I went to a few of Maxes parties. Great fun, full on, and highly memorable. Also, LMP was great, but never tried the incarnation as Phoenix. Also, attended some parties at a place down by the river. Cannot remember the name, but they used to do "Black Girl Parties" from time to time as well. I always thought the parties were also great as advertising for the girls. Lots of guys got to see them and then an opportunity for the girls to market themselves for separate 1:1 going forward. I do not think it is nostalgic, or thinking back to the "good ol' days" but, objectively, things really have changed. I suspect demand has fallen, but supply has fallen even faster (Brexit, Covid, other?) and now with high inflation, girls will need to put up prices even further, and affordability will be an even greater challenge. A sad downward spiral. I doubt things will get back to a punter-friendly environment anytime soon. The key determinant, in my view, is an excess of supply (SPs) over demand (punters) and an environment where the SPs can work easily and relatively cheaply (flat rental etc). I think there is a strong demand for "good parties" which would be 3-4 "attractive" girls, 8 punters and, say, £250 for 2 or 3 hours. That would be £2K gross earned, pay the girls (say 4) £400 each, and that leaves £400 profit for the organiser (less venue costs and snacks). And the organiser could be one of the girls. Not bad if a girl can round up a few of her mates, acts as hostess and one of the girls (makes the party rate plus her profit) and the girls get to meet lots of potential future punters. Seems a no-brainer to me, but I think (as in an earlier post about parties I attended) guys commit and then fail to turn up, so girls lose money, get disheartened, and then think it is not worth the effort. And guys do not want to pay deposits. And an unbridgeable gap?