‘Party advice from an aging boomer’

A good party is one where you think of your guests, “I like you to the extent that I will be a fool before you.”

So says television producer John Roach in the January 2010 edition of Madison Magazine.

“With an impending New Year’s Eve, it would seem unlikely to take party advice from an aging boomer. But hold on. Boomers invented parties. They were in mud, but they were fun nonetheless,” Roach writes.

What makes a great party? All you really need is singing and dancing, Roach says. With a few “Secret Party Tools” and some techniques to get — and keep — the fun going, you’ll be ready to rock on Dec. 31. Read Roach’s column “How to Party.”

For more information:

• New Year’s Eve toasts
• New Year’s Eve party tips and recipes from FoodNetwork.com
• New Year’s party songs

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