Nottingham Tournament
Famed for it's rich historical heritage, most notable of old inhabitants being Robin 'Dude, you've got tights on!' Hood, we decided to make our merry way up to Nottingham, to show them how Cardiff 'play that funky korf thing'.Sounds okay so far? Unfortunately, we were deprived of our beds for the Friday night, so travelled up EARLY Saturday morning. Sorry, did I not put enough emphasis on the word EARLY!!!!!.
The drive up was pretty uneventful. We tried to sing Disney songs most of the way up, but at that time of the morning, it's hard to remember all the lyrics. I think 'I Spy' came to the rescue too. Does anyone know the song from 'Mary Poppins' where there visit their Uncle and are all floating on the ceiling, because they can't stop laughing? C'mon people, don't make me hire the DVD, unless someone owns it of course.
We stopped only twice. The first time, our tattered, frayed and sleeped-deprived senses smelt burning. We pulled over, Iain searched the vehicle for some signs of smouldering, but to no avail. Later, we passed the roadworks truck with the liquid tar on the back, billowing out a stench...
The second time was for refreshments. No excitement there.
The tournament went well, we all dressed up, had a good laugh and came 6th out of 24. Not bad eh?
The social afterwards was ok too. We had a boat race and lost, but then, we can't be good at everything now, can we! I think we out did all the other teams by being the last ones back to the Community Centre 'In the Ghetto' though. The one drawback of being the last ones back is choice of sleeping areas. I had a doorway filled with empty beercans, none of which were my own... <sigh>. Who was that girl sleeping on her back with a snore like a flatulent pig?
Early in the morning, just as the sun was ri-i-sing. We 'gently' roused ourselves from our slumber and ate some toast, provided by 'Kev'. Entertainment was provided by a Korfer doing the 'walk of shame' from a taxi outside. I didn't laugh, well, I may have smirked slightly.
Not really having had a breakfast of champions (Champion? Yeah, I know, but I can dream!) I decided I needed something more hearty, more filling, well, something downright tastier. We went for a little walk to find a shop. During this time, Mike found a deep dark underpass and decided to go 'Manhunt', looking for smack-heads. He didn't find any.
So, to supplement my sorry toast intake, what did the only shop open within a mile radius have that would suit me??
Icecream..... Hmmm..... Cold, creamy, chocolately, cherry goodness.
"What are you eating yours with Nath?", asked Amy.
"A spoon.", I replied.
Right, that's enough build up for the photos.
Have fun, and if you can't have fun, have a banana.
Every thing I do, I do it for you.
Nath.
Yeah, once I was a squash player. Runnin' on a court, looked so bland!
I never had no problems, yeah… hittin' balls down on the backhand.
And everything around me, yeah…got to start to feelin' so low.
And I decided quickly [yes, I did]…to disco down and check out the show.
Yeah, they were dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin'. And just when the ball hit me somebody turned around and shouted
Play that funky Korf-thang white boy,
Play that funky Korf-thang right,
Play that funky Korf-thang white boy,
Lay down that boogie and play that funky Korf-thang till you die…
(hey,hey) till you die…yeah, yeah
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Yeah, I know, I'm hardly one to laugh! |
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Dang, ain't I purty!! |
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Walt would be proud... (No copyright infringement here!?!?!) |
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Ugly Sisters or confused Pirates? You decide! |
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Not so clever now, are we Santa, eh? Where's your Reindeer then? |
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Liz thought that adding 'Bunny ears' to the feeder might put the boys off. |
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James and Elly display some Salsa moves whilst playing. |
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Shiiiiit!! My toast in burning. I think we've caught Elly mid judo throw here. |
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I haven't seen any country dancing in ages. Take your partners by the hand... |
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Does my bum look big in this? |
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Me, Tarzan, you, no shoot ball. |
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Hang on, I've seen Donna's make-up somewhere before... |
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Let's take a closer look. No, my mistake, it's the other way around. |
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Everyone rushes over, but Amy knows that the glass slipper will only fit her. |
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No, I'm not trying to defend her. I may be wearing a dress, but I'm not that confused. Looks like Elly's trying to fly to the ball.(Should take a pumpkin carriage like everyone else!) |
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There's never a convenient vine to swing on when you want one. They might have to chage the rules for 'swinging in' shots. |
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Iain tries to distract the other team by showing them a 'bit of leg'. |
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Like Cinders, Fiona wasn't sure if she could make it to the ball, so she decided to let the ball come to her. |
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Where is it going? Where does it stop? What's the sign on the lollipop? |
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I asked Amy to visualise an empty tub of Haribo. |
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I then asked her to imagine that the Haribo factory had been moved to Disney land and was having an open day! Ahh, happy face!! |
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Well, at least someone made the effort while I took a photo. |
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Hmm, looks a little dark and dingey, but it wasn't. Most notable feature in this photo is the free pudding we aquired. |
