Comments on: July Meeting Minutes + Xmas Party Theme Ideas

By: jester

jester — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:37:05 +0000

In reply to Jon Blair. Sure, you could always have somebody's wife dress up like a spoiled little brat and whine a lot. Just sayin'....

By: jester

jester — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:36:05 +0000

Vote for Wonka – Wilder version over Depp (sorry Mike P.)
Beer ideas sound fine however I would add that whatever way we go, remember holiday, spiced, etc. Wonka Wit with ginger?? NOT heavy on the ginger!!! Oompa Loompa dark lager?!?!? Chocolate covered raisin rye?? Oh, hell yeah I’m having fun making up recipes. Just remember the time frame – needs to be brewed in September….

By: mike pietro

mike pietro — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:44:43 +0000

Upvote on Wonka. Gene Wilder sucks.

By: nick

nick — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 22:28:27 +0000

I had the idea about Charlie Brown Christmas. Pretty easy costumes and beer choice- brown ale, but we could spice it up with spruce or something crazy. But really how boring is that compared to Willy? I think the chocolate factory would be awesome!

By: admin

admin — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:29:00 +0000

In reply to Jon Blair. Wonka. Ryan B

By: Jon Blair

Jon Blair — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:55:17 +0000

In reply to Kevin Berry.

I agree, this idea seemed well received at the meeting, too. And yes, credit is due to my wife, Lauren. Food would be dessert centric but not exclusively (Jester mentioned hiding a “golden ticket” among plated food…good one), and same goes for the beer, as per Kevin’s suggestion above. There are also many costume ideas outside of oopma loompas, though it would be great to have a small crew of six or eight to run around the event! I think it’s important to note that the main focus of inspiration should be the 1971 classic version as opposed to the 2005 remake.

Other ideas proposed: peanuts/charlie brown, smurfs, and pirates vs ninjas. While these do have potential, my vote is for Willy Wonka.

By: nate

nate — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:08:15 +0000

I don’t have any ideas for the party but I can help out with Chilibrew.

By: Kevin Berry

Kevin Berry — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:14:44 +0000

I love the Willy Wonka Xmas idea! (I believe the credit for that one goes to Jon’s wife Lauren).
The food would be fun (chocolate fountain, lots of candy) and the decorations would be cool. The hard part would be getting people to dress up as Oompa Loompas.
The beer doesn’t all need to be candy flavored… you can always name any beer to match the theme (like a Veruca Salt Gose, Wonka Wit, or Oompa Loompa Lager).