I want to bring some gifts. so far I have 2 OBAMA magnets, and I saw some cool t shirts on sale at the white house gift store that said White House Athletics... anyone have any ideas? and then there was the cherry blossom festival and there is merch left from that. going to scout a little today. oh, and remember when I said we should sing Kiss Me Kill me from the Eiffel tower? looks like I wasn't the only one with that idea
As Reuters reports, Facebook users around France have recently begun organizing massive public parties, or "Facebook aperitifs," where people gather to socialize, binge drink and sing "La Marseillaise" ad infinitum. On Thursday, however, one party in the western part of the country got so out of control that one reveler died after drunkenly plunging headfirst over a parapet. The incident, as well as similar reports of partygoers being hospitalized for alcohol poisoning, led Parisian police to force the cancellation of the upcoming aperitif at the Eiffel Tower; which was scheduled to take place on May 23rd. Rachida Dati, mayor of the 7th arrondissement, supported the decision, saying, "We want to safeguard this site... It's a great site, where more than four million tourists visit and we are protecting the residents." French partiers, as expected, wasted no time in organizing a protesting Facebook group titled, "All for the giant aperitif in Paris." It already boasts more than 3,800 members.