- You know, just last night I had
a housewarming party, so...
it's appropriate that I'm slightly hungover.
It's method acting!
Welcome, everyone, to a brand new Top 10!
My name is Matthew Santoro,
and today, we gonna party!
See, right now it's summertime,
and this is when parties happen;
big, small, backyard, wedding,
it's all good!
And parties are great because
they give you such good memories
that last a long time.
And at some point in our lives,
we've all been to that one big party.
Remember that one?...
with Suzie Johnson that came
to yo place and you spent like
$200 on alcohol and everybody showed up
and they drank all your liquor
and you were still...
very lonely after,
but it was a good time!
But the thing is,
even that party was nothing
compared to some of the parties
that have gone down through history.
In fact, some parties that have happened
were actually documented
because of the size
and amount of money spent on them.
So today, we're going to explore
some of the biggest parties
that have ever been held.
And I assure you, this isn't a challenge
to try to ever top them,
because trust me, you can't.
So, here they are...
the 10 Biggest Parties ever thrown.
#1 is the Sultan's 50th Birthday Bash.
You know, when most people hit 50 years old,
you're probably like,
oh you know, I'm just going to spend
a nice night in today.
But not Sultan Haji.
He did it a little bit differently.
Instead of just relaxing, or even buying
just some pizza and maybe a dancer or two,
the Sultan fed his guests
champagne and caviar.
Ah, but that was not enough
for the Sultan of Brunei,
oh, no.
He also flew in Michael Jackson
for a cost of 16 million dollars,
even though he didn't even
attend the concert.
Between the drinks, caviar,
Michael Jackson, and everything else
that he spent money on for
his 10,000 guests that were in attendance,
the total cost of the party, my friends,
came to 27 million dollars.
And might I add,
this was back in 1996,
so that was a lot of money!
Oh! And later he flew in Whitney Houston
for his daughter's birthday
because why not?
Yes, I'm sure all of these 10,000 people
were very very close to him
I'm sure it had nothing to do
with flying in the King of Pop,
buying caviar, and spending
all kinds of ridiculous money.
Yes, that was not
a financially induced friendship at all.
#2 is Kings Attempting
to Out-Party Each Other.
As history has shown us,
kings like to live a little lavishly,
so picture this: one king trying
to throw an epic party, and then
another king trying to also
throw an epic party,
and then the two being like,
hey! Let's join forces!
Following the Anglo-French Treaty of 1514,
Henry VIII of England
and Francis I of France
decided to celebrate
with a 17-day long party.
The lavish party included
jousting, temporary castles,
hundreds of tents made of silk
and gold thread,
archery contests, 2,200 sheep,
and to top it all off,
the royal clothes were made of
silk and gold thread for themselves.
Because you know,
you gots to look fly at the party!
No one knows exactly how much
was spent on this epic 17-day long party,
but we can just assume that it was a lot
'cause these guys were ballin'!
But, despite the grand bash,
it wasn't long before these two
were back at each other's throats
in the ensuing years.
In fact, rumor has it
that shortly after that party,
Henry VIII challenged Francis I
to a wrestling match that didn't end well,
and within a month or two,
they were back at war.
You know, that might sound strange to you
that two kings would wrestle each other,
but what else are you gonna do to have fun
when you've already got unlimited money,
unlimited women, unlimited power?
Why not get sweaty and wrestle
with your arch-nemesis?
Makes sense to me.
#3 is La Sagra Dell' Uva.
Since 1924, the city of Marino, Italy
has celebrated the arrival
of Marcantonio Colonna.
Colonna was an admiral who defeated
the Ottomans in the Gulf of Corinth in 1571.
The recurring traditional celebration
involves a bit of Renaissance clothing
of Colonna's sailors, jousting,
and even balconies strung with
many many flower garlands.
Fountains are wrapped in vines
of ripe grapes that are free to eat
by anyone, but while the party
kicks off at dawn and lasts
well into the morning,
when dawn arrives, the fountain
is drained, and in goes free wine.
Yep, you heard that right!
Fountains of free wine.
Yay alcoholism!
The city spends about $250,000
just on wine for the event,
which ends up making everyone leave
in a drunken haze, forgetting why
they showed up there in the first place.
The Sagra Dell'Uva has been
an annual event on the first Sunday
of October. Then, a week later,
they celebrate with their annual
doughnut festival. Mmm.
Not as much drinking at that one,
more so sprinkles.
Mmm.
Sprinkles.
#4 is Admiral Russell's Cocktail Party.
Jeez, you know, this one's surprising.
You wouldn't think that an Admiral
would be the type of guy
to challenge prospective partygoers
to drink like a sailor...no!
Well, out of appreciation for his officers,
Admiral Edward Russell invited
5,000 of his closest sailors to have a drink.
But when I say a drink, what I really mean is
250 gallons of brandy,
125 gallons of wine,
1,400 pounds of sugar, 2,500 lemons,
20 gallons of lime juice,
and 5 pounds of nutmeg.
That's a lot of drinks!
It was probably also history's largest
cocktail period, because the entire contents
of the ingredients that I just mentioned
were all poured into a single drink
in his garden's fountain.
Friend, this party was so expensive
and massive, that it took them
an entire week to finish that drink.
Yeah, this sounds nice in theory,
but an entire week of drinking
the same cocktail?
I'm not James Bond or a sorority sister,
so that's not for me.
#5 is VJ & VE Day.
Just in case you skipped history class,
there was once this little event
called World War II.
After the successful defeat of the Nazis,
the entire world celebrated,
with city squares in the U.S., France,
U.K., and Soviet Union packed with people.
Almost two million people in Britain alone
flocked to the streets despite being
half-starved, and in fact,
New York City was so packed,
that the new mayor had to encourage people
to go home.
And from there it was pretty much pandemonium.
Soldiers went AWOL,
ships started giving out rum rations,
European towns held parades,
and soldiers were given alcohol
from command posts.
People were even partying in churches.
Churches!
But out of them all,
Russia may have partied the hardest
considering that Moscow actually
ran out of liquor to drink
because venues served free drinks
to the streets where people were basically
flooded in ankle-high vodka.
And the next day was
the world's largest hangover!
And the war's over! (mumbling)
#6 is Nero's Party.
One of history's most notable events
was the Great Fire of Rome,
which left 10 out of every 14 districts
of Rome severely damaged,
and three were completely destroyed.
At the time, it was the mightiest
city in the world,
and when it was hit with a six-day long fire,
after it was put out,
someone needed to be blamed.
Rumors actually began circulating
that it was Emperor Nero himself
that set Rome ablaze.
So, to save his reputation,
he built a giant villa called
Domus Ora that had one purpose:
partying.
The building was vast; 300 acres.
And it included a man-made lake,
300 rooms, and of course,
a 30 to 35-meter tall statue of Nero himself
looking like a sun God.
Of course that had to be included.
It was so very necessary.
Everything from drinking to orgies
took place in that villa,
and thank God there was no blacklight
invented at the time, or the whole place
would've lit up like a star. (gagging)
You know, Nero was looked at
as a crazy dictator who killed families
and may have burned down his own city.
But then again, he did create a flashy
sex party villa, so I guess
you can't really put him down.
#7 is the Grand Opening
of the Roman Colosseum.
Only a few days after Nero's villa was made,
came the Roman Colosseum
completed by Titus.
It took an entire decade to build
the 50,000 seat dome Colosseum.
But out of all the legendary events
that occurred there, the biggest
was its opening.
For 100 days, Rome celebrated its completion...
Aside from the typical Roman celebratory actions
of orgies and drinking.
9,000 mostly exotic animals were killed
in gladiatorial displays, with some of the deaths
leading to outright extinction of some species.
Mother nature can go to hell! This is Rome!
I get how this all sounds like it's barbaric
and crazy, but if you compare it
to what's on reality tv nowadays,
it's really not that bad.
Honey Boo Boo is a terrible, terrible travesty.
#8 is the Premiere of Les Noces.
On June 13, 1923, Igor Stravinsky's ballet,
Les Noces, premiered in Paris, France.
So, a giant lavish party was held
in his honor.
The party was announced
that it would take place on the first of July
on a barge in the Seine River
that would include the intellectual elite.
And they went all out with this party.
They gathered 5 star French chefs,
plenty of drinks...
that's a bit of an understatement...
and notable guests like F. Scott Fitzgerald
and Pablo Picasso.
Now, normally flowers would be at an event
like this, but because florists were closed
on Sundays, they brought
toys, firetrucks, dolls, clowns, stuffed animals,
and toy trains, because why not?
And having the artistic mind that he had,
Picasso decided that these toys
could symbolize a car wreck.
So he piled them all together
as a nice piece of art for the gathering.
Yes, because that's what people
wanna look at at a party;
a big, devastating car wreck.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars
was spent on this party,
and saw some of society's most affluent and elite
getting drunk off their faces.
Now that sounds like a party!
When Pablo Picasso is getting drunk beside you...
I would've given him some fingerpaints
and been like,
paint my face, Pablo! Paint my face!
And he would've been like, Okay...
And then he does it.
And I say,
drunk Pablo Picasso did my face!
It's a conversation starter!
#9 is Count Etienne de Beaumont's
1924 Automotive Ball.
Beaumont and his lady Edith
were known throughout Europe and North America
for throwing some, as the people of the time
would say, dope parties.
They would have a masquerade ball
at their mansion on Rue Duroc
in Paris every summer.
And in one of their most epic parties in 1924,
they got everyone to dress up as a car,
because it was a car-themed party.
But it gets better!
No expense was spared at this party,
as food and lavish French cuisine,
as well as wine and champagne
was served to all of the guests,
which made them make car sounds...
I'm assuming.
I am a drunk! Vroom Vroom! (cackling)
In fact, one of their guests, Raymond Radiguet,
was so taken by the Beaumonts' frequent parties,
that he did something unique.
He based his famous novel
Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
about them, which is about a love triangle.
Well, this means one of two things:
either they were actually having threesomes,
in which case this is super embarrassing
because there's an entire novel written about it,
or there was never any threesomes
in which case, this all happened
in the guy's head.
Either way, unstable!
And #10, Truman Capote's
Black & White Ball.
Capote was known for his writing and his voice,
but he enjoyed letting people know
that one day he would be rich and famous
and would throw an unforgettable party.
Well, when his book In Cold Blood
became a success, and he found his pockets
overflowing with cash,
he did just that and began planning
a masquerade ball.
He invited some of society's elite
as well as some celebrities that he liked
and everyone was asked to dress
in only black and white along with
a black and white mask.
Accents at the party like crimson tablecloths,
gold candelabras, and smilax vines
with red berries helped counter
the black and white of the room.
Served at the party was sausage,
scrambled eggs, biscuits, spaghetti,
meatballs, chicken hash, and chocolate
with fruit dessert pastries. Yummy!
And like I said,
the who's who of society was there,
including John Steinbeck, Henry Ford Jr.,
Norman Mailer, and Frank Sinatra
being just some of the guests in attendance.
Might I add that Sinatra left the official sign
of an amazing party because he left at around
three in the morning.
That party was called the last great moment
in New York City's social history.
And you and I were not a part of it.
So...
I never get invited to the cool parties! (crying)
Oh, Sinatra, why?
And that, my friends,
were the 10 biggest,
most expensive parties in history.
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