Hey, Nancy King! Come out here to the left coast some time for our monthly shanty sing at the National Maritime Museum on Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco. First Saturday of every month, 8:00 to midnight. I won't say that every time is as special as what you describe, but we have our moments.

Oh, and not the first Saturday of Januray: the park's closed on 1/1/05. Second Saturday in this case.