did I tell you about the time Quiet Company played our Living Room?
Quiet Company did a series of Holiday House shows. We hosted the Austin party.
each ticket holder received this really awesome gift tin including handmade ornaments made from band member images... see how they are made HERE
around 50 people gathered to enjoy the evening.
there was a white elephant gift exchange. I've been to a few Christmas parties where the white elephant seemed like a chore. not the case for this bunch. the exchange was a lot of fun and people actually brought many nice/fun gifts.
Gary loved this pink quiet company shirt. he licked it with hopes to discourage the chance it would get stolen.
his spit was not strong enough a deterrent. it was soon stolen. this became a bit of a theme...
the snuggie was a hot item that required skill and cunning to get into "locked" status.
the box of COAL just made him sad. he later rallied, picked up his bass guitar and went on with the holiday cheer.
#1 son was going for what seemed to be candy. he was excited to find it was a grand prize of tickets for the Quiet Company Bus event. it was soon stolen from him.
at least he got to keep the candy.
shiner bock, applicable to so many occasions, also a popular white elephant gift.
#1 son went back for the candy approach. he refused to steal, he was happy with some holiday PEZ items.
the ugly Christmas sweater, santa in a hammock drinking a margarita, was a short lived victory. it was soon stolen and her sadness remains.
the Harry Potter fan art, that had recently been acquired at a Goodwill auction, was envied by many. including the daughter, who held it briefly before it became "locked" after the second steal. the daughter is still talking about how great it would have been in her room. she ended up with socks and other practical/useful items.
many gifts had a beard or mustache theme...
it had become sport to take whatever Gary had. he made a great victim. he ended up with the world's smallest snow globe.
and QUIET COMPANY did perform well (as always). it was an evening that was enjoyed by everybody.
and being a holiday party, there was plenty of food and beverage. including this very popular cava-orange/pomegranate punch.
and when the cava punch was gone, we remade it with dripping springs goodness.
