Glastonbury Festival
June 8, 2009 –
Ive had a few hits on my website from some Glastonbury folks recently and as a consequence, it led me a merry old dance down memory lane. I spent a fair few days at Glastonbury Festival in, oh it must have been around 2003. If I remember rightly, it was probably only one of a few handfuls of times when the weather was actually glorious. I am glad about that, all that mud diving plays havoc with the ‘do’. (Blimey I just realised what all those bloomin’ shower caps in hotel bathrooms are really for. hahahaha)
No, it was nice the time I went, I remember sloshing on the sunscreen like there was no tomorrow. I remember a friend washing my hair in freezing cold water in a washing up bowl – Eeek! I stayed in the green fields, the hippy bit. All love an peace and well, its not really quite like that is it? Its more of how earnest can you be, shall we all wring our hands in torment about what those wicked creatures in the bottom fields are doing to our precious earth (never mind that said hippies had rolled up in fuel guzzling vehicles) Oh I could go on and on but I wont. Suffice to say, I have lived with and experienced many sub-cultures and when it all boils down to it, we all have the same needs for love, recognition, respect and a sense of worth, oh and egos, we all have those, some of them need more massaging than others.
But Glastonbury Festival, well you have to do it dont you, at least once. It is a sight to behold and you will experience things you may not anywhere else. I actually got the festival bug that year and did around 8 more. None were like Glastonbury and a part of me is glad. The music was fantastic. When you see it on tv, you see the massive crowds and it looks a bit intimidating. My experience was that everyone was pretty chilled (no prizes why!) and you could get right up to the front of stage for a good view. Great bands. I hear Tom Jones is on this year, that would be good. I think I may wait to see him in Vegas though ;)
One thing that should not be missed is a quick look at the things they call toilets at Glastonbury. Yes, even if you are staying in a Winnebago. You must check out the toilets, if only to get an idea of how dysentery may start. Yes, it really is that bad. I was going to pop a pic on but I like you too much x
So, no I am not off to Glastonbury this year, but if you are, you have a great time. Take a hanky to put over your nose (for the loos), say no to drugs, if you can :) and rock a little for me wont you? x
If there are any tickets left you may be able to get them here
One Response to “Glastonbury Festival”
I went to two festivals, taking my daughter there. I still have the T shirts to prove it. One wet, loads of mud 1998, though it only really tipped down one day, creating a mud bath and was sunny the rest, but the damage was done. The other was relativly dry 1999.
I have been trying to go back, two yeats ago tickets totally sold out. Last year they were not, and of course I had not bothered trying.
This year I am going. I have found myself a companion who does not mind getting wet, or putting up without hair curlers/straightners. It will be fun I am sure.
By elrond on Jun 8, 2009