more now and compete with Sydney and New York's celebrations? This is the first New Year I can remember where I have seen no coverage at all of people in Trafalgar Square. Has there been a conscious decision to change the focus of NYEs in London? Someone at the party suggested there was no one in Trafalgar Square, due to the tube strike. Do you know better?


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