As much as I looked forward to hanging with my fellow capoeiristas at a birthday barbeque, I did not anticipate the sheer joy of witnessing a group of adults playing a game from my childhood. Now, when I was a kid, I remember being somewhat entertained by most games. The more energetic, the better.
Yet as an adult, I’ve put away most of my childish things or at least evolved to more adult pursuits. Last night reminded me that by adding adult rules to a kid’s game, a new pizzazz could spice up an old favorite.
There was the usual shenanigans such as the caller making up what the spinner actually says. With a bunch of capoeiristas playing though, the game appeared to be a very slow-moving roda with three people playing instead of two. Replacing the soul-stirring capoeira songs, we joyously heckled the hell outta those tortured souls who chose to contort their bodies in ways that would have been light entertainment for kids, but kind of raunchy for adults.
Nonetheless, the three games that were played were the only times I chose to take pictures since I don’t know when will be the next time I get to witness partially inebriated adults put such a marvelous spin on a kids game. Unless of course, my suggestion of having a bigger mat with the participants wearing sumo wrestler suits actually gains traction!
