Concert promoter and local music industry giant Marsh Edelstein held the first of his annual Christmas parties at Magoo’s on December 18, 1968.  He had already been holding an annual Memorial Day Barbeque.  The Insider reported that a jazz trio was hired but there was no piano so they went home.  “Everybody in the industry was there, including some who just dropped in off the street seeking shelter from the snow.  He fed them too.”  Marsh is still hosting Christmas parties to this day.