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Let's represent fire through the medium of dance!

captain piss

12:28 / 29.04.03

Anyone up for the Beltane Fire Festival, in Edinburgh tomorrow night? It's a pagan festival of sorts, apparently takes place every year. I'd never heard of it before, but according to the blurb:

After Hogmanay, the Beltane festival is arguably the biggest party in Edinburgh's calendar. It began life in the mid-Eighties as a re-enactment of an ancient fire festival on the top of Calton Hill in the heart of Edinburgh
There's some stuff at http://www.edinburghguide.com/feats/beltane2k.htm)

Ariadne

13:46 / 29.04.03

Do go! It's great fun - wild and pagan and very cool.

angel

14:36 / 29.04.03

Meme, check your email in a little bit. One of my best friends is currently living in Edinburgh and will be heading along to this, so I will email you her details and you two can organise the rest if that's what you fancy.

Bill Posters

15:20 / 29.04.03

(And thanks for the thread title, BTW, which for some reason had me in stitches.)

Char Aina

03:14 / 30.04.03

wait... as in wednesday? as in later today, the 30th of april?

i might just have to say yes.

let me sleep on it, but if i can get up in the morning and rally my edinburgh self, count me in.

captain piss

09:29 / 30.04.03

Cheers guys. I'll give your mate a call later, Sarah - even though she'll probably be utterly freaked out by such an approach from a stranger (maybe not

). And I'll give you a shout too, Toksik, and see if you're in the mood
bring it on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Ihate people who say stuff like that)

angel

10:03 / 30.04.03

No need to fret Meme!

I cleared it with her before I emailed both of you with each other's details. There is no way I would hand out her number without asking her first. So she is expecting to hear from you.

Hope you have a good time!

Char Aina

12:31 / 30.04.03

dude!

i am trying now to get my shit to a state of togetherness that will allow me to go....

sweet!

Char Aina

14:02 / 30.04.03

did you all know that it has been truncated?

according to my pal its not on the hill this year, apparently there is a march and then a club night...

i will still be out and about and up for nonsense, but i thought i should share.

captain piss

14:43 / 30.04.03

Arse- I've just found this out. It's very Edinburgh, this - cancelling like that. Bastards. Well- I don't know what I'm doing now. Probably not going to this club thing, to be honest. Anyway- I'll give you a shout, toks.

Char Aina

15:11 / 30.04.03

well i was going to go to the club anyway, so you should feel free to swing it with me and mine.

a bit of a dissapointment really, but we do waht we can.

besidesa, i am looking forward to voting while skullfucked tomorrow morning.

captain piss

14:58 / 02.05.03

Hey, that was actually alright. A dark sweaty club - it was quite an early 90s vibe. Err...There was a big screen with cyberdelic, Shamen LP cover-style visuals. And there was drum n bass music playing. We met Jill- your friend Angel- when we arrived, who almost immediately painted our faces -which was cool. I was a green-and-white faced celtic dude while my friend became a fiery avatar of Satan (well, it was that or Darth Maul).
Toddled around for a few hours and danced a bit. Left about 2 when it seemed to be going strong. Sorry if we missed you Toksik- should meet up soon, as we kind of agreed via each other's phone messages (I think). Ah well- the quest for a Scottish meet-up continues...

Char Aina

15:26 / 02.05.03

totally.

i think the other kids must think we are really lacking in commitment. i mean, they meet all the time and never have our trouble.

we made it up the hill after the club, and after a bit of shit weed got smoked, we wandered up arthurs seat.

it was freakin misty up there, though, and the view at the top was more akin to a sensory deprivation chamber than a hilltop.

you arent a mr mccann, are you?

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