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Tin Man in Trouble

On the way back from seeing Primal Scream, I saw the strangest thing. A man completely covered in tin foil standing in the carpark of Fuji Rock headquarters. What? A tin foil man?

Three other guys were standing with him. One suddenly started patting him all over. WHAT? Did someone slip an halucinogen in my Heineken? Then suddenly all the other guys were on their knees patting the ground.

Ah ok, the tin man must have lost something. Then just as suddenly the tin man started to leave. I say "started to leave" because the tin man was having trouble walking. The foil limited his body movements. If he walked in a normal the foil would tear.

So there he was talking stiff legged, inch-sized steps and heading off in the direction of the Green Stage. Obviously the tin man had lost something but didn't have the time and wasn't physically capable of finding it for himself.

Of course it was a contact lens, blown out by the wind apparently. I got his friends a torch and we found it, but, you might ask, was there a tin man at all. I think we'll find out after Soul Flower Union have finished playing...

Reported by Jude  (2000,7.30 / 23:49)