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What I planned as a night for building camaraderie, long-lasting friendships, and some old-fashioned fun ended as a pity party for one that I hosted and attended.
I always prided myself on throwing and hosting great parties. I remember my elementary school gala event I dubbed “The Social Event of 1989.” Nearly all my classmates attended as my mom DJ’d playing hits such as Bobby Brown’s “My Prerogative,” Paula Abdul’s “Rush, Rush,” and the ultimate slow dance power ballad, Poison’s “Every Rose Has It’s Thorn.”
We played Spin the Bottle, ate pizza, and drank copious amounts of Hi-C Ecto Cooler. I earned quite a reputation for throwing memorable parties and continued hosting semi-annual events. Some of the more flashy events included 1993’s “Debevic’s Big Movie Marathon.” where my closest friends watched Carlito’s Way, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Indecent Proposal on laser disc. Mom made a sundae bar, and we had trivia events between movies.
There was even a rumor that Cindy Gladstone got impregnated by Hector Bonaventure III after the “Big Movie Marathon.” Two years later, I threw Hector Bonaventure IV’s…
