Now I'm feeling lurgified

[hirez]

Well, that was... Surprisingly good fun.

A cheering lack of negative vibe merchants[1] meant room to breathe in the foyer-bit. UV-reactive earplugs-on-string meant the PA sounded pleasant for a change, and I could hear what people were trying to howl into my ears.

Matters arising:

I must apologise to Drew for leaving him to his fate among a pubload of BNP shitebags, though he seemed to enjoy the experience.

Met several Australians, who were uniformly lovely. Actually, I'm not sure I spoke with anyone who made me regret the encounter, which was a pleasant change. (Obviously, those concerned may have a different viewpoint.)

Swarf stormed it on the Friday. Frankenstein ruled on Saturday, mostly for setting fire to 'paint it black' and then jumping gleefully on the smoking remains. That's how you do cover versions.

[FX: Makes note of Eriseses t-shirt idea. Yes.]

I must have had a fine weekend since I've got the Whitby Lurgi for the first time.

[1] That's almost a post on its own. Almost. I refer the curious to bits of the JH-R bio.

Comments

[steer.livejournal.com]

It was a very good and drama free Whitby. I really rather liked Frankenstein -- particularly the plastic bag-clad entrance.

[s0b.livejournal.com]

What car are we going to do the Paris Dakkar in?

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Yours.

[malcygoff.livejournal.com]

Methinks that quietness has helped it be a nice, plesant and relaxing weekend for pretty much everyone, ahhh, harmony *g*.
That said, I completely failed to say hello to you all weekend I think - sorry!

[aidan-skinner.livejournal.com]

I must apologise to Drew for leaving him to his fate among a pubload of BNP shitebags, though he seemed to enjoy the experience.


He is, I hear, having problems sitting down. Or walking.

(ps. reccomend you avoid the news for the next 48 hours, seriously, your brain will thank you)

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Damn. Now I'm curious as to which news and where...

[aidan-skinner.livejournal.com]

DON'T LOOK

(i mean this)

(seriously)

[kathbad]

Glad it was a good one for you.

So lovely to see you - never enough time though...

I hope that the lurgy clears up soon.

[venta.livejournal.com]

Ah... earplugs on strings. That explains it.

I was getting by on the standard-issue Boots foam variety, but couldn't quite work out what the people who had earplugs on wires were doing. I considered that it might be so they could listen to other music of their own, or that they might be some kind of terribly complicated electronic noise-cancelling affair. I didn't realise it was just the up-to-date equivalent of the glasses chain ;)

(Apologies for the first anonymous attempt, there).

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Yes. We all want to be Thos. Magnum when we grow up. Several of my friends are already practicing with the Hawaiian shirts in built-up areas.

On the other hand, I bought a bagful of these things (http://www.strauss-direct.co.uk/show/activeSITE.asp?p=%3Cfolder%20id%3D%226F569BD3-C58E-495B-9249-4C1660332E47%22%20%2F%3E%3Cslot%20name%3D%22shop_content%22%3E%3Cco%20id%3D%2241573CCB-6CE5-48C1-9F5F-D39F90F75476%22%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fslot%3E%3Cat%3E%3Cmillieu%3E2F66DCE9-39C8-4D89-B18A-C4A5D31A7059%3C%2Fmillieu%3E%3Cpage%3E1%3C%2Fpage%3E%3C%2Fat%3E&sid=7A29914FC5A089A1FEE984A31AAE11397DA00EAB8068686), which are cheaper than the proper sound engineer moulded to your own ear'oles things that the professionals use.