Aug.08.09

A brief reunion, apparently Shakespeare has nothing on HOAC...

It feels a bit weird now as I’ve realised that a year of AMPjam really has come full-circle, Live!zone was one of the first “proper” articles I covered and I find myself back at the event once more. Last year cut it close, but this time I was ready for a long day with an actual battery pack and plenty of money for some mochas or any other source of the caffiene I needed. When I finally get myself sorted and waiting for the day to start, there’s not much to do but have a laugh at Oz and the crew going through soundcheck like a band about to play at Wembley, good times.

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aftermath.pngWell, I guess that it’s definitely pretty much done for the local festival season, but unlike last year, which was a good all rounder, this year had some very good and particularly bad moments. This blog will just go around them with some personal and very unproffessional thoughts, though don’t take them to heart, I just felt like writing about the overall impressions of the actual events, rather than making any sound, balanced appraisal on what is essentially a lot of hard work from a lot of people.

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