All this drivel about the computer problems of Y2K is making people miss an opportunity to have a wonderful well deserved party. If nothing else, the year 2000 marks a point at which we can take stock of who we are, what we are doing, and how we are doing it. Many people will want to plan a party, either on the New Years Eve or at some other special event over the year, and a record of this party will be greatly appreciated by friends and family in years to come. We are not really aware of the nostalgia aspect of the year 2000 because we are on the wrong side of it, but there is certainly a romance about the date that can't be ignored. This book will help you plan and remember one of the most significant social occasions in your lifetime. The Millennium Celebration Record Book will help you plan your event by considering who is present at the event, what their favorite foods and drinks are and what food restrictions they face so that the menu will be appropriate and appreciated. Then, for posterity, you can record where the items on your shopping list came from, how much they cost, and how everything was prepared. Then you can record the mode of transportation of the people attending your party, what they were wearing, what they spoke about, what other events happened during that day, and finally what reflections you and your guests have for the future or for the past. Finally a spot for photographs can round out this picture for you and your descendants. There will be a thousand books and articles on the market summarizing this year from a world point of view. The Millennium Celebration Record Book can act as your own personal focus, your own bit of anthropology, for a truly splendid event. Wouldn't you love to know what your great grand-parents served for dinner at their special gathering in 1899? Wouldn't you love to see how the table was set? What our ancestors wore? What they spoke about? How about in the year 1499? What about 999? This book will help you plan your event and record the information that could be the most entertaining to look back on. It will be a record for your children, and even your descendants, as well as a keepsake for you. The Millennium Celebration Record Book will help you remember one of the most important celebrations of your lifetime. Why a Record Book? There is little doubt that home videos are used to record words and actions in 1999. Those in the know will be buying a CD based system that is now replacing the video, just as audio CDs replaced the tapes which replaced the vinyl records which replaced the wax records..... In the 1960's people gathered together to watch slides of family get togethers. We still have the slides, but can anyone find a viewer that works? What happens when the CD is replaced? You will always be able to "play" a book. Hardcover, gold lettering, quarter binding. Comments by Guests, 5 pages for photos, and a page for day-after notes will make your record complete. Don't let the Y2K monsters get you. Just throw a party. This book will address the nostalgia aspect of the millennium. It will allow a personalised view of the current state of our culinary mastery, our fashion sense, our transportation, and our telecommunications protocols. We in the west are dependant upon the decimal system for our monetary calculations, our scientific measurements and many of our volumes and distances. The year 2000 is an arbritrary measurement in time, but it is still a mile stone for those using the western calendar. As a measure of temporal continuation, it allows for the individual to compare, from an anthropological viewpoint, our lives with those who have come before us. The measurement of time to the last major milestone, 1899 is sufficient to wet the appetite of all those who consider the human and interpersonal aspects of existence. -- From The Publisher This is the second celebration planner for Shannon Rose who worked with conference co-ordinating and event management for years before starting a publishing company. She also teaches Computer Aided Design and has 7 books published on CAD for Engineering.