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Ahh, Donnington... a defining moment in our teenage years, that's for sure.... my most vivid memories of it are:
- eating cereal in Youngy's kitchen at a ridiculous time of the morning, him tapping his spoon whilst he waited for you, Ian and his dad.
- the fact that I wore a white metallica t-shirt, and was perhaps one of the only fans to do so.
- arriving early and due to it being really quiet we got near the stage, and then looking round to see a field full of people.
- the first band testing their bass drum, and sending pure decibels into our hearts.
- sitting on a grassy knoll with Youngy during Slash's snake pit and promptly falling asleep.
- watching the bags of beer and presumably piss flying through the air mid-sets.
- waiting for ages for Therapy and Machine Head to come on (and hearing everyone singing the chorus to Killing in the Name when they played it over the speakers).
- feeling utterly euphoric when Metallica finally burst out on to the stage from the white light and launched into Breadfan.
- seeing James Hetfield atop the stairs bathed in Metallica green light as he played the opening notes of One.
- seeing Youngy getting the "die, die, die" chorus of Creeping Death started early, which soon spread.
- feeling so tired and thirsty and drained by the end of the Metallica set that I secretly begged them to stop, just so I could rest.
- wandering around with Youngy trying to find you or Ian or Ian's dad, as we didn't know where the car was.
- hearing Youngy fearing over the safety of his multipack of Coke, in case you had got there first.
- sleeping in fits and starts on the drive back to Ian's.
- collapsing on blocks of foam in Ian's music room (I think) and enjoying the best night's sleep I've ever had.
- waking up the next day and being totally unable to play cricket for the Redgrave Gents.
What memories, what an experience.... it will live with me forever... Diamond, we really must get hold of a copy of the Metallica set... surely it's out there somewhere?
And before I forget, are you au fait with the American TV show, Mythbusters? One half of the team, Jamie Hyneman, IS a Drakard. He must be the cousin or the young Uncle. It is uncanny.
And yeah, in hindsight Asami would crush Ling, although the former does rely on intelligence and cunning rather than strength, as she can't weigh more than 6 stone. But what a lovely 6 stone she is...
- eating cereal in Youngy's kitchen at a ridiculous time of the morning, him tapping his spoon whilst he waited for you, Ian and his dad.
- the fact that I wore a white metallica t-shirt, and was perhaps one of the only fans to do so.
- arriving early and due to it being really quiet we got near the stage, and then looking round to see a field full of people.
- the first band testing their bass drum, and sending pure decibels into our hearts.
- sitting on a grassy knoll with Youngy during Slash's snake pit and promptly falling asleep.
- watching the bags of beer and presumably piss flying through the air mid-sets.
- waiting for ages for Therapy and Machine Head to come on (and hearing everyone singing the chorus to Killing in the Name when they played it over the speakers).
- feeling utterly euphoric when Metallica finally burst out on to the stage from the white light and launched into Breadfan.
- seeing James Hetfield atop the stairs bathed in Metallica green light as he played the opening notes of One.
- seeing Youngy getting the "die, die, die" chorus of Creeping Death started early, which soon spread.
- feeling so tired and thirsty and drained by the end of the Metallica set that I secretly begged them to stop, just so I could rest.
- wandering around with Youngy trying to find you or Ian or Ian's dad, as we didn't know where the car was.
- hearing Youngy fearing over the safety of his multipack of Coke, in case you had got there first.
- sleeping in fits and starts on the drive back to Ian's.
- collapsing on blocks of foam in Ian's music room (I think) and enjoying the best night's sleep I've ever had.
- waking up the next day and being totally unable to play cricket for the Redgrave Gents.
What memories, what an experience.... it will live with me forever... Diamond, we really must get hold of a copy of the Metallica set... surely it's out there somewhere?
And before I forget, are you au fait with the American TV show, Mythbusters? One half of the team, Jamie Hyneman, IS a Drakard. He must be the cousin or the young Uncle. It is uncanny.
And yeah, in hindsight Asami would crush Ling, although the former does rely on intelligence and cunning rather than strength, as she can't weigh more than 6 stone. But what a lovely 6 stone she is...
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