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This was from early 70’s, somebody wanted to sell a sewing machine in the classified ads:
Monday
FOR SALE
R. D. Jones has one sewing machine for sale.
Phone 958-0707 after 7 p.m. and ask for Mrs.
Kelly who lives with him cheap.

Tuesday
NOTICE
We regret having erred in R. D. Jones’ ad yesterday. It should have read: One sewing [...]

Glastonbury revellers arrived in their wellies and left with a tan

 

Pink ladies: Festival-goers don bikinis to keep cool – although those wigs must be hot

Glastonbury revellers went from suffering trench foot to sunstroke in the space of 24 hours.
The thousands of music fans at the three-day event were hit by lightning storms over the weekend but as they pack up their tents today they can [...]

Glasto kicks off as heavens open

Summer festival opens as first signs of ‘June Monsoon’ appear
Thursday, June 25, 2009

One festival goer is ready to take on Glastonbury

Thousands of revellers have arrived at Glastonbury to see the festival kicked off by bands including East 17.
And if you thought it couldn’t get worse than that, Twitter reports say it’s already started raining!

Michael Eavis [...]

Glastonbury arrivals fight through heavy traffic

Two festival goers arrive at Glastonbury

Around 137,000 festival goers are expected to arrive at Glastonbury having battled through heavy traffic on the M5 near the Pilton, Somerset site.
Almost half of ticketholders were thought to be at Worthy Farm despite the music not starting until tomorrow.

This year’s line up includes the likes of Bruce Springsteen,  [...]

Mike Skinner from Streets is a crop circle

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Mike Skinner as a crop circle

Chart star Mike Skinner swapped the Streets for the fields as his face was pictured in a gigantic “crop circle” to welcome festival goers to Glastonbury.
The singer decided to make the huge work of art because he wants his face “to be seen from space”.
“It’s not so [...]