by general jack o'niell » Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:20 am
ah buzz, a man after my own heart, this is my first for exactly the same reasons, i hate being in the company of drunks, being forced into being in the same place as drunks, not being able to hear myself think, get a seat, or have a decent conversation, or in this case peace to listen to the music, if you want to hooch, feck off and hooch somewhere else, i'd actually like to hear the band.
i know most locals aren't too bright to begin with, give them a few drinks and you can divide their IQ by 20, hence the reason i have never been to anything connected with the festival, oh i watched my son in the parade one year, then was forced down the green to sit thru a heap of dross just to hear him play again, likewise the same year in burnside square, GOD!!! does every bugger with a guitar and three chords really think they're the next dick gaughan?
i'm hearing that the stranglers thing is licensed? surely that can't be true, can they not go a couple of hours without alcohol, is the festival so bad every year that you need to be at least halfcut to enjoy it? i expect plenty will say no, but i'm quite sure our ideas of "a drink" differ.
but then i think anyone who drinks more than three pints a week has a drink problem, and anyone that just stops in for a quick one after work every day? sorry, your an alcoholic, medically speaking.
hope the musics great, hope the drunks are all elsewhere, either that or i'm just going home, if i want slevvered on i'll borrow a baby