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Serving liquor in a party

December 1, 2009

If you wish to organize a party and you decide to serve alcohol, then how much should be served.  Should you serve 1 bottle per guest or 1 bottle per 4 guest or something other. The amount of liquor that should be served depends upon the duration of the party, nature of the party and the drinking habits of the guests. If you are organzing a drink party, that obviously you will need a lot more alcohol.

 

Before deciding the amount, give stress to your memory and try to recall the drinking habits of your guests. Do they drink heavily or in a moderate amount? What they like in drinks? Wine, whisky, vodka , beer or something else.  What else you will serve along with the liquor? People feel more thursty when they have spicy food. So avoid serving spicy food to reduce the consumption of alcohol. Avoid mixed drinks as they reuqire more liquor. Serve water, juice or some other liquid when guests arrive. This will quench their thurst and thus reduces the consumption of liquor. Shorten the duration of party to 3 hrs or less. Longer the event will run, higher will be the consumption of liquor. 1 bottle of liquor for every two guests (who are moderate drinkers) is enough.

How to plan a flash mob?

October 30, 2009

A flash mob is an event in which large number of people suddenly assembles at a pre decided location at a pre decided time. Perform some predefined action for a brief time and then quickly disperse. Such events are generally organized via internet. Flash mobs are effective only when something unique or better say bizarre is done; the event is not organized to promote a product or a brand and it is free to participate. Some successful flash mobs:

Flash Mob Victoria Station

Tate Modern Museum flash mob

and others like: Pillow Fight Flash mob, The Brides of March, Zombie Mob, Smile Mob, Frozen Grand Central, Santarchy, Belarusian Ice Cream Mob, ATM Applause Mob, Critical Mass

However flash mobs are not always admired by all. Here is one example:

$20,000 Pillow Fight May Lead to Flash Mob Ban in San Francisco

Anyways getting an idea for flash mob activity is not easy. It should be interesting, safe, fun and at the same time bizarre. Timing is very important part of this event. All the participants should turn up at the same time. Therefore give all your participants enough time to prepare. Flash mobs are most effective when organized in crowded areas during weekends. To get people to participate in your event, you can take the help of social media like Craigslist.org, xflashmobs.com, yelp.com etc.