I wasn’t about to let My Morning Jacket ruin my New Years. They announced the cancellation last week and I immediately set to work finding alternative events and locations. With my Denver stay I was going to bump up to the next level of rewards with my preferred hotel chain and I wasn’t going to let that slip away either. Eventually, I landed on Atlantic City, NJ. I was surprised that I could even find a room at the last minute. I booked it and started planning a 4-night stay.

I quickly learned that dinner reservations are a priority if you want a sit down dining experience. I booked Homestead Steakhouse in the Borgata for Weds. night & Izakaya in the Borgata for Thurs. night. I booked a spa day at Harrahs and a comedy club at the Borgata for Weds and Weds night respectively.

At this point I asked if my friend Jerry was doing anything for New Years and if he’d like to come party for a few days. He checked his schedule and was able to come up for Thursday and Friday. Then we booked Cuba Libre for dinner Friday night and bought two tickets to Kiss Kiss nightclub, both of which are located in the Tropicana.

Things were coming together and just in the nick of time too.