Invited on stage at a Luau

My wife and I are going to Maui next month. I want to go to a luau and I%26#39;ve selected the Wailea Marriott Resort Luau because we can walk to it from our condo which means neither one of us has to be the designated driver. (It touts a ';full complimentary bar';!)

Many years ago we went to the Lahaina Luau and they had a raffle near the end of the show. My wife had the winning ticket but refused to go up and claim the prize. She said she had had too much to drink to stand and claim the prize as she may have to speak into a microphone. I didn%26#39;t know what the prize was but, I grabbed the ticket and took it up to the stage. I was ';presented'; with a mu%26#39;u mu%26#39;u which the MC held up in front of me and made many jokes about trying it on, etc. After that, my wife became petrified of being called up on stage. (Although she laughed pretty hard at me standing behind that mu%26#39;u mu%26#39;u.)

So....she wants to know about the preferred seating at the luau. She imagines that it means we%26#39;ll be seated in front but, she wants to know if that means there is any greater chance she%26#39;ll be invited to go up on stage.

Do they still take people up on stage anymore? I%26#39;ve seen too many drunk men with grass skirts trying to swing their hips and I don%26#39;t want to be one of them either.

Any suggestions, advice, or info?? (Please don%26#39;t suggest that we refrain from drinking too much...Hey, we%26#39;re on vacation!)

Mahalo,

Dan

Invited on stage at a Luau

Just say no...to going up on stage...or don%26#39;t respond if they call your name, use a fake name? They can%26#39;t make her do it!!

Invited on stage at a Luau

We went to that laua many years ago and the only people they invited (note invite, not mandatory) were newlyweds. The MC make some cracks about they could move their hips better or some such. Other than that they asked people to stand if they were there for their 10, 15, 20 etc anniversaries, again it was not mandatory you stand...

No better ';Welcome back from vacation'; gag than to send a photo, of your significant other on stage at a luau, to one of her/his friends at work: They open email and at the top of the pile is an action-shot circulated to everyone.

Diligence is of paramount importance; you probably won%26#39;t get a second chance and do prepare yourself for REVENGE (lessened if followed by ';wasn%26#39;t it a wonderful vacation?'; flowers with A.M. delivery).

We had preferred seating at the Maui Sunset Luau which is ran by the same production company. They ';invited'; those with b%26#39;days, anniversaries, on their honeymoon, etc to come up but it was not manditory.

Den