I was attending a banquet recently. A friend, or at least my wife’s friend’s husband, was talking about a corporate function he had attended through his employer. He’s a great guy, and a real heavy hitter in the business world, and if I dropped the name of the employer and what he does there, it would be really impressive. Take my word for it; the guy has an interesting and high profile job.
He brought this up in the context of the fact that an elderly woman in a wheelchair had gotten in by accident. Someone saw her dressed for a banquet, and they saw the wheelchair, and gave her the assistance she needed to enter the facility (which is also famous). She announced shortly after that she didn’t seem to be in the Freeman Bar Mitzvah, which was true. So the moral within the story, within the story, is that a wheelchair is a great tool to use to crash big parties.
In any event, my friend described in some detail how lavish the party was, and to what lengths his boss had gone to make the party unforgettable. The food was extravagant. The décor was extravagant. The guest list was impressive. I told him, "you know, for next time, I’d love to bring Main Line Affair to that kind of event, and I promise we'd do a great job for you."
He replied that it was an interesting idea and asked I knew who they’d gotten (instead). I didn’t, and when he indicated that it was Earth Wind and Fire, I just asked that we be at least Plan B next time.
I’ll concede that they could be a better band, but I bet our variety is better. What if someone had asked for songs by Sinatra, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Carrie Underwood, Glen Miller or Lynyrd Skynyrd? The points is that even when you could have Earth Wind and Fire, there is at least still a compelling reason to have Main Line Affair instead.
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