Belle of the Beer Goggles Ball

I wish life was like a Disney movie.
A gorgeous girl in a fabulous frock goes to a magical ball and meets her
Prince Charming and falls madly in love.
In this day and age, it doesn’t seem feasible, but over the weekend in Mount
Isa, I’m sure there were girls who felt just like Giselle from Enchanted. Except with beer goggles.
Just to recap . . .my friend Keira and I were guests at Mount Isa’s very first Beer Goggles Ball, organised in response toMayor John Molony’s comment that all
‘beauty-disadvantaged’ women should flock to the western mining town because, due to a shortage of women, themen weren’t as picky as men in larger centres.
With international interest firmly focussed on our very own outback town, and spurred on by his comments, we decided to jump on a plane and head on out to the Isa to see if men really were everywhere and if they were where women could find them.
Well, if you were at the Overlander last Saturday night, then you would see that he was right.
But what he didn’t say was there are also a lot of single women around looking for the exact same thing. From 18-year-olds fresh on the dating scene to singles
of undisclosed ages, men and women flocked to the Beer Goggles Ball hoping that Cupid would look kindly upon them.

Grabbing my single gal pal Keira, promising her Prince Charming instead of the normal frogs,we donned our party frocks and joined the queue of girls searching for love.
After securing a table and a drink, Keira and I decided that working the room was better then sitting around waiting for the boys to come our way—after all, there
were some gorgeous girls around and snagging Mr Right would require some effort.
But being early, the boyswere a little shy and sober,and despite some smiles in their direction, nobody seemed ready to chat.
With cruising the room a technique best saved for later in the night, we went back to our table and decided to let the boys come to us.
Luckily we were joined at our table by two lovely guys who—although not our Prince Charmings—provided us with an insight into the Isa single scene and protection from the frogs that came our way.
With the beer flowing freely, everybody quickly loosened up and joined in the games like speed dating, pass the orange, and human musical chairs—all
providing fabulous entertainment.
My particular favourite was the musical chairs. Every guy had to grab the first available girl when the music stopped, resulting in more than one couple ending up in some compromising positions.
Sadly for us, while we were talking to our new friends and watching the games, the Prince Charmings were snapped up and swept outside in the moonlight by the
girls who were a little more focussed on the job at hand.
Couples left in pairs like Noah’sArk by the end of the night, leaving the unlucky few who didn’t manage to meet The One with our goggles and beer.
Oh well Keira honey, maybe next year!