Milestone Birthday Ideas, a Roast
Milestone Birthdays can be a lot of fun. One idea for
celebrating a milestone is a roast. One of my favorite themes
for a birthday roast is a memorial.
The first thing you will want to do is send out the birthday
invitations formatted like an obituary. A cheesy black and white
picture of a younger version of the decedent adds a touch of
legitimacy to the document. If you or any of your cronies have a
flair for creative writing this can be a very warm and funny
tribute, as well as a keepsake for all attendees.
The location for the roast or memorial should be as somber as
possible and decorated as such. Be sure to greet the guests in
your with your most solemn and understated demeanor.
Just before the festivities begin have your pall bearers bring
in the cake, unlit. Make it as realistic as possible and give
the pall bearers the honor of having a place of honor once the
cake is brought in and placed in the appropriately.
The roasters are your eulogists and your obituary will set the
tone for what tack they take. If you want to make the guest of
honor wildly successful than you will want to set that down in
the obituary, If you want him to be a depraved soul who it will
be difficult to find something nice to say, then that is
something you want to include.
Liberties and poetic license should be the order of the day. The
way the honoree met his untimely demise should fit with his
interests or something somewhat unique to them. Most of us
remember the Mary Tyler Moore episode where Chuckles the clown
was killed by a rogue elephant while dressed as a peanut. What
more could you ask for in humor or irony?
Another idea is using cap guns for a 21 gun salute. This could
be used if the honoree met his end in some form of "heroics".
Friends and family could be bogus people from his fictional
biography.
Additionally be sure to hand out black armbands at the door if
folks did not have enough foresight to bring their own. Black
crepe paper is a good cheap way to supply these. Black party
hats with veils made of black pantyhose or some other
translucent material can also be made.
A milestone birthday roast disguised as a memorial can be and
should be a lot of fun. You will have fun planning it and
producing it, and if done well it will be a birthday party that
folks will talk about for years to come.