Just a quick warning that I will have a few observations from my recent trip to the Festival Moo Ah in Corby, England. Yep. Another Zappa-themed festival in a European location with its fair share of beer and elsewhere. Uncle Ian is a Corby resident so I will be kind: I like Corby, but at one point I was sure that it was not reciprocal. I wish I could have seen more than the view from the taxi or on my escape from The George… My feeling about England, and this was my first trip, was that it is lovely when you have lovely company. Conversely, when things go sour they do so in a big way.
First the summary version! I expect to have a few more on music, food, and a solar eclipse. My trip was based out of the Manchester area, so I will start there:
A great party was had in the Manchester area, and it was great fun to see my Zappateer/Mancateer friends in their natural surroundings. 🙂
A great road trip was taken to Corby! 🙂
I had to choose a room at the Inn, and I did not choose wisely 😦
photo by evelein langereis
The first night full of good friends and good music. 🙂
mike fox and helen tate
I returned to a hotel room that was a miasma of chip-fat (fryer grease) 😦
Booked a new room at 5:00am over a prehistoric GPRS connection 😦
New hotel was 2 miles away and gave us a 7:00am check-in 🙂
I still had not really slept in three days and my diet had been poor, at best 😦
Was able to attend a commitment ceremony for friends Steve and Susan 🙂
Was starving and ate a double burger at the UK equivalent of Applebees 😦
Second night of music was great, but I was in rough shape 🙂 😦
Actually slept some on Saturday night, took it easy with breakfast, but… damage done 🙂 😦
Ignored GERD-symptoms and had an epic drink-up with curry on Sunday night 🙂
Crazy Train grinds to a serene halt on Monday morning and much lounging around ensues 🙂
Fantastic family dinner with my hosts! Hard to beat that 🙂
Out the door at 6am on Tuesday to return home 🙂 Guiness and an egg sandwich at 6:30am in Manchester airport 🙂
All told, a really fun time at a really fun festival. I need to thank everyone including Ob, Mrs. Ob, the Oblings, Danny, Steffen, Bengt, the residents of Mancunia, Uncle Ian, Andy, Canadian John from London, YoungPumpkin, Ged, Eric, the Dutchies, the Vikings, Rupert and Kevin, some mad bloke named Rick, and a seemingly endless string of amazing people who I now count among my friends.
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