You Can Make Real Your Dreams...

One year on holiday we were in a French Campsite, populated byFrench people. It was glorious. We had to speak French, which we did badly, but we laughed at ourselves, and everyone laughed along with us.

Entertainment of an evening was in the centra bar cafe, and ranged from games nights, entertainment, kareoke and quizes.

The pop quiz night was a giggle, - sure they had categories which we could answer, so we shared our answers with our neighbours, and they helped out a little with the ones we didn't know - and we all laughed together as we were accused of cheating - all of us!

The next night they were having some crazy night we couldn't quite follow - One person had a task, they completed it, got a reward or a forfeit, and then selected someone else to under take a task. We sat in a corner, watching the confusion unaware of what was going on. I waved across to the family we had cheated with the night before, and a horrible, horrible thought crossed my mind. He was going to nominate me.

I decided to go to the loo, and toddled off, I made sure I had a long toilet break and headed back, and stood silently at the door watching to make sure it was clear, when I heard a roar of recognition. The buggar was still on his feet, and was pointing towards the door, and ME!

I was dragged in, and given a selection of questions, in French, about French music. My standard answer to everything was "Claude Francois". He was the only French artist I knew, and they played his records every second tune, so I figured it had to be an answer to something.

It wasn't. I got a forfeit.... I had to sing to everyone!

There were about 50 to 60 people in the room. I held the microphone and thought... oh good god, and then I remember the previous night at the disco, when everyone had gone crazy, so I raised my finger, pointed out to the audience and let rip with ....



Young Man, There's a Place you can go...
I said Young Man, When You're down on your dough...

And that was it... The place all joined in, and I lasted til the chorus and ran back to my seat and drowned myself in vodka! ARGHHH