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Invite design by Jozef

Next party: Sleaze Ball recovery

When: Sunday 5 October 2008

Where: will either be on your email or newsletter.
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Time:
5:30 pm doors close 7:00 pm (or earlier if we reach capacity)

Donation at door ($25 as a guide / extra is welcome)

From Villains’ Lair to Heroes’ Hangout, we thank Jozef for his artwork for the invitation card and to Rob and Chi-Kan for helping with the mail out. This party is being co-ordinated by David and Jim so if it were not for them it would not be happening at all.  We are also very grateful to Manny for providing the venue. This will be a boots off party as it is a private home so we need to look after it. We always get the best feedback when the venue is a house but houses are smaller than churches and even though this is a fairly large Surry Hills terrace, we may have to limit numbers. Just be warned that to ensure a spot make sure you arrive early.

There is even more to do this weekend than perhaps ever before, with about half a dozen top dance parties following the MEN party. The 5.30 start enables all of us to have some fun before heading off to other events.

Inquisition Recovery

The third year in a row that the weather of the June long weekend has not been good for going out, mid winter, cold, wet and windy. Maybe the Marrickville venue would turn guys to other things? As if! They packed in as usual, proving yet again that a central venue is not an issue when it comes to having a successful party. The space was an art gallery and so was huge yet filling it turned out to be no problem at all. Our thanks to Michael the owner who packed away all the hanging art works in the gallery prior to the party and to Brett for finding the venue and making it all happen. The challenge and expense was cleaning it afterwards as the whole space was carpeted but Casey came in the following day and steam cleaned the carpet.

We need to thank Shane S and David Heaps, without whom the party would not have happened. Also Shane G, Shaun, Greg, Tony N and Paul. Jim and David manned the door and Dominic updated the data base on the spot with his laptop and on the rare occasion that we ever have a medical issue Dominic is there to provide essential assistance. Ky not only manned the door but also helped David M with the bags. Reymon and Shawn were great again at the bar.  Bill and George, Shane S, Chi Kan and Matthew, Peter and Bob N assisted with the clean up. Phillip as always took the time to deliver the wet towels to the laundry and also pick them up.

Hot yet Warm – Stuart

Thanks again to our photographer Rod for his great pics and to Stuart for offering his images. Rod also maintains the web site.

 

Interesting Statistics

M.E.N. is changing. Ten years ago the proportion of regulars to guests was 65% to 35%, with around a third of the party being first timers, guys invited along by those who were already on the mailing list. At the last party this had changed to 19% showing that we maintain an increasing core of guys who regularly come to the parties yet those guys are not inviting as many new comers as a few years back. The numbers attending each event has remained constantly strong in spite of the variety of competing events on during big party weekends.

Now we can theorise about possible reasons for this. Perhaps one is the increasing proportion of guys who choose to receive their invitation through email and SMS rather than hard copy. This means that there are fewer cards out there to pass on to others. A regular source of new comers was often the Sleaze dance floor.  As many opt for one of the Sunday parties AFTER MEN that source may be less popular.  Of course new people will not come to the party of no-one invites them. Perhaps guys are becoming less used to community group and more commercial and no longer realise that we all need to contribute to making the party a success. The range of good looking guys who look after themselves and who are sexually open and friendly will only be there is they are asked.

The strength of M.E.N and one of the reasons it has survived so long is its ability to renew. The model we have used is very democratic in that anyone on the mailing list has invitation rights and can bring along one guest or several. Unlike other parties which have a particular type in mind, the M.E.N result is a party with men that the party wants to play with not one that the organisers want to play with. So there is diversity. Also MEN is not like some sex parties organised on line where it is BYO everything (even your own condoms and towel for chrissakes), where the invitation list has the race, age and type of the organisers preference; parties which which serve a short term purpose. But are usually pretty short lived.

Have a great Sleaze  weekend.

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