My rich, young neighbors are having another one of their intimate dinner parties tonight.

[NJCher]

37. well, since this has turned into a discussion of neighbor parties

I shall tell you about the one I have to contend with.

I don't live on a block, but there is one about a football field away. My neighbors on that block are partying fools. It's the only route back to my house. If I don't take that, I have to hike down a rocky, uneven mountain.

One of the neighbors is the mother of a music star who is worth about $500 million and is on the Forbes list of top wealthiest music stars.

Every summer they have the block party, to which I am also invited but I never go. I pretty much leave town or if I stay, park my car on a street up the mountain so I can hike out of my house if I need to.

Because this party also draws the star and occasionally his superstar wife, it also draws a skazillion people who are not from the block but who are fans who hope to see their music idol. Needless to say, it is a mob scene.

The music beat of the giant speakers actually makes my house shake and there is no escaping it, not even with earplugs. That is why I sometimes just leave.

I actually like the court stenographer party. If I could have that, I would. If I couldn't, I'd go with the Chicago elite.

Anybody wanna' trade neighbor parties?


Cher

on edit: I would like to say that I actually like to see people enjoying the outdoors with a party. But there are limits, and mob scenes are one of them.