madzone
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You really do have some funny ideas Onket
Endorset in Dorset, 2009!
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I was gonna purposefully learn to drive (again) so I could go back and forth to a b&b, nothing wrong with that imo.
madzone
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That's kind of what I meant by insurance - fire stuff and the like. If the festy can't specifically say how many people are on site then they could say it was some kind of risk...
You could stay in the same one as us and I'd ferry you around.
that sounds like a plan you know
seriously moomoo, you would have died from those toilets.
Onket
Je suis [CONTENT REMOVED]
You really do have some funny ideas Onket
Maybe, but this isn't one of them.
It's not 'people'. It's me.
I'm sure the question has been asked by someone somewhere before.
cesare
shady's dreams ♥
Oh I know nothing about them tbh. The entire thing is now a commercial venture so there's loads of levels they have to go through now (including disability/access). Minimising the commercial downside but making the place reasonably accessible to all is a big balancing act. I don't underestimate how hard that is in the initial/startup years.
Someone's gonna ask this question teeps so it may as well be me.....
If your disability leaves you unable to hold a torch (which may or not have been suggested on this thread, not quite sure if it was you or cesare or someone else), how will you be able to get a driving licence?
that sounds like a plan you know
seriously moomoo, you would have died from those toilets.
*Shudders*
Onket
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it's worth bearing in mind - for a bit of perspective - that the weather last year drove EIID to near bankruptcy - they nearly had to give up, but i personally thanked them all on Sunday for keeping on, because despite its flaws, EIID has something I've not found at a festival for years, some indefinable 'vibe'. But the problems from last year saw some scaling back, and that includes on the line-up, to make it feasible to carry on this year without a big price hike. But there were some great bands beyond the headliners, and I'd rather see some slightly crap but fun band than more landfill indie.
EIID isn't without its faults -the difference is that they respond to those faults, GENUINELY request and react to feedback etc.
I think it rocked, although to be honest I was a fucking idiot to take on as much as I did in the condition I was in and i'm now absolutely fucked: now the booze and chemical insulation has worn off, i'm in a lot of pain and still can't move properly.
but fuck it, it was brilliant and fuck the h8terz.
(oh, and theatre / cabaret etc? jesus fuck no, waste of fucking space full of stage school arseholes)
EIID isn't without its faults -the difference is that they respond to those faults, GENUINELY request and react to feedback etc.
I think it rocked, although to be honest I was a fucking idiot to take on as much as I did in the condition I was in and i'm now absolutely fucked: now the booze and chemical insulation has worn off, i'm in a lot of pain and still can't move properly.
but fuck it, it was brilliant and fuck the h8terz.
(oh, and theatre / cabaret etc? jesus fuck no, waste of fucking space full of stage school arseholes)
sorry to hear that mate. But fwiw, I and everyone else in that tent on sunday night was really glad you made the effort. cheers
it's my coordination/spatial awareness, the light from a torch isn't static because you are walking along so the shadows move about on the ground while yer walking and it goes all dizzy and shit.
I shouldn't have walked about as much as I did tbh, my knees are fucking agony and it's like fucking pain in yer bones so it wont go away.
cesare
shady's dreams ♥
The torch thing was purely me, she ain't said a word about it. I was just imagining the balance/co-ordination/spasm thing but it ain't hard to work out why lighting and uneven surfaces might be a bit tricky.
Thing is, I might imagine all wrong and get put right in short order
But just that thing of trying to imagine it in the first place is pretty important.they fuckin dance about, is a nightmare.
DaRealSpoon
Do not try and bend the spoon...
The torch thing was purely me, she ain't said a word about it. I was just imagining the balance/co-ordination/spasm thing but it ain't hard to work out why lighting and uneven surfaces might be a bit tricky.
Thing is, I might imagine all wrong and get put right in short order
right I understand now, thanks for that
it's just that it made me think of a disabled colleague with CP who had quite bad uncontrollable spasms but managed to get a driving licence. her new car lasted a week before she drove it into a tree, luckily at low speed ((((sharon))))
wouldn't want teeps doing that!
pleasure to meet you by the way, sorry to rush off but i was about to lose somebody. And i do seem to spend most of EIID rushing anyway for some reason
*Shudders*
overheard at the water tap:
bloke coming out: I wouldn't go in there mate....
bloke waiting: why? is it bad?
bloke coming out: yeah, it's fucking disgusting.
TopCat
Putin fanboy
Hey Gloworm and I had a great time, what a consistently good festival. The weather was brilliant, the company even better, and I saw lots of bands this year.
I enjoyed all the cow punk. Hobo Jones were worth seeing twice. Sham 69 should be shot, it’s the only decent thing to do.
The best band were for me Metropoly. They were on a tiny stage that was over to the left, near the fire, the tent was not much bigger than mine and these youngsters really put on a show. Only about 15 people watched them from the front but we managed to crowd surf…
It was brilliant to see all you familiar faces and have a laugh. Great to meet Eva Luna for the first time and renew my acquaintance with p.h.
Well done to the organisers. We went on to the coast and camped another night near Lyme Bay, spectacular surroundings and much needed rest.
I enjoyed all the cow punk. Hobo Jones were worth seeing twice. Sham 69 should be shot, it’s the only decent thing to do.
The best band were for me Metropoly. They were on a tiny stage that was over to the left, near the fire, the tent was not much bigger than mine and these youngsters really put on a show. Only about 15 people watched them from the front but we managed to crowd surf…
It was brilliant to see all you familiar faces and have a laugh. Great to meet Eva Luna for the first time and renew my acquaintance with p.h.
Well done to the organisers. We went on to the coast and camped another night near Lyme Bay, spectacular surroundings and much needed rest.
madzone
Physically unfavourable
There's no evidence to suggest that EiiD haven't tried. You'd think at something as big as Womad someone would have worked out that the disability camping could probably do with being quite near the arena but they didn't. You'd think at something as big as both Glastonbury and Womad that someone would work out that the viewing platforms need to be high enough for people sitting dwon to be able to see over the heads of people standing in front of them. They didn't.Thing is, I might imagine all wrong and get put right in short order
And to be fair to the stewards at EiiD, as soon as I told them I was going to struggle with something they bent over backwards to help me sort it. That wouldn't have happened at any of other other festivals.
clandestino
no llevar papel
well, reading this thread has driven me to the fridge for a cider.
sounds like fun. i'd have been gutted by sham 69 being crap - i think they're the thing i'd have looked forward to the most. how can they get away with playing if the original singer isn't in the band?
sounds like fun. i'd have been gutted by sham 69 being crap - i think they're the thing i'd have looked forward to the most. how can they get away with playing if the original singer isn't in the band?
bluestreak
HomosexualityIsStalin’sAtomBombtoDestroyAmerica
No, it wasn't. I'm also a littleby anyone having problems with the lighting. My vision goes completely doolally in low light (old age
)and I found it ok - didn't even need a torch.
Whereas I needed my torch with me even in the arena due the ligt levels and my own visual problems. It's not that confusing. Your visual problems and my visual problems and tp's visual problems are all different.
They were very accommodating for trashpony and wiskeyderv too, to enable them to have an easier life on site with small children
DaRealSpoon
Do not try and bend the spoon...
pleasure to meet you by the way, sorry to rush off but i was about to lose somebody. And i do seem to spend most of EIID rushing anyway for some reason
Likewise mate, stirling work on getting about with one leg. Cracking 2 o'clock sets on the sat and sun night an all
very good point, bluey, and one we should really all try and remember.
although I think there were a substantial number of people with visual problems after seeing me on sunday
