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| Sunday, February 05, 2006 |
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Stuff I forgot to post yesterday about Big Day Out:
Most Nauseating Thing: the recording being played at the entrance of a woman reading the Big Day Out instructions (wear sunscreen, remember to drink lots of water, where to find the First Aid Tent, etc) as if she were giving phone sex. Just Lovely.
Concluding Surprise: Guy Climbs Ferris Wheel! As we exited the grounds, general gasping and pointing caused us to look up. The Big Day Out is held at the Royal Showgrounds, and the Ferris Wheel is located directly in front of the main gates. Directing our attention in the direction of the pointing, we saw a gentleman (well, a male, anyway) clinging to the very highest point on the frame of the Ferris Wheel. He turned around to face the crowd and for one sickening second, as he swung a hand free of the struts to wave, Ata thought he might be going to jump. Fortunately, messy death (or possibly just hideous maiming and permanent head injury) were not on his plans for the evening. There were police waiting for him at the bottom, and security ensuring that no-one else decided to try and join him. As we walked towards the street, four mounted police riding in tight formation were preceding another cop car and a fire truck - presumably called in immediately on noting the wayward climber. One stunned (or more likely stoned) onlooker had his back to the police, looking at the Ferris Wheel looming up over the gates and the tiny figure now cautiously descending. Ata, stepping lightly off the road herself, called out a warning, and he turned to see the four matched greys bearing down on him. His expression grew even more "Woah, dude" as he registered the size of the horses, and scrambled to clear their path.
Ferris Wheel Climber didn't make the news the next night. Probably because the stations had no footage of him. |
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Ferris Wheel Climber didn't make the news the next night. Probably because the stations had no footage of him.
It isn't news if there aren't any pictures.
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Ferris Wheel Climber didn't make the news the next night. Probably because the stations had no footage of him.
It isn't news if there aren't any pictures.