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We’ve been entertaining ourselves this morning by reading through the surprising number of emails we received over the past several days letting us know about the epic failure that apparently was the New Year’s Eve party hosted by LateNightShots dudes Fritz Brogan and Reed Landry. It’s not at all surprising, mind you, that this particular party, formally dubbed “New Year’s Eve at the National Building Museum,” was a huge flop. Rather, we’re surprised by the number of folks who wrote in to DCist about it, as though this is something we’d be shocked by. Don’t get us wrong, the fact that anyone paid $100 (or more!) for tickets to a giant, impersonal New Year’s Eve party that ended up being no fun makes us kind of sad, but surely these boneheads had to know what they were getting into.

Below the jump, you’ll find a sampling of some of the emails we got about this party. There are also a ton of similar rants on the Washington Post’s reader review page. (You’ll note that the Post actually chose this party as an “Editor’s Pick,” which says a lot more about the taste of the people who make these kinds of the decisions for the Washington Post than it does about what any reasonable person should have expected from this event. DCist never really does a big New Year’s Eve guide; this year, like most years, we merely posted a short list of inexpensive, last-minute ideas in case any of our readers were still trying to come up with a plan. That’s because with very few exceptions, going out to a bar or a big public party on New Year’s Eve is the worst sort of amateur hour. You’re going to get ripped off, and you’re going to be surrounded by people who rarely go out at all and therefore don’t know how to handle themselves. If you really don’t have a single friend who is willing to host a house party on New Year’s Eve, consider making a resolution to make new friends.)