The (Soccer) World Cup is pretty big in England, apparently. Because it is so big (and because I love an excuse for a bbq), the good folk of Willesden Lane decided to do a Sweep. Countless emails and text messages finally convinced 16 friends to be a part of the Sweep for the small fee of a fiver. The person who has the winning football team on July 11 will take home the grand total of £60, runner's up will pocket a very handy 20 quid - you would be mad not to get involved with that kind of money up for grabs!
We decided to have a bbq and a few drinks in the backyard to celebrate The Official Draw. Countless emails and text messages finally convinced 3 people to turn up at our backyard and help draw some names and teams out of a couple of salad bowls. Potential guests may have been deterred from coming along as I asked everyone to wear something 'Official'. Thankfully Kate turned up in a Policeman's hat. I wore a suit and bike gloves. Nobody else bothered. It was a great day though (the photos prove that). We drew the teams, drank some Pimms, enjoyed a splendid bbq (well done Dave) and finished off playing darts in the pub across the road. Brilliant.
For the record, I drew Germany and New Zealand. Brilliant.
