0809...

Aah... Absentee blogging seems to be the theme for my 2008!
A hundred of the usual excuses apply to my lack of activity here. It would be truly shameful, if it actually meant anything...!
Anyway, the latter half of 2008 was certainly fascinating. After the successes of our mid-summer musical mayhem, the CidFloss DJs went on to contribute to a charity event called Katika Fest. Mr. Hedges and I were really happy to support the selected cause, and were looking forward to a fun fund-raiser. Unfortunately, the event suffered badly from poor organisation, and we even witnessed the assault of two other booked DJs, by members of the organising team... Very Charitable! It seems that certain people on the organising committee had a plan to hijack the programme, alter the line-up through acts of violence, and turn a great day of elcectic sounds into their own sad little tuneless-techno party! It was nothing short of a disgrace!
We're fairly familiar with the instigators of this debacle, and thankfully, we're unlikely to ever work with this pathetic bunch again! Hopefully, they will confine their macho-bullsh*t, beer-fuelled garbage to their usual haunts, and leave all the great posi-vibe parties alone....!

Thankfully, we had our bi-annual pilgrimage to the Boom Festival in Portugal to look froward to in August. This trip is of the greatest importance to the CidFloss Team. It is a time to catch up with friends from all over the planet, and reside in our favourite TAZ for a week of wonderful music, film, talks, art, and sunshine! A few of our team were unable to attend this year (Bisto and El Campino), and their presence was sorely missed, but Dwarfy, Hedges, Derry, Rosie, and I had an amazing experience. Roll on Boom 2010 (?).............!

Autumn saw our usual hectic run-up to FrightNight 7. We had decided to make this seventh ray of light our last Halloween party at Hendre Hall, and we certainly went out with a bang. This year's FN was a huge double-header, with almost 1200 happy revellers coming along over the two nights. I would like to take this opportunity to thank some key contributors to the last FN...
Wonderful decor from Fiona, Amaze&Amuse, Psychometric Vision &Buttons... Astounding Psychedelic music from our special guests, Lorraine, Ash, Psionic Entity, and Astro Druid... and of course, many thanks to all the FrightNight contributors. It's been an amazing 7-year ride!
The FrightNight Collective remains intact (Dwarfy, Vashti, Stevie 'n' I will keep up the good work as the central committee), and we'll be promoting our unique vibes at various events throughout 2009.... More details very soon....