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Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences Started conversation Jun 30, 2009
The Destroyers, Stornaway, 6 day Riot, The Peatbog Faeries, Fairport Convention, Ray Davies and The Lancashire Hotpots were the highlights for me. Pyramid Stage? Bugger *that*. Oh, excellent talk by Ben Goldacre of Bad Science.net, too - the medicalisation of life. He's a very good speaker.
Spent Saturday night in the Cabaret tent and saw some great stuff, Arthur Smith, Brendon Burns, Phil Kay, plus some great little acts between the comedians. Juggling ping pong balls with your mouth, anyone?
Good weather too, for the most part, which was an unexpected bonus.
Glastonbury
There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Jun 30, 2009
The Lancashire Hotpots. What a great name for a band 
Did Ray Davies have a band or was it just him and his guitar?
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There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Jun 30, 2009
Speaking of cabaret, there was a bloke about 20 years ago when alternative cabaret first hit its stride who I saw a couple of times and I've never been able to remember his name. He was... a big bloke, and the highlight of his act was to get a washing up bowl half-filled with water, and perform the 'magic' trick of putting his voluminous belly into it. He'd go through a whole rigmarole and routine, at one point laying down on the bowl, which was on the ground, squirting water all over the front two or three rows, and he'd say "The stomach has now entered the bowl!". Then he'd stand up and the bowl was stuck to his belly because of the suction... and, er, that was the trick.
He showed up on a sitcom not long afterwards, and if I could remember what *that* was called, I could look him up on the IMDb. Of course, I can recall neither his name or the name of the sitcom.
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Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences Posted Jun 30, 2009
He had a backing man as well. Err, I think. It was pretty late on the Friday night, if I'm honest.
http://www.myspace.com/thelancashirehotpots Go here to here some of their stuff. Think The Wurzels mixed with Half Man Half Biscuit.
Cabaret wise we saw a bloke who was basically beat-boxing with his feet and juggling balls. Stood on a metal stand wearing tap shoes and bouncing heavy rubber balls off the stand as well. Very good.
Err, that sounds, odd. Quite glad I've missed that one!
Rolf Harris was good too.
Glastonbury
Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences Posted Jun 30, 2009
Backing man? Backing band, even.
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There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Jun 30, 2009
Rolf was there? 
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Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences Posted Jun 30, 2009
Yep, on the Jazz World stage, which is probably the third biggest stage. There was so many people it caused a complete log jam, he could've easily filled the Pyramid Stage (the main one). Did you know you can sing Tie Me Kangaroo Down to the tune of Land of Hope and Glory? Well you can, and it's great. Although the sight of him rapping was a strange one. Especially at 113o in the morning when I had a bit of hangover going on.
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There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Jun 30, 2009
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Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences Posted Jun 30, 2009
Oh, and Phil Kay in the Cabaret tent. "right, in the spirit of Glastonbury, we must share everything. I want beer, and a joint". He got both. The stewards gave up. I got high just sat in the tent.
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2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... Posted Jun 30, 2009
Rolf harris, spinal tap.... 
... Mind guess if I ever make it to one of these things, It'd be 
just trying to decide between who to see/listen too at a given time 
Glastonbury
Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences Posted Jun 30, 2009
Saw these guys too http://www.myspace.com/dynamo39srhythmaces
Never realised you could make Sting sound decent
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