"Virtual" Groucho Party 2008

Well it's that time again, and you know what you have to do, no ?

OK ... on the 18th day of the second month of the year I celebrate my continued existence, and for the past three years for one reason or another that has been slightly tricky, however to get around an issue of geography I have celebrated it "virtually" online with a "virtual" Groucho Party.

What is a Groucho Party, I imagine you may ask ?

"Essentially a Groucho Party is a twist on a fancy dress party where by everybody comes dressed as Groucho Marx."

The "virtual" twist works like this, "Take a picture of yourself wearing a pair of glasses and a greasepaint or false moustache, and smoking a cigar ( or cigar type object ;) and send it to me", "I will display them on the web somewhere", you can also upload them onto your own website and send me a link.

You can see previous years entries on the web here ...

http://optimist.sdf-eu.org/groucho/

Now unlike previous years I am actually slightly more settled, though looking to move again but that is beside the point right now, and also it's a significant birthday as it is a multiple of ten years, so for those in Hawai'i ( or those who can get themselves over here ) I am going to hold a non-"virtual" Groucho Party, exciting stuff.

Details to follow. This is merely an initial post to give you all some time to prepare.

I hope you can all "attend", "virtually" or otherwise, gatecrashers are welcome to the online event ... and possibly the non-line one ... if they're cool.

I don't know, what do you think ?

S a m

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"A man's only as old as the woman he feels." - Groucho Marx