…to Solfest, not a review, but some thoughts…

At Solfest,you can pretty much have the experience you want, whether you have small children,don’t have children, love acoustic music, want to go to various excesses of toxicity, want to be healthy and coherent and attend yoga workshops, want to rock, listen to live world music, chill out all night in a psychedelic way or want to dance.

Guilfest 2009 delayed review of a mishmash festival

Entering into the main festival site was always a bit like going into a strange concentration camp with no human rights or freedoms but with lots of good music and where you could still smoke at a live gig.

I am on a lonely road and I am travelling, travelling, travelling…

Hello Good People who read this blog in my absence…
(This blog entry was written after listening to hours of Joni Mitchell on my travels…)
I thought of you all on Solstice morning . The light was shining through the curtains of my guest room not long past 4 a.m. , unable to sleep I looked out [...]

Our shallow superficial culture and talented people

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Some anti-tv vitriol….
I am changing the tone today just for a brief comment on our culture.
I have been watching a bit of TV this week and heard about some exceptionally talented singer on some reality TV programme. I thought I would check out what all the fuss is about. [...]

My Metaphorical Comfort Drug: Gong and a bit of Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah

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Are you sitting comfortably?
Well before we begin since I don’t have anything specific to urgently talk about let us listen to our first hippie anthem of the day to warm up our cockles on this cold evening ( dancing or waving arms about or playing along with wild [...]

A (relatively peaceful) Revolution!

Hello Good people who read this blog.
I am still here, excuse my absence due to hard work, change and constant illness.
Today is both Maggie Thatcher’s birthday ( don’t ask me how I know this) and the death of Thatcher’s vision.
I am not sure of what state of mind or coherence she is in due to [...]

Solfest (Cumbria) 2008…a personal journey

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(there may be some editorial mistakes I missed still swimming about)
( this post is very long to save your eyes from going funny copy it & print it!)
I am still coming down from the high of going to Solfest where although there were some initial stresses a thoroughly [...]

Drug Dealers of Notting Hill ( and nearby) plus dope culture 1979-1981 (part deux)

Hello Good People who read this blog whether you got here on purpose or by accident you are all welcome!
My rambling blog is going to attempt at some form of confused continuity by continuing my stories of drug dealers . Please refer to my calendar on the right and click on June the 27th to [...]

I’ve been trapped in a big hole that went down to the centre of the earth

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I am so sorry that I haven’t been here. To tell you the truth (well metaphysically speaking -in real life it is just another bullshit excuse)…I was trapped in a big hole that went down to the centre of the earth. Have any of you seen the film [...]

Steve Hillage Part 3 :Gone to Heaven and Found System 7

Steve Hillage Part 3 :Gone to Heaven and Found System 7
(something old , something new, something borrowed,something Green)

Hello Good People who read this blog! (sorry about typos I am still editing this!)
Apologies for the delay since my last entry.
Yesterday…
I went to Heaven last night and saw System 7.

Preamble….
I have to say that I wasn’t in [...]