Temporary Playlist on the Fly?

I have 13,000+ lines in iTunes. I have set up many playlists and smart playlists. However, sometimes it would be handy to just be able to highlight the Library icon (in the left section) and then randomly select -- Apple Key/Click -- some songs and then "play selection".
Apple offers the feature to "make a playlist from selection", but I think to be able to play the selection without making a permanent playlist would be very useful.
If this functionality is already available in some fashion, I'd appreciate knowing "how" to do it. Thanks, Jim
iMac G5, iBook G4, Mac Mini, Mac Mini Core Duo, MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.3.7) All five Macs are networked with two Aiport express units and play iTunes throughout the house.
iMac G5 & iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.3.7)

James,
Since iTunes help says it so succinctly, I'll just quote.
"You can use Party Shuffle (in the Source list) to create a dynamic playlist made up of a random selection of songs in your library or any playlist. This "live mix" allows you to see a list of songs that have played or are about to play, and edit the list at any time."
Play around with it. I think it's just what you're looking for!
Matt

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Merci beaucoup for the response. However, what you described in both cases are the workarounds that I described & that I've been using.
With sort by rating solution, the music can then only be sorted by rating -- and there will be songs of lower ratings played eventually.
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feature as you describe but failed to figure out how it works. Am I correct
in thinking that by using this feature you can take an existing playlist
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suggesting a totally new playlist that would be created on the go. Say, I
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