And Saturday was good too....

Saturday morning at Sugar Hill Festival - I had been asked by Sue if the caravan could double as a box office for the weekend - I happily agreed but then realised i couldn't have a lie in, or I would be sitting up in bed selling wristbands out the window in my nightie..a fact which sent poor John W into quite a turn....so I got up extra early, cleared the bedding away, made the caravan look respectable, in time for Sue to appear and say as there were next to no punters, they didn't need a box office after all.......

Still, I was in time for breakfast again in John's caravan, which was the social hub of our little group - various people popped in for food, tea and coffee, and once again I just lvoed being a part of such a friendly, laid back, social gathering - especially with the stunning countryside around us and the sun shining in a clear blue sky, yet again.

David and I were on compere duties, so we decided to split the job, with him doing mainstage and me doing the beer tent. Hardly an onerous task, introducing bands and bringing them off again, mostly with about 6 people in the venue....the job became jointly compere, venue manager and stage manager..and in between I could go out and sit in the sunshine, and even catch an act on mainstage, with the other 20 people......

Slightly bum moment when I went onstage to introduce a band and forgot their name..they were very nice about it, it gave me the giggles and also the 4 people in the venue..two being Matt and Beki who could be heard laughing for a long time after. Bless them, they came in the venue at my request to bump up the numbers when a great acoustic blues duo came on and they were only playing to the bar staff...

High point of the day was bringing the headline act, Dr Feelgood, into the beer tent to play, instead of mainstage, because of the lack of numbers. After negotiating with the band before them to shorten their act slightly, and getting Dr Feelgood to go on slightly later, we were on for 10.15 - 11.30pm act. DC came backstage to make sure I was comfortable introducing them, and I chatted to the lead singer to get ideas as to what to say.He was talking to me when he suddenly stopped and looked at me and said, 'You've got beautiful eyes.....' I said thank you, he appeared to lose track of what he was saying for a minute, then carried on. I went on stage and introduced them..and smiled all evening at getting such a compliment at my age!!!!!!

They played a rocking set..and who should be getting it on down at the front, dancing like mad people, but the farmer and his wife..by now we were best friends, so I dived in and danced with them..and had a blast with John W who was partying like no tomorrow....

What a night. I went on stage and got the band to come back and do an encore. We danced. We had fun. We went to bed....and in the morning......Sally had to get up early and drive back to St Albans, missing Day 2 of the gig, tearfully leaving all her friends, as duty called at another event...

Still, it wasn't all bad..got a kiss from the farmer.....