Endorset in Dorset, 2009!
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pootle
little moran
As others have said, Endorse It was LOADS of fun!
Beautiful, beautiful weather (to the extent people were moaning it was too hot!), very nice little site, beautiful countryside, friendly people. Especially nice to hang out with certain urban types I've wanted to meet/hang out with for years like Tanky, Dodgers, Mr and Mrs Sparklefish and Aqua
Other highlights included lots of blimbling about, discovering the backstage/crew area with loads if comfy sofas and chatting to the lovely blokes from Zion Train there (although only after I'd asked who they were!), only falling over once, getting utterly wrecked on sunday, my mate Freya and her Freya-isms such as "Poots, why do people dress up as punks? It's so 20 years ago" random acts of kindness such as the couple who helped me packed up my tent and the owner of the farm who gave me and Freya a lift to the gate.
Less good: irritating neighbours drumming all thorough the night/morning
managing to loose my purse when I wasn't really wrecked at all 
the general inhumanity of camping and sleeping in a nylon coffin or rather not sleeping past about 8am, finally feeling able to face the day on sunday and seeing _pH_'s sunday outfit 
I did find occasional repetitive beats coming out of certain catering vans or the main bar, but really not too many. I actually only saw 3 bands over the weekend but it was so nice just mocching about and hanging out with people all over the shop.
Good times.
Beautiful, beautiful weather (to the extent people were moaning it was too hot!), very nice little site, beautiful countryside, friendly people. Especially nice to hang out with certain urban types I've wanted to meet/hang out with for years like Tanky, Dodgers, Mr and Mrs Sparklefish and Aqua
Other highlights included lots of blimbling about, discovering the backstage/crew area with loads if comfy sofas and chatting to the lovely blokes from Zion Train there (although only after I'd asked who they were!), only falling over once, getting utterly wrecked on sunday, my mate Freya and her Freya-isms such as "Poots, why do people dress up as punks? It's so 20 years ago" random acts of kindness such as the couple who helped me packed up my tent and the owner of the farm who gave me and Freya a lift to the gate.
Less good: irritating neighbours drumming all thorough the night/morning
managing to loose my purse when I wasn't really wrecked at all the general inhumanity of camping and sleeping in a nylon coffin or rather not sleeping past about 8am, finally feeling able to face the day on sunday and seeing _pH_'s sunday outfit I did find occasional repetitive beats coming out of certain catering vans or the main bar, but really not too many. I actually only saw 3 bands over the weekend but it was so nice just mocching about and hanging out with people all over the shop.
Good times.
mango5
Endeavour era
...seeing _pH_'s sunday outfit
He was lounging around Camp Solidarity and all I could think was, "put some f**king clothes on!"
aqua
made of cheese and gin
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
did ph get nekkid?
magneze
🎧
In a word: fantastic. I loved it, especially Sunday.
Great to spend time with everyone. Great to meet new people, especially MrsDarlingKisses friend Alex and onemonkey's friend William (I think that was his name). Random Angus too despite his sometimes odd musings.
I feel I should possibly do a generic apology if anyone tried to engage me in much conversation on Saturday or Sunday. I was a bit fucked tbh and wasn't up to much conversing for much of either day but I was dancing inside.
Great to see El Jefe up and about too - it had been ages.
X
Great to spend time with everyone. Great to meet new people, especially MrsDarlingKisses friend Alex and onemonkey's friend William (I think that was his name). Random Angus too despite his sometimes odd musings.
I feel I should possibly do a generic apology if anyone tried to engage me in much conversation on Saturday or Sunday. I was a bit fucked tbh and wasn't up to much conversing for much of either day but I was dancing inside.
Great to see El Jefe up and about too - it had been ages.
X
magneze
🎧
The "Asian Grub Foundation" indian food van was banging out quality dance music for most of it. Had a few nice dances there.
madzone
Physically unfavourable
I enjoyed that loads more than I thought I would
For me it was about the people. The sheer volume of people from Urban was fab. We definitely had the best camp Everyone was helpful and were all doing what they could for each other. It was a very good atmosphere.
Some highlights were pH doing the punk karaoke - he ROCKED!!!, the unfortunate mass tourettes incident in the restaurant (I have no idea how that started
) spending so much time laughing with the lovely Spoony - I fuckin' luvs ya , meeting so many new people and at one point asking if some people were from Urban but being told, 'No, they're real', finding out that a sausage can be a useful weapon in the armoury of attempted seduction, seeing how genuinely perplexed some poeple can get by a woman with a moustache, going hat shopping with Felix and then having a lovely ice cream and a doze in the sun, being able to wander 30 yds and meeting a whole different bunch of people from here, popping my pieminister cherry and the way the sweet and lovely J&M humoured me and spoony when we were going, 'But.....but......but.....it's gravy in a box. Gravy. In a box.'
Seeing people I don't see often enough was also a real bonus and thanks for everyone's help with tents and carrying stuff. The fact it was such a small site turned out to be a real gift and I'm nowhere near as fucked as I have been from other festivals.
The music was a bit 'meh' and I like a bit more cabaret and walkaround theatre and stuff but it was a nice old fashioned feel good festie.
Oh, and a special thanks to Pootle for all the gaffer tape
For me it was about the people. The sheer volume of people from Urban was fab. We definitely had the best camp
Everyone was helpful and were all doing what they could for each other. It was a very good atmosphere.Some highlights were pH doing the punk karaoke - he ROCKED!!!, the unfortunate mass tourettes incident in the restaurant (I have no idea how that started
) spending so much time laughing with the lovely Spoony - I fuckin' luvs ya , meeting so many new people and at one point asking if some people were from Urban but being told, 'No, they're real', finding out that a sausage can be a useful weapon in the armoury of attempted seduction, seeing how genuinely perplexed some poeple can get by a woman with a moustache, going hat shopping with Felix and then having a lovely ice cream and a doze in the sun, being able to wander 30 yds and meeting a whole different bunch of people from here, popping my pieminister cherry and the way the sweet and lovely J&M humoured me and spoony when we were going, 'But.....but......but.....it's gravy in a box. Gravy. In a box.'Seeing people I don't see often enough was also a real bonus and thanks for everyone's help with tents and carrying stuff. The fact it was such a small site turned out to be a real gift and I'm nowhere near as fucked as I have been from other festivals.
The music was a bit 'meh' and I like a bit more cabaret and walkaround theatre and stuff but it was a nice old fashioned feel good festie.
Oh, and a special thanks to Pootle for all the gaffer tape
Great summary IMO ...
Somehow contrived to fail to meet madz for the second time in two weeks
sorry about that.But linked up with loads and loads of other lovely and mashed Urbs and others --- everyone was so so positive and friendly ....
Just had my bath which is a great relief, pretty knackered now but utterly delighted with the whole weekend.
pootle said:
Not too hot, just perfect in every way, by this morning the fearful quantities of mud we saw on arrival was just amemory ....
Big kudos to Flounder and all the organisers for keeping everything running smoothly, the tractor towing and lift system on Friday was massively efficient.
Right, we're off shopping .... more tomorrow
mango5
Endeavour era
A very few highlights...
* space-hopper, tanky (always a ray of sunshine), _pH_, aqua & bees, liljen & skim, moose & mr, scutta's mates, Crispy
* the loved-up happiness of Magneze and Iemanja
* night time fun
* MrsDarlingKiss throughout the weekend, for spreading the vibe and for the Kate Moss edition vest top
* Camp Yellow Brick Road
* finally telling firky I wanted to wee in his boots last year
With thanks to Hollis, EastEnder, Rambo and the Rambettes
* space-hopper, tanky (always a ray of sunshine), _pH_, aqua & bees, liljen & skim, moose & mr, scutta's mates, Crispy
* the loved-up happiness of Magneze and Iemanja
* night time fun
* MrsDarlingKiss throughout the weekend, for spreading the vibe and for the Kate Moss edition vest top
* Camp Yellow Brick Road
* finally telling firky I wanted to wee in his boots last year
With thanks to Hollis, EastEnder, Rambo and the Rambettes
felixthecat
are we there yet?
Wahey!!! Had a great time - lovely to see everyone, both those who I've met before and those I hadn't (hi pootle!!)
Highlights? The sit down sweary dinner, _pH_'s tutu, the glittery poo conversation (who is going to be first to experiment then? Spoony??), golighly's lush dress, dreadzone, atilla the stockbroker with hobo jones, punk kareoke (go _ph_!), Freya's very sensible advice about keeping items of importance in the left side of your dress bodice cos thats 'where you LEFT TIT', meeting Rowan the Werve who i am now in love with, buying a pair of trainers that embarrass my kids and a £5 fur coat.
The weather was divine, I have really weird tan lines on my feet and i think I smuggled out a substantial amount of good dorset farmland if the floor of my shower is anything to go by.
Highlights? The sit down sweary dinner, _pH_'s tutu, the glittery poo conversation (who is going to be first to experiment then? Spoony??
), golighly's lush dress, dreadzone, atilla the stockbroker with hobo jones, punk kareoke (go _ph_!), Freya's very sensible advice about keeping items of importance in the left side of your dress bodice cos thats 'where you LEFT TIT', meeting Rowan the Werve who i am now in love with, buying a pair of trainers that embarrass my kids and a £5 fur coat.The weather was divine, I have really weird tan lines on my feet and i think I smuggled out a substantial amount of good dorset farmland if the floor of my shower is anything to go by.
pootle
little moran
Hullo!
the glittery poo conversation (who is going to be first to experiment then? Spoony??
Was that Sunday morning? I thought I could hear it when I was dozing on the sunday morning, but wasn't quite sure if I'd imagined it!
felixthecat
are we there yet?
And thanks for sending me 'that' pic while I was eating my picnic Felix...
And how was i to know you were eating a sausage roll at the time?
felixthecat
are we there yet?
Was that Sunday morning? I thought I could hear it when I was dozing on the sunday morning, but wasn't quite sure if I'd imagined it!
Ummm...I THINK it was sunday.....
aqua
made of cheese and gin
the unfortunate mass tourettes incident in the restaurant (I have no idea how that started
that was a brilliant experience
aqua
made of cheese and gin
yep sunday but we did have a theme for most of the weekend!
they fucking well are
felixthecat
are we there yet?
Aren't they just?
In particular I'd like to mention the lady on the merchandise stand on saturday afternoon - you made my day and I'll be a surrogate mother for your babies any time you want
han
love is the answer
madzone
Physically unfavourable
You made me feel your breastsI had a lovely lovely time, spent with some of my most favourite people in the world
me and liljen watching rowan crack crawling and then trying to convince wiskers and derv that it had happened was funny
didn't see a single band and had a blast
