I'm not seeking 'support' from most contributors to this thread: I'd be horrified if the narrow-minded, 'good-enough-for f*lk', nuke- family-friendly dumbdowners approved of my stance. As it is, only the Socialist Worker seller seems to get where I'm coming from, which is really quite amusing. I've said all along that it was a miracle that those who strove to cobble together something or other from the ashes of Sidmouth achieved anything at all. I wished them well (though with incredulity) in 1994 and have continued to do so, but it's written down nowhere that I have to actually like the overall result. I don't dislike it either but as the new Sidmouth has nothing to distinguish it from any other town-based festival, I consider it only worth attending if there's nothing better to do. It's no longer 'special'.

As for my assessment of the level of intellect of some contributors, this was based on their inability to extract more than a single word out of many and thus misrepresent the context. That's 'limited'. And selfish. Though possibly not mischievous as in most cases they appear to lack the wit. Wonder which word they'll pick from this post. No, only joking. I don't care.