Here I am at my desk in Dublin only a few hundred miles from Glastonbury. The weather outside is wet and quite cool. The forecast is for more rain, but is that some sunlight I can see on the horizon? Here’s hoping! (Although the weather here in Dublin is no guarantee of what it’s like in Glastonbury, of course). I’ve just checked Google Maps, and according to that it would take about nine hours for me to drive to Glastonbury if I left now – which I have no intention of doing! (I don’t even drive.)
Neil Young! No way! That was just Neil Young on my MP3 player there. Followed by The Strokes and Elvis Costello and the original line-up of the Attractions. This really is an all star line-up! (I have no idea who’s playing Glastonbury though… um… a mash-up between Jay-Z and Noel Gallagher?)
Where are you watching the Euro semi-final tonight? I’m torn between watching its faint flicker on a big-screen through a rainstorm while standing in a muddy field surrounded by twat-hatted revellers in Somerset (maybe it’s dry there – I haven’t checked the reports) or watching it in my house in Dublin with a nice cup of tea and easy access to numerous academic textbooks. I’ll let you know which I choose in later ‘live from Glastonbury’ posts on this site!