Come As You Are: Mardi Gras 2004!!

Dear Lost Souls,

Mardi Gras is Here!

Put on your party clothes! This Saturday, February 21st, the Haberdashery will be hosting its annual Mardi Gras extravaganza. But it ain't THAT simple. In the spirit of the event, it is important to remind ourselves that Mardi Gras is not just a day, it is a SEASON. As a reminder of this fact, and in deference to Science, Saturday's party is starting on Thursday; testing the Haberdashery's new highly scientific hypothesis called, The Thursday Night Theory (see the Thursday Night Theory Below). That's right, this year we are featuring a special Thursday night installment of Cocktail Hour as a warm up to Friday Night Cocktail Hour as a warm up to Saturday's Mardi Gras Party. Here is basically how this little Cajun diddie goes . . . follow the bouncing ball:

Mardi Gras Schedule/Menu:

Thursday, February 19th:

7:30pm to Whenever:Thursday Night Cocktail Hour

Friday, February 20th:

2:00pm to 7:00pm: Cajun Kitchen Workshop and decoration party (perfect for non-nine-to-fivers)

7:00pm: The Festival of the Roux begins

7:30pm through Whenever: Friday Night Cocktail Hour as usual . . . smell that Roux?

Saturday, February 21st:

11:00am: Rise and Shine; Mimosas, Bloodies, Screwdrivers

Early afternoon:Seafood Boil and Hurricanes under sunny skies

Late afternoon and evening: Gumbo, Jambalaya, Red Beans and Rice, Grillades, corn bread, munchies, etc.

Later evening: Dessert: Bread Pudding, King Cake, Cheese Cake and Bread Pudding . . . and I imagine a couple more items for good measure

This schedule and menu is by no means set in stone. But, it gives you the idea. If you have a contribution that you think will contribute to the theme, please feel free to bring it along, but contributions are not required. Depending on how everything goes down, we reserve the right to serve you ham sandwiches and Cheetos with warm Budwiser . . . mmmmm! . . . probably not though. As always, please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your chosen Friday venue, or . . . to linger indefinitely. Your presence is our pleasure and the friends of your friends are our friends. Please don't miss this opportunity to celebrate another great year (four and a half in all!) of great fellowship and new friends under the Haberdashery's familiar shade!

Yours,

Greg

Thursday Night Theory: If you wait all week to party on Friday, you will over do it and not be well rested and ready to go out on Saturday. Thereby effectively limiting your weekend to one night out. Now, if you go out on Thursday night, the chances are that you will take it easy, since you probably have to work on Friday. When Friday night rolls around, you will be excited to start the weekend, but will party in moderation; both because you have not had such a buildup to Friday and because you are a little tired from Thursday. Finally, because you did not over do it on Friday, you will be rested for a satisfying night out on Saturday. The result is that the by going out on Thursday you have effectively turned (what otherwise might be) a one night weekend into a three night weekend!