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[Storm_NL]

You know those moments at Glastonbury... those moments when you say to your mates (or randoms you've picked up along the way), "I could stay here all year 'round..." ?

This is often accompanied by anti-establishment feelings.
Perhaps you have thought about getting back to civilisation, and telling your boss what you think of him/her.. giving up the rat race.. and doing something more appropriate to your current state of mind.

Then, of course, you get home and look at your bills and nice toys, and the idea doesn't seem that appealing appealing after all.  "Maybe in a couple of years..." you think to yoruself.. "when I've sorted everything out..."

So, in those moments of one-ness with the festival... which of these career options have seemed like a sane and reasonable option at the time...?

[Jackmypie]

id like to be a pig

[mandypants]

I am going to be Michael Eavis's long lost daughter and I shall run the fest alongside my sister Emily

[FunkyDenz]

Can't find the advert I want, but this old ad will have to do.

[Rufus Gwertigan]

Storm_NL, on Jun 21 2009, 04:41 PM, said:

You know those moments at Glastonbury... those moments when you say to your mates (or randoms you've picked up along the way), "I could stay here all year 'round..." ?

This is often accompanied by anti-establishment feelings.
Perhaps you have thought about getting back to civilisation, and telling your boss what you think of him/her.. giving up the rat race.. and doing something more appropriate to your current state of mind.

Then, of course, you get home and look at your bills and nice toys, and the idea doesn't seem that appealing appealing after all.  "Maybe in a couple of years..." you think to yoruself.. "when I've sorted everything out..."

So, in those moments of one-ness with the festival... which of these career options have seemed like a sane and reasonable option at the time...?

I used to have career aspirations and I like to think of myself as intelligent. So I said f**k you to the man, and I spend my summer working at festivals. During the winter i do what I must, but hits May and I am off. Originally it was just a way to give something back to a festival, but know things are working well, with paid work, and I have a small catering contract (80 people) for a couple of festivals. Through that work I can subsidise working for free at a couple of festivals as well. I started as a steward, and this year at one I will be a duty manager, having worked my way up the food chain

I am happy with my lot

[Storm_NL]

Rufus Gwertigan, on Jun 21 2009, 05:08 PM, said:

I used to have career aspirations and I like to think of myself as intelligent. So I said f**k you to the man, and I spend my summer working at festivals. During the winter i do what I must, but hits May and I am off. Originally it was just a way to give something back to a festival, but know things are working well, with paid work, and I have a small catering contract (80 people) for a couple of festivals. Through that work I can subsidise working for free at a couple of festivals as well. I started as a steward, and this year at one I will be a duty manager, having worked my way up the food chain

I am happy with my lot

You are, my friend, living the f*cking dream.

My cap is offically doffed to you.  

[Alcatraz]

I went for wood carving

[Rufus Gwertigan]

Storm_NL, on Jun 21 2009, 05:13 PM, said:

You are, my friend, living the f*cking dream.

My cap is offically doffed to you.  

I thank you

[Storm_NL]

FunkyDenz, on Jun 21 2009, 05:00 PM, said:

Can't find the advert I want, but this old ad will have to do.

Think you used the YouTube tag incorrectly there old chap...

But this is the one you meant;




I just spent ages looking for the "I want to be a tree" advert, but can't find the damn thing... grrr...  

[FunkyDenz]

Cheers Storm, must have left a space in the code or something.
The "I want to be a tree" ad doesn't appear to be on the internet

My first choice option's not on your list (No DJ?), so I decided to be a Traveller

[Storm_NL]

FunkyDenz, on Jun 21 2009, 05:25 PM, said:

Cheers Storm, must have left a space in the code or something.
The "I want to be a tree" ad doesn't appear to be on the internet

My first choice option's not on your list (No DJ?), so I decided to be a Traveller

Well, you could be a Traveller/Juggler combination.... but then the whole thing starts to sound horrible like a Role-Playing Game, so let's keep it simple...

With the YouTube tags, you just put the code in, not the whole URL.
Weird though.  "I want to be a tree" was a classic.  Can't believe it's nowhere to be found...  

[Laura_Babs]

I sort of just want to stay there forever, and turn Glastonbury into a commune where we all work and live together. That's what I think every year!

[meesh]

well after 7 years working in catering as a manager, I'm leaving my job end of July to start University! Will be doing live music events management so maybe one day I'll be working at glasto

[daveinafield]

i went for organiser too, i do have a little experience.....anyone know what parts of the festival i would go to to blag some contacts in the organising side, i was thinking about Avalon as I know that area is run seperately - is Avalon field its own organisation??

[xploit]

I'd be a Roadie - think that'd be a laugh...