THE NAKED PHOTO ALBUM
- SO FAR, -
HERSTMONCEUX GOOD
This page has some pictures taken on August Bank Holiday Monday in 2003 at
Herstmonceux Castle and Eastbourne. I had a bloody good day out. With real blood.
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PAUL'S THOUGHT: WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY 'THERE'S A PIE ON MY HELMET'?
A mob (I suspect this is the correct collective noun for re-enactors) emulate a rout of Knights
(I'm told) in front of the Castle.
PAUL'S THOUGHT: SOMETIMES, YOU HAVE TO STATE THE OBVIOUS.
As the mêlée is about to kick-off, a knight puts a beady eye out. And once the vicious, bloody fight is underway, he does the same again.
PAUL'S THOUGHT: DO TIN SOLDIERS
HAVE A RATTLING GOOD TIME?
Is that camcorder really historically accurate? And if you think that's bad, the bloke to his right is trying to get Sky!
PAUL'S THOUGHT: JOUST THE FACTS MAM, JOUST THE FACTS.
One of the high-points of the day for me was watching (surrounded by oiks, but you can't pick your own crowd at this event, sadly)
some jousting. The thump of hoof on earth and the clatter of lance on steel is most impressive.
PAUL'S THOUGHT: PAUL SMITH: SELF-STYLED KING OF COMEDY
Left: The gang's all here! From left to right, we have Cas, John, Ewa (pronounced like Heather without the H) and Gavin looking
fatter than he is. Plus some random bloke in the background. All on the beach at Eastbourne.
Middle: Sadness and salt spray. Neon and nihilism. Piers and Peer pressure. Fish and chips. Broken glass and bingo.
Laughter and Lobster nets. Tattoos and bra-tops. Flip-flops, shells and seagulls.
The British seaside means a lot to me.
Bottom: Gavin and Ewa frolic (rather gently) in the surf, with the pier in the background.
PAUL'S THOUGHT: GLINT EASTBOURNE IN 'PLAY DRIZZLY FOR ME'
The light on my tooth is genuine and has not been added digitally!
This picture also appears on my Portraits page.
PAUL'S THOUGHT: PAUL SMITH HAS NOT BEEN TESTED ON ANIMALS.
I did have a lovely time! Eastbourne seems full of these sorts of items, invoking childhood memories of disappointingly rocky beaches.
Have you ever tried to build a pebble castle? No? Exactly.
PAUL'S THOUGHT: THERE'S ONLY ONE
WAY TO AVOID GETTING OLD. DIE YOUNG.
These seats should be filled with old people! What's happened? Oh, it's ok, that nice Bob Monkhouse is on the telly...
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