NIK : BGG was OFF : Glastonbury

[M Holmes]

Jon Browne writes:

> In article <9707021139.aa23796 at uk.ac.ed.tattoo>, M Holmes
> <fofp at TATTOO.ED.AC.UK> writes
> >Yep. Bloody good laugh.
> >
> >Where was your tent Jon? We were up the top of the field maybe a couple
> >of tents down from the steel track. The Friends Flag was flying except
> >when the wind & rain downed it on Thursday. We sometimes had a couple of
> >flashing LED's posted atop it at night too.
>
> I was in the King's Field, by the sacred circle <<where the wizard sages
> sat>>. I know, I know, I shouldn't have camped there, but everywhere
> else was full by the time I got up there and even that field was filling
> up fast. (I left London at 6, got to the back of the queue at about 8.
> Got on site at about 4 in the morning, at which point my car broke down!
> I had to push the bugger on site! Then we had to call the RAC, who to be
> fair got there pretty quick. We fell asleep as soon as the vehicle was
> parked, about 6 a.m. and didn't put the tents up till next day)
>
> I don't know if it was the mud or the amount of people or fate but this
> year I met NO-ONE i know, which is ridiculous after years past.> --

I only made the Sacred Circle at dawn on the Monday when I was sitting
atop the southernmost stone for a bit.

ObHawk: I did find a record shop tent at Glasters and nailed a copy of
Quark, Strangeness, and Charm signed by Bob Calvert. The guys had tons
of Hawkwind and related stuff.

> Jon Browne

FoFP