When I was 14 years old, I was in a band (I had a used guitar) as we all like to think we were, even if we couldn’t really play anything. Practicing once a week, my friends and I made a lot of ugly noises instead of good sounding music!! We were overjoyed at the idea of being rock stars.”

We never really thought about gigs or anything serious, we just plodded along rehearsing in my mates lounge with our 10 watt amps when his parents were at work and we were skipping school. We had no idea how bad we were and I thought I could play anything, anytime, anywhere. None of us knew about scales or keys or being in tune!! I just played anything!!!

Eventually, we found our way to the year 10 leaver’s dinner/social at the local memorial hall. The enterainment was always live back then. DJs didn’t really exist (yes, it was that long ago!) and so bands were hired. By some miracle, we got to be that band.

The band that was performing was rather lame, performing songs not really suited for a bunch of hormonally challenged 14 – 15 year old youths. In fact, they reminded me of the scene in the “American pie” movie where the band is doing an awful version of ‘don’t you forget about me’ and all the kids are bored.

A few of friends at school knew my friends and I had ‘a bit of a band going” and suggested we get up and play. All of a sudden our self assurance disappeared and we got all shy. We said we weren't ready. We just play for fun. Fright entered all of us and none of us wanted to go. 

However, next thing we know, the “tough boys” who played football and were athletic heroes came over and told us we should play. The band didn't want to play but they guys were insistant. We pushed back. Then they say “get on stage or we are gonna punched ya heads in.” It appeared we didn’t have a choice.

So with the prospect of our heads being smashed heads and loss of any degree of cool we ever thought we had, we trundled toward the stage. It never feels right playing someone else's instruments!!! But we got up there any way, ready to be booed off the stage and into the dark recesses of the hall. The place went wild when we played and everyone was having a good time. We kept playing because it turned out it wasn't so bad afterall. No one, especially us, seemed to really mind at all. Everybody loved it. We kept going and going. The tough boys applauded and the girls smiled. My guitar solos still not in any scale or key but hey, there we were a real band on a real stage!! We were suddenly too cool for school and the “it” thing at school.

What we thought would be hell turned into an amazing experience. It was the start of a long musical career that still continues to this day.

We all have played sports at some time in our lives, sport is fun, enjoyable, thrilling and it gives you a great section of a healthy body, mind and soul. But what are the best known sports games? Why do people adore them? Let’s take a brief look at the most popular games.

Football

Probably one of the best known sports in the world, countries come together whenever a football match is broadcast. Whether it’s the world cup or the fa cup final, football is a truly exciting game to play and too view.

Boxing

We have seen some great boxers come and go such as Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and many more. Some of the best entertainment comes from watching two people fight in the ring. Performing boxing yourself may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but for most people stepping into the ring is a dream come true.

Golf

A game that almost anyone of any age can play. I remember visiting theme parks and playing crazy golf, the game can be very stress free and very exciting at the same moment. It’s a bit of the opposite of boxing, in golf you actually like to play the game rather than watch it on the television, which can be quite boring. So load up your golf leisure batteries and head for the green.

Rugby

Another sport that is quite similar to football, a lot of people tend to support various rugby clubs and are keen to see them play every week. The popularity of this sport has grown immensely over the last few years.

F1 Racing

This is still undecided as to whether it is a sport or not. When it comes down to it how much excercise can you get by driving a car or vehicle. There are a lot of people that do like watching F1, in my personal view I could not think of anything more tedious than sitting there and watching car zooming around.

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