My post about the Gig is a little late but I have been recovering slowly from the weekend. I have also consulted my PR manager and lawyer about all the allegations on the Forum about the Longpig family leading forum members astray i.e. late nights and excessive alcohol consumption. This has caused the whole family much distress and we have gone into hiding. Mrs LPD is having therapy as I write.
The gig was really good and only the sub-zero temperature made it a little challenging this year. Clearly the central heating wasn't working. A bit of "Jimmy Shand" music could have been useful before and in between artistes to help keep the crowd active?
Good to meet up with so many Forum members in the Castle although my failing hearing embarrased me yet again. Someone came upto me and I thought he said "I've a little dickie". Being considerate I said "Don't worry mate it was cold in that cave tonight". "No" he said I'm Little Dickie off the Forum. (Oops
) Anyway as it turned out Mr and Mrs Little Dickie were very charming people (but along with others that from the Hawley Forum) were very heavy drinkers and led my shy, teetotal son Longpig into bad ways and then subsequently shifted the blame for their excesses onto the Longpig family!!
AN APOLOGY
Mrs LPD has asked me to apologise on her behalf for her behaviour in the Castle and Bulls Head after the Gig. The slurred speech, the talking gibberish, inability to stand unaided and a perpondency to randomly hug forum members was entirely down to a medical condition. Following Mrs LPD's "Fat Fighters Turbo Diet" (It consisted of only a smoothie made from prunes, syrup of figs and caster oil) her dramatic 50% weight loss (15 stones) necessitated her taking suplements which reacted to the cold air in the cave and brought on the these side effects. Mrs LPD wishes it be made very clear that alcohol was NOT involved.
Regarding the allegation that on Saturday night in Castleton I had a Santa Claus tranvestite sat on my lap I wish to refute this most strongly. What actually occurred was that I went into a hall along the main Castleton road where an Organ recital and Carol singing evening was being held. Whilst drinking a glass of mulled herbal tea a young lady, dressed in a Santa's outfit came into the hall in a distressed state. She had lost her Rudolph. I comforted her whilst she sat on my knee. This was a simple act of human kindness that has somehow been turned into something unseemly and sordid. This is again another attack on the Longpig family and I am sure when the photgraphs are published I will be vindicated. (This may take a while because the police still have them).
Any way it was a wonderful weekend even including the eight mile walk up and over the "Great Ridge" on Saturday which although a struggle at times was well worth it for the fantastic views.
Merry Christmas and a Peacful New Year!
LPD
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Does anyone actually know what the temperature was in the cave this year? Richard could have set a record by doing the coldest ever UK gig.