our experiences at the bash
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:27 pm
hi all,
after our first bash,i thought i`d share some of our experiences with you all.before the weekend,i`d only met one other bongo owner-nevets-(steve,the AA man at the bash,when he kindly came round to look at my bongo,and then asked me if we were coming to the bash.i didn`t think it was for us,as we`re fairly quiet,me to the point of seeming unsociable if you don`t know me,but a few weeks ago i had a rush of blood and booked with ian for the saturday night.wife not pleased that i hadn`t discussed it with her,and the kids not impressed.
the day of the bash arrives and we get there at 3pm.by the time i park up and emerge from the bongo,there`s someone there,asking if i`m hogggman,and`where`s the infaltable pig,then?`.by this time,being shy and reserved,i`m beginning to wonder if i`ve done the right thing.i hate being the centre of attention and normally go out of my way to avoid speaking to people i don`t know!still,we were there now,and intended enjoying ourselves.
then lionel(dolly1)turned up,and said he`d call by for a drink later,and bob turns up(both of who i`d never met)with a large container of scrumpy.we duly tackled that and quickly got into the swing of things.i blew the pig up and got the pole out,but thought it looked rather sad compared to the huge flagpoles that i could see around me.even so,i put it up and awaited a rush of visitors.sadly i didn`t realise that the pig,in fact looked more like a sheep,but still we got lots of visitors,including people looking around our bongo.
luckily,the weather held off,and we got pleasantly drunk sitting outside the awning,chatting to visitors and passers-by.we then piled into bed but i awoke at 4am with a raging hangover and had to get up as lying down made it worse.anyone up at that time might have seen me staggering about the site,white faced and hood up,walking around because i didn`t know what else to do.i think i thought i was still 18,and drank just a wee bit too much...........!still,it was a cracking night.i wish i had made myself known to more of you.i saw lots of your bongos,but didn`t approach many of you,partly because i was slightly worse for wear......!then again,maybe i was trying to find the source of the`herbal cigarettes`that i kept smelling from time to time..............never did though!
by the time ten o`clock came around i`d recovered and was tucking into sausage bacon and eggs,and was back in the land of the living,vowing never to drink again.............yeh,right!!
throughout saturday and sunday,we had a steady stream of visitors,some of who i didn`t get the name of,but we did get to know nevets(aa man)lionel(dolly1),bob,aitch,harry,graemep,roosteruk,and right before we left on sunday,kirsty turned up to make herself known,and introduced us to someone who was on the way out(forgive me,but i only remember`brazil`in your name).it seemed that every time i met someone,they`d introduce me to someone else`it`s hoggman`they would say.after all the strange or annoying messages i`ve put on here,i wasn`t quite sure if they wanted to shake my hand or strangle me!!
seriously though,what a friendly bunch you all are.where else would you get several hundred,mostly strangers to each other,being so friendly and having such a good time?we are sad to have only been for one night,but will definitely do it again.
thanks to all of you,we made some very very nice friends,and the kids had a great time too.
see you all again soon.
jamie,sharon and family
(or hogggman,mrs hoggg,and the little hoggg-etts)
after our first bash,i thought i`d share some of our experiences with you all.before the weekend,i`d only met one other bongo owner-nevets-(steve,the AA man at the bash,when he kindly came round to look at my bongo,and then asked me if we were coming to the bash.i didn`t think it was for us,as we`re fairly quiet,me to the point of seeming unsociable if you don`t know me,but a few weeks ago i had a rush of blood and booked with ian for the saturday night.wife not pleased that i hadn`t discussed it with her,and the kids not impressed.
the day of the bash arrives and we get there at 3pm.by the time i park up and emerge from the bongo,there`s someone there,asking if i`m hogggman,and`where`s the infaltable pig,then?`.by this time,being shy and reserved,i`m beginning to wonder if i`ve done the right thing.i hate being the centre of attention and normally go out of my way to avoid speaking to people i don`t know!still,we were there now,and intended enjoying ourselves.
then lionel(dolly1)turned up,and said he`d call by for a drink later,and bob turns up(both of who i`d never met)with a large container of scrumpy.we duly tackled that and quickly got into the swing of things.i blew the pig up and got the pole out,but thought it looked rather sad compared to the huge flagpoles that i could see around me.even so,i put it up and awaited a rush of visitors.sadly i didn`t realise that the pig,in fact looked more like a sheep,but still we got lots of visitors,including people looking around our bongo.
luckily,the weather held off,and we got pleasantly drunk sitting outside the awning,chatting to visitors and passers-by.we then piled into bed but i awoke at 4am with a raging hangover and had to get up as lying down made it worse.anyone up at that time might have seen me staggering about the site,white faced and hood up,walking around because i didn`t know what else to do.i think i thought i was still 18,and drank just a wee bit too much...........!still,it was a cracking night.i wish i had made myself known to more of you.i saw lots of your bongos,but didn`t approach many of you,partly because i was slightly worse for wear......!then again,maybe i was trying to find the source of the`herbal cigarettes`that i kept smelling from time to time..............never did though!
by the time ten o`clock came around i`d recovered and was tucking into sausage bacon and eggs,and was back in the land of the living,vowing never to drink again.............yeh,right!!
throughout saturday and sunday,we had a steady stream of visitors,some of who i didn`t get the name of,but we did get to know nevets(aa man)lionel(dolly1),bob,aitch,harry,graemep,roosteruk,and right before we left on sunday,kirsty turned up to make herself known,and introduced us to someone who was on the way out(forgive me,but i only remember`brazil`in your name).it seemed that every time i met someone,they`d introduce me to someone else`it`s hoggman`they would say.after all the strange or annoying messages i`ve put on here,i wasn`t quite sure if they wanted to shake my hand or strangle me!!
seriously though,what a friendly bunch you all are.where else would you get several hundred,mostly strangers to each other,being so friendly and having such a good time?we are sad to have only been for one night,but will definitely do it again.
thanks to all of you,we made some very very nice friends,and the kids had a great time too.
see you all again soon.
jamie,sharon and family
(or hogggman,mrs hoggg,and the little hoggg-etts)
