Fourth of July - Aussie Style!

America! America! Andrea and I were determined to celebrate Independence Day today; 16 hours ahead of most Americans but together in spirit! Our first stop was the Hard Rock cafe in Surfers...the free refills made me miss home. I never would have thought it would be one of my most missed things, but there you go.

Afterwards, we hopped in a cab and went to the Titans vs. Manley rugby game at Skilled Park. What happened next is best described in a press release:

In what has to be the first time ever, two American girls were ejected from a rugby game at Skilled Park for excessive cheekiness and drinking in a non-licensed section. The women in question were out "partying for America" on the fourth of July. Australian beers in hand, they sang the American national anthem, ogled the rugby players while making extremely decent (it's not indecent if you do it right!) overtures to them from afar, and were generally catty about the cheerleaders....who, according to one woman, resembled ostriches.

With 6 minutes left in the game, and the Titans getting schooled, a security official came up to ask them to leave the non-licensed section. Apparently, alcohol was not allowed so being the inventive girls they were, they downed the evidence. This was not the desired action.....and thus with little resistance, but much giggling, the two women were escorted out of the stadium.

When asked if they felt remorse for their actions they simply said "America! Fuck yeah!"

That was the high point of the night by far! What amuses me most is that I had to move a world away to discover my sense of patriotism. Sometimes life is strange...cheers to the land of free refills!