The holiday was/ and has been unique, but with regard to Scott noting the "normal gtg's, not in the city", those have been far and few over the past few years. I am not even sure when the last non holiday gathering was. It seems as though the Christmas gathering has been THE gtg for the past 3 years or so. The spring / summer gtg's are mentioned in their own threads, but the interest just isn't there. ...Too many other things going on, kid's soccer, lawn mowing, fishing and whatever else.
Maybe the Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Festivus gtg should be turned into a major gathering and brought back to Worcester and Funky's, or somewhere else deemed central to all weenie big & small, far & near.