Wild Day Out I - 2003

The second big function of 2003 was the Wild Day Out I - and complete with plenty of drinking games, the Full Monty, and more drinking games, it was another jam-packed Shepherds Bush Walkabout on Sunday 9th June.

First up, the iron-man competition, eating dry biscuits, drinking guinness, eating muesli bars, doing push ups, drinking something else and on and on it went. In fact the contestants could be seen chewing, and chewing, and chewing as the biscuits dried up their mouths and the pressure of the competition bore down on them like . The eventual winner was Tas with Madzy a close second. Big Nozza and Unit's performances were lackluster to say the least, and luckily the event organisers had the forsight to provide a bucket for Unit to 'recycle' the tools of his iron-man trade into. He claims Nozza had a go in it too, and frankly we believe him - the bucket's almost half full!

Next up, an all-star (and all-Kiwi I think) team of drinkers were up on the stage to challenge the Wildcats boat-race team. The Wildcats team was to undergo a lot of a revision over the course of the day (more on that later), but the boys who were up first, managed to see the challegers off and keep the Wildcat pride!

Then an all girl Walkabout staff team challenged the Wildkittens, don't mess with those Kittens though girls, the Kittens were packing some serious drinkers and saw the barmaids back pouring more Snakies in no time.

Although it was still early in the day, some Catters had started a little earlier than others, or more like just hadn't stopped from the night before. One such first-year Wildcat who had somehow managed to sneak into the earlier boat-race as the unseeded wildcard (what were the selectors thinking?!) was having trouble with his legs and also with finding his mouth it seems. Let that be a lesson - Wild Days Out especially, are not to be taken for granted, and bad pre-event preparation just shows up on the day, Chrisso doesn't seem to make it into any later photos!

The Wildkittens were soon feeling pumped-up from their previous win, and challenged the boys to another on-stage boat race. With a one-pint head start to the Kittens, both sides were performing well, it came down to the final drinkers, or 'anchors' Dons vs Dicko. The finish was a close one, but let's face it, the Wildcats Drinking Team is the best in the BARFL, and they weren't about to give up their title - another victory for the Wildcats.

And then the moment the crowd had all been waiting for... the third Wildcat Full Monty team were on the stage! Girls wanted them, and the guys wanted to be them, there was a massive cheer, as the highly synchronised, highly polished six man team prepared for action. They began in stylish summer-wear, shirts and shorts were the go, but they were rapidly down to the trademark (pre-ripped) singlets, and from there to the obvious step of just boxers. While this would be the end for many more professional acts, there was no fear in the eyes of the boys as they went The Full Monty in front of a packed Walkabout crowd in the middle of a sunny summer Sunday afternoon in London. Please spare a thought for the poor picture editor as you click on the pictures below to take advantage of the zoom facility.

The more eagle-eyed among you, may realise that at the point of most-nudedness there is in fact what appears to be a seventh member of the squad. Your eyes do not deceive you, rather you are witness to an impromptu appearance on stage by the Wildcats very own serial-nudist. This man cannot be named for UNcertaIn Terrible legal reasons, but has been known to 'nude up' at the drop of hat on several occasions prior to the third annual Wildcats Full Monty, its just that no-one seems able to stop him...

As always happens at Wildcat and Wildkitten's functions the fun went on long into the night, in fact it is about now that day's events really begun! Look out below for Burbs' great tackle - it looks more like he's 'humping the laser' and badly at that. The Bondi Beach Bums kept the crowd going with great tunes and a wicked overhead guitar solo (in a Raiders guernsey no less!). The on-stage lesbian kiss-offs went well as usual, and who could possibly have his arse out for perhaps the second time in one day?

...and now to the real drinking...

As you may have realised there were several people going around with special club t-shirts with massive numbers. These were introduced as part of the club's ongoing committment to making sure we maintain the highest levels of performance in our boat-race competitors. These shirts are effectively the leaders jerseys, and have become highly sought-after. Normal challenging rules still apply, and if successful the victorious challenger takes the appropriate shirt and all other shirts are moved accordingly.

Tas was unfortunately the first person in the club to lose his shirt as Robbie successfully challenged practically straight after he put it on. He did however manage to regain it when in a shock announcement all top ten drinkers who did not make it to such a prestigious Wildcat function as the Wild Day Out were pushed out of their positions to numbers ten and down, making way for dubious outsiders such as Unit to move up.

This somewhat controversial move did prove to be most effective as members such as Azza (still on crutches), Shuts, the Other Dogga and even the Mighty Mattress made appearances in the top five. It also served to get Cindy who managed to remain at number one a few more free drinks. One unhappy camper was the irrepressible John 'Jackson' Jess who had a bit of a sleep in. He turned up at the Walky late, only to find that he had dropped a whopping nine places down to number 11. The drinking heavy-weight didn't take long to put a challenge on the Other Dogga and snatch back his number 2 place, especially when there was a snazzy shirt up for grabs.

This just shows that newcomers should beware, every top twenty drinker on the list has earnt their place there, and if they have been moved down, they will be looking to retake their rightful places. View the drinking list here, and don't forget if you want a personalised hot tip for who to beat come and see Cindy, the keeper of the list.

Phew! what a day! well that about sums it up - don't forget that if you saw anything that Whispering Crack might have missed then let him know, and in the words of Dogga:

GO CATS!