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12th Obscene Extreme -> 15.-17. Juli 2010 -> Trutnov -> Na Bojišti -> Česká Republika
Next Day, Wednesday, we decide to visit Prag. Also I am communicating a lot with a friend, who wants to go to Obscene by car and could take us - but only tomorrow afternoon. Theoretically a bit late for us. We could go to Prag now with all the festival luggage and then from there at 18.00 h in the evening to Obscene - or without bagage and go back at 22.00 h. The second option seems more relaxed. Also Vila wrote, she will arrive probably on Thursday.
In Prag we visit the Olešnice cemetery (bizarre graves) and then going to visit a friend of mine, who was here in that week with her school class. The class has just finished their final exams and then made this journey. The pupils were theoretically between 15 and 18, but all together acting like between 5 and 8 - or maybe even younger. A total kindergarten. In the evening today is a visit in the biggest disco in central europe on the programme. And we were invited. But when we will leave at 22.00 h, it makes no sense. Another lot of phone calls and messages. I got no answer from Vila, so I was sure she is not here. And the car option becomes more attractive, because they could leave a bit earlier. New Facts, new decision: we go to disco (for free of course - I would never pay for that!) and tomorrow morning with the first train back home. I don't want to write down details of the disco evening, it's not really worth that. But we made our fun. And the pupils get very, very tired shortly after one o'clock, so we get out of there a bit later and sat somewhere else in a pub in Prague until the train departs. Back home directly to bed.
Waking up today at noon time, and have to hurry up to manage all things to be prepared for festival. I just came out of the shower, when Syví and Tob are calling me: "We are here, but can't find the exact house, they look all the same". Oké I go out and find them 2 mins away, just around the corner. Putting all things together, and start to Obscene.
But not without a problem. After ~1 hour driving we see a sign: closed road. Thats it. No more information. No Diversion Sign. We don't know what else to do, and continue driving. And ending up in a small village which was completely "closed", impassable by car. It takes as 3 tries to go around and at least half an hour in time. The remaining journey without any notable occasions. Except that I tried to call Vila and got a stupid message, smth like number not available anymore…
Arriving at Obscene just in time! That means we had just enough time to put up the tent and go inside to watch General Surgery. And just during the show - I find Vila! Collecting cups :) She was here since yesterday evening, but her mobile is blocked. If I only would knew that… But now there is nothing to do anymore - except continuing watching bands and having fun.
Today there is not much to watch anymore. First go back to tent and prepare evth for the night, than have a look at Martyrdød, and then - sitting in the beer-tent, having one beer by another, collecting cups, and having a lot of fun with the "Grindšwine" (pronounce: [ɡraɪnd·ʃwaɪn]). One of the australian guys from the train gave that name to the pig. Only the Hell Show we were too lazy to go to, especially after it starts to rain. I surely don't want to watch that, standing in the rain. And Prož agreed after 3 sec. of thinking. It is very, very late when we fell asleep. We, that means everybody except Prož…
Friday, 16-07-2010. A very hot day. I wake up early. Too hot for sleep longer. Hanging round in front of the tent, with Syví, Tob and Flo (her friend, who joined yesterday late evening). Vila comes across a bit later. And then we go on watching bands, collecting cups, painting nails to random (sleeping) people, walking round, talking to people, cursing with grindšwine & knocking them down afterwards, looking at the grind market, meeting friends from yesterday again, stealing food, watching an acrobatic beer-bench performance for some time, and … having fun all day long.
Oh, not to forget to tell about that guy who is searching for his mobile and canʼt find it. He is asking me, if I have found or seen a mobile somewhere… — And I'm aswering: "Yes"! — It was all the time in his front-pocket of his jacket! He is so happy, that I found it, that he spends me a beer instantly :)
Sorry, I can't remember detailed what then happened when in which order, but anyway, who cares. But I watched - more or less - bands like Cripple Bastards, Master, Hæmorrhage, Malignant Tumour, Master, Doom, Rompeprop and much more. Also there was a beer-bench-ride, two happy bananas next to a band playing somewhere on the camping site, a banger and the bananas again.
Vila went to bed early. Me, I also took a short nap, but get up after an hour and walk inside again, watching the late bands Social Chaos and Passiv Dödshjälp beside collecting cups, before falling asleep again. No Prož be seen again this night… Not to forget to mention there was another Pig ;)
Saturday, 17-07-2010, not really my day, but oké. Get up relatively late, and searching for Vila the whole morning. I find everybody, but not her. It is already some time in the afternoon, when we meet again - she was in town…. But I collected some cups and looked at some bands meanwhile - and - drank too much :(
We are watching JaKa now, and someone invited me to stagedive - that should mean: he promised to catch me when I dive (there are not so much people in front of stage to do it without such a guarantee), but really sadly, it was the last song :(
So, let's have a look to the Gambrinus-tent. Here we meet some friends again and some more and even new friends. Unfortunately it is starting to rain in the evening, and so we continue sitting in the tent all the time instead of watching bands. But it is dry here, and a very lot of people having the same idea, so the tent is getting really, really full. It is sometimes hard to go out for toilet, but possible. And I've my umbrella :)
It is not really stopping to rain for a longer period, so I don't go to watch any more band, no, instead, we go to bed early. Because Vila's tent is flooded totally, she slept in mine, which is still dry enough to sleep inside.
In the very early morning, of Sunday 18-07-2010, we are already awake, a rarely seen visitor comes across: Prož. His sleeping bag lies still untouched in the tent, originally packed. But now, he is too tired to even take off his wet shoes. He just felt into the tent, feet outside, and asleep. A bit later we go outside, Prož turned around, and continues sleeping…
We strike Vila's tent, and try to get some food for the coupons that are left over. On the way we find even more… The only thing still available is bread with cheese and tomato. We take three of them and still have some coupons left. Souvenir… :(
Back to the car, we wake up Prož, coz its definitively time to break down my tent as well. As this is done we start our trip back home. 5 people in the car now, coz Prož made smth interesting yesterday: He sold his ticket to Ljubljana, coz he found someone, to go back with in the car. The problem: the mobile number is not working, he get firstly no connection, than no answer. And he don't know the place where their tent is… stupid?…
Even before going to Obscene we had the idea to visit Kostnice, a ossuary of a gothic church in Kutná Hora. And we do it. It is nearly on the way, maybe 20 km more to drive. Nice "Church". The ossuary is decorated with impressive sculptures made out of skulls and bones. Around the church is an old beautiful cemetery. Beeing there already, we go to have some food in a good traditional česká restaurant. Not bad, but not as cheap as it usually could be. But also not really expensive.
From there to Tábor me I am driving, the same as the last 150km to Trutnov on our way to Obscene. This results now in the situation, that I had 4 beers with me for the ride, but could not drink a single one, coz I always was driving the last part. Funny!
Prož decide to go with Syví and Tob to Linz, stay there one night, and try to go to Slovenia by autostop. Later he wrote me, that he tried to do so, but after 1½ h he gave up and took the train. Also he wrote me, that he got a cold, because of his wet shoes. I think, it was because he never took them off and - especially - he was not sleeping all the time…
Me and Vila back home again, first thing that usual stuff after festival, and then a washing machine, and to try to dry the tent. Today there is the last day of the Mighty Sound Festival, just a 20 min walk away. We originally want to go there at least having a look, but we are too tired and go to bed instead.