Let's Play In Our Pants!

On the subject of impromptu games of football, I remember one game in particular. It was the summer of 1999, and some friends (who I shall call John, Paul, George, Ringo, Pete and Yoko) and I had got tickets to see 'Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace' for a Sunday evening showing.

We had decided to make a day of it. We went to Yoko's house for an afternoon barbecue. I clearly remember dropping two plates in the kitchen and breaking them. Good times.

Being big Star Wars fans, we were pretty pumped up for the new film. Pete had got a football out and started to do some tricks. Did we have time for a game? Yes, we did. However, we were dressed up somewhere between formal and casual, we didn't want to get grass stains on our clothes. Let's play in our pants! Yes, that makes perfect sense.

I don't remember whose idea it was to play in just our pants (it wasn't mine), but we did so anyway. After a while, you get used to it anyway, and it seems like the most normal thing in the world. Which of course, it is. A good time was had by all, but we were all sweaty now with muddy feet. Time for showers.

Even though it was Yoko's house, and he had two showers, he was the last one in. I remember him being fairly pissed off about this.

We got to the cinema and watched the film. It sucked and it destroyed our childhood. Still, the day has some good memories at least.