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Just wondering what Mr Eavis gets up to these days with the festival? Obviously Emily has taken up the reigns and Melvin Benn's back behind the scenes (or at least was last year) and there's a whole team of producers, managers etc etc running various areas.

Reckon he still does much? Does he even drive around in his red landcover these days? 

Can't believe he's approaching 90!

 

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Just now, Memory Man said:

I suspect he is purely a figurehead at this point but if anyone has earned the right to sit back & watch what he has created its him 🙂

Yes totally! Odd cameo gig here and there as well no doubt!

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5 minutes ago, august1 said:

his last public appearance was in a wheelchair so I imagine mobility might slow him down/reduce his appearances this year

if i see him on a mobility scooter i'm gonna give him a race. 😛 

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I was the first to arrive at Worthy View camping in 2021 and I met him, he actually escorted us to the site and to our tent. He was such a nice guy but wasn't really interested me meeting me. He wanted to talk to my 2 girl-friends that I was with haha. 

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1 hour ago, bigbilly said:

Just wondering what Mr Eavis gets up to these days with the festival? Obviously Emily has taken up the reigns and Melvin Benn's back behind the scenes (or at least was last year) and there's a whole team of producers, managers etc etc running various areas.

Reckon he still does much? Does he even drive around in his red landcover these days? 

Can't believe he's approaching 90!

 

I met him last year up at the Park.  He was being driven by someone else in a modern 4x4.

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1 minute ago, HotChipWillBreakYourLegs said:

I met him last year up at the Park.  He was being driven by someone else in a modern 4x4.

How do you get the job of Michael's chauffeur?

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25 minutes ago, davidlab said:

I was the first to arrive at Worthy View camping in 2021 and I met him, he actually escorted us to the site and to our tent. He was such a nice guy but wasn't really interested me meeting me. He wanted to talk to my 2 girl-friends that I was with haha. 

Think you were the only one to arrive in 2021 😜

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1 hour ago, Bike_Like_A_Mum said:

I'd so l9ve to meet him. What a guy. Where do you think he'll be knocking about this year?

Met him in the village one year when I was having a mooch around there. Chatted to him as he walked to his mates for tea. 

A special moment but not so easy mid festival.

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1 hour ago, august1 said:

his last public appearance was in a wheelchair so I imagine mobility might slow him down/reduce his appearances this year

Wasn't aware of this. Very sad to hear. He's the same age as my mum and a "joke" of mine has always been that if he can gallivant around at that age then why can't she? (Arthritis is the answer).

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38 minutes ago, MrZigster said:

Wasn't aware of this. Very sad to hear. He's the same age as my mum and a "joke" of mine has always been that if he can gallivant around at that age then why can't she? (Arthritis is the answer).

He's always looked way younger than his years. I think this year might be a reality check to us all that's he's 87!

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19 minutes ago, august1 said:

He's always looked way younger than his years. I think this year might be a reality check to us all that's he's 87!

hes doing well, when i started efests 25 + years ago i thought i'd better have an obit written ready - just-in-case, glad i never needed it.

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