Huh, after reading these posts I feel a bit better knowing we weren't the only ones with cancellations. We had several people not show up, one was legitimate, her poodle was in the process of birthing 8 puppies. But we had half a dozen people not show because the World Series was on (lots of Red Sox fans in my area).
People really got peeved when they called and asked if we'd have the game on. When we said no, they said they weren't coming. The reason we didn't show the game was b/c a few years ago the Yankees were playing and half the people at the party sat in the living room and vegged out watching the game. Nothing spoils a party like t.v., so we don't have it on unless the kids want to watch a movie.
A few people left the party early to go home and watch the game, too. So my wife and I decided not to have anymore parties. Too costly, too time consuming and we're tired of competing with baseball.
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