Party on Wayne, Party on Garth
July 9th 2008 06:32
I'm staring at the Roman columns that have been charcoaled onto the walls- they were the result of a rather successful art attack that transformed our humble share house into a Las Vegas casino in honour of my birthday party on the weekend. Already dismantled is the chapel of love (and our Elvis celebrant long ago left the building) and our concept lighting met a fiery end at the party itself as one over enthusiastic dance move saw a spread of paper laterns engulfed in flames (until one quick thinking sort extinguished the offending fire via a well thrown glass of punch). Whilst the pre-party preparations were a-go-go; featuring late night sessions making playlists or giant peacocks out of alfoil to grace the food table a tribute to tacky centrepieces- the same feeling has failed to transcend to the post party era. Hence the faux pillars remain- slighty smudged, a little worn for wear but still the last bastion of a great evening.
What I am scared of is leaving them there indefinately. That I will come up with excuses for them to stay like "but it gives the house such a classical air" or "this look is huge in Japan right now". Letting them stay has nothing to do with remembering how great the party was - no no no- it's actually about reminding people when they come over that having a party should require a bit more effort than throwing some chips in a bowl and asking all your guests to bring their own meat and beer. And so my advice is, if you want to have a truly great party, one that you will later hear complete strangers talking in awe about down the pub- you need to make an effort.
It may sound hard but it's not really- just follow a few simple rules- the less lights the better (although heed the warning of my asforementioned concept lighting debacle), put on some food (it doesn't have to be fancy- breads and dips are excellent alcohol soakers), have a punch-up (you make a gun sangria for less than $10 just mix equal parts red wine and dry ginger ale with some sliced up oranges- make sure it's served really cold) Get some good grooves happening on the stereo and voila! You have a party- well, as soon as the guests arrive that is!
If it's still sounding too hard though- there is one simple solution- drop the 'P' label and just call your shin-dig a gathering.
What I am scared of is leaving them there indefinately. That I will come up with excuses for them to stay like "but it gives the house such a classical air" or "this look is huge in Japan right now". Letting them stay has nothing to do with remembering how great the party was - no no no- it's actually about reminding people when they come over that having a party should require a bit more effort than throwing some chips in a bowl and asking all your guests to bring their own meat and beer. And so my advice is, if you want to have a truly great party, one that you will later hear complete strangers talking in awe about down the pub- you need to make an effort.
It may sound hard but it's not really- just follow a few simple rules- the less lights the better (although heed the warning of my asforementioned concept lighting debacle), put on some food (it doesn't have to be fancy- breads and dips are excellent alcohol soakers), have a punch-up (you make a gun sangria for less than $10 just mix equal parts red wine and dry ginger ale with some sliced up oranges- make sure it's served really cold) Get some good grooves happening on the stereo and voila! You have a party- well, as soon as the guests arrive that is!
If it's still sounding too hard though- there is one simple solution- drop the 'P' label and just call your shin-dig a gathering.
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