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The year of the wedding has brought many unusual scenarios upon us. One might note the whole of my friends transported with drunken glee around London on the Party Bus. Or one might cast their eyes on the strange familial circumstances that have turned most of this wedding into a war. Or you could even look to the fact that I am writing this column at all. After all, most brides do not feel a need to document their every coming and going to the world.

And yet none of these hold a candle to watching England beat Germany in football this weekend. And it is noted that such a situation bares no relation whatsoever with the event to come. Or even that it is not so unusual for me to watch such a match, let alone one in which all of Europe is absorbed.

However, this match we watched with our rabbi. He arrived in London from Detroit on Friday to visit a mate from college and we, being the generous sods we are, convinced him to watch the game with us. Now we did take him sightseeing first and for a meal, so it was not as if he was only treated to the joys of football while he was in. Plus, he is only a couple of years older than we are so dragging him around with our friends was not such a hideous idea.

But anyway, even though I'm not into football at all, it was a brilliant match. And the rabbi loved it too. He was chanting for England along with everyone else and even learned the words to the Three Lions song. The man is getting a doctorate at the moment, so I suppose Football's Coming Home was probably not that big of a challenge for him.

I am sure he got a bit sick of all of us referring to him as The Rabbi though, as in: does the rabbi need another drink, or is the rabbi enjoying himself, or does the rabbi think we are all a bunch of crazed animals. I think it was clear though that him and his mate had a fantastic time. In other news, well there really is not any, as my mother has still not contacted me regarding the invitations or anything at all. I guess we will have to wait another week to hear back from the other continent.

21 June 2000

Stacie Lewis