The steam toy boat stall

[Cooter]

One for the more hardcore geeky Glasto fans here..

 

A bit of chat about this little stall on another thread and how, sadly, it wasn't there last year. I used to love this place, just standing there, chilling, watching.

 

Anyway, some extra info here...

 

interesting write up, scroll to halfway down...

 

https://normalforglastonbury.uk/fools-journey-to-glastonbury/

 

and a short tube clip

 

 

Edited April 26 by Cooter

[Johnnyseven]

They had been at the festival for years, I first went in 1998 and i'm sure they were there then. Weren't they raising money to repair a canal or something somewhere in the UK? Maybe they raised enough and it's now fixed so no need to raise funds anymore? 

[-TLR-]

i have mixed feelings about these guys...

 

it was either '97 or '98 i was going up to the stone circle and i stopped at their stall on the way and asked them if i could please have a bin bag (to sit on cos of all the mud).

 

they said: sure man, of course you can - dance for it.

 

and i did. i danced for a bin bag.

 

it was a long time ago, but it makes me feel dirty every time i think about it, to have stooped to such a level, and my crew have never let me forget it.

 

 

 

(in my, sort of, defense - i used to do a shitload of drugs back then and i was off my face at the time... but still...)

[CaledonianGonzo]

6 minutes ago, Johnnyseven said:

They had been at the festival for years, I first went in 1998 and i'm sure they were there then. Weren't they raising money to repair a canal or something somewhere in the UK? Maybe they raised enough and it's now fixed so no need to raise funds anymore? 

It was old mill I think 

[Cooter]

It looks to have been there, and on that same pitch since 1986. Run by a bloke called Andy.

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

1 hour ago, -TLR- said:

i have mixed feelings about these guys...

 

it was either '97 or '98 i was going up to the stone circle and i stopped at their stall on the way and asked them if i could please have a bin bag (to sit on cos of all the mud).

 

they said: sure man, of course you can - dance for it.

 

and i did. i danced for a bin bag.

 

it was a long time ago, but it makes me feel dirty every time i think about it, to have stooped to such a level, and my crew have never let me forget it.

 

(in my, sort of, defense - i used to do a shitload of drugs back then and i was off my face at the time... but still...)

 

Sounds like something Super Hans would make Jez do for a toke on a spliff, lol.

 

"Dance Jez, dance like you mean it!"

[CharlotteB]

2 hours ago, -TLR- said:

i have mixed feelings about these guys...

 

it was either '97 or '98 i was going up to the stone circle and i stopped at their stall on the way and asked them if i could please have a bin bag (to sit on cos of all the mud).

 

they said: sure man, of course you can - dance for it.

 

and i did. i danced for a bin bag.

 

it was a long time ago, but it makes me feel dirty every time i think about it, to have stooped to such a level, and my crew have never let me forget it.

 

 

 

(in my, sort of, defense - i used to do a shitload of drugs back then and i was off my face at the time... but still...)

 

I'm just glad you didn't ask for a bulk bag 🙀

[philipsteak]

I was quite weirded out one year seeing these guys at something that wasn't Glastonbury. Can't quite remember where now, possibly a Christmas market, maybe York? 

I mean of course they'd be at different events, would be mad if they just did Glastonbury, but it just seemed wrong.

[Jay Pee]

Have you guessed what it is yet?

[Jay Pee]

Steam Boat FACTS!

[incident]

13 minutes ago, Jay Pee said:

Steam Boat FACTS!

 

So from that, I found this: http://www.blennerhassettfamilytree.com/Blennerhasset-Mill-Pop-Pop-Steam-Boats.php

 

Assuming it's up to date, it says they're still at Green Man and Tewkesbury?

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

So, I was right on the other thread - it is a water mill. My memory has been compromised by various self indulgent activities and older age, but 'knew' that it was a water mill. There was always something fitting about this stall being at Glastonbury. It just seemed right.

[Miathedog]

I can confirm I have seen them at the medieval festival in Tewkesbury. 

[CharlotteB]

How much was a steamboat, anyway? I saw a lot of people looking but I didn't see them shifting much stock.

[dumski]

I got one about 2013 after my son was born.  We bring it out every summer when the paddling pool comes out

 

Pretty sure was under £5

[parsonjack]

Got one of these too.... contrary to his claims of invention at the stall they've been around since late 19thC and were originally known as "pop-pop boats".

 

I don't think he's been on the farm for possibly the last 4 or 5 festivals now.

 

Good to hear he's still around though 👍

[Jay Pee]

1 hour ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

So, I was right on the other thread - it is a water mill. My memory has been compromised by various self indulgent activities and older age, but 'knew' that it was a water mill. There was always something fitting about this stall being at Glastonbury. It just seemed right.

I have chatted sh*t with them at Farmer Phil's also and know you have previous with said festival. Also perfect for them. Rattlinghope 

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

4 minutes ago, Jay Pee said:

I have chatted sh*t with them at Farmer Phil's also and know you have previous with said festival. Also perfect for them. Rattlinghope 

 

I've not been to the Farmer Phil's Festival, but did get to stay on the site during a temporary break in the covid lockdown. It was my mate's 60th birthday. How he managed to secure that site in the middle of covid I do not know. 

 

You mention Ratlinghope, but other than knowing it's in Shropshire (where I live) I see no connection. Do they have a festival?

[Jay Pee]

32 minutes ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

 

I've not been to the Farmer Phil's Festival, but did get to stay on the site during a temporary break in the covid lockdown. It was my mate's 60th birthday. How he managed to secure that site in the middle of covid I do not know. 

 

You mention Ratlinghope, but other than knowing it's in Shropshire (where I live) I see no connection. Do they have a festival?

It's where Phil's is.

[Ayrshire Chris]

8 hours ago, -TLR- said:

i have mixed feelings about these guys...

 

it was either '97 or '98 i was going up to the stone circle and i stopped at their stall on the way and asked them if i could please have a bin bag (to sit on cos of all the mud).

 

they said: sure man, of course you can - dance for it.

 

and i did. i danced for a bin bag.

 

it was a long time ago, but it makes me feel dirty every time i think about it, to have stooped to such a level, and my crew have never let me forget it.

 

 

 

(in my, sort of, defense - i used to do a shitload of drugs back then and i was off my face at the time... but still...)

Just imagine what you would have had to do if you wanted to  borrow his chair😉

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

2 hours ago, Jay Pee said:

It's where Phil's is.

 

I had no idea. And I've driven there and back too! My capacity to remember 'things' is diminishing. Thanks for the clarification. 

 

It's a beautiful site for a festival. I gauge that because we had our own mini festival there - complete with silent disco in the wee hours. Someone i know had hired the kit with loads of headphones so that people could dance and not have music blaring out across the landscape. Then some of us decided to go around the clock, and not sleep. So, we had a fire. And then at about 7am or 8am a proper hunt came over the hill right in front of us. It was a proper hunt too. I didn't see any objectors (apart from those around me that was). 

[Doohickey]

A long shot but for anyone at the farm, have you seen the steam toy boat guy this year? I promised my son one in 2019 and he hasn’t let me forget it. I wondered around the green areas yesterday and didn't find him, but just in case he is in some far flung corner I thought I’d ask.

[majormajormajor]

I bought one of these when I was completely off my face at about 2am about a decade ago. I still laugh about it now.

 

Pretty sure it was on the walkway north out of the stone circle into the healing fields.

Edited June 27 by majormajormajor

[CaledonianGonzo]

Think it's d@bbed down

[DTichborne]

Bring back Candle Powered Steam Boats and Garlic Kitchen.