Re: We did manage to raise eyebrows at Boots one time
> More likely the shopkeep was thinking on the lines of "third time today..."
To be fair, the person behind the till didn't bat an eyelid; WGW had been running twice a year for over a decade at that point, so they'd had time to get used to hordes of wierdos dressed in black.
Alas, it wasn't too long after that that the goths became a tourist attraction in and of themselves, which in turn led to hordes of "professional" photographers clogging up the streets and taking photos of anything female with even a hint of cleavage. As well as lots of "weekender"[*] people dressing up in victoriana/steampunk gear, precisely because there were hordes of photographers. Which in turn attracted more photographers...
All of which very much got in the way of us professionals, who just wanted to have a quiet hangover-cure breakfast in the old town before wandering back over the bridge to settle down for an extended drinking session ;)
[*] Not that I've got anything against people dressing up and having a good time. But this shift towards a "fashion" show did have a measurable impact on the musical/community elements of the festival...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
