Ladies, ladies, be careful not to give yourselves a heart attack in this process - not worth it I guarantee you :) . I missed this one but I have been to Lochar parties in the past and I thought they were pretty well organized most of the time - great entertainment and really great food. The perfomances sometimes tend to have heavy shades of traditional influences to them which often, but not always (before anyone tries to jump on me ), tends to attract a slightly older age group than lets say a pure dance and booze party might. Given the age distribution of Nepalese in Boston (as per my own inference and not any particular statistical source), I doubt this will ever change because it appears there are simply more people with a taste for rural/traditional Tamu culture than there are for more non-traditional forms of entertainment. And that, in my humble opinion, is the fault line lying beneath not just this discussion but other similar conversations I have heard from many people in Boston. My own feeling on the subject is I go to Tamu Samaj for traditional entertainment and I look elsewhere for other forms - after all this city has no dearth of other types of entertainment, right? And its not everyday that you get to see traditional performances so why not make the most of it when you get the chance. Enough said - Happy Lochar and a happy new year to you all. If anything I have said offends anyone, all I can say is my intent is not to offend but simply to state what is on my mind in the spirit of openess and transparency. :)