Saturday, September 25, 2021

Rockin' 50 Years

Clay turned 50 years old.  Was it this year?  Or last?  And how many times did I reschedule this party due to the pandemic.  Hmmm...let me see.  What it 3? No, I actually think 4.  And did we even celebrate in Clay's actual birthday month? Uh...nope.  But, we finally did it.  No matter what month or even what year it was.  And let me tell you, it was completely worth the wait.

So back in 2000 something, I started planning this party.  Clay loves music.  Like all kinds of music.  So my brain slowly started conjuring up this idea of a Concert Themed 50th celebration.  

I started touring venues around town.  I knew just what I was looking for, so when I finally found it, my plan slowly starting falling into place.  I needed a real music venue, nothing fancy, and something very bar like.

From there things started falling into place.  I sent out amazing birthday invitations that looked like concert tickets along with back stage lanyard passes.  I hired the caterer, the band, had posters, tees, and all kinds of "merch" made.  It was going to be great.

Until....the pandemic.  I packed up all the goods, stored them in a closet and proceeded to postpone and reschedule this shindig and all of the vendors four times!  I was not letting this go.

Fast forward nearly a year and half later and we finally got to celebrate Clay!  

Welcome to the 50th Birthday Tour...




Just check out this "merch" table.  It was MY star of the show.  Personalized tees with "concert dates" of big events in his life, concert posters, button pins, lighters, koozies, and guitar picks.  


50 Years of The Rolling Stones was the guest sign in book.  I loved that it was 50 too!


At some point, in one of those years of planning this, I took myself to a local record store and picked up some of Clay's favorite band's vinyls to decorate with.  It definitely added a personal touch.





I replaced all of the venues band posters with my own...even in the bathroom!


The concert tee...even Jack, Maggie, and Lucy make an appearance.





As much as I loved planning this party, the celebration was even better.  After a year of a lack luster social schedule this was epic.  Not to mention we were celebrating an incredibly loved man!

Dress code: band tee.  Check them out. That was another fun aspect!















Happy Birthday Clay!  I hope you felt the love {even if it was postponed}.  You ROCK!