Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
I don't like smelling
Does not wanting to go to festivals indicate that you are mad?
- Thread starter Hollis
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pogofish said:
Not by all footy lovers mate, just the more neddish ones perhaps?
This looks like it's intended to be a them and us thread of the sort Hollis loves.
Liking festies (or footy) does not mean you think those who don't are mad, some non festie types I know ask me lots of interested questions and can understand why I like them, just as I understand why they don't.
But if this is to be a 'Militant Solidarity of the Festie Haters' affinity group, then fill yer boots. Polarisers ....
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Oh I completely understand why people like them - if I could sleep/relax in a tent properly and had no sense of smell, I would love them
golightly
Actively uneconomic
LD Rudeboy said:
Seeing stacks of bands is tempting, but I always find that I don't get to see what I plan to see and often have to make hard decisions about which bands to see and which to miss. I look at the line up and think about all the bands I want to see but the reality never turns out that way. I don't mind camping as it goes, but I do like my comforts. I do wonder whether I'd be more interested in festivals if I weren't living in London. The thing with living here is that you can go dancing, see bands, go to comedy shows, etc. when you please without needing to stay in a field for days.
LDR
kiwitanga
Yep. I much prefer the free one day festivals like Strawberry Fair or overseas festivals like Sziget because it's a completely different experience.golightly said:The thing with living here is that you can go dancing, see bands, go to comedy shows, etc. when you please without needing to stay in a field for days.
Stig
Condimentalist
Nothing wrong with disliking festivals at all. I can see why someone might.
I can't stand going to raves, staying up all night in a hot sweaty filthy decrepit building full of squat juice, doing enough pills to make you suicidal for the next fortnight, trying to ignore the shite music. Does that make me mad? Certainly not. I've never felt so, anyway, even though ALL my mates seem to like doing this stuff.
We are just more discerning, Hollis.
I can't stand going to raves, staying up all night in a hot sweaty filthy decrepit building full of squat juice, doing enough pills to make you suicidal for the next fortnight, trying to ignore the shite music. Does that make me mad? Certainly not. I've never felt so, anyway, even though ALL my mates seem to like doing this stuff.
We are just more discerning, Hollis.
Hollis said:
Doesn't mean I might not have a point anyway though, above ...
bluestreak
HomosexualityIsStalin’sAtomBombtoDestroyAmerica
Orang Utan said:
there's your problem. fortunately hollis and OU, i can forgive your lack of festyness. you're nice fellas, always stand your rounds. you're missed in the fields of muddy avalon, but if it's not your bag, it's not your bag and thats OK. jesus still loves you.
bluestreak said:
mr steev
magic thought wizard
I love camping me. The more basic the better, and could quite happily live under canvas all through the summer. Add to this bands, likeminded people, randomness and partying and I am as happy as a pig in shit
Personally, I don't particularily like hotels. I find them sterile and feel a bit like I'm in someone else's home.
Each to their innit.
I'm glad that not everyone is into festivals. It was hard enough/impossible to get tickets for some events this year. I don't want the demand to be any bigger!
Personally, I don't particularily like hotels. I find them sterile and feel a bit like I'm in someone else's home.
Each to their innit.
I'm glad that not everyone is into festivals. It was hard enough/impossible to get tickets for some events this year. I don't want the demand to be any bigger!
lights.out.london
Black Flag
I've played (in bands) and been a punter at festivals. Never yet had a good time.
My idea of a weekend of hell.
My idea of a weekend of hell.
Balbi
Hey, Dean Yager!
I'm being viewed as dangerously disturbed for not wanting to go to a festival this year, first time in five summers i've opted against it. I'm a filthy capitalist though, and don't want a repeat of last year where I managed to clear my overdraft only to spank myself back into debt by heading off to a festival.
Plus I am fucking sick of being surrounded by 'wacky' teenage twats, sleeping in an uncomfortable and alternatly boiling/freezing tent - not being able to shower for four or five days, not having a decent meal in that time and twisting my melon right up on substances and overpriced lagers.
I'm spending this years August Bank Holiday in the back garden with a good book, a crate of reasonably priced polish lager and the sunshine
So no Hollis, it's not festivals that indicate that you're mad. Not saying that you're not more twisted than a bag of pipe cleaners mind you.
Plus I am fucking sick of being surrounded by 'wacky' teenage twats, sleeping in an uncomfortable and alternatly boiling/freezing tent - not being able to shower for four or five days, not having a decent meal in that time and twisting my melon right up on substances and overpriced lagers.
I'm spending this years August Bank Holiday in the back garden with a good book, a crate of reasonably priced polish lager and the sunshine
So no Hollis, it's not festivals that indicate that you're mad. Not saying that you're not more twisted than a bag of pipe cleaners mind you.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
How? I haven't been to a festival since 1992 mind - does it still involve queuing for hours?Sunray said:
RhymnRzn
anti-doter
Imagine in a year of release (which we have a right to expect) how much diversity of activity would keep interests high. Learning to play a new instrument, setting up a booth, participating in talks, freedom of travel, sharing what is good. I will have the Bible, a peace pipe, and a hackey sack on my person for proper intermissions.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
I thought people just got blitzed, talked glorious shite with strangers and danced to incredibly strange music?RhymnRzn said:
Sunray said:
I go to "gatherings" (for want of a better word), in some pretty rugged conditions. The only water available is bottled water for drinking, and a minimal amount for cooking ration packs ( M.O.D USE ONLY, yeah right, 2 for £15) It is possible to maintain personal hygiene for many days using baby wipes for main body cleansing, keeping dry using talcum powder, and biological gel for keeping ones hands germ free.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
I bet they're well shitchymaera said:
Tort said:I'm a total addict. I'm foregoing any other holidays this year purely to spend 12 weekends sitting in assorted fields around the country. The older I get the worse it gets. My name is Tort & I'm a festiholic.
