Texas-Style House-Warming Party 10/04/2014

Alison and Mark hope to see you for our first major celebration in our new Texas house on:
Saturday, October 4th.
RSVP required (or you won’t be admitted through the gated-community entrance). That’s just how they do things around here. The guardians are more strict than Monty Python’s… (“It’s only a flesh wound”), so be sure to comment below with your “last name, first” so we can add you to the official list. Also let us know if you are bringing anything (carrot cake, extra ice, and specialty beverages are always welcome).

Did we mention this is a Texas-themed party? Casual dress. No spurs in the pool.

If you missed all thirteen of Mark’s annual St. Louis celebrations and don’t know what to expect, here are a few probable highlights:

* Debra’s homemade Cajun gumbo.
* Ribs, ribs, ribs–with our tried and true rub recipe (brown sugar, garlic salt, sea salt, pepper, paprika, and a dash of cayenne pepper).
* The now-notorious booze luge
* Jello shots.
* Two fully-stocked bars.
* Live music. Possibly some performances of the companion songs from my memoir and two novels by the original music artists.
* Swimming! This year we have a pool and attached hot tub so bring your bathing suit (or not, skinny dipping not authorized until after dark).
* Coney Island side show performance including “Mr. Blockhead” (he hammers nails and screwdrivers up his nose).

Please leave children and sensitive adults at home.

We will have valet parking in front of the house. Please carpool as much as possible.

DON’T DRINK and DRIVE. Come prepared with a designated driver or a scheduled cab or Uber to take you home or to your hotel.

Guests have come from as far away as Singapore, Sweden, The British Virgin Islands, and all over the USA to attend previous parties, so don’t let a little distance get between us.

Closest hotel: La Quinta Inn and Suites
(and for you high rollers out there, it’s across the street from the Four Seasons Hotel and Resort).
La Quinta Inn and Suites 972-261-4900
Walking distance, and also a shuttle is available to attend the party.
Room rates are $82 per night.
4225 N MacArthur Blvd
Irving, TX 75038

Support the party, buy one of Mark’s books:

E-book and paperback versions available on Amazon.
Author happy to sign paper copies at the party (hell, he”ll even sign your Kindle if you’d like).

Guest List… So Far –
(e-mail or text us for our address if you don’t already know it)

Anderson, Bryan
Anderson, Dave
Anderson, Jan
Auxier, Eric

Baum, Bill
Baum, Tracy
Berry, Len
Berry, Faith
Berry, Timothy
Bogle, Brad
Boudreau, Mark
Brown, Annette
Brown, Cleveland
Brzezinski, Carol
Birkes, Mace
Birkes, Shannon

Castellano, Jerry
Castellano, Pam
Chaney, Debra
Chestuch, Katrina
Chung, Chris
Conrecode, Emmett
Cooney, Dan
Cooney, Cathy
Coyne, Dave
Coyne, Lynn

Daley, Brian
Daniel, Bryan
Davis, Gordon
Doyle, Bill
Doyle, Marsha
Dusse, Chris
Dyer, Cozette
Dyer, Lindsay
Dyer, Perry

Flannagan, Tim
Foster, Ned

Gonzalez, Greg

Hammad, Nick

Henderson, Doug
Henderson, Sharon
Hendrix, Brad
Huff, Joshua

Johnson, Kami
Johnson, Jimmy
Jonnatti, Sandy

Kaleri, Alec
Karns, Michael
Kenney, Joanne
Kenney, Steve
Kessler, Bill
Kessler, Sue
Ketcherside, Danny
Krelo, Julia

Lakah, Brigitte
Linneman, John ‘Scuba’
Lynch, Carol
Lynch, Ed
Lynch, Jill
Lynch, Joe

Madden, Christopher
Miller, Timothy
Miller, Sheri
Moseley, Jeff
Murphy, Mark
Murray, Jim

O’Brian, Barry
O’Reilly, Janelle

Pandit, Priya
Pandit, Rajiv
Park, John
Penn, Kevin
Petitt, Karlene
Pierce, Matt

Raffaelli, Anita
Raffaelli, Roberto
Remetio, Suelynne
Roster, Lori
Rubin, Shari
Rubin, Jeff

Schiele, Warren
Schiele, Laura
Schoendiest, Jim
Sheppard, Kendra
Shultz, Karla ‘Kae’
Slattery, Laura
Slattery, Mark
Smith, Greg
Smith, Valerie
Stewart, Dominique
Studier, Heidi
Sullivan, Patrick

Talaiferro, Mark
Talaiferro, Diane

VanDerGryp, Emily
Vestal, Dave
Vestal, Melinda

Waller, Howard

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