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09/10/2007
Some sad French on Saturday
There is no better wind up than going into a French bar after a defeat and saying "Allez les Bleus " after last Fridays defeat the French were quite shocked I think they thought it was preordained for them to at least get to the final if not win the competition. Rugby being a minority sport there is a lot of public ignorance and they will struggle to get to the next round. My friend Yves the pharmacist ( a Tim Henman lookalike ) tried to hide when I saw him at the weekend at the "vide grennier " ( French equivalent of a car boot sale ) he has a ticket for the Ireland match at Stade france in 2 weeks time. I'm picking up a bunch of people from the ferry at Roscoff from Bude and taking them down to Nantes for what could be a humiliating encounter with Samoa. They have only recently acquired tickets from ebay as the match allocation was bought up hours and now the team isn't playing so well the tickets are being dumped.I did see a France/Argentine ticket go for more than 3000€ on ebay but I guess interest is falling although Chabal mania is taking off usually the French like their sporting heroes to be handsome but "l'homme de caverne " has caught their eye and even Sarko was trying to get on the bandwaggon to get associated glory if the team wins but as a wily politician he will back off now.
I have a funeral to go to tomorrow its an ex member from the town band in Lannion, the good thing about the band is you always get some free music when you die. He chose a couple numbers for his funeral a few years ago its "memories " from "cats " and another piece. I want a " Closer walk with thee " a nice New Orleans number but at current recruitment levels the band will be dead before me.
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And now beaten by the Scots at football too... enjoy the craic in the bar this morning!
PS I'd go with your choice of tune too (I have a great version on LP by Arthur Blythe with Bob Stewart on tuba)
Posted by: Nigel | 09/13/2007