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Originally Posted by GreenLantern
This group is a mix as usual, but at its core everyone enjoys live music, especially the groom. The live music is priority, the trip will be booked revolving around the best available concert.
I wouldn't say we are old and tired, but we are definitely older, and we get tired easy. 75% are north of 35 and married, just looking to get away from the kids for a few days and get drunk. There will be sluggish mornings and I doubt we make it very late. I also do know that this Groom hates Banff, but I do appreciate the suggestion.
A quick afternoon of research brought up a few ideas, gun range was one that came out of left field I really like. It would not be on his radar at all and would be a really fun idea for a group that big. Kills most of an afternoon, then head over to maybe Shanks after to get some food play some pool before heading out to the concert. I would prefer to have a big sit down supper one night for the boys those are always fun.
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I'm going to chime in again here as I have some very strong opinions on stags, but feel free to ignore me.
My group is 35-39 right now and we've been to more than a few stags over the past decade. You guys might think you're older and tire easily, but don't underestimate the power of a good stag. As soon as the guys shed the kids and the wives, their endurance instantly goes through the roof. You're not going to notice this as much with your plan to have a nice little dinner, hit a pub, and maybe catch a band.
If I was going to that stag, I'd be home by 10 so I could watch a movie with my wife. None of that is appealing enough to keep me out late and I'm sure it'll be the same for most people in your group. Guys are going to start disappearing by 10 and the whole thing will be shut down by midnight.
You have to let the band thing go. Seeing live music with a large group doesn't enhance the music and it doesn't enhance the fun of hanging out. I'd say it impedes both, in fact. It doesn't matter that the groom likes live music. There is a time and a place for live music, but this is about getting the guys together for a party. I would be so annoyed if I drove six hours (assuming from Saskatoon) to end up at Dixens watching a too-loud band. I've been to those stags, and yes, they do end early. Because they suck. I don't understand why people do it.
If you're in charge of planning a stag, do a good job at least. You're off to a great start that the groom is liked enough that he can draw in people from all over and you have a big group of guys. I mean, I suppose it's possible that some guys just want to be lame, but I look at it as the responsibility of the cooler members of the group to drag the duds into the fun; don't let the duds dictate the fun.
For the last stag we were at in Banff we dressed the groom up in cut-off jeans, cowboy boots, and T-shirts we made with stupid sayings on the front in puffy glitter letters. We had weakened the threads on all the T-shirts so every so often we'd just rip his shirt off Hulk Hogan style and throw him a new one to put on. We also dyed his hair red and glued our pubic hair to his face to give him a foo-man-chu mustache. We also handed out business cards with a picture of him fellating himself (photoshopped). It just got worse from there, by the way.
We still talk about it to this day and that was a few years ago. And we laugh our heads off. The quantity of quality stories you can get out of a night like that are staggering.
That other stag where we went for steak at a restaurant I can't remember then to a generic pub I don't remember was the exact opposite of memorable. I wouldn't trade the good stories you can get out of a big night for anything. A stag is the one opportunity a married guy has to go completely off the rails. Don't neuter that fun; stoke the flames.