welcome back, was wondering what had happened to you. hope you and the kids are better, there seems to have been a tidal wave of ill-health across the UK recently..

I stay here for the community but haven’t been partying for a while (did meet up with process at one which was a fun night). TBH even by 2005 I found that the music scene was more stressful than my day job, and since moving to EA normal life is actually more fulfilling than mere hedonism. Even in my day job I’m involved with reusing computers rather than buying new ones, my new work site has loads of solar water heating and I’m getting involved in other local community stuff.

Managed to stay lucky but its also through being a bit more sensible about things than when I lived in Reading and I want to keep it that way, especially since I learned at least 3 of my old mates from Reading / SE England are brown bread just from the harsher effects of the party lifestyle, which shook me up a bit TBH..

I very occasionally do go out partying but its much more fun just as a punter than a DJ or organiser (keep meaning to convert my old vinyl to digital but never get round to it).

I’m still part of that Transition Towns network you mentioned about 6 years ago, in fact I now look after the local groups website 🙂

This is the best site for the entire EA region (its a big region) for Transition stuff

because of the backlash against the “hippy” culture since of 1970s/80s (due to issues regarding drugs etc) wider society in EA is a lot more sceptical about alternative lifestyles of any kind compared to SW England or the West (but not completely hostile), people are wary of change, and there is a strong car culture due to the large physical size of the area, so the fact so many Transition initiatives have started to take off here is clearly a good thing…

transition circle east

Welcome back DG – like you, I often disappear from here, but for different reasons….
A bit like GL, the lure of the rave has somewhat dwindled over the last few years. I did thoroughly enjoy bringing the OOOPS! crew out for the Storm events at the Custard Factory, although we pulled out of the third one at a few hours notice – Not Matt’s fault, the venue’s…and because my crew are all grown up, missing a party was not the end of the world for them – besides, the guys we were gonna be working with are young enough to want to set up in a corner, rather than a proper space! and good luck to em!

Hope things work out for you whichever way you turn…

Here in the Reading area (despite everything I said above) I am working on an Ooops! reunion party for the crew and punters that have come and gone over the last 18 years (coz end of May bank holiday is 18 years since I met Harry and we started the party…)

GL – I would love you to come and play, and DG – you’d be more than welcome to come along mate – sleep over space if you have your vehicle ready by then.

Keep on keeping on

Good to see you here Glo, you have been missed 🙂

Good to have to back 🙂 add me i wanted to talk to you about something important globalloon