1/. #DidITellYouAboutTheTime I was in #Glastonbury trying to interview a mono-syllabic @billybragg
Frustrated, I tried a new tack
“You know Billy, my friend’s sister almost didn’t make it this year ‘cos she’s saving to get my buccal pads removed”
“Buccal pads? What are they?”
Frustrated, I tried a new tack
“You know Billy, my friend’s sister almost didn’t make it this year ‘cos she’s saving to get my buccal pads removed”
“Buccal pads? What are they?”
2/. “That’s what I said, Billy. Buccal pads? What are they”
“They’re are the bits of fat on top of your cheeks,” she explained
“But those ARE your cheeks!”
Billy liked the story
We started chatting about how #Glastonbury has changed but has also remained a deeply political.
“They’re are the bits of fat on top of your cheeks,” she explained
“But those ARE your cheeks!”
Billy liked the story
We started chatting about how #Glastonbury has changed but has also remained a deeply political.
3/. Glastonbury - like festivals throughout the ages - is about the gathering of the tribes
People from across the nation come together & create a pop-up society where they live & dance side-by-side
Building a Utopia is a political & politicising thing
huffpost.com/entry/glastonb…
People from across the nation come together & create a pop-up society where they live & dance side-by-side
Building a Utopia is a political & politicising thing
huffpost.com/entry/glastonb…
4/. When I skipped school to go to #Glastonbury for the 1st time, it was a radical, counter-cultural event
Tickets, for those who didn’t step through the flimsy barbed wire fence, cost £17
But despite the changes, its political heart still beats strong
Tickets, for those who didn’t step through the flimsy barbed wire fence, cost £17
But despite the changes, its political heart still beats strong
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