My gang has a new tradition of having a party and playing music relating to the Three Kings on the afternoon of Jan 1st. It's not the right date, but it's a date we all have off. It's a great excuse to get out the hand drums and play music in minor keys.

It started one silent Jan 1 when I asked myself, "Why do we have this day off?"

None of us go to parties on Dec 31st, so nobody's hung over. None of us care about football games. We don't watch parades on TV. Nobody has young kids, and nobody's exhausted from foolishly overdoing Dec 25th. It was a silent, dull day, so I decided to do something with it.

We call it National Pointless Day.