I feel your pain. I think parties are just fickle and no rhyme or reason why they succeed or fail. My big to do is for my teenage son. Last year we threw together a last minute idea of a dance floor in the garage. Poor speakers, black plastic thrown up to cover the junk, a cheapo 20 dollar rotating light, and a strobe. The kids danced all night and didn't go anywhere else but for the bathroom and to the kitchen for pizza.

This year I invested in killer speakers, a professional sound activated dancing DJ lamp, spent a lot of time building planked dungeon "walls" to cover the junky shelves, added fog, and replaced my shop lamps with several 4 foot black light bulbs.

Not one teenager danced the entire night.

Go figure.

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Sorry to hear about all your hard work going unnoticed. But, in your friends' defense, not everyone thinks abouthow much time and planning goes into setting up a Halloween party. And if they have small kids it may have been the tot night for them, or a lot of other reasons. many people just aren't in any sort of party mood this year. Hope you have better luck with next years party!

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