So, Leeds has been and gone with a massive, world damaging bang. So many highs its difficult to know where to start!?! I'll go from the beginning...
...Excitement built (as it did the previous year) and I had about 6 hours sleep in two days, at this point I had been nowhere near Leeds or Bramham Park. A few last minute purchases were made which included alcohol, booze and batteries for 99p.
So I awake 0430 am on the Thursday before Leeds in the 'D' at my second home (Stuart and Gem do a grand job at looking after their Grant Mitchell/David Brent lovechild). Our first form of transport/baggage carrier/Leeds doer arrives and excitement levels rise, it starts to get silly. The second form of transport/baggage carrier/Leeds doer arrives and we then realise that we have insufficient space for luggage and people. We thought that we couldn't leave anyone behind and a diplomatic decision was made, the Castabino would be travelling to Leeds.
At the meet-up at the service station, which was a little later than expected but spirits were still sky high and on we went to our (my) heaven. A journey which, at tops, should have taken two hours, took ten. People got silly, threatened to turn around but due to their petrol shortage realised that they wouldn't have got far. The blue haired walker was always ahead, by a long way. But the five car convoy had the skills to move on through the queues.
Anyway, we arrived at Bramham Park a lot later than expected and everyone was tired but overjoyed that we had actually made it. The mud was...muddy and the bags were heavy, reinforcements were called and we got pitched and drunk, again, later than expected.
Friday came and this was the start, tonnes of band to see that I may only get to watch once in a life-time, friends that I knew were the best fun in the world so the ingredients were there. They mixed so well to make an unforgettable weekend of amazing, hilarious laughs and drunken Norwegians.
Its very rare that a weekend can be so good, nothing would be changed. I hope certain people can make it next year and the lump in my throat on the way out was in vain.
All I can say is "Leeds five" CLICK!
Stephen 'Kokanez' Caines
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