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So now that you’ve fought for your right to party, and earned that right, what are you going to do?

On today’s show- party planner extraordinaire Jackie Jager, co-owner of the events and dining company Voon De Var talks about how to have a fabulous party with all your friends!

Don’t just run out and call everyone, Jackie tells us that you have to be mindful about who you invite and how they will interact at your party. I’m of the Latin school “everybody’s welcome until the police arrive,” while Jackie takes on a more controlled approach and examines the different kinds of party you can have.

But what do you do if you just don’t want to invite that certain someone to your party, like your boss, but you have to? Jackie shares with us some ideas on how to half-invite someone to your party so they don’t’ want to come. We’d love to hear some feedback from you, the listener, on how you half-invite someone.

Pick a signature cocktail. Just a simple Piña Colada, a Long Island or a Rum Punch can lend your party with a unique personality which will instantly give your guests something to talk about to break the ice. It will also free up the bartender’s time and make pondering what to drink less of a hassle.

For a good time, don’t overlook retro games from the 1950’s like Twister or Pass the Orange. Since party games are pretty cheesy, why not choose some that hark back to simpler times and also give you an excuse to touch each other? Once a good idea always a good idea.

One party we want to fully invite you to, no half-invites here, is the Reveal Party for Amanda’s new look on Thursdya July 24th from 5-8PM at Green Dolphin Street. Come see Amanda Steinstein as you’ve never seen her before as we celebrate and react to the transformation, courtesy of TLC’s hit reality tv show “What Not To Wear.” be the first to gawk at Amanda’s new look!

Amanda may be getting her own beauty makeover but would you consider having little fish give you a pedicure?

The garra rufa fish, commonly known as Doctor Fish will nibble the dead skin off your feet to remove callouses at a salon in Washington D.C. The fish don’t have teeth so they can’t harm live skin. Some people describe the sensation as “ticklish.” I’m pretty intrigued by the process, Marc thinks it’s pretty gross.

A Chinese Restaurant in the town of Yiwu, releases the secret to their success and no, it’s not robots, it’s identical twins working double shifts! Customers couldn’t figure out how one couple could keep their restaurant going 24 hours a day without sleep. The secret to their success is that the restaurant is run by two sets of identical twins.

An Israeli Wedding Hall is now offering it’s guests the option to leave money for the bride and groom using credit cards. The machines will transfer money to the bride and groom’s account and will issue you a deposit slip that you can place with a card in an envelope. It’s easy, it’s fast but maybe just a bit crass.

And in passing- campy actress Estelle Getty. famous for playing the wise cracking Sophia Petrillo on the TV sitcom “Golden Girls” died yesterday at the age of 84.

A longtime champion of gay rights and HIV/AIDS, Estelle Getty played Harvey Fierstein’s mother in the Broadway show “Torch Song Trilogy!” She suffered from Lewy Body Dementia but was misdiagnosed earlier as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. In 2006 she issued a statement through her caregiver about her condition: “Estelle would like you all to know that if she’s made you laugh, encouraged you to think, and challenged your beliefs, then she has done her job.” Thank you for being a friend, Estelle.

Always golden- Feast of Fools.

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