Something @ the weekend

Abi is recovering from a brilliant but exhausting weekend. First The brilliant Mick Farren gig at Westhill Hall, then 6 hours sorting records ready to play at Blaker's Park Community Picnic. Then the big day itself... Wow! Several people said it was the best one yet. There was a little problem with keeping up with the timings on the set list - but doesn't that happen at all great festivals? Then the m...arquee guys turned up wanting to take our cover and stage away, having already having had to write off another tent at another venue due to it being lifted and ripped beyong repair by the near-gale-force winds. But they were brilliantly patient with us and allowed us to finish in style. Will be writing more aboctut the actual bands later if I can get my head around it, but would just like to say how varied and how accomplished they were in their different genres. This is largely down to The groups themselves of course but also the fabulous programming and negotiating skills of Nick Straiton who put the show together - not to mention the fab sound engineering by the guys from Sound On Q, Roy Weard and Cliff [Xanthus] Dowding. Secondly I send a note to self for next year - we must impose a time limit for acts to be on and off stage. So that if they choose to faff about with sound checks fussing over niceties only they will notice, then they will wind up with less performing time. All concerned - please note!