Halloween

~ A Few Notes for the Fall Season ~
Brought to you by Rick of The Private Professionals

With Halloween soon upon us, the fall party season is now in full swing! Indeed, the Private Pro's have had a truly successful year in spite of the recent economy. This I believe is a testament to the level of service we provide & the quality of the team we offer. No doubt, we're a fun group & not stuffy about the service we provide, but do we take our role very seriously. We understand that when someone throws a party or an organization holds an event, THIS is their moment to shine & a 'huge' deal for the individual concerned. But in the end, it's those we serve that really carry the heart of The Private Pro's & allow us to continue on as we have. So I wanted to take just a brief moment & thank each of our clients & all those who have supported us over the past few years. 

I thank you all…

In this spirit, please check out the website. We've make a couple changes to offer a cool new feature as a value added service. In addition to the quarterly newsletter & list of available resources, we now offer a special City Guide (http://www.theprivateprofessionals.com/11.html): providing a fantastic listing of various social & professional organizations in the area, as well various resources for what's going on - keeping you in the loop & in the know.

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Now as chill nights & more temperate afternoons soon turn the landscape into a wonder of explosive color & natural beauty, we enter into a season of festival harvest & traditional celebration. Indeed, it's a perfect time to work hard on the task at hand, yet take a moment to pause & savor the prosperity we thus create.

Besides, how can you not love Halloween!?!   :-)   Since our favorite holiday falls on a Saturday this year, the weekend before & during will be a busy time for all of us. In fact, we're now taking bookings & slots are filling fast. So please let us know if you or any friends may have plans in the works. We don't want to get caught short.

In the meantime, I thought I might send along a few favorite drinks & a couple good ideas to make your affair something special.  

Since your party may collide with so many other events, you'll probably want a bit more flash to be sure you get a top pic on someone's calendar.  Just how far can you go with such an enticement?  Well, clearly a more formal invitation that is mailed always trumps a simple evite. But you may even want to take it one step further as friends Kristen & Michael have done to actually combine the two.

A beautiful invitation was mailed (& carried around to various events in case they ran into someone who hadn't already received the invitation). This then drove people to a website which gave the full rundown & allowed for a simple R.S.V.P. via email. The end result is something fairly spectacular (a sense of expectation that I can assure you party itself lives up to).  Check it out (please note that permission was received to send this along):  http://www.letterk.com/Halloween.html

And of course, the season lends itself to some pretty fun drinks…

Classic Creature Feature - Vodka martini, straight up (olives or twist).

Rocky Horror - it's Pink & it's a Cosmo.  ;-)

1 ¼ shot (5ct) Vodka (preferably Citron).

¼ shot (1ct) Triple Sec.

Finish w/ splash of Sours, splash of Cranberry, & squeeze of lime.

Shake hard & serve up as a Martini (it should be lightly pink not red).

Black Death - it looks evil, but it's as smooth as a cherry bomb - beware!

1 ¼ shot (5ct) BLACK Vodka (it's actually black in color but as smooth as vodka).

¼ shot (1ish ct) Blue Curacao.

Finish w/ splash of Cherry, splash of Cranberry, & squeeze of lime.

Shake hard & serve up as a Martini (I garnish w/ little plastic skeletons crawling out of it).

The Vampire- Pomegranate martini, with real human blood!  Okay, not really…

1 ¼ shot (5ct) Vodka (preferably Citron).

¼ shot (1ct) Triple Sec.

Finish w/ splash of Pomegranate, Cranberry, & squeeze of lime.

Monster Mango Martini - it's a Mango Martini, silly…   :-) 

1 ¼ shot (5ct) Vodka.

¼ shot (1ct) Triple Sec.

Finish w/ splash of Looza Mango, Pineapple, & squeeze of lime.

Shake hard & serve up as a Martini (garnish w/ orange spiral).

Godzilla's Mayhem - sure, it's a Margarita, but it's Radioactive!

Make a standard margarita & drop in a small glowstick to garnish.

Witches Brew - Hot Mulled Cider w/ Capt. Morgan, a classic party favorite!

Note: don't add the rum to the cider until you actually serve a drink. If you add the rum to the mulling cider you'll basically just evaporate away the alcohol.

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If there's anything we can do to be of assistance then please don't hesitate to call. In fact, if you're on Twitter, Facebook, or a regional post board & would be willing to give us a quick recommendation & link, it would be deeply appreciated.

In the meantime, we hope everyone has a great fall season.

Don't eat too much candy!

Rick~

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