Yes it was loud, but we did enjoy meeting friends and making friends at the festival, so loud became not an issue! with best wishes Sallyann ----- Original Message ----- From: Sue Burchett To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 7:51 PM Subject: RE: [canals-list] Another report on the National (or bits of it at any rate!)
> >Sue wrote ... > >> You could try pulling the plug out!! This would do a lot of >> us a favour. > >I was tempted :-) > >It was very much a case of the boot being on the other foot given that >for the last three years I've been sort of 'in charge' of the main bar >PA and thus the primary target of complaints about the noise from the >PA! > >The lack of a quiet bar, the poor arrangement of the site (again, Site >just will not listen or learn), an excessively large sound system (I >nearly had kittens! I though we had an OTT system at Beale Park but 6, >count 'em SIX, dual 18" bass bins for an event that size? Yeah Gods!) >and overly enthusiastic young turks with their fingers on the loud knob >meant it was too loud too often IMO. > Snipped > >Bru Is there anyone who says they like it that loud? Being an old grump person it is one (ok a minor one) reason for not going to the National. Sue nb Nackered Navvy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
