New Year’s Eve with the Simmons’ By Bob Simmons

New Year's Eve 1962
New Year's Eve 1962

As you read this week’s column, Christmas has come and gone, and the New Year is upon us.

My folks were BIG partiers, and then I came along. As Mum-z used to say, once I was born, someone (meaning her) had to become a responsible adult, so she quit smoking and, except for very special occasions, gave up imbibing on all things alcoholic.

For many years, Dad and Mum-z would host family and friends for…