Friday

S. told me I could go to Glastonbury by myself. So I went!

the other stage - much better than the main stage - click for full effect of Panorama made by sticking lots of pictures together

I set off on my bike. Here's me - S behind the camera - setting off from outside my wife's place of work in Camberwell. I didn't cycle all the way, just the bit to Paddington Station, then the bit from the train to the site - which was 6 or 7 miles IIRC.

me and bike, Camberwell

Interesting trip down on the train and i was able to completely bypass the queue for the bus by cycling the last bit. However, turned out to be a lot hotter and a lot hillier than I had anticipated. Not then being used to this cycling with a house on-board malarky, I struggled. I dehydrated. I got a head-ache. I felt queasy. All this before I even reached Glasto.

However, once there it was as smooth as could be. I found one of the very few remaining spots for a tent, not ideal, but as it turned out, perfectly adequate. I stashed the bike in a left property tent along with my bags, and walked out into the festival, intending to ENJOY! With all capitals, like that. ENJOY!!

Phil Jupitus joined the ordinary Boys on stage for "Little Bitch", a cover of the Specials song. 

so these pics were taken on a disposable camera, the last time I ever used one, mostly on the Thursday afternoon. in those days the festival didn't start until Friday, but there were a few things going on on Thursday, including a man wrapping himself in clingfilm as an entertainment experience. No pictures. sorry.

hippy wank - seemed normal when you're there

Friday was my first whole day at Glastonbury. The picture below is of the crowd between bands at the Other Stage. I endured Snow Patrol in order to be near the front for Franz Ferdinand and The Zutons. FF were magnificent.

The green tent is mine. Just about the only spot available when I arrived on Thursday, probably becasue of it's close proximity to the bins, the toilets, the welfare tent, the lost property tent, and the BBC News portacabin. Not that any of this worried me, I more or less passed out before during and after arriving at my tent, and as soon as I woke up, I got up with everything I needed right there. And I saw my tent on News24!

my tent is green

hippy wank

art

I had a wander on Thursday - where I took a lot of these pictures. Friday was tightly timetabled to see maximum bands, allowing time for magic mushrooms and a French sausage casserole - or two.