Chrismpw's letters from a festival

[verreauxi]

I like the atmosphere. Festival crowds are about the only crowds I can tolerate really.

So not this then...?

 

[chrismpw]

is this a tory type festival?

How very dare you!

 

[Frang]

So not this then...?

I've actually been to many a rave and ended up looking far worse than all of those

 

[Jimishorts]

When you go will you send back a letter from a festival
Take a look up the rail track from Miami to Canal boat
Well broke off from my work the other day
Spent the evening thinking about all the beer that flowed away
Across the ocean to the second chance
I wonder how it go on when it reached the promised land
When you go will send back a letter from a festival
Take a look up the rail track from Miami to Canal boat

 

[Jimishorts]

To the tune of

 

[chrismpw]

When you go will you send back a letter from a festival?
Take a look up the rail track from Miami to Canal boat
Well broke off from my work the other day
Spent the evening thinking about all the beer that flowed away
Across the ocean to the second chance
I wonder how it go on when it reached the promised land
When you go will send back a letter from a festival
Take a look up the rail track from Miami to Canal boat

I do proclaim that's genius.

 

[chrismpw]

To the tune of

One of those is Davy Moyes isn't it.

 

[chrismpw]

The frigging dance tent industrial booming of pre-recorded pap continues to ruin all the live acts.

But worse, far worse than all this, it fails to drown out the drunken dirge being shreiked out by the utter muppets in red in the tv tent.

Please win this spuds. Put an end to this misery.

 

[COYBL25]

I've actually been to many a rave and ended up looking far worse than all of those

You’ve gone to the shops for a paper and ended up looking far worse than all of those

 

[chrismpw]

Well after this evening's disappointment that the rs eventually got the consolation prize they craved, tonights comedy acts were top class. Really needed that. I've already forgotten the unique and exquisite misery football is capable of bringing.

 

[chrismpw]

Today's life tip for older gentlemen.

Apply sunblock to the face and eyes BEFORE applying Deep Heat to the back and shoulder.

Always.

I've done it again.

sake.

 

[degsy]

I went to a festival where the dead were the headline band. We went in a skyblue harry potter ford anglia with the boot loaded up with special brew. I remember arriving on friday, I remember mungo jerry was an early support band (twice - they blew the place away and got another gig on sunday on the strength of it) I woke up in a field on monday afternoon and that's it - sum total.

 

[larbert toffee]

I know that @COYBL25 likes to hear of my grizzles so to save moaning in other threads I thought i'd do a thread specifically for my experiences.

So here's the thing. A friend of a friend organises this gig and over the years I get free entry as general helper, problem solver and dog's body. This year I'm in charge of flags. A great many flags which had to be installed on the top of 30' scaffold poles which each had to be lowered, the flags untangled, threaded, affixed and erected again.

That was yesterday. Today my back aches.

Last night I had nightmares about people being killed amid swathes of brightly coloured satin as scaffold poles crashed down on them in front of the main stage.

Is @BigBlueNose with you?

 

[chrismpw]

Is @BigBlueNose with you?

I have no idea.

Not seen any rossers about if that helps.

 

[Jimishorts]

rossers

Rozzers if you mean the old bill