Can't remember if I've posted this before

[OneLittleFish]

Clicky

This BBC HYS makes me even more excited about Glasto, in that if it's something that seems to piss off the racists, idiots, bigots and other general numpties that make up seemingly most of the BBC Have Your Say site then it must be an amazing festival

Must say, this one is probably my favourite:

Why on earth would you pay £145 to camp in a dirty field, full of unkempt, fetid fellow campers, stand in mud up to your knees just to watch the latest musical fads plus historic hangers on, when for less than that you could be enjoying SIX Proms, including a full Wagnerian opera, AND the fabled Last Night, performed by world class musicians not repetitive amateurs, for under £120? All in the glorious, clean, sanitary surroundings of the majestic Royal Albert Hall!!

[Nissarana]

Edited January 26, 2009 by OneLittleFish

[darrenbha]

I'd not seen it before and it made me laugh

[benisright]

Some sensible people though

What's all this about the sound system having to be turned down? I'm a middle-aged, middle class Tory fart for whom Glastonbury is the last place on Earth I'd want to spend a weekend, but can Britain's lifeless people not relinquish their stranglehold on peace and quiet for just one weekend? Thoughtlessly insisting on silence is just as selfish as thoughtlessly playing loud music. If my neighbours wanted to party for one weekend a year, I'd be happy for them. Is it too much to ask? And you wonder why we have no "society" - it's because too many people don't want anyone else to do anything that might inconvenience them in any way. For God's sake, lighten up - live and let live!

Edited January 26, 2009 by benisright

[OneLittleFish]

Some sensible people though

Edited January 26, 2009 by OneLittleFish

[benisright]

All that money to get drowned like rats.Rather stay at home and watch it on TV in comfort where I don't have to inhale wacky backy.

Next year when the smoking ban comes in I might go.

[Sam.]

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What's all this about the sound system having to be turned down? I'm a middle-aged, middle class Tory fart for whom Glastonbury is the last place on Earth I'd want to spend a weekend, but can Britain's lifeless people not relinquish their stranglehold on peace and quiet for just one weekend? Thoughtlessly insisting on silence is just as selfish as thoughtlessly playing loud music. If my neighbours wanted to party for one weekend a year, I'd be happy for them. Is it too much to ask? And you wonder why we have no "society" - it's because too many people don't want anyone else to do anything that might inconvenience them in any way. For God's sake, lighten up - live and let live!

I like this man. He's on a good level in life. A happy man, I suspect.

Edited January 26, 2009 by Sam.

[hoils]

The perfect way to kill a few Monday morning hours.

[Red Day]

Some of this stuff sounds like Top Tips in Viz magazine

[Josie's Cat]

Think Sam has nailed it - happy people generally don't throw screwing fits at other people enjoying themselves!

The smoking ban does affect tents though, you can't smoke in any enclosed public space can you? So there probably is less chance of "accidentally" inhaling someone else's pot smoke now, 'cos everyone will have to smoke outside.

I wonder how strict the festival will be on this?

[WS_Jack_III]

The aim of Glastonbury is the transfer of money from the pockets of the punters into the wallets of the stars and the organisers

[robith]

The perfect way to kill a few Monday morning hours.

[pedmills]

I live in Glastonbury and I often see people writing in to local papers complaining about the noise from glastonbury.

IT IS SO PATHETIC!!! Grrr it makes me so angry.

Most of the sound is gone by 1:00, I doubt the levels of sound after that would keep many people awake.

The levels of major acts are turned down so that it might ruin people's experience of watching certain bands.

If levels were turned down too low it could cause lots of people to rush forwards, potentially leading to people being injured.

It's only one weekend a year, surely people can forfeit a few hours sleep for the enjoyment of thousands of people?

As long as people are sensible there is no reason why the traffic should be any more than a minor nuisance when trying to drive around.

Lots of money goes to charity.

Each person living in a nearby village get a free ticket or the price of the ticket, so they could easily use the money to book a hotel if they really couldn't deal with the noise.

Yet people still complain.

Edited January 26, 2009 by peteyboy

[benisright]

Think Sam has nailed it - happy people generally don't throw screwing fits at other people enjoying themselves!

The smoking ban does affect tents though, you can't smoke in any enclosed public space can you? So there probably is less chance of "accidentally" inhaling someone else's pot smoke now, 'cos everyone will have to smoke outside.

I wonder how strict the festival will be on this?

[fraz]

Think Sam has nailed it - happy people generally don't throw screwing fits at other people enjoying themselves!

The smoking ban does affect tents though, you can't smoke in any enclosed public space can you? So there probably is less chance of "accidentally" inhaling someone else's pot smoke now, 'cos everyone will have to smoke outside.

I wonder how strict the festival will be on this?