Take it away Elton John!

Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters kicking off our New Year's Eve all-day music fest 2025!

Happy New Year Oscoda!

Now, a glitch seems to keep posts from coming up on a set time so Johnny just posted the ones he planned to play early tonight. As tradition insists, and has now for many many years, the final song before midnight is 'Gimme Shelter' by the Rolling Stones but tonight we have a treat for everyone, a NEW version in much higher definition than the one Johnny has been trotting out for so long.

See you back here for the Late Night thread on  the other side of 2019.

Robert Gordon makes any party better

Especially a New Year's Eve bash. 'Red Hot' is a furniture pusher-backer for sure!

This goes without saying tonight

Talking Heads and 'Stay Up Late'

Dutchie, yeah, we'll say Dutchie, pass the Dutchie

On the left hand side. 'Pass the 'Dutchie' Johnny's ass. It's legal here now, pass what you want and call it what it is.

Musical Youth up next...

New Year's Eve has a theme song (sadly) and it isn't Auld Lang Syne

It's Dave Edmunds "Crawling From the Wreckage' and we sure hope this NYE has none of this sort of thing for our readers.

Do you like DEVO, Joey?

How fortunate for you then! *HeartyEmojiThingHere*

Marvin Gaye sounding good over coffee

Of course Marvin Gaye sounds good over any tasty beverage. Especially if you're Robin Thicke looking for new songs. 'Got to Give it Up' making mornings better...

If this doesn't get you in the mood for tonight, just stay home

The Sweet and 'Ballroom Blitz'

Don't be a goof and start dancing around with your coffee cup held high. Set that shit down first. No need to start the day cleaning coffee off the cat.

Are you ready Steve?

As is tradition at the City Desk, a New Year's Eve Musical Marathon!

Ever since Johnny was running the old Ypsi City Desk , then again at the Jersey City Desk, he held fast to a tradition on New Year's Eve that it was going to be all about the music. Music to get you in a mood, music to perk up your day, music to get you out the door to a party.

That tradition continues in Oscoda!

The Romantics starting NYE 2018 with, 'She's Got Everything'

An Oscoda City Desk Action Weather Team update -- 2-4" of snow tomorrow afternoon into NYE

So Bunky, you want to go out tomorrow night and party hearty (or hardly), well the crack team at the Oscoda City Desk Action Weather wants to tell you that starting tomorrow afternoon 2-4" inches of snow will make your New Year's Eve driving hazardous. We're not saying don't go, we're saying make plans.

For snow updates make sure to follow this weather outpost...