First Night Annapolis

A musician should probably be playing on New Year's Eve. Last year I spent the weekend gigging with Mountain Soul in Ohio. I've yet to do any promotion for the new band, so this year Dianne and I found ourselves sitting home watching football. I think we both needed a change so we jumped in the Miata (much easier to park than the big red truck) and crossed the Severn River into Annapolis. The downtown area was roped off and there were entertainers in the streets. We opted for a quieter window seat at Joss Sushi. This is the sushi bar we discovered one weekend last summer when the boys were here. On that visit, we were plesantly surpised with the best toro we've had anywhere. (Including some top-rated sushi bars in New York City and on the West Coast.) The toro wasn't as amazing this time, but it was still excellent. In fact, the entire meal was great. Afterwards, we walked around on the street for a while, but decided not to wait for midnight fireworks since it was starting to rain. When the clock struck 12, we stood at our sliding glass doors where, in the distance we could see the fireworks at Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Happy New Year! -Shawn