He seems to be in every other film on Netflix.
Love the book as well
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Heās got aphasia so I think heās trying to make as much money while he can/could.
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Time travel thing. Pretty lightweight, but fun enough.
50 years of Glastonbury doc on BBC2.
Interesting about how theyāve had to & managed to keep reinventing it as society and tastes change & evolve.
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I guess itās just demandā> supply. One of the talking heads was suggesting Glastonbury was special because of the 'people, the late nights, the drugs etc. To be honest the same can be said for any festival.
Some of the things that made / make Glastonbury was: The politics / The place itself / alternative lifestyle practitioners (Mutoid waste ā Lost Vagueness etc.) 24hr openness, the heritage of the ābrandāā¦etc
Today itās a right of passage thing for Gap Yarhhs and middle class bods who want to play dress up and let rip for the weekend. This sounds derogatory, but thereās nothing wrong with that.
When the convoy was blocked, Glastonbury changed. When the fences came down en masse things changed. When they tied in with Mean Fiddler and corporate interests really kicked (along with big fence) things changed -
Still the place itself remained the same and I guess for all the āchangeā People will have a good time there, when the sun is out and a good act is on stage, āThe Vale of Avalonā is incredible āVenueā. Glastonbury were good at recognizing the āspectacleā was also important and tied themselves in with a lot of alternative goings onā¦Hegemony sells tickets.
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And it inspired a hifi forum name!
Festivals went from subculture to mainstream / corporate and I lost interest right there.
I hear you, I guess the thing is people go from subculture to mainstream too.
Itās the same with music and the sell out label. I know very few bands that didnāt want to make money that were talented and culturally significant.
Oh yeah, thatās just my choice, Iām not worried about what judgements other people and bands etc make for themselves.
I just know that for a few years I enjoyed going to festivals and then I didnāt so much and then stopped bothering.
You got old you mean? 
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I stopped going when the fucking BBC showed up, with fucking showers!
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I did get old yes but festivals did offer the opportunity to sit on the grass and enjoy both live music and an afternoon nap at the same time which is perfect for my stage of decrepitude/ general motivation.
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Never been and guess I never will. The thought of camping and tens of thousands of people really puts me off. However,I love watching it from a comfy sofa
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2005 ā¦
Luckily we pitched our tent at the top of the hill
I remember one chap diving into the water to try and find his car keys in his sunken tent.
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Iāve never been either. I used to go to a few smaller festivals at the end of the 80ās early 90ās but they were mostly WOMAD type events, maybe 10-12000 people & pretty diverse & to me, quite interesting music. The vast crowds & most of the headline acts Glastonbury tends to have donāt really appeal & I suspect Iād have spent most of my time mooching about the fringes seeing more obscure stuff much of which can be found at other, smaller events anyway. That said, Iām very glad it happens and it has changed repeatedly to reflect the culture of the time. Watching the doc last night Iād forgotten completely what a scourge New Age travellers were presented as by our mass media. Ridiculous really.
Think most were rounded up, and sent to totnes. 
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Went to a few Festivals in Straya. Played at one (bused in and out same day). But Strayan festivals in the 70s were severely hot dust bowls with a lake. Sleep in a tent or under the stars, wash in the lake, piss and shit in a lime hole (designated area).
Due to the heat (and the 70s) there was lots of nudity. It made being a teen trying to sleep difficult.
Hard core stuff for 3 days.
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