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Stephen Rice Treasure Hunt at Charlie’s
Do people play party games as often as they did in the past? Such activities take initiative. And cooperation. Party games can so easily descend into anarchy, even hard feelings.
David Smith, Stephen Rice and Matthew Burnett
Stephen Rice took that chance on Saturday. To toast his birthday, the budding leader summoned his friends to Charlie’s, the enduring bar that rests in the shadows of the Texas Capitol, for an extended party game. The invitation read: “5 p.m. sharp,” but most guests knew better.
Giless and Susan Bollinger
A goodly number of Austin social connectors breezed in over the next hour: Scot Tulk, David Smith, Stephen Moser, Mary Morrison, Marques Harper, Seabrook Jones, Micah King, Heath Riddles, etc. Also greeting arrivals was Rice’s spouse and charity generator Mark Erwin.
Jimmy Hall and Mark Erwin
The crew seemed eager to close out their tabs and embark on Rice’s Facebook-promoted treasure hunt. Though the details remained secret, it was possible from his description to discern that the hunt was a pub crawl in disguise. Since I was promised at subsequent events, I didn’t witness the actual competition. Perhaps Rice will send us an update!
Let the games continue …
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