So as the dust settles from the mad festivities of August, I am finally starting to settle back into normal life. Wacken was absolutely immense, and I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the bands and spending time with good friends (Tom, Sophia, Joss, Gil, Ross, Sam, Nestor, Maren, Luke, Laurie etc. etc.). An excellent festival by any counts, and I will certainly be there next year.
I spent a few days in California after that doing a hard slog of work, but came back in time for Bloodstock Open Air, which was fun, but having Wacken fresh in the mind sort of dampened how good it seemed. It was OK - quite a few good bands (Korpiklaani, Freedom Call, Sabbat, a few others) but rather annoyingling I missed Testament (and all other bands) on Thursday due to being stupidly tired (same as Gemma!).
A small rant now….. I enjoyed marching around the camp-site with randoms, various chants and shouting and boozing. I was extremely disgusted with a group of people that burnt the god damned wheelie bin. Seriously, what’s the point? It’s dangerous for starters. I was in a group of people who kept marching, I turned round and noticed a lot of people had stopped, so I went back and saw what was going on, at which point, I hurried off. Disgusting behaiviour, and ruins the family-friendly environment that Bloodstock tries to implement.
Anyway, next year I shall probably give BOA a miss - the ticket prices will be going up apparently, and I really can’t afford to go to both Wacken and BOA. Unfortunately for BOA, Wacken gets my pick - everyone is so friendly, it’s much more of a holiday for me (getting away from the British people helps alot), and I can stay drunk for longer (turning up at Wacken on Tuesday evening is always good).
Last Monday was Gemma’s birthday, where we got horrendously drunk, and ended up at Alex’s flat at the Deco, which was fun and good to catch up with him after BOA. A few days of work followed, and came Friday - Tom/Sophia/Phil came over, had a few drinks and watched some films. I fell asleep though due to tiredness, and then Saturday we went to England’s Medieval festival which was fun. Watched a battle re-enactment and a massive loud cannon. Nice. That evening was Aaron’s 21st - more drinking until the small hours of the morning, and a few arguments and more (eep!).
Today Gem and I woke up about 10:30am, I took her to work, and then went to meet my sister, Finley, Katie and Collin’s mum on Hill Head beach. Then went to Stubbington fair to see the last Donkey Derby race, and generally had an afternoon of relaxation which was nice. So that brings me to now, where I sit contemplating cooking dinner!
Until next time peeps…
