I have an apology to make
to all you Gloopers (as you have become affectionately known, to me at least);
I have been off the map in a culinary sense for sometime now. In March my posts
were thin on the ground with a solitary entry in the form of a lonely cheese
and leek quiche; April wasn't much better as I covered Paul's chilli and my
chicken and brandy broth, which I took the time to cook twice in an attempt to
flesh out the literary content within.
For those of you who know
me first hand or have been subject to the... I don't want to say barrage...
"steady flow" of online fodder I've been pumping out through the ever
personal realm of Facebook, you will already know why I haven't been slaving
away in front of the grill as much as I was when Augustus first entered the
digital kitchen circa September 2011. However I feel like I should clear the
air for the benefit of my fans in the US, my second biggest audience accounting
for at least 15% of the 6000+ hits I've had, and also to the 300+ Russians that
drop in on a regular basis. As for the 9 people in Pakistan, I think I may have
lost their support after my pork wrapped in bacon back in December last year.
The poster above should
give you a pretty good idea of what it is myself and three of my friends and
subsequent colleagues have been brewing over the past six months, and which
over the previous three has been taking up an enormous chunk of my time; time
that would otherwise be dedicated to you, the glorious people who read my blog.
Noisily was an idea that
two of us had spoken about a few years ago, it didn’t have a name, there was no
concept, no plan of action, and at the time it seemed like a passing fantasy
hatched between minds in a state of inebriation in the back room of a boozer.
It came to pass last that September the topic was once again raised, hops were
involved. However this time it picked up speed and before we knew it ‘The
Fellowship of the Noise’ had been forged, and henceforth and forthwith it was
our destiny to cast the quiet back into the library from whence it came.
At this point what I want
to make absolutely clear is that Noisily isn’t just about the beats, or the
volume at which they’re played, although both these elements will play a huge
part in the proceedings. Noisily is about the natural surroundings and the
organic nature of the site; we didn’t want to simply hire in a load of
equipment and book a load of DJs, sling in a burger van and some misplaced
inflatables whilst a converted bendy bus sells overpriced cider that tastes
like sweet and sour sauce. The land itself decided this for us; far from the
open expansive fields at many festivals where you can see everything and know
exactly how long it will take you to get there, at Noisily the area is large
enough to get lost in but intimate enough to not care when you are. We realise
that it’s not just about who is playing at point A and B, but what happens to
you on your journey between the two.
Tree-houses, brooks and
bars; acrobats on silks, poetry from up on high; smoke on the water, bridges
over the top, pink flamingos, venison and wild boar burgers. Mexican Bedouin
and 80s arcades, Thai massage parlours and vintage snap back parades. All of
this and much, much more will be at Noisily in 2 weeks today.
I would like to take this
opportunity to cordially invite you all to Leicestershire on the 25th
May to see exactly why I have taken a temporary leave of absence from my duties
as Augustus Gloop, and also because I think you may just enjoy yourselves. A
lot.
www.noisilyfestival.com
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