Well, it’s pissed down for 24/24, the farmers fields are a quagmire, the main stage is “broken” and out of use/bounds. Yup, the british festival season is upon us, after a two year fallow period. Along with the rest of the near-zombie army of the pensionable, drawn inexorably to sticky mud, “interesting” toilets and last minute timetabling substitutions, I have pitched my tent, so you don’t have to.
More to follow………..
A land fit for grandpas?
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You’re a gallant gentleman Captain Oates and we shall all be thinking of your sacrifice. I saw a clip on Fairport’s FB page yesterday of them playing in the backyard of The Brasenose in lieu of the usual festival. The Cropredy tradition is either blazing sun or non-stop train. This was the latter (and rain god Richard Thompson wasn’t even there) but at least the attendees didn’t have to trudge back to tents.
The set will be on their YouTube channel this Saturday when they would have been onstage this year.
Good luck. A never-ending supply of dry socks, that’s the key.
Don’t let anyone know what you do for a living or your tent will become a triage centre in M*A*S*H. The procedure is:
Casualties in band t-shirts that are more than half the age of the wearer get first priority.
Trench foot is their own bloody fault (socks!)
Anyone saying they’ve had brown acid probably took too many multivitamins.
Post Vegan Burger Traumatic Stress can be alleviated by Pepperami (orally initially, rectally for repeat offenders)
No, you can’t insist they turn it down after 9.00pm.
“My phone’s about to die” is not a medical condition.
Stilts or pattens are your friends.
I used to wear my old morris dancing clogs kept my feet high enough off the ground and allowed the feet to breathe unlike wellingtons.
Hope you had your clips on.
Like Terry?
…..those wasps can buzz off…
and creepy crafties
crawlin’ up your trousers)
Puttees is the answer.
@retropath2 steps out of his tent prepared and ready to watch the next act.
Fab photo, Hubert!
Is it true that Cousteau are topping the bill??
These.
https://youtu.be/NsnoO1koHlQ
Well done. I just admire you for making the effort on such a dire weather weekend and hope you enjoy it all. (Well not the weather, obv’s).
Well, it hasn’t yet rained today, the mud exhibiting all the qualities of clay as it dries. Still no main stage: all the acts have been downgraded to smaller stages, the only issue being the chairbound elders cramming the space, meaning us youngsters can’t cut a rug. Elders and youngsters are terms open to disbelief.
Today’s tip for the top, Gadarene, truly youthful swine (SWIDT) who make a glorious racket.
Bought – bloody brilliant stuff on this new album.
Gadarene! A name to to look out for! This is exquisite.
One of those cases where I was uncertain which was the name of the band and which the song!
Where are they from? There is little info on their home page.