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WICKERMAN FESTIVAL - by BEKI Thursday 20th July Spent most of the day and evening travelling up to Dumfries for the Wicker Man festival sweating like a rhythm section at a spelling test in the Tone Mobile. The journey took ten hours and on arrival at our digs at 10.30pm we were informed that the hostelry next door closed at 11pm, so we decided to forego washing and re-hydration and opted for a couple of pints each. At least that was the plan, it turned out that said hostelry wasn’t a fan of early closing so we didn’t leave till 3.30am.
Friday 21st July None of us feeling very well due to having a LOT more than the couple of pints we originally intended. Managed to revive ourselves and made our way to the festival site. It was a hot, sunny day which gradually began to get darker and mistier as we got nearer to the site, quite creepy really. Found a little Tourist Information Booth and asked directions, but the gnarled old man inside said ‘Go back home Sassanach, ye’re nay wanted here!!!’ Eventually found the site and all the security staff seemed to have been on the old Gretna (green) and didn’t know where the tent was where we were supposed to play, so we just drove round a dirt track for half an hour looking confused. Eventually found the right place and then went in search of beer. Everything was going well, we were enjoying Gold Blade’s set and tuning up etc. After Gold Blade finished and packed their gear up it dawned on us that there was no back line for us and Lumpy in Frazier from Dad’s Army mode said that we wouldn’t be playing, were all doomed etc etc, but before long back line was found and we were soon up and running. One thing I noticed is that Scots audiences can really sing, which made the sing along parts a real pleasure. Thanks to Dawn and her friend for singing “Stand Strong” with us, if you want to get up and sing at any of our gigs you are both welcome. In spite of a collapsing mic stand (too many moving parts) and a quite excruciating guitar sound I really enjoyed the gig. Met some really cute punk kids (thanks for the glowing bracelet), and saw lots of men in kilts, so a good night for me all in all. We haven’t played in Scotland for years but received various offers of gigs so hope to be up in those parts (ooh er) again soon.
Hotel Wisdom Subject: Drugs Speaker: Judge Piper ‘If you ain’t careful you’ll wake up in Waltham Abbey bang on it with a nose bleed’
Subject: ? Speaker: Lumpy ‘I can’t see me cock for me tits’
Subject: The Red Hot Chilli Peppers Speaker: Professor Mildred ‘Yeah, Flea plays the trumpet like me’ Lumpy: ‘Yes, and that’s where the similarity ends’ |
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