<p>Digs, The Vanity Fair Post-Oscar bash has to be #1 or #2. After all, they only take 1000 out of 1.5M applicants. Plus, all of the goodie bags–I mean benefits.</p>
<p>It has now been a week since my attendance at a very selective cc party, so I feel I have the perspective to provide a party report, and wait with bated breath for dig to rate us. Party facts: [ul][<em>]host: unclear, may have occurred due to spontaneous combustion on this cc thread [</em>]location: soCal, which should give us some rating points in itself, as the California parties are known for their prestige factor [<em>]timing: mid-February, Wed. prior to the Oscars, also should be good for some rating points as attendees could coordinate airfare, wardrobes etc. with Hollywood doings. Sorry that I am not at liberty to report who attended both functions [</em>]admissions selectivity: “quirky”, invitees included two very high posters, one medium, and one heavy lurker more active in previous cc years [<em>]venue: ideal; quality Italian restaurant with bistro-quality food but absolutely no frou-frou chichi factor [</em>]theme: opportunism - New England cc traveller happens to be making West Coast visit [<em>]geographic diversity: excellent - see above [</em>]quality of peer group: outstanding, attended by one of cc’s most sought-after posters [li]wow factor: superior, attended by cc poster who, on Who Do You Look Like Thread, has been compared variously to Brad Pitt, Fabio and Tom Selleck. This reporter cannot verify the Fabio thing, but a BradPittish-TomSellecky thingy was evident. [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>I’m sure other attendees can add to this thumbnail sketch, which I hope covers all of the bases needed for USP&DRepts.</p>
<p>Dig - when you rate this one, perhaps you could refer to it as the “host-less” party. That would help to emphasize that ratings are based on party essence, rather than name-recognition factor. Just a suggestion. Please don’t knock us down a rank for insubordination.</p>
<p>I am setting a tentative date of mid- to late-June for Mootmom’s SF Bay Area Gathering, on a weekend to allow for maximal attendage: that would imply June 18th or 25th, barring unforeseen scheduling complictions. More details to follow. (Shall I start a new thread for prospies?)</p>
<p>No frou-frou, chichi factor? <em>gasp, cough politely</em></p>
<p>Okay, Robrym, momrath and any other TCK parents on the other side of the world: Singapore? Sydney?</p>
<p>Host-less Party - Preliminary Rating:</p>
<p>Host Ranking: Normally ranked by the prestige of the host, but having NO host is even more daring and clever. RATING: 10 </p>
<p>Location: So so soCal. No extra points given because of the large pool of potential attendees. If the party were in North Dakota and people attended from far and wide, now THAT would be worth some points. RATING: 6.</p>
<p>Timing: Mid-February would normally score quite average, but coordinating with the Oscars is tres chic and worth extra credit points. If it can be shown that certain attendees attended both, then the prestige factor would skyrocket, but with no proof, the rating will suffer a little. RATING: 8</p>
<p>Admissions selectivity: (“quirky”, invitees included two very high posters, one medium, and one heavy lurker more active in previous cc years). Very good, but was anyone actually denied attendance? Looks like a 100% admission rate to me. RATING: 5</p>
<p>Venue: (ideal; quality Italian restaurant with bistro-quality food but absolutely no frou-frou chichi factor). Not bad. RATING: 8</p>
<p>Theme: (opportunism - New England cc traveller happens to be making West Coast visit). Rating would be much higher if the traveller came JUST for the party. RATING: 6</p>
<p>Geographic diversity: Good. RATING: 8</p>
<p>Quality of peer group: (outstanding, attended by one of cc’s most sought-after posters). RATING: 9</p>
<p>Wow factor: (superior, attended by cc poster who, on Who Do You Look Like Thread, has been compared variously to Brad Pitt, Fabio and Tom Selleck. … cannot verify the Fabio thing, but a BradPittish-TomSellecky thingy was evident]. Not part of a rating category, but might be good as a tie-breaker.</p>
<p>OVERALL USP&DR RATING: 66.7 (out of 100 points)</p>
<p>Please note that this is only a raw score. The rankings can only be posted when all the party reports have been compiled.</p>
<p>This could be harder than waiting for April, and then May 1 commitment dates. I mean, there is no closure! Parties could go on all summer without rankings! Is it possible we will have to attend parties purely for the revelry and intrinsic entertainment value? Without knowing if we rate?</p>
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As Marissa Tomei says at the end of My Cousin Vinny: “OMG! What a &%^#$ concept!”</p>
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That’s fine, as long as it’s not on the weekend of July 30 since that is when (I was told by my mom, yesterday) I have to be in Manhattan, Nevada, to work in the cow pie-throwing booth. Otherwise, oh yeah, I’m ready to party down!! </p>
<p>Can I use this as an EC for later parties? What are my chances of receiving merit aid as an experienced cow pie tosser? I probably have a niche, somewhere, but where? Help me create a list of Parties That Change Lives. Thank you.</p>
<p>Slugg…I don’t know the answer to your question, but I think that you and Curmudgeon are going to be competing for the same niche spot :D. I am sure that both you and he are going to have wonderful choices at the end of the day.</p>
<p>Cheers,
Singapore- monthly (8-12 March) plus more beginning August when I get to work there!
Bali- Legian- 25 March-1 April
Hong Kong- can’t get there often enough
Adelaide- October
Sydney- ouch, loved it but we were just there 18 months ago for 3 weeks, have to move on
Jakarta- the rest of the time, nearly as charming as all the rest with the added benefit that you will spend most of your stay sitting in traffic–</p>