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My brother and sister and I sent my parents to one of these things for my dads b'day . He grew up during the golden era of the dragons. He is not so much interested theses days but will watch the footy on the tele. Anyway we thought him and mum would really enjoy it. The bloke organizing it even asked for a bit of a back ground on my dad.. So My sister emailed him with info regarding dads own sporting feats ...which are not to be shunned at ..I have pics of him in his Australian uniform with Betty Cuthbert.
The dragons bloke said great it will give us something to talk about at the lunch and it was his b'day etc etc.
Anyway they get to this pre-game lunch and are put right up the back of the seating area away form where everyone else was sitting. A whole bus load of people where late and couldnt make it leaving all this empty seating between my parents and the rest of the crowd and the stage.
Gasnier got on stage and did some sort of crap speech in where he answered questions about how long before he was back on the field.
Then the Dragons president or equivalent starts his speech and mentions my dad and how its was his bday and about his sporting history . He asks if my dad was in the room , so dad puts his hand up and because he was so far up the back at a big table by himself the president bloke didnt see him. Then some drunk bloke puts his hand up and claims to my dad . The president gets the shits and says I dont know whos given me this information and end of subject.
Mum was absolutely horrified at this as she knew how much trouble we had gone to keep it a secret and get the info to this club.
Then lunch was served and my parents were served dead motherless last and by the time they got their lunch it was stone cold , mum didnt even touch it.
So the next time I see my dad he tells all about this day and tells me not to tell mum because she didnt want to upset us kids.
So I ask mum and she can't hold it back and starts crying telling me how embarassed my dad was for being put in that situation. He is very proud of his sporting exploits.
Then this is where my pure hatred for anything that is remotely related to that shite club grows.
My sister gets an email from the bloke who we organized it through and he is into her calling her a liar and that the president had never been so embarrassed before . Naturally I loose my f******** mind and want to kill the bastard . So my sister emails the whole story back to him and nothing not even a sorry we got out wires crossed . We never heard from him ever again.
Dad has given up on that club .
For the record it was the game against North Qld last year and the cowboys absolutely gave it to them.
