It’s a gogo for New Year’s Eve! DJ Natashka (aka Natasha Cloutier on this flyer) will be kicking off the whole shebang from 9 pm to midnight when other kick-ass DJs are lined up until 9 am (!) the next day. It is going to be a blast!

There are three different parties all next to each other in this industrial area in Amsterdam North.

Winter in Saint-Tropez

Just before the dance floor of De Nieuwe Anita was filled with people, a friend showed up with some artificial snow and I had lots of fun with it.

I literally and figuratively warmed up the dance floor with some 60s and some cheesy numbers (Joe Dassin and Dalida), then DJ Guuzbourg joined in and got everyone all sweaty and started playing the air guitar. Upstairs in the foyer that was hotter than ever, with Cowboy & Henk playing the best in happy snappy French singles.

I want to personally thank the many people that always come to my parties, the people that came from far away just to party and everyone else who make these evenings a success. Without you I’d have no reason to throw a party. You kick derrière!

(Photo: Erik Verkoyen)

First, this rare photo of famous Dutch singer Liesbeth List singing with Serge Gainsbourg (thanks Guuzbourg!). Then, we have winter as the main theme running through Podcast No. 31, although sparingly since most of you get bombarded with way too much of this normally. I decided to keep it low key, retro, snowy, with a hint of Christmas. Think of these songs like gifts, one more relaxed for the parents, one for grandma, one for the boisterous kids, etc. Just use your imagination!

Playlist
Liesbeth List – L’anamour
Michel Polnareff – La mouche
Claude Dubois – Sullivan
Ronnie Bird – SOS mesdemoiselles
Ginette Reno – Père Noël arrive ce soir
Danièle et Michèle – L’hiver

And I found a picture of me back in Brossard, Québec, when I was much smaller and apparently already colour coordinated.