One Bad Trip To A Festi:
The year was 1997, I was 22 living on the southcoast near Brighton, UK. I just finished a sound engineering course in London & was looking to escape for the summer into a mash of Festi`s and Banging Techno Parties. A Guy that i'd met in London and a couple of mates i'd known for years packed our shit and set off. First stop was a Party in Doncaster, we started driving not really knowing where we were going, Totally in the party vibe. We eventually found the Doo, when we drove in the gate we were stopped and told we were now guests of 2 people, can't remember their names now and that they were getting married and that this was a wedding. Nice touch hiding a Techno party in a wedding!!!
Anyway the year pretty much went on the same moving from party to party.
Here comes the one back trip part,
We`d just done Radiohead at Glastonberry and were on our way to a place called "Bonus"(What at Name!) for a Psytrance/Goa party all was call we were chillin in the field, it was an old farmers field that was used for scout camps etc. Anyway me and my mate terry thought we'd go and have a shit, as you do. We got to the porta loo's (not to scanky either) and started to enjoy the call of nature, listening to the birds sing! When suddenly there was a hugh bang on the side of the shithouse. I can't explain to much in detail because i've had to have theropy for what happened. Put it this way as the porta loo tipped over i was half way out of the door being chased by what i can only discribe as an army of giant turds. My leg got stuck half way out of the door, that was it the turds at won.
I was stunned and covered in shit, including my own. Luckly like i said it was a old scout camp that had showers, i made my way looking like "stig of the dump" to the shower block and jumped in. All was cool once again, smelly of roses, when the suddenly the water stopped and the lights when't off. As to can imagine at this point i'm thinking, What the fuck next. I got out of the shower and stumbled to the door, Mutha Fuck it was locked. So there i was butt naked in a shower block in a place called Bonus, yeah right Bonus!
Eventually after 45 minutes or so my mate terry turned up again after wondering where i'd been, needless to say he broke me out of the shower block with a screwdriver that was luckly on the floor outside.
Never did find the fuckers that tipped the porta loo over, but i'm a beleiver in karma!!
The rest of the year was a total laugh, no more shit armys chasing me. I can still picture the whole thing now, what a day! Bonus!
Anyway that is my story,
Picture in and Laugh people and hope it never happens to you |
