Should I forget about going to Glastonbury this year and instead put the money towards an exciting trip to New York?

So, my answer would probably be highly biased.

But of course I would pick the NY trip.

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As far as I'm concerned nothing is worth sleeping in a tent for (um, apart from Benicassim maybe if I have the money, er).

new york = has jon williams

make sure to send postcards if you go.

it will be really hot in July right? maybe too hot? you should go in late April instead innit (except it's bound to rain 90% of the time like the last time i was there)

Hey Masonic Boom I thought you PLAYED at Glastonbury, surely that counts as "going"?

It will probably be pretty hot in July.

the memories!

the last time I was in New York I spent a night wandering about Queens with no home to go to wishing I had a tent.

I could have gotten myself a hotel room for the night i guess but that'd have costed $$$$. it is probably also possible to book taxis in and out of glastonbury each morning/night, and to a B&B (this is a very hopeful theory).

why not just go to both? glasto only costs £100 or something if you abstain from spending stupid money buying stuff on-site and bring your own stuff.

(Just kidding, Kali, if you're reading this.)

even though that washroom smelled a lot actually.

I have! I pissed on NYC! From a great height!

basically, pandemonium broke out. with my friend ruth as the ringleader, the remaining people in line stormed the stalls. she yelled something like, "what are you going to do about it? we've been waiting for half an hour and we're using the bathroom!" and the guard called for backup on his walkie talkie.

Having said that, I am gonna go.

New York's not all that it's cracked up to be but if you have to choose I'd go with that.

Glastonbury last year was a big fat disappointment full of wankerish Oasis and Paul McCartney fans, attempting to get down with some manufactured sense of spirituality, that everyone seems to think gives it a mystical edge over the other UK ones. It's all bullshit.

yeah I mean don't go to Glastonbury, cos if there are people who like Oasis there you DEFINITELY won't be able to have a good time, that's definitely the kind of thing that would ruin something I spent 400 euro on for me anyway, yeah, I find it hard to have fun just imaginining those wankers and their manufactured sense of spirituality. hmmmmmmm

Nah, you'll be having much more fun in a much better, more comfortable place, not surrounded by hippies and wankers (NB not you, Ronan). It's a no-brainer, Matt.

*Looking on the bright side, I might die before the end of June, I suppose.

It's a really really good holiday, total catharsis, every time.

My concern is that last year was the best Glasto I've had by far, mostly due to the massive camp of us altogether and the huge feeling of camaraderie there was throughout everything. I'm a little worried about 2005 being a bit rub by comparison.

*Looking on the bright side, I might die before the end of June, I suppose.

well either the end of June, or before the end of next June since there won't be one next year at all anyways!

(that said, i'd vote for NYC because they have running water and electricity there)

this but substitute Vancouver for New York

New York 07 - very good fun indeed
Glastonbury 04 - the best fun of my life

Glastonbury 04 wins, I made the right decision.

surely you had more fun at a sunnier Glastonbury

vancouver is great. though personally i can't imagine anything which wouldn't beat glastonbury.

Oh hang on, I started this in 2005. Glasto 05 was grim, New York wins. Wrong decision.

up: Vanc is lovely, but then I'm getting (heart)sick of NY after watching it become exponentially less interesting in the 17 years I've lived here. Been here much?

surely you had more fun at a sunnier Glastonbury

It was sunny for about half the festival IIRC. Anyway, 2004 wins out over all sunny years for the 20-strong campsite and the sense of camaraderie.

I've been to NY on three occasion but I've never really "got" it. I think that's mainly due to having only experienced it as a tourist and never with someone who lives there, and that given the chance I could like it a lot more.

Vancouver is this summer's holiday option cuz a friend's moving there. Tbh, I might be able to stretch to both of these options if i don't eat for the next three months/quite drinking for a fortnight.

would fucking love to travel from NYC to Vancouver by road and/or rail

I'd imagine most modern North American cities are pretty dull if all you do is look around without actually hanging out with people who know the place.

I dunno, modern cities are social and economic places first and foremost - if you're going away on your own why not go somewhere completely different, or of amazing natural beauty or something?

Vancouver covers both bases, is the impression i get

flickr search brings this up:
http://l.yimg.com/g/images/spaceball.gif

Still, should broaden my horizons a bit and venture beyond NA for once. Especially since I'm probably not going to be able to afford to do so for some time after this summer.