Is it right

[festivalsareforthegrey]

After being in work and boring my workmates about tales of daring do in glastonbury last year and as my excitement reaching fever pitch now I have managed to secure a ticket for this year. Is it right that a 38 year man with a mortgage wife and 2 kids now feels like a 6 year old on christmas eve thinking he has just seen santa fly over his house.

A work mate who was listening to my conversation to a friend on the phone about Florence on the other stage last year, when I had finished promptly put his Daily mail down and said "You want to f***ing grow up mate your nearly 40". My reaction was to tell him to carry on drinking mild, wearing cardigans and take up carpet bowls as he slides happily into middle age.

Me you find wearing a tie die tee shirt, wheelies and trying to find my way to arcadia as I enter middle age kicking and screaming.

And to all the middle class f***tards in my work who think festivals are for 15-20 years go swing off Anne widdicomes nipples whilst watching the latest bbc/itv talentless show

Sorry rant over

[The Nal]

Their loss.

Keep on rockin' in the free world.

[Lynne Scratch Perry]

Never trust anyone who openly reads the Daily Heil.

[Mardy]

tie dye t-shirt? I'd rather have the cardigan.

but for the rest of it, yeah, I hear you.

[doubledutch]

Middle age?? At 38?? At 55 I am still far too young to feel middle aged - I too feel this state of euphoria; the months and weeks leading up to Glasto feel as if it takes forever ( weird, as the older you get, the faster life seems to pass you by ), just like waiting for your birthday, or Christmas, when still a child. I bore everybody with my tales of how wonderful Glasto is, and how I wish I had discovered it when I first came to the UK in the late 70ies. There is something very special, very magical about the place. When I first got there I felt as if I had arrived home.

I still have a mortgage, and a 19 year old at home who doesn't seem to want to leave, and all the stresses of life and work don't get any easier - but for that one week in June, when I can just switch off completely from the world, make new friends, in fact, make over 100.000 new friends, where the sense of everybody coming together, experiencing the same feelings of fun and good will, and I forget that my body shows my age, but that my mind still is, and always will be that of a kid!!

Edited April 28, 2011 by doubledutch

[gillmacca]

Keep partying, Funk Soul Brother.

Went to my first festival last year at the age of 38, and wish I had done it years ago. Now, I plan on going to as many Glastonbury's as I can

Edited April 28, 2011 by gillmacca

[paolo1980]

I'm loving that rant. What a sad little life not to get excited by the prospect of amazing times, though. I genuinely hope that Mail reader has some joy in their life - although, let's be honest - if their pleasure revolves around ranting against "the blacks and the gays" and "foreigners" then perhaps not.

[jamseyboy]

Age = 47

Trys to be age = 37

Wishes that I was age = 27

Mental Age = 17

Glastonbury excitment age = 7

Dont listen to the act your age demons....make your own rules!

[festivalsareforthegrey]

Wow thanks for the replies had to get it off my chest hopefully I will be feeling like a 6 year at christmas in the middle of june old for the next 30 odd years

"in eavis we trust"

[gooner1990]

We used to have a big crowd that went to all the festivals when we were younger (all now aged 27-30) but a good few of them have tailed off as they now have kids, houses etc, and one of these mates heard I was going to Glastonbury and Sonisphere this year said to a couple of us "come on lads aren't you lot all a little too old to be running round getting drunk, doing drugs and dribbling in campsites?"

errrr NO!!!

[Jackmypie]

Tell em to kiss your arrrrrrrrrrrrse.

[Morse Code]

This sounds a lot like me. 40 year old father of 4 who talked about going to Glastonbury for years and finally got round to it 2 years ago. (It was high on the list of things to do before you're 40!)

I probably bore the tits off everyone I know by constantly banging on about how amazing it is but can't help but get excited about the following year's festival from about 5 minutes after leaving the car park from the previous one!

Having said that, most of my friends and workmates are genuinely envious whenever I talk about it. I just can't believe that more of them don't just talk about it but get off their arses and do something about it!

So anyway, I too feel like a child at Christmas with each new piece of news that breaks, or each line-up rumour, or reading people reminiscing about previous years - anything really!

I genuinely have no idea what I'd have done if I hadn't got tickets for this year (finally got them 20 minutes before they sold out back in October)

This forum doesn't help with containing my excitement by the way - in a good way of course!

See you all in June!

[JimOfTheJungle]

I like this thread.

I just dont understand the people who think they get too old for fun.

[Guest blackcockerel]

Tell the stupid f**ker to go f**k himself, the f**king f**k.

[MamaJojo]

right there with you - 5 kids, job, home, mortgage etc. didn't get a ticket til this month and spent six months feeling sick to my stomach about not being there. the very generous and kind actions of another meant come april 17th we managed to get a ticket...... I think you could've probably heard us scramming and celebrating at the other end of the country .....

so for 6 days in June, the kids go off to their gran's and we just get to BE.

there's no other feeling in the world like being there, it's like going home.

[James Bolivar]

So what does this Mail reading Killjoy do for fun? A night down the pub? Footy at the weekend? A flutter on the gee-gees? A poorly articulated rant about immigrants and how Enoch Powell was right all along? None of those things are for me, but each to their own; except the racism, that's bad.

The opinions of stupid people really shouldn't bother you.

[rubenz]

This is an interesting point - your work colleagues attitude is frustrating but not uncommon...

Age is irrelevant, for example Pete Tong is 50 does he need to "grow up" no I guess he prefers playing in top clubs in Ibiza, headlining Glastonbury dance tents and hanging out with his hot Brazilian model wife. Sven Vath is 48 or something and still at the cutting edge of house and techno..

Stop me if I'm wrong but your work colleague probably enjoys staying at home with his fat wife watching x factor before falling asleep on the sofa as they are tired, or driving about in his 2 litre shit black Diesel BMW company car to visit the garden centre or putting pictures of his annoying kids on facebook or enjoying riveting discussions on house prices with his w*nk friends or riding about on his 3 grand mountain bike thinking he looks cool with his shit chunky shoes and combat trouser. Some people have no clue you are better off not dealing with these mood hoovering bastards..

I would not discuss or talk about Glastonbury with such an individual as it is a waste of breath

What are they doing that weekend? f**k all probably.. :angry:

You are going to glastonbury to hang out with the cool people of all ages

You = Winner

Him = Loser

End of

(not sure on the tie dye t shirt or wheelies though )

[ukslim]

To be fair, there's nothing wrong with a 38 year old going to Glastonbury. But you should be on a different part of the site when Florence and the Machine are on.

[chopmanski]

I wish I'd first gone when I was 38, now 51 father of 3 and going for 5th year running I feckin love the place and bore the family to tears about it. My wife is going for the first year so I may have to behave, but I seriously doubt that I will. ONLY 54 DAYS UNTIL MY XMAS!!

[James Bolivar]

Stop me if I'm wrong but your work colleague probably enjoys staying at home with his fat wife watching x factor before falling asleep on the sofa as they are tired, or driving about in his 2 litre shit black Diesel BMW company car to visit the garden centre or putting pictures of his annoying kids on facebook or enjoying riveting discussions on house prices with his w*nk friends or riding about on his 3 grand mountain bike thinking he looks cool with his shit chunky shoes and combat trouser. Some people have no clue you are better off not dealing with these mood hoovering bastards..

[Mardy]

But now you are being just as exclusive as MailoBoy. There's nothing wrong with having an overweight partner, nor in watching X-Factor or visiting Garden Centres and I can certainly see the appeal of mountain biking; even if they do annoy me on the hills.

What's "cool"? It's just a label and very relative. I'll never be cool, partly because I won't join in, won't follow a trend. I will have a good time as Glastonbury, as always, though I will eschew combat trousers and chunky shoes (are they fashionable? I'll have to check Fedora Lounge)

[HotChipWillBreakYourLegs]

...Is it right...

[MamaJojo]

..... your work colleague probably enjoys staying at home with his fat wife watching x factor before falling asleep on the sofa as they are tired ......pictures of his annoying kids on facebook.....Some people have no clue you are better off not dealing with these mood hoovering bastards......

I would not discuss or talk about Glastonbury with such an individual as it is a waste of breath

[port]

yep.. all sounds familiar, work mates think I am too old to be going to festivals at 48 and cant comprehend why I "waste my holidays" they even think I cant have enjoyed myself when its muddy.

maybe time to give up the old detroit techno and party pills but?........naw maybe not! Hawtin this Sunday...Magic. i'll give it up after that...........til next time..

[rubenz]

Was just being a dick and having a bit of a rant really - I can't judge anyone - good luck to everyone regardless of what you believe in and what makes you happy ..

Edited April 28, 2011 by rubenz