Went for a walk around the village looking for clues for the Treasure hunt/quizz which is to run as part of the Golden Jubilee festivities. Of course it rained as we walked around.
Monthly Archives: May 2002
The Ozzfest 2002 Donington Park
Today I went to the Ozzfest at Donington Park. The drive up there was very easy and I parked just outside gate 12. Met up with Selina in the queue for the beer tent. Met some of her mates from the Liverpool University Rock Society. They had all come on a coach which had just arrived minutes before I arrived.
There were two stages, the main stage outside, and the Kerrang stage inside. I did not visit the Kerrang stage. The list of bands that played on the main stage were:
Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society I have never heard of them, I was quite impressed and will look out for their music.
Drowning Pool
Mad Capsule Markets Japanese band. Just my type of music
lostprophets Umm
Millencolin Umm
Slayer OK
Cradle of Filth Selina has some CD by them. I did enjoy the show. I really liked the tee shirt they had on sale, wish I had taken some extra cash. Not sure when I could have worn it though.
System of a Down Selina has a CD by them, I was not very impressed.
Tool Another band I really enjoyed. On my buy list now.
Ozzy Osbourne I am afraid I did not stay long watching Ozzy. I have seen him before, I was cold and wet and wanted to miss the queues going home. I do though sometimes feel he has some good songs from the early 70’s, but he is getting a bit past his well by date.
The weather was a bit of a let down, one time it really pelted down, with rain and hail. I was stuck at the front and was unable to find room in the crush to put on my waterproof. Took quite a while to dry out. Other times I was a little more successful. I also did not like the way a whole area was cordoned of at the front of the stage allowing a few thousand access to the front, while the rest of us plebes were kept a long way back. I did feel this destroyed the atmosphere, as there was not a really good mosh pit.
Why do the young kids pick on me to give them a leg up so they can crowd surf?
Clay Shooting
A quick 45 minutes clay shoot at Pete Sherriff’s mini sporting layout. What an absolute diasater, I kept missing or my shells were lead less. At least the rain held off.
Bit worried about Saturday when I go to Donnington Park for the Ozzfest. Why was the MTV series, the Osbournes delayed by one week last Sunday, I was looking forward to watching it.
I have started doing the web site for the beating the boundaries, should have it loaded on the web sometime next week.
Le Weekend
This weekend started with rain on Saturday, and sunshine on Sunday. The wind was too strong for paragliding, so we stayed home.
On the Saturday we went out in the evening with the neighbours to the Seven Stars pub for an evening meal. Good pub grub.
On Sunday I worked in the garden, cut the grass, staked the trees and generally did a tidy up.
The Cambridge Society, Berkshire Branch weekend visit to Chepstow
We went with the Berkshire branch of the Cambridge Society to Chepstow. Arrived there on Friday evening for a pretty good meal in the hotel.
In the morning we walked from Chepstow to Tintan abbey where we had a pub lunch and a guided tour of the abbey by a bloke dressed as a monk.
Coach back to Chepstow and a tour of the castle just before it closed evening meal and then a concert with harp, vocals and pipes.
Sunday morning we took the coach to Caerleon, a very important Roman fort on the borders of Wales. Again had a guided tour of the site, amphitheatre, barracks and Roman baths. Sunday lunch at the Priory hotel.
Next into Cardiff, missing the Norwich/Birmingham football match traffic, to see the renovated docks and the barrage, with views of Penarth in the background.
Back home. Visit this site in a few weeks for a full write up and pictures