School's Out - Heartland August 2007 Weekender

James Blast · 06 Aug 2007, 19:45

Glaikkit wiz thi wurd that sprang tae ma mind

then...

Wha's thi maiden a'hent him!?

mh · 06 Aug 2007, 19:55

Carpathian Psychonaut wrote:

I just found a whopping 41secs of video on my phone!

So, filmed in glorious mobile-O-vision, I give you......

Planet Dave's at 5am

The file is now available...

________________________

...and has been watched.

We were actually quite civilized, all things considered.

06 Aug 2007, 20:49

feel like i should write something but in all honesty i'm completely zapped - mentally & physically - so for now i'll just say what an amazing weekend it's been, and a huge thanks to everyone who helped make it possible (organisation, promotion, accomodation, attendance etc)

you're all an amazing bunch, and i'm a very happy quiffy

i need a long lie down in a dark room, with no booze and certainly no dodgy goffix music...

you all rock. and jo agrees, so it must be true.

James Blast · 06 Aug 2007, 21:25

Ur ye daft?

Did ye expect it tae be otherwise?

Aye, lie doon, relax, don't do it....

jist dead peeved I couldnae make it, but my boys and girl frae thi frozen north had a riot, baisturts!

Padstar · 06 Aug 2007, 21:41

HI,

Well what i was involved with i loved! Sad i couldnt party.... but im afraid my rawk pass doesnt extend out of hours that much these days since fatherhood!

Excellent job as ever Quiffy and Paul and top support from anyone who wandered along to any night.

And Sinny..... how wierd talking to someone face to face after 5 odd years of text and smilies!

Till next time boys and girls,
Paddy out

Planet Dave · 06 Aug 2007, 23:27

What can you say to that? Brilliant gig Paddy, thank you!

Well it was an absolute pleasure as always to host everyone who could make it on Sunday morning, was a bloody memorable night, got hammered, listened to the Banter Wars between Keith Vader and Anakin Sinister

, got back to nature with the sunrise, fell out with nature after a Panzer mosquito assault ('lumps' have started to appear all over my body, how're you lot?), and all this was in company of the utterly amazing Devil Doll Sinnie, in my garden, words fail me.

WTF is all this reality business about though?

James Blast · 06 Aug 2007, 23:35

you're not making me feel any better Dave

why do I keep getting 2001 flashbacks?

Planet Dave · 06 Aug 2007, 23:42

Next time James.

Andrew S · 07 Aug 2007, 01:41

snowey wrote: Worst parts:

The Subcultre running out of magners after my first order.

Oddly enough, the worst part for me was The Subculture running out of Magners BEFORE my first order

That was even worse than getting stung by the bee that was hiding under my pillow at 4am - Weebles denies responsibility for that but...

Apart from these minor grouches, it was a stunning weekend and thanks especially to Weebles the Beekeeeper and his missus for putting up the 4 of us for the weekend, Planet Dave for letting us invade his garden for the night, Rhombus & the Smurphs for some fine music and Quiffy & Jo for organising the event and being so nice

It was great to meet new faces and catch up on old ones, particularly nice to see Erika again - hope you have just as much fun in London:notworthy:

Blast you were sorely missed. Make sure you're there next time!

07 Aug 2007, 07:09

Well, I am back in jolly old magyarorszag & still don't feel entirely that my mind is connected to my body

Top weekend, top people, top everything. If I had a hat, it would be off to Quiffy & Jo.

The HL hotel was ace. Many thanks Weebles & mrs Weebles for opening the door.
Notable moment was the bat's milk comment, swiftly followed by hysterics & choking on inhaled beer

I was reading the the Magners share prices were taking a dive on Thursday, but I think we went some way to reversing that trend

I'll write more later, when I get through this stack of e mail & stuff.

Carpathian Psychonaut · 07 Aug 2007, 08:41

Pista wrote:Notable moment was the bat's milk comment, swiftly followed by hysterics & choking on inhaled beer

I thought we'd lost you at that moment - what a way to go

Gripper · 07 Aug 2007, 09:37

Thanks to all. Good to see familiar faces, familiar haircuts and unfamiliar hats.
Here's to the next one.

07 Aug 2007, 09:40

Planet Dave wrote:....got back to nature with the sunrise, fell out with nature after a Panzer mosquito assault ('lumps' have started to appear all over my body, how're you lot?)....

Yeah - I am covered in big welts. I thought I had the plague.

07 Aug 2007, 10:20

Hom_Corleone wrote:
Planet Dave wrote:....got back to nature with the sunrise, fell out with nature after a Panzer mosquito assault ('lumps' have started to appear all over my body, how're you lot?)....
Yeah - I am covered in big welts. I thought I had the plague.

How did you get bitten? You were asleep in the garage

The bumps are coming up on me too. Got to get down the chemist & get stuff to put on them.
Did you notice that after they bit, they flew all erratically? Serves 'em right to drink 40% proof blood

07 Aug 2007, 10:23

Pista wrote:
Hom_Corleone wrote:
Planet Dave wrote:....got back to nature with the sunrise, fell out with nature after a Panzer mosquito assault ('lumps' have started to appear all over my body, how're you lot?)....
Yeah - I am covered in big welts. I thought I had the plague.
How did you get bitten? You were asleep in the garage
The bumps are coming up on me too. Got to get down the chemist & get stuff to put on them.
Did you notice that after they bit, they flew all erratically? Serves 'em right to drink 40% proof blood

Shortly before I hit the garage floor I started to feel unusual and lay in the corn out back. I'm guessing that's where they were waiting for me.

boudicca · 07 Aug 2007, 10:31

That came and went far too quickly.

Back in the land of impossibly high cholesterol and petty violence now, more's the pity... it was great to see those old faces again (old being the operative word

), and to meet almost all the remaining HL "regulars" that I haven't so far

Absolutely gutted at not being able to make the Saturday night though, sounds like it was a riot - and even more gutted at missing out on chinwags with Carpy, Markfiend and those who only made that night. You might all consider yourselves lucky though

Still, there will be numerous next times. Thank you so much to Quiff and all the others who helped organize this, and to the trusty trobadours who provided music and merriment on the Sunday night too

See you all again soon

07 Aug 2007, 10:32

Carpathian Psychonaut wrote: Bat's Milk, chocolate beer, see-saw seats, Wagamama splinter group, skin-tight strippers (was the 1/2 price token wasted?), Z's fearless nature while crossing roads, Sinnie's boots (:oops:), Jo and the Smudgey Stamp of Doom, F1 taxi, Scotty vs Tim Sinister (Open Banter Championships 2007), the Bridge of Doom, The Poking Stick Of Fire, Zuma + guitar, more wine!, more vodka!, sunrise behind the hedge, bloody goffs, potential BBQ rabbit, bunch of cnuts.....

Can I just say that I was never actually intending to BBQ Dave's rabbit?
I think Kat was a little concerned when I approached the cage with a

on my mush.
It was far too small. Wouldn't even have made a decent sandwich

07 Aug 2007, 10:37

Hom_Corleone wrote:
Shortly before I hit the garage floor I started to feel unusual and lay in the corn out back. I'm guessing that's where they were waiting for me.

The little sh!ts!
& that's another thing. Big surprise that absolutely no-one talked with any "*" in the words

I was looking forward to hearing how it was pronounced, but evidently the filter was switched off for the weekend

07 Aug 2007, 11:13

boudicca wrote:and even more gutted at missing out on chinwags with Carpy, Markfiend and those who only made that night.

Aye, where the f*ck where you?

I'm covered in insect bites too. Dave, you shall be hearing from my solicitors

Carpathian Psychonaut · 07 Aug 2007, 11:16

boudicca wrote:Absolutely gutted at not being able to make the Saturday night though, sounds like it was a riot - and even more gutted at missing out on chinwags with Carpy, Markfiend and those who only made that night. You might all consider yourselves lucky though

The feeling is entirely mutual - for all the faces that I did meet, there were many who it was sad not to. You were most certainly amongst them.

As you say though, quite rightly, there will be other times!

Planet Dave · 07 Aug 2007, 11:19

markfiend wrote:
boudicca wrote:and even more gutted at missing out on chinwags with Carpy, Markfiend and those who only made that night.
Aye, where the f*ck where you?

I'm covered in insect bites too. Dave, you shall be hearing from my solicitors

Oops

.

Well what can I say? I ordered vampire bats, but there must've been an administrative cock-up and they sent mozzies instead.

07 Aug 2007, 11:26

At least if they'd sent bats we could have milked them.

Oh no what have I started?

christophe · 07 Aug 2007, 11:29

Better start at the beginning, this is a review.

Thursday evening, finding no sleep before I left, made it to the airport around 01h Friday morning. Tried whole night to close the eyes, but only managed to do so at 5. woken up by security around 5.02 (sorry mate, no sleeping at the airport

)
The Friday.
Stumbling up to the Leeds train station to meet up with Claire around noon, finding 2 guys blocking the only available seat in the hall, biggest surprise was them saying hi to me. Great way to meet you guys; weeble, pista

The Friday evening.
Absolutely fabulous to meet the people. It the Party was good, nice songs played and I had some fun at the dance floor

Iâ€™m not going to mention the Beer (as it is not beer

) but the strongbow was good though

far better as that Magners stuff if you ask me.

It was a good evening but I could have been drunkerâ€¦.

The Saturday.
Absolutely devastated to miss out on the party, I missed the opportunity to meet some of heartland finest and I missed out on a lot of fun

Daveâ€™s Garden.
Missed out on this one too

I hope you liked my present Dave, I felt welcome even though I wasnâ€™t there

from the stories I heard you lot had a wonderful timeâ€¦
Rhombus.
I was really looking forward to seeing you guys live, but sadly we missed your show. Iâ€™m listening to â€œRemembrance Dayâ€� now (thank God I was in time to at least buy that) and it is one hell of a record! I hope Iâ€™ll get some other chance to see you guys perform.
Smurphs.
You guys are a legend in the back of my mind for as long as I know The Sisters of Mercy themselves, and now seeing you guys perform in your own very own way was Top

as you probably have noticed I had a good time

The way Back.
Bus, Plane.. it went all pretty smooth, even the train was on time. But it HAD to be blocked by an cargo train just a few miles before Antwerp, been stuck there for quite some time I started to get worried as I lost the opportunity to have a chauffer picked me up at the station. Finally made it to Antwerp station and barely managed to get the final bus home.

It was a trip not to be forgotten....

07 Aug 2007, 11:33

markfiend wrote:At least if they'd sent bats we could have milked them.

Oh no what have I started?

Unforgettable

Didn't Dave say he had a stack of booze left in his garage?
Perhaps he milked the mozzies.
It's not booze. It's alcoholic blood

Planet Dave · 07 Aug 2007, 12:12

Pista wrote:
markfiend wrote:At least if they'd sent bats we could have milked them.

Oh no what have I started?

Unforgettable

Didn't Dave say he had a stack of booze left in his garage?
Perhaps he milked the mozzies.
It's not booze. It's alcoholic blood