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Taken from KeelyNet BBS (214) 324-3501
Sponsored by Vangard Sciences
PO BOX 1031
Mesquite, TX 75150
How to throw a 90's Party!
Parties are not what they used to be. Nowadays, people hang
out, eat broccoli washed down with designer water and talk about
their work.
In the past, people got their kicks from parties which relied
on excessive consumption of alcohol and drugs. Not to mention the
intimate liasons with friends or strangers that continue past
sunrise.
But with those activities in disrepute, primarily because of
health concerns, parties are changing.
People are getting their stimulus in different ways : from
conversation, from entertainment, from games and from dessert,
which may be the only decadent pleasure that can still be enjoyed
without profuse apology.
Dessert is what people now hang around for. Few people these
days do drugs or drink at parties. Even on New Year's, people
drink Perrier and talk.
People of all ages say their friends are drinking less and
generally shunning drugs. Whether in their 20s or their 50s, they
usually sigh and say it must be because they are getting old.
Many people have "turned down the volume" on their appetites,
but they still lust for a variety of experiences that will provide
stimulation.
As people get to know each other on a more intellectual and
private level, they find a different perspective arising from
simple conversation. The turnon is from being around people who
interest you. A good host today will invite people who are
stimulating by having wide interests. Partygoers say they find
the interactions more personal now.
When the talking trails off, there is food. Chocolate seem
to be the dessert of choice. Dr. Howard Shaffer, head of the
Center for Addiction Studies at the Harvard Medical School, says
there is no biochemical reason that desserts would especially
appeal to people who have cut down on drinking. But he says that
"eating often reduces anxiety."
Many partygoers say today's events are not boring: they are
just civilized. Today, cocktail party guests mingle, talk, then
pair up to go out to dinner.
People still drink, but not to get drunk, most people are
beginning to understand that they simply don't need the
aftereffects.
More people are hiring entertainers for parties, even in
their homes. Psychics, comedians and magicians are also hired for
entertainment.
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Gee, just think what all these people have been missing all these
years. I have been attending seminars all over the country and
have met some very interesting people.
Parties are not boring if you can get people interested in
science, history or politics. The only reason that people find
that parties are boring is that they never study or take part in
community affairs. So they have nothing to keep their minds
busy which results in polluting it with drugs and drinking.
Submitted by Ronald Barker
Vangard Sciences