Sinister: A mile and a half in a car can also take a long time...

[stephen hewitt]

...when it's on the way out of glastonbury.  EIGHT HOURS we sat in traffic,
EIGHT HOURS!  All cos some selfish bastards had had the temerity to crash
their cars on the way off-site.

Anyway, a lovely time was had by all, hello to lovely sini-peeps i met,
Sean, Paul, Lixi, Cress, Ian, and slight admonishments to those too shy to
come and play, we don't bite, you know :)

GOOD BITS
Flaming Lips - yes, i know, not staggeringly original, but they are GRATE
aren't they.  I hadn't realised the drums were on tape, the visuals and the
band's sheer charm just like blew me away and stuff
DAY-VID BOWIE - was also fookin' grate, all the hits etc, ziggy
PLAAAAAAAYYYY-ED GEEEEEEEEE-TAAAAAAAAA-HAH
Wheat - were surprisingly good, before the lips, mmmmmmm american rock
The 100 foot inflatable dragon and carnival parade - just as i hit the break
from my first bar shift a large multi-coloured dragon came towards me (no,
really).  This was one of those classic glasto moments, with hundreds of
confused punters going what the FUCK is this????!!?!
Billy Bragg - who i passed just after the inflatable dragon.  He was hanging
out with Boris Johnson (editor of right-wing rag The New Statesman) doing
stuff for the beeb.
Badly Drawn Boy - doing Aidan Moffatt impressions  
Working the bars - which was actually fun and more importantly gave me
access to SPECIAL CLEAN TOILETS (woohoo).  I also realised that rather than
the beer coming from barrels, it comes straight from a 30 ton tanker.
oh and sunshine, obviously

BAD BITS
The Bloke in the tent next to us - who had the loudest snore in the world
ever, when he started i was sure i was being attacked by some rabid pig dog
from hades
Rain - but only on thursday, so not that bad :)
Feet - hurting, lots
Toploader - Shiteloader more like, S*mply R*d for the new millennium
Pathetic tent robbery - we had six tops, thirty cigarettes and some
underpants nicked from our tent, but they left the sleeping bags, booze and
drugs (hayfever tablets and some naughty drugs too).  Twee robbery or what.
Yorkshire Pie and Peas - not having any

Mrs Carsmile is putting the photos in today and i'll scan them in at some
point (I'll get those 2000TT ones processed eventually as well).

Roll on Reading, that's what I say :)
 
Enough about me, how was your weekend?

xoxo

CarsmileSteve


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