I know I’ve mentioned camp a few times already. I can’t help it! It is one of the most wonderful memories of my growing up years!
I went to 2 different camps every year–one was Camp Cherith, the campy camp with cabins and horsemanship and rope courses! The second camp was our church denomination’s youth camp. It was basically just the playground, swimming and church services. Honestly, it wasn’t the best camping experience if it hadn’t been for my friends! Oh, the crazy inside jokes and stupid things we did! My most embarrassing moment happened at that camp. I hope I can relay this so it is seems sufficiently embarrassing.
Our Youth Pastor was the video guy one year at camp. That means he basically ran around camp all week shooting us at the activities, interviewing us, etc. Then each night there’d be a video showing that day’s stuff. At the end of the week, you could buy the video. So, we thought we were kinda cool because we knew the video guy. Basically, we could get on the video anytime we wanted.
At this camp, there were some college kids singing at each service. I’m pretty sure every girl at the camp had a crush on the guys that were in this group. One night at “Fun Time”…(I’m not kidding, that was the name of the activity hour right after the evening service & right before bed where we did…uhm…fun stuff) these college guys sang a dcTalk song. And we were basically in love with dcTalk so we thought it was the best thing ever!
The next day Staci, Becky & I approached our Youth Pastor (with the video camera) while we were wearing matching dcTalk shirts and asked him to film us singing the song from the night before. (I’m already blushing!) We planned it all out and said into the camera, “<Insert College Guys’ Names>, you think you know dcTalk, but you’ve got nothing on us!” Then we proceeded to RAP…yes, I said RAP the dcTalk song.
For some reason, we didn’t think another thing about it. We actually thought it was great, that we did a good job and we were cool. That night, I was sitting with my banquet date (oh, for you who’ve never been to camp before!) and when that video came on, I wanted to crawl into a hole. I remember covering my face with my hands and leaning forward so my head was in my lap! Imagine you and your 2 best friends on a screen 12 feet tall RAPPING in front of 1000 teenagers. Did I mention I’m WHITE?!
Oh. My. Lord.
It was horrible. Our Youth Pastor saved us a little by doing weird lighting and effects on the camera. But I still get butterflies when I think about it. However, it is a wonderful camp memory. Becky & Staci, anything you want to add about our rapping debut?
So, do you have a camp story to share?
(oh, and if you want to read some more camp memories, go visit Annie‘s!)
I’m LOL!!! That is so funny … I can imagine your embarrassment. Do you still have the video? I wonder how you would feel watching it now?
I performed “I sing the body electric” at my junior high’s talent show one year. I was in 7th grade and years later a teacher and member of our church was showing that tape!!! I heard my voice and turned so red. I looked so silly. Recently I did a news special on near drownings that Matt tivo’d … anytime he wants to see me cringe, he just plays that segment.
Youth camp was not the most…uh…structured place, but I sure did love it! Some of my funniest and best memories were at youth camp. Luckily, we were all good christian girls who knew how to stay out of trouble. But unfortunately at youth camp if you weren’t bad or into tetherball, then you ended up with not much to do. I guess that’s how we ended up rapping in front of the whole camp!
Amanda-and you think you couldn’t do karaoke on a cruise?!?!?!
I know Staci put you up to that! I love the “WHITE” part of the story:) Too funny!
I’m with Staci … if you did that then you can karaoke any day!! I know you love(d) DCTalk, but even with all that love I’m shocked you let Staci talk you into that!!!
That is just so funny.. I’m sure it wasn’t as bad as you thought. My 1st year at Sr High week I started hanging out with a group of kids who were so much fun.. They were always walking around singing song like none stop. Not always church songs but stuff Like “under the board walk” It was this really cute guy who was the leader of our little gang who went around singing.. I thought it was the best and we had so much fun.. but looking back at it now I’m sure all the other kids at camp who saw us all walking around like we were living a musical or something.. must have thought we were nuts. Oh well we were having fun.
LOL…what a hoot! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Lots of fun!! Those are good memories to have rapping and all.
You are KIDDING?!?!?! My sisters and I went to Camp Cherith too!!! What a small world!!!
Alas, I did not rap, though. I think I did sing. (and believe me it is NOT pretty.)
I loved DC Talk too! But that story is too funny. What did your date do at the banquet?
Oh, Amanda…I am crying! Does anyone have that video? I have some of them, but I don’t think I have that one…I do have the one from teh year it was just Staci, Mandy and I… where I am being interviewed and staci yanked my pants down mid interview. The camera is from the waist up, but it is still hilarious!
BTW…down with the one that is known as the son, from the G to the O to the D never done…
How funny! The things we did as kids! Do you still have the video? Sounds like overall though, your camp experiences were great!
THe VERY sad part of all of this is the fact that I went home from camp that week and memorized that rap so that I could be like you guys!