Everyone loves them, everyone hates them, and everyone wants to be in them. Since we will most likely never make the pages of Vanity Fair, we have taken matters into our own hands... Last night at "ReadyMade’s Unofficially Official Spur of the Moment August/September Issue Release + Hello, Des Moines! Launch Party," in which we commandeered the JG Faux show, we learned quite a bit about the murky depths of Craigslist ads, editor-in-chief Andrew Wagner's parents, Sarah and Frank, and, most importantly some may say, exactly how to taste the rainbow. Jen Morrow and her spoken word performance. Check out JG Faux Show host, Jason Garnett's face... First things first: Jason Garnett and his band of merry workers definitely put on a fun show. Jen Morrow did a great (interesting? ironic?) spoken word rendition of a Nickelback song, and Ryan Adams (the camera guy, not the singer/songwriter) was there recording it all. Thanks again, Jason, for letting us take over your evening—we now have a new Wednesday night tradition. Please note the disco ball in the right corner. Of course it was a good night! The evening started with "This Week on Cragislist" in which JG Faux points out a few of his favorite ads ranging from such topics as sugar mama and dominant master to father/son relationships and the Iowa State Fair. Then Andrew sat in a little white chair on stage and educated the audience on a variety of must-know topics. For instance, did you know that his father helped with the study of human head transplants in the late '60s? Better yet, did you know that was even a possibility? Or what about the likelihood of said parents coming to Des Moines and being on the JG Faux show themselves? And on sweet note, Andrew brought his wife Heather's new book for show and tell. It's called Happiness on $10 A Day, and it's rad. Andrew also enlightened the crowd on the Skittletini, or the Skittletini shot flight (commonly referred to as "tasting the rainbow"). It consists of skittles marinated in alcohol according to color, and then poured into shot glasses. The brightness of the color is positively correlated with how good the shot tastes, remember that. It was a fun night at a cool place with cool people and cold beer. Thanks Des Moines, it was a warm welcome to a new place and we are mighty glad to be here. The August/September issue looks perfect sandwiched between some Grain Belts at the Des Moines Social Club. For more photos and a call to arms for party invitations, click below. Molly Scherrman, Erin Cusak, RM's Adam Holt and Andy Cusack Georgeanne and Jim Wilson Bethany Kohoutek and Mark Bequeaith Leslie Poyzer, Sophia Ahmad and Cara Hall View from the bar at Des Moines Social Club Emmanuel de Monaut, Shawn Brend, John Benigni and Nate Koch Jason Garnett talking to Andrew's parents You CAN enjoy RM, too! RM's Amy Palanjian and Arin Wiebers Even a unicorn was there! Jen Morrow, Jason Garnett and Ryan Adams Live at the JG Faux Show Tending bar at Des Moines Social Club Linden Fornoff and RM's Alexa Fornoff RM stayed out late last night and still looks good. You too can appear on these very Society Pages! If you want to prove that you throw the best shindig in town, we’ve got a proposition for you.  Here’s how it goes: 1.  Send us an official invite to your party. Please include: Your name Age Hometown Day Job/evening Job/website/blog url/a little bit about who you are Date of your party Location of your party Reason for throwing it Who’s coming What kind of food (if any) you are planning to serve If you have any special decorating plans 2. We will then cyber-stalk you. Picture us poking around your blog, seeing if you’re a RM fan on FaceBook, how snappy your tweets are, doing a google image search of you to see if we want to set you up with any of our friends, etc. 3. If we accept your invitation, we will send you a ReadyMade Party Pack ensuring that your party is the best your town's seen in years! 4. Plan to take photos of the party to send to us with captions included. 5. We’ll post your party pics right here on our blog helping you prove, once and for all, that you really do throw the best bar mitzvah/baby shower/birthday party/wedding/Thanksgiving dinner/gala/fantasy football draft in town. Don't delay! Do it today! Invite us to your party now by shooting us an email or dropping us an old school, uber official invite to: ReadyMade Magazine Attn: Alexa Fornoff 1716 Locust St. Des Moines, IA 50309 And feel free to check out our Facebook for even more photos!

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