Glastonbury 2008

[TopCat]

Drug arrests were down, despite the massive increase in numbers. I barely saw a cop all week and got far more plod hassle at Strawberry Fair this year. It's true I'm knackered, but you are talking ill informed bollocks, squire.

Well I'm glad I missed Sttrawberry fair this year (and every other year to be frank). What prompted my crime and arrests assertion was the Avon and Somerset plod putting out a press statement saying crime was down but arrests were well up. This was mid glasto time so maybe they spliffed up and chilled a bit.

 

[Dubversion]

cops in "bending the truth" shocker.

TC - i'm surprised at you!

 

[rocketman]

Well I'm glad I missed Sttrawberry fair this year (and every other year to be frank). What prompted my crime and arrests assertion was the Avon and Somerset plod putting out a press statement saying crime was down but arrests were well up. This was mid glasto time so maybe they spliffed up and chilled a bit.

Yeah but that doesn't mean it was a bad event crime-wise. Very little proper crime - tent theft and so on; most arrests were drug-related - silly folk trying to walk skunk through Castle Carey. TBH, I'd legalise dope - but that would hurt the drug enforcement 'industry', after all - and slash plod's performance-related bonuses. In other words, so what if there were arrests, the debate there is whether the reason for the arrest is justified.

 

[TopCat]

When I first went to Glasonbury festie in the mid eighties, there was a fella with a set of scales on a pole outside his tent. You weighed out your own deal. It's all changed!!!!

<legs it from thread>

 

[William of Walworth]

When I first went to Glasonbury festie in the mid eighties, there was a fella with a set of scales on a pole outside his tent. You weighed out your own deal. It's all changed!!!!

Signs such as "See It Weighed"

Glasto was openly-advertised Dope City, in 1984 ... as I just about manage to recall

 

[TopCat]

I think it was 84 that it pissed down and a fella sold thousands of defunct electric blankets to acid heads. Was very funny seeing people trailing a long flex after themselves.

 

[aylee]

The reason I am not going has nothing to do with the weather, and everything to do with the fact that I don't like big festivals

I have some sympathy with this. This was only my third Glasto but the mud made me more aware this time just how much time it takes to get from A to B on such a vast site .... it makes planning and getting to see everything you want to see very difficult.

I had a great time in spite of the weather, though.

 

[rocketman]

I think it was 84 that it pissed down and a fella sold thousands of defunct electric blankets to acid heads. Was very funny seeing people trailing a long flex after themselves.

Yep. I got one then. Forgot about that - thanks.

 

[J77]

Hey, this is the Glastonbury 2008 thread where it's going to be lovely and sunny with free drugs for all, no yuppies, more crusties than you could shake a stick at and an inflatable, bouncy castle type wall.

This thread just ain't as good as the one in Music -- that's got a poll!!!

 

[editor]

Was this the Glasto with the most rainy days?

Sure, it wasn't as muddy as 2005, but I don't recall a Glasto where it rained as often.

 

[Ranbay]

for me it was the most rain in 12 years... just didnt stop till yesterday arvo.

 

[david dissadent]

98 was wet as fuck as well, but the rain on Monday morning was almost sole destroying. Could handle the rain with a festival on the go, but not packing up in it.

 

[William of Walworth]

I think it was 84 that it pissed down and a fella sold thousands of defunct electric blankets to acid heads. Was very funny seeing people trailing a long flex after themselves.

Nah that must have been the notorious First Mudbath of 1985. In 1984 it was lovely weather, and no electric blankets ...

 

[editor]

98 was wet as fuck as well, but the rain on Monday morning was almost sole destroying. Could handle the rain with a festival on the go, but not packing up in it.

I took some pics on Monday afternoon and the site was unbelievably muddy.

 

[felixthecat]

Nah that must have been the notorious First Mudbath of 1985. In 1984 it was lovely weather, and no electric blankets ...

Deffo 85.

I had my dad's caravan and needed to be towed out by a tractor.

 

[sojourner]

2008? Count me in! But this time, I will be coming in a campervan. The absolute worst part of it all was the trudge back to the car yesterday, already knackered, no food, heaving a soaking wet rucksack plus camping stuff through knee-deep mud that definitely had sewage in it given the stench. At least with a van you can just drive off in it, and when we came back last time with our trailer tent we just drove off site, no queues whatsoever

 

[William of Walworth]

Was this the Glasto with the most rainy days?

Sure, it wasn't as muddy as 2005, but I don't recall a Glasto where it rained as often.

1997 : More, much more rain than this time at the start of the festie (until the early hours of Friday morning it rained nearly continuously I believe). It had been raining a lot over the previous two weeks as well ...
1998 : Started dryish, really big deluges happened on Friday turning the site into a total mudbath (and with showers quite often during the festie, but somewhat lighter and less intermittant, cos it was cold ...)

Both those mudbaths were evil, and probably worse conditions to go about in, because paths were mainly less solid and the drainage a lot worse. 1998 shades it as the worst of those two for me, simply becuase of the 'Oh No Not Again' factor ...

2004 : One really nice day on the Friday. Otherwise showery/rainy intervals, showers quite often, quite but not excessively muddy by the end
2005 : Hot Weds/Thurs, hot again Sunday, the unneeded 5 hours of deluge on Friday morning we all know about.
2007 : MINGING and in my view, about the worst for mud/rain I've been to, even though the drainage was better. At least 1997 and 1998 had dry last days ..... and 2005 had hot sunshine. This year the shit weather seemed just neverending and relentless .... even though we had some dry and almost nice times also ...

Worst of it was all starting to dry out perfectly on Thursday evening ... and Wednesday was misleadingly nice! Only for it all to be wrecked again. And Sunday/Monday were the Glasto goers worst nightmare, rained pretty much continuously for 16 hours or so ...

2005 and 2007 were both exceptional, 2005 for the quanity of the deluge, 2007 for the sheer relentlessness of it.

I think at times that Glasto in late June is jinxed, but stubbornly, I refuse to believe we'll never get a dry and hot one again. Roll on 2008 for that.

Dry or largely dry ones, and very pleasant ones, of my time : 1984, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003. Of those, only 1994 and 1995 were 100% dry ...

So currently good weather ones are still ahead for me over bad weather ones, out of 12 altogether ...

 

[TopCat]

Ah so the year of the good weather was 1984. I arrived at that one with three press passes including two that were access all areas , and ten quid in my pocket. I got a sub of erm *things* from a fella that I met in a bender in the green fields and spent a fair bit of time walking people in with the spare press passes over the weekend. I made enough dosh to last the summer and spent much of it on cider for my crustie anarcho mates.

Fuck I was young then, where do the years go!!!?????

 

[goldenecitrone]

I've been to Glastonbury in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2004 and only got slightly wet once. And that was when I spilt beer down my trouser leg.

 

[William of Walworth]

I've been to Glastonbury in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2004 and only got slightly wet once. And that was when I spilt beer down my trouser leg.

There was some rain in 2004, but with that record, you HAVE to come along in 2008!

 

[William of Walworth]

Ah so the year of the good weather was 1984. I arrived at that one with three press passes including two that were access all areas , and ten quid in my pocket. I got a sub of erm *things* from a fella that I met in a bender in the green fields and spent a fair bit of time walking people in with the spare press passes over the weekend. I made enough dosh to last the summer and spent much of it on cider for my crustie anarcho mates.

Fuck I was young then, where do the years go!!!?????

Old schooler! Those were the days etc. ...

You'd find enough elements/bits and pieces of those vibes if you look hard enough for them, even now. But yes Glasto has changed massively ... inevitably so, and not ALL for the bad ...

 

[goldenecitrone]

There was some rain in 2004, but with that record, you HAVE to come along in 2008!

A little bit in 2004 but not much really. And no real mud baths. The first two times I went I didn't even take a tent! Happy days.

 

[vauxhallmum]

You're not English, at all, are you William?
Just guessing

 

[William of Walworth]

100%! English things to do : talk about Glasto weather ... a lot

You're not English, at all, are you William?
Just guessing

Or was that a from you?

Add smileys damnit!!

 

[vauxhallmum]

:Or was that a from you?

Add smileys damnit!!

ah yes!! Smileys. Thats where I have been going wrong
How's this?
sorry

 

[William of Walworth]

ah yes!! Smileys. Thats where I have been going wrong
How's this?
sorry

I do them in real life too, SW8 girl

 

[LilMissHissyFit]

2008? Count me in! But this time, I will be coming in a campervan. The absolute worst part of it all was the trudge back to the car yesterday, already knackered, no food, heaving a soaking wet rucksack plus camping stuff through knee-deep mud that definitely had sewage in it given the stench. At least with a van you can just drive off in it, and when we came back last time with our trailer tent we just drove off site, no queues whatsoever

This is why we will be bringing our caravan... and it means I can use a clean loo at least once a day!

 

[Dovydaitis]

i have never been and have always really wanted to. im going next year, even if i go on my own and just chat to random people!

 

[19sixtysix]

Just wanted to say I had a fine time and only visited the main stage once.
My tent was dry. Yes i did get a bit muddy but hey thats fun.
Smallworld is lovely as it get light.
I got off site with no problems on monday.
Roll on 2008
A little more sun would be nice but what the fuck I'll be there if I can.

 

[William of Walworth]

i have never been and have always really wanted to. im going next year, even if i go on my own and just chat to random people!

There's none more random than those in the Urban75 Glastogoers Cider Bus meet!