Phoenix Club Summer Party Was A Blast

The Phoenix Club's Mardi Gras Party (held around Mardi Gras time) is legendary. Many consider it to be the best party of the year every year in Memphis. Well building on that success the guys of the Phoenix Club held a summer Hawaiian party at the Botanical Gardens. The entertainment was none other than Hollywood Raiford. The set up was great. The party was held beside the lake there on two good sized lawns. The D. Canale Bud truck was there and the partygoers managed to drain the truck by 12:30. Next year they'll have two Bud trucks. In addition to the Bud Trucks, they also had two cash bars and food. The night was surprisingly not that hot. They had plenty of fans out there that kept the air moving. Raiford was on hi game as usual. he made at least three costume changes and the fog machines were blowing all night. The party raised a lot of money for the Boys and Girls Clubs. More than 700 people attended the party and if you were 25 to 30, you couldn't possibly find a bigger collection of eligible bachelors and really good looking women.

The party originally started a few years ago as just a fun event put on by Ben Buffington, Randy Smith and others at a High Point Terrace. the party grew and grew to the point where it was ready to be moved to a bigger location -- the botanic gardens. The party is just another reason that Memphis is a great place to live. First of all, it was a lot of fun. Second, it shows that Memphis is the kind of place where people can make a difference and you can start new things here.