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Posted: 22nd Aug 2005
ooh good pics thanks to everyone (especially Dunc) for making it such an amazing amazing weekend. big love to everyone i met for being so cool

Livin' on dreams and custard creams

Posted: 22nd Aug 2005
aimee, i reckon i'll give you a run for your money on the redness factor.

not only does being back in an office watching the rain fall on the city suck compared to the weekend that has just been, but having to wear a shirt collar against a red raw neck is making me a very grumpy employee today!

lucky for me, i get the best pick-me-up ever on my lunchbreaks

seriously though, if you really want to say thank-you, it makes sense to visit and support the play forum and say it there.


cole. x

"i see you at 'dis cafe.
i come to 'dis cafe quite a lot myself.
they do porridge."
- tim westwood

Posted: 22nd Aug 2005
thanks Dunc and EVERYONE for the weekend thanks to the sun for putting his hat on and coming out to Play being back home is so dull, who's up for forming a HoP commune where we can be self-sufficient? I know I am and to Sym x x x x

Hoppers are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.

Posted: 22nd Aug 2005
I don't hafta wear a shirt, but being in an office again today looking at the rain and feeling generally sleepy (I put the climate control upto 25 degrees earlier because it felt cold - bad move!) does suck

Posted: 22nd Aug 2005
guy with chilli vodka was devkev. he's great... top poiggling genius. wish i could have seen him in action to pick up a few new tricks

A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.

Posted: 22nd Aug 2005
hmmm some people just don't seem to listen (or read threads they're posting in) Link to PLAY website, where people should post thoughts and comments about play. Please.

yeah it was great

"I don't take drugs. I am drugs" - Salvador Dali

Posted: 22nd Aug 2005
wish i could have gone, but was at ejc, which was great by the way. did nate get there ok? he left us on friday morning before i was up so didnt get to say goodbye.

there better be another one, that doesnt clash with anything!!! oh well, you all just have to go to bristol for the last 2 days so i can see you there.

Jake the Juggler

Posted: 22nd Aug 2005

Written by: JtJ

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there better be another one, that doesnt clash with anything!!!

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Uhhuh, damn right, I aint missing another
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The existance of flamethrowers says that someone, somewhere, at sometime said "I need to set that thing on fire, but it's too far away."

Posted: 22nd Aug 2005
Hey! Just dropping by to say WOW!! The Play festival was amazing.. I enjoyed every single second! It was so inspiring to see so many great people spinning their toys, the workshops were a brilliant idea..
The atmosphere was perfect, chilled out and fun! Fun fun fun!!! All the people were groovy and friendly..
Can't wait until next year!!!!!! *Bounce bounce*

Posted: 22nd Aug 2005
hee hee

go play

back

Posted: 22nd Aug 2005
spanner - i've had exactly the same problem...so yeah i'll just post on here instead. hope thats ok...

Livin' on dreams and custard creams

Posted: 22nd Aug 2005
im having that prob too

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind

Give a man a fish and he'll eat 4 a day hit a man with a brick and you can have all his fish and his wife

"Will's to pretty for prison" - Simian

Posted: 22nd Aug 2005
I've left this thread open as I completely understand that we need a 'wow that was cool!' thread here as well - seeing how many HoP people were there.

If you do have an suggestions then please PM Dunc or use the Contact form on the Play site if you can so all the info goes towards the fab Play team.


Oh, and... "wow that was a cool weekend!"

Posted: 22nd Aug 2005
i miss everyone already!
people in the real world don't hug as well as hoppers do!

I had so much fun. It was the best weekend ever and i wish it had lasted longer.

Posted: 22nd Aug 2005

Written by: Star

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i miss everyone already!
people in the real world don't hug as well as hoppers do!

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I was the only person in the office today, was tres bizarre.

Posted: 22nd Aug 2005
hey play was fun! Im glad I went now it was touch and go with my job . but I got there and had fun and im being shouted to go so byeeeeeeee

xX Twist and twirl to trance and techno Xx

Posted: 22nd Aug 2005
loved the festival fav moments were definatly

contact fire wheel barrow
durbs body popping
and 12ft contact fire staff on stilts

can't wait till next year

My nunchucks vital statictics

weight: 500g
handle lenght: 16 inches
chain length: 2 inches

Posted: 22nd Aug 2005
Hi everyone!

Thank you all for making the first PLAY so amazing. I can't thank Dunc enough for thinking about, planning bossing me about. Everyone needs a massive hug!



Let us hear your comments and feedback, please use the PLAY site though, as it'll keep all the ideas and comments in the same place!

There's too many home fires burning and not enough trees

Posted: 22nd Aug 2005
i am going to post this on the play site too but i thought others may see it too.
first i seem to have someones purple and black stiped sock poi.
second thanks to everyone at play for being really cool and many of you teaching and entertaining me, and thanks to dunc and sym and all the others for making it happen

UCOF "evolution: Poi -> stick -> hoops -> devil stick -> juggling club -> juggling ball -> crayons."

Supergroovalsticprosifunkstication
In other words, it's the thumps bump

Posted: 22nd Aug 2005
on a side note i have a great anti tan of an eye patch

Life's too short to worry about where you put your marshmallows

Posted: 22nd Aug 2005
hee hee i bet you do miss frogette - post us a pic

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Posted: 23rd Aug 2005
Hello everyone!

I'm almost lost for words, it was just sooo amazing! I'm really fulfilled to hear how happy everyone was with PLAY as a whole. We've learned a massive amount to understand what will make it a success again next year. We will be making many improvements, hopfeully so subtle you guys won't even notice you'll be having so much fun


The hugest of thanks to everyone who helped me over the weekend, each person helping was as much of an integral part of it's success as the idea for play itself. From gate crew to artistic direction from those in the know. I love you guys from the bottom of my heart
SYM I love you dude! You've been key almost since day one, I'm proud to call you a close friend and it's all thanks to PLAY fest. Dan, Matty and Rossco....you know I couldn't have done it without ya, the best slaves I could hope for Rob (bluecat) you have been an inspiration! Your input for the show with Dror on Saturday made it what it was. It wouldn't have had half the impact it did have without you To all the crew who helped out from Tuesday till Sunday, from those who I grabbed to run a quick errand for me to those working the gate for hours and making sure everyone ran as smoothly as possible.
And a big shout to Dom, the excapades on saturday morning were much better dealt with thanks to your knowledge, experience and calm temprament. Thanks for helping to resolve a very difficult situation and hopefully making one persons life much better in the long run And not to forget, the media crew who were busy all weekend and I'm sure got some awesome footage (Remember if you have any videos or pictures to send in send make them avaiable online or send to 2bags on the address on the play DVD thread on the play forum)

I can say that I've probably never been hugged as many times in my whole life as I have been during the last weekend at PLAY. There was just sooooo much love and happines over the weekend I was left (almost) speechless!

Thanks to everyone who came, everyone who contributed behind the scenes and every performer for their fantastic shows, they were so unique, proffesional and inspiring how the hell will I improve the show for next year?!?!?!

Remember the dates for next year, all going well it'll be over the weekend of 23rd/24th/25th June 2006 (no Glasto you see ) so plans are underway for a site that doesn't have the noise limitations we experienced in Shrewsbury after middnight, I'll try not to goof up the electrics so we don't lose our lights again (a very silly error by me caused that on Friday I'm afraid ) still has lots of space to play in and explore, lots of facilities to make your time there as enjoyable as possible and still be easy for folks to get to. Which reminds me, sorry about the crappy directions, blame multimap not me Oh we're also hoping to let everyone onsite on Thursday evening with hometime on Monday.

I've booked the sun again but you may have to dance for the poi gods a few more times to make sure we get it

Thanks you thank you thank you all


p.s. I'm never getting my arse out in public ever again

p.p.s. please let us know everything you were happy with and everything you weren't happy with from the weekend. It's the first time I've ever done anything like this and we want to be able to improve this year on year and can't without your comments so let us know on the play forum or by any other means you know how to use. You all have my phone number too so feel free to use it

Let's relight this forum

Posted: 23rd Aug 2005
and before I forget, thanks to HoP supremo Malcolm for providing the prizes for the games session (except for our own poi and staff of course) and helping us get our fire staffs made, we sold out of them completely!

Let's relight this forum

Posted: 23rd Aug 2005

Written by: Dunc

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so plans are underway for a site that doesn't have the noise limitations we experienced in Shrewsbury after midnight

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This may sound like a comment from an old/sad git, but I actually quite liked going to bed at 1-2am knowing that the cheesey crap that was being pumped out of one of the VWs till midnight wouldn't continue all night - I don't think I've ever slept as well as I did at Play and felt a lot better for it (once at glasto after putting up my tent i had a burger van setup a few metres away which played the same mix tape in loop mode 24 hours a day!!). I don't mean to sound like a party pooper, but it'd be cool if there are no noise restrictions in future to have a part of the campsite for families with small kids/people who don't want to be kept up all night.

Posted: 23rd Aug 2005
Does anybody know the link to the actual 'play' website?

(Sorry, I had to... )

Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]

Posted: 23rd Aug 2005
Ah,it was a great weekend indeed,there was a nice balance to it,didnt make as many workshops as I would have liked,but met loads of friendly people and had a lot of fun. Will defenitly come to the next one too!

I posted on the Play website, but couldnt not post here too

"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer

Posted: 23rd Aug 2005


still grinning.

we love you dunc

Holistic Spinner (I hope)

Posted: 23rd Aug 2005

Written by: Flid

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but it'd be cool if there are no noise restrictions in future to have a part of the campsite for families with small kids/people who don't want to be kept up all night

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We had lots of family camping space in their own field this year, and yes we plan to have plenty family camping space away from the late night noise next year too. We want lots of families/children to be there enjoying themselves so will be planning for it

Written by: Bluecat

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still grinning

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Let's relight this forum

Posted: 23rd Aug 2005
cool cause i am bringing kidlets next year

Life's too short to worry about where you put your marshmallows

Posted: 23rd Aug 2005


and one last big PLAY for this year