January is blah. Blah, blah, blah. The holidays are over. The winter blues
are set to strike. The weather is anything but great in most of the country,
and you’re tempted to become a couch potato. There are few new movie
releases this month—everything was released in time for the holiday hoopla—and,
there are loads of repeats on TV… any TV…Direct TV, HDTV, TIVO, WebTV,
etc.
So, now’s the time to have a party. Especially if you’re insecure. Take
it from me. You can’t be a bad host in January; it’s just not possible.
People are so desperate for something to do, you could serve left over fruit
cake and your friends would be happy. I know this. I am the Party Girl.
Where to start? Well, you need an invitation list and then a date and a
theme or vice versa and not much of a theme at that.
If you check out our January funky and
wacky holidays, you’ll find all sorts of things to celebrate. So you can
pick your date first, and then find a theme that works. Or you can pick a
theme you like and have the party on that date.
By the way, you probably don’t want to have an event too close to New
Years unless it’s a New Years Procrastinator’s Party, and you probably don’t
want to have it too close to the Super Bowl…because most people who party,
party on the Super Bowl. Thus, a mid-January party sounds about right.
From Friday, January 12th until Sunday the 14th, there’s plenty to
celebrate. For instance, January 12, 1971 was the premiere of All in the
Family; Batman premiered on this date in 1966 and Dynasty
premiered on this date in 1981. So a Nick at Night party might be in order—since
that’s the rerun network.
As well, the 12th is Howard Stern’s, Jeff Bezos’, Joe Frazier’s,
Kirstie Alley’s and Rush Limbaugh’s birthdays. Now, that’s a party.
Imagine a birthday party for Howard Stern and Rush Limbaugh all in the same
room!
Saturday the 13th is the anniversary of the first radio broadcast. It is
also Stephen Foster Memorial Day (the man who wrote Swanee River, Jeannie
with the Light Brown Hair, Beautiful Dreamer, Oh! Susanna, Camptown
Races—among others). This was a presidential proclamation in 1952 so it
must be important.
And Sunday the 14th is the anniversary of the 1st Caesarean section
(performed in 1794), Benedict Arnold’s birthday and Ratification Day—the
day the U.S. was established as a sovereign power. For political pundits, it
is also Nina Totenberg’s birthday and if you are a 60 Minutes fan, Andy
Rooney’s, too.
Finally, it is the beginning of Fire the Boss Week (now, that’s a party
in the making). For instructions on How to Fire the Boss: 5 Steps to Freedom,
send an e-mail to how-to-fire-the-boss@infogeneratorpro.com
or go to www.we-build-dreams.com.
Need I say more?
The Party Professor
