They’ve been lying in the back of the cupboard since you bought them. They made you feel so young- they made you feel like spring had sprung.
But you never made it to (let alone through) the Glastonbury ticket scrum and the line-ups at Leeds and Reading this weekend didn’t make much sense.
But there’s always Carfest, which is altogether nicer. It’s in posh Hampshire for a start, and it’s on a farm so you can test your recently acquired cooking skills decorating biscuits and making ice cream – and Father can learn how to flip burgers to professional standards.
And then there are the kids- Sharky and George, those ex-Etonian reprobrates will entertain them all afternoon with water-bombs fired high into the damp air from catapaults.
In short, if you are white, from the Home Counties and have 1.8 children in private education, Carfest is for you.
Music – (it ain’t what I call rock ‘n’ roll)
Friday 28th |
Saturday 29th |
Sunday 30th |
Jools Holland Scouting for Girls The Boomtown Rats The Lionels
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Paloma Faith Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott Seasick Steve Sophie Ellis-Bextor Texas The Feeling Ward Thomas
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Bellowhead Bjorn to Rock Eddie and The Robbers Level 42 Midge Ure Take That The Shires
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We didn’t stay for Paloma, put off by her sneering earlier in the summer about Mums and Dads in the audience. WTF was she doing here then?
It was a Chris Evans love in and it rained enough for us to feel the wellies were a worthwhile purchase.
For some reason we found ourselves in front of the stage so if you are a fan of Dan Gillespie Sells, and what right thinking man isn’t, here are some pin-ups.
For Stella , it was all about the Smiley Car
And for me it was about the Camaro
I met her on the strip three years ago
In a Camaro with this dude from L.A.
I blew that Camaro off my back and drove that little girl away
Seasick Steve was great and so were Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott
Stella and I were able to demonstrate some Legal and General/First Actuarial solidarity
This is the car that Ayrton Senna drove in his first season (so nearly winning Monaco in the rain) – Tolman 1984
And this is the car that Jody Scheckter won the Formula 1 championship in in 1978
And here’s a racing Outspan orange and a racing sofa
And Chris Evans’ Mum was guest of honour
And I shed a little tear because I must be getting old to like this stuff. And…….
‘Cause summer’s gone and the time is right
For racing in the street’
Tonight my baby and me we’re gonna ride to the sea
And wash these sins off our hands
Rock and Roll was always a lie, Springsteen was the guy who made me see that.
Thank you for sharing. It looks like a great day out
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Thanks for sharing the pictures of the most adorable man in the world of music (and outside too probably).