Milestone Birthday Ideas, A Roast
By Mike Hamilton, Fri Dec 9th

Milestone Birthdays can be a lot of fun. One idea forcelebrating a milestone is a roast. One of my favorite themesfor a roast is a memorial.

The first thing you will want to do is send out the birthdayinvitations formatted like an obituary. A cheesy black and whitepicture of a younger version of the decedent adds a touch oflegitimacy to the document. If you or any of your cronies have aflair for creative writing this can be a very warm and funnytribute, as well as a keepsake for all attendees.

The location for the roast or memorial should be as somber aspossible and decorated as such. Be sure to greet the guests inyour with your most solemn and understated demeanor.

Just before the festivities begin have your pall bearers bringin the cake, unlit. Make it as realistic as possible and givethe pall bearers the honor of having

a place of honor once thecake is brought in and placed in the appropriately.

The roasters are your eulogists and your obituary will set thetone for what tack they take. If you want to make the guest ofhonor wildly successful than you will want to set that down inthe obituary, If you want him to be a depraved soul who it willbe difficult to find something nice to say, then that issomething you want to include.

Liberties and poetic license should be the order of the day. Theway the honoree met his untimely demise should fit with hisinterests or something somewhat unique to them. Most of usremember the Mary Tyler Moore episode where Chuckles the clownwas killed by a rogue elephant while dressed as a peanut. Whatmore could you ask for in humor or irony?

Another idea is using cap guns for a 21 gun salute. This couldbe used if the honoree met his end in some form of "heroics".Friends and family could be bogus people from his fictionalbiography.

Additionally be sure to hand out black armbands at the door iffolks did not have enough foresight to bring their own. Blackcrepe paper is a good cheap way to supply these. Black partyhats with veils made of black pantyhose or some othertranslucent material can also be made.

A milestone roast disguised as a memorial can be andshould be a lot of fun. You will have fun planning it andproducing it, and if done well it will be a party thatfolks will talk about for years to come.

About the author:The author, Mike Hamilton has develops websites including hislatest one http://www.itsurbirthday.com