We're back! Luckily we weren't called upon to save the day, although Steve did spill a drink and I had to mop it up. The pilot said you we're having a 'mini-heatwave' in Bristol, I couldn't believe it.
Now the holiday is over this doesn't mean Spanish Omelettes is going to the great Tortilla garden in the sky just yet. A film is currently is development and the blog may be expanded to cover exciting day to day happenings in our lives... if the next phone bill isn't too crippling.
Thursday, 24 July 2008
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
You may be called upon...
On the plane having dodged a bunch of braying cliftonites. We're in the emergency ailse and have been told we need to read the safety notice and be ready to save the day. Every man for himself i say.
Jensen wilts at the last hurdle
Catching 40 winks at the station. Check out the travelling shirt. He's like a flyer from the 1950s.
Last day shopping fun
We are sitting in a cafe having been done for €5 for a piece of tortilla (or as steve says tour-till-a confusing the spanish) tonight we fly back into the grey cloudy skies of england... Please prepare the welcome home banners.
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
Livin the dream...
Having just stuffed our faces with nigh on 45 quids worth of Tapas and beer, we've retired to our hostel for some canned beer before we hit La Ramblas... Good Night Monkeys. x SJ
For your Meaf money
For our Meaf fans out there! We found this 'bacon' wallet in a spanish tat shop. Nick, If you want this text us, it is €12.
It's Chico time.
After the horrible travelling experience me and James have finally come to rest in this cheap but friendly hostel. Whilst James washes the last few remaining pieces of seaweed from his special areas I'll give you my highlights so far... Sigor Ros's opening to the festival was amazing... The lights, sounds and general buzz was something special and made for a great first night at the festival. Seeing John Spencer in Heavy Trash was an unexpected bonus and made me dream of being 16 and dancing to ORANGE and BELLBOTTOMS with Kieran, then the last day seeing The National gave me goosebumps, and if It had not been for make pride in front of James I surely would have cried... It was superb. Today has been so relaxing... After finding our new home for the night we hired the bikes and cruised all over the place, I finally felt like I was free from stress! The other highlight was seeing a 70 old man walking totally naked along the beach, he not only had a schlong, but tattooed on pants!! I obviously got a photo... It will be facebooked upon our return. farewell for now children of the web. Sleep well. SJx
A time to reflect.
As steve scribbles his postcards i'd thought I'd take a momento to review the musical side of the festival and highlight a few things that Arnt hostel disasters. Although were in a new one tonight and im on the top bunk. As the badly translated fiber paper might say "take you on a journey to a place where your senses feel the musical passion love and thrill of fib the most magical place where we are all going to" Jn highlights: sigur ros's lead singers feathered shoulder pad and clenched teeth delivery of the high notes. Battles: playing atlas at 4am and the packed tent going crazy dogs then finding steve who'd i'd lost for two hours. Putting random people on our shoulders during hot chip in the same ridiculously hot tent as we saw the rapture in last year. Alex's voice sounded great. 10 mins of unrelenting feedback during my bloody valentine. Nearly sheding a tear to fake empire during the national. Blowing our new air horn toy during justice. Realising yelle looks like cassandra from only fools and horses...
When in rome
We're having our first hot meal since we arrived in spain... In an italian restaurant. I give it 7/10. We're going to hire bikes later so expect a Blog marathon as we dont have any exciting music to Distract us.
Football training.
In prep. For the big game this sunday we are getting in hacky sack practice wherever possible. CC people - what is happening to our kit? how's the practice been going? Fill us in. Sj . x
Train hell..
The train out of the festival was mental... About 400 people trying to cram onto a 7 carriage train... One festival goer was so badly squashed that their left ring finger had to be amputated on route. We pushed our way on only to find the obvious lack of seats and sweaty smell. After 4.5 hours my legs were going into spasm and I needed a wee so badly I thought I was going to have to ask James to hold a water bottle for me in front of all the other chumps. Luckily for them I managed to hold on to Barcelona where I ran across platforms, jumped gates and knocked over small children until the pressure was release... In other news me and James just woke up in shitsville hostel, and are now going to try and find a better one. In theory it really cannot get any worse. sj x
Monday, 21 July 2008
What have we done.
Hello Blog fans. Sorry we have been offline for a few days, life has just been too fast paced to Blog. We have just arrived in an even crappier hostel than before... And now have the slightly daunting/exciting prospect of sharing this generously sized bed. Now over to James to review the last few days of festival and general carnage.... sj.x i am standing in a small cell where you can touch both walls at the same time. Its en suite but there is barely a door... Steve is in it right now. I am aching and my feet have fallen apart. On the bright side the festival was great and we have more hilarious anecdotes to share with you. Hope the wait was worth it. Jnx
Saturday, 19 July 2008
Grease
Classic Pre-fest drinks before my morning jacket. We roasted today (check shower shot) love you all. Ps low batt.
Shower time at camp.
We are burning like the true english pig dogs. In other news tonights shower time resulted in 7 B's , 0 C's and 0 M's. Sj
Holiday anecdote #1
Yesterday we were waking past this gate as a car was leaving. The gate was automatically closing when the guy stalled his car and couldn't start it again. It was like a scene from a black and white movie with a girl tied to the train tracks. He managed to get it started but only moved forward a couple of metres so the gate ripped off his back bumper... A big crowd of english then went "oooh"
Another day on the beach
Just leaving our shanty town for another day on the beach... We hear its raining in england, dont worry our thoughts are with you. Hot Chip was very hot. my bloody valentine was bloody loud and el guincho was er... Also i've run out of vaguely clean clothes and we have a week to go. we dont know how were getting out of Benicassim as everything seems booked up. Rock and roll.
Friday, 18 July 2008
Numero uno
In reply to James earlier post about my lack of willingness to compete in a karting rematch... I would like to say... no need to waste 20 quid when there is no contest. Hankins please link in the lap times photo from last years trip where it shows me as being 6 seconds a lap quicker. JAMES is moaning as I type this... Bla bla bla Vodka! Tonight we are going to see Hot Chip, My bloody valentine, el guicho, babyshambles, and some dj's tipped by our spanish neighbours. Adios. x sj
Whiz kid in race nerves shocker
After last years narrow win whiz kid steve Jensen is refusing to take part in a rematch and risk his title. "i might get a slow kart" whimpered the whiz kid. Due to lack of challenger it looks like james "race" nation will walk away with the title. Will the whiz kid regain his nerve? More as it comes in.
Double wrist band
Just thought id show you the double wrist band whilst we cook in the sun. For the autistic number freaks out there:battles 8.26 sigur ros 8.45. they edge it as they had butterfly ticker tape. Also can you let us know if this Blog has become an internet sensation yet? In kazoo news: we cant find any. Poor showing in the showers too. So far B - 1 C - 3 M - 0. More as it comes in.
Revenge...
We survived the first night ... Just. We got seperatee in the festival, but luckily for me a group of about 8 spanish girls felt sorry for me wondering around like a lost sheep and forced me to dance with then by forming a circle around me and shouting 'dance steve dance' i was nothing more than a performing monkey. I later found james and his sexy legs at the battles gig. X all is well again. Sj
Thursday, 17 July 2008
Local fire water
We have met some locals and they tell us our choice of vodka "knebep" is no good and will give up terrible hangovers. They are also giving us nuts and tell us an amazing party is apparently happening tonight. They like bristol and trip hop too.
Blogageddon
The sun has finally come out so we quickly scuttled into an internet cafe to look at our emails. Do i look tanned or just greasy? Coming soon: omelette attack! You help us make important holiday choices! Eg should steve buy a new hat or a new vest?
Soaking it up
It rained so heavy last night we thought we were at glastonbury. Steves tent started to leak. We're parading our pasty white bodies on the beach and eating tortilla. The english en masse on a cloudy spanish beach dont look great. Music starts tonight...
Wednesday, 16 July 2008
Neighbours?
Our tents have been moved... But don simon sangria and the spanish phrase book mean we are getting by. X sj
Tent scandal
We've just arrived back at base camp to find to our horror someone has moved our tents and lost our tent pegs. Its like baghdad out here. If the perpetrators are smaller than us we're going to do them. So probably not. Were drinking don simon to drown our sorrows. Its stopped raining now too.
Aquarama!
Its slide time at spain's most happening pool. Is it better than swindon oasis? We'll let you know...
Burn baby burn.
Clever chap james nation brought his blank cheque book along... So has now reported to burning it in the grass lands. Cancel that... He couldn't get it to burn so he's eaten them. Sj
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
Bare camp is setup
We have put up our tents in the pitch dark. Same spot as last year fellow fiber fibs. Now were going for beer tokens.
Hitching
We have just paid €20 to get a lift to the festival from a random spanish man... As we got out his boot got stuck but he didnt abduct up so everythings good for now. Jn
On the buses
We're on the venga bus listening to the bus drivers party mix. Currently queens dont stop me now. The bus driver is refusing to stop the bus for the weak bladdered english pigdogs but we have two hours to go...
"Hello darling"
Steve found a portrait of himself on the ramblas (according to our porn star estate agent caz) in other news steve was groped on the ramblas by a lady of the night. "hello darling" she said as she grabbed the Jensen family jewels. We have also bought beer off street thugs and samosas off tramps. As i type steve is filling his bag with free fruit in preparation for a 4 hr bus journey. Jn ... ... In other news... James N has terrible wind.
On the road to nowhere
Trains full. planes na. So its automobiles on a bus to a spanish town nobody can remember the name of. Jn
Monday, 14 July 2008
Fun at last
Finally our thirst has been quenched in cafe zurick with dose cervaca... Spelling... Oh well... Salot! X
Crappy hostel
All is well. We have found a crappy hostel. It is not as good as last years... The beds are so close together there may be some trouble in the night. Were going for mojitos now... Hopefully this holiday will get so exciting soon we wont be posting every 30 seconds. Although whilst were near a (dangerous looking) plug socket we can take as many mundane pictures as we want. What else... Umm steve has just gone for a poo. More as it comes in!
The rain in spain...
Falls mainly on your heads suckers! Were on the plane now... This post might make the wings fall off. Blogging will be more exciting from now on. Maybe!
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