Buffett style party

tully mars · Post by **tully mars** » June 11, 2003 11:47 pm

Ok,the 4th of July is just around the corner so my wife and I are thinking about doing a large backyard Buffett party for our neighborhood.I throw a lot of deck parties,ya know small,intimate throughout the summer,all being based on Buffett/Key West atmosphere...but for the 4th,I wanna do something larger scale....parents,and kids....you guys give me some ideas as far as food,drinks,games....I have an outdoor sound system,and a friend of mine plays guitars,so,we can do some drunl kareoke...live...lol.But help me out,any suggestions will be considered

tully mars · Post by **tully mars** » June 11, 2003 11:48 pm

Thats drunk kareoke[/b][/u]

CheeseHead in Paradise! · June 12, 2003 12:48 am

I wish I lived in your neighborhood! Sounds fun good luck!

Twelve Volt Cop · Post by **Twelve Volt Cop** » June 12, 2003 9:08 am

What time should I be there?

Fruitcakes101 · Post by **Fruitcakes101** » June 12, 2003 9:23 am

You forgot to include one thing... DIRECTIONS!

Um, oh I have the perfect thing, how about some shrimp on the barbie

Sorry Shrimp phans couldn't resist

jimminy · Post by **jimminy** » June 12, 2003 9:31 am

do you have a pool? have a diving contest after everyone's had a few brews. gets pretty fun. be sure to have a life guard on duty.

frognot · Post by **frognot** » June 12, 2003 9:39 am

Check out http://www.orientaltrading.com for supplies, ideas, etc.

Gotta get the blow-up palm tree (our own Lone Star Palm had his humble roots there before going big-time . . . BTW, where is the LSP partying this week?)

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » June 12, 2003 10:29 am

Our next door neighbor justed rented a margarita machine as the latest addition to the annual 4th festivities. As previously, there will be a "moon walk" inflated jumpy thing for the keets (that the drunken adults migrate to as the day progresses), and a limbo contest. Also, sack races, wheelbarrow races, squirt guns, hula hoops, maybe a hula contest?? One year, a "birdman" brought a parrot and other birds for tricks and conversation, and the keets loved it.

Hard to believe this is just weeks away - not feeling very summery yet in IL.

citcat · Post by **citcat** » June 15, 2003 10:40 am

Hey! We're doing the same thing, same time, only no kids. But I always decorate with that famous blow-up palm tree, tropical-themed lights, tiki torches, a tiki hut, and tropical/tiki themed plates, glasses, etc. The pool comes in handy for water volleyball. We also install a tv and vcr player outside on the porch, and have one of Jimmy's videos playing. Limbo's good, just do it in the grass, not beside the pool on concrete (one of life's little lessons-ouch

). Be sure and prepare to fend off mosquitos by spray or citronella candles. To keep the kids busy after dark, you could put a "pirate" kiddy movie in the outside tv. At our party, when everybody gets tired and just wants to sit around, we are gonna put "Old School" in the vcr and play a drinking game!!!!

MICHIPHIN · Post by **MICHIPHIN** » June 15, 2003 11:18 am

frognot wrote:Check out http://www.orientaltrading.com for supplies, ideas, etc.

Gotta get the blow-up palm tree (our own Lone Star Palm had his humble roots there before going big-time . . . BTW, where is the LSP partying this week?)

I have no idea where he is Charles... but he best make his way to the east coast soon....... gots some shows startin up there ya know....