Farida Shourbaji at Red Maple on New Year’s Eve 2010-2011. Photo by Theresa Keil
New Year’s Revolution
The New Year is little more than an agreement shared by billions of people across the world. What’s noteworthy isn’t the passage of another year, but the fact that we all recognize this arbitrary moment as something significant. The means by which we came to this tradition is beside the point. What’s inspirational is that during the passing of the old year and the commencement of the new the entire world is filled with hope for better things to come. The occasion allows us the opportunity to consciously free ourselves from many of our burdens and the motivation to set a new course, one that we expect to traverse with the wisdom and experience that can only be gained from making mistakes. The fact that so many people are thinking the same thoughts and feeling the same emotions makes this time of year that much more powerful.
Keeping in mind that there are at least a billion or two people out there who are all focused on being more forgiving, striving for their families, determined to be more a productive and responsible citizens of our planet, I propose that we declare that 2011 will be the best year in the history of mankind. The logic is this: We’ve proven that most of the world can agree on something that, in the scope of modern history and its problems, isn’t really that significant. We can start and stop twelve months whenever we feel like it. The New Year occurs on January 1st because we all agree this is the case. Why then can’t we agree that things like war, poverty, unregulated industry and the Glen Beck Show are literally destroying the world and they shouldn’t exist? It seems simple enough to me. If everyone who is reading this agrees that 2011 will be the best year in the history of mankind and they convince a few of their friends of the same than we’ve got a shot at silencing Glen Beck once and for all. And that my friends is what hope is all about.
Big photo by Theresa Keil, story by Justin Allen.
Photo by Theresa Keil
New Year’s Eve at the Ottobar
On New Year’s Eve, photographer Theresa Keil set out into the city to capture some of the great parties you may have missed. She made it to the Ottobar and Red Maple for what had to be two of the best dance parties of last year. Have a look-see.
Photo by Theresa Keil, story by Justin Allen.
Photo by Theresa Keil
New Year’s Eve at the Ottobar
Photo by Theresa Keil.
Photo by Theresa Keil
Rudy Wysinger and Adam Meister
Photo by Theresa Keil, story by Justin Allen.
Photo by Theresa Keil
Cullen Stalin and an unidentified lovely lady
Photo by Theresa Keil, story by Justin Allen.
Photo by Theresa Keil
Later at Red Maple…
Ru Gomez and Kat Hirsch
Photo by Theresa Keil, story by Justin Allen.
Photo by Theresa Keil
Kelly Ann Richmond
Photo by Theresa Keil.
Photo by Theresa Keil
Keith Meyers
Photo by Theresa Keil.
Photo by Theresa Keil
Someone Broke Out His Cocktail VHS Beforehand
Photo by Theresa Keil.
Photo by Theresa Keil
Farida Shourbaji
Photo by Theresa Keil.
