{"id":9762,"date":"2012-10-09T23:46:13","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T21:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/?p=9762"},"modified":"2012-10-13T16:32:59","modified_gmt":"2012-10-13T14:32:59","slug":"49m-rocking-the-daisies-2012-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/49m-rocking-the-daisies-2012-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"49M Rocking the Daisies 2012 &#8211; Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eventDate\">Friday 05 October 2012<\/div>\n<p>This year was my inaugural Rocking the Daisies, and what a year to pick &#8211; all (15 000 I think) festival tickets sold out meaning the place was packed, the weather was mild during the day and Bloc Party were headlining. I went up on Friday so unfortunately missed the campsite bands on Thursday night, but to be honest I don&#8217;t think I could&#8217;ve survived a third night in the cold&#8230;anyway Friday was action-packed, here&#8217;s what went down&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1161.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-11\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9775\" title=\"Rocking the daisies\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1161-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1161-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1161-575x383.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1161.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/iso_LMcC_1540.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-11\" data-rl_title=\"Iso\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9841\" title=\"Iso\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/iso_LMcC_1540-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Iso\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/iso_LMcC_1540-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/iso_LMcC_1540-575x383.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/iso_LMcC_1540.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Our packed car arrived to a packed parking lot and an even more packed campsite at around 1pm. After being booted around 4 times we finally settled right at the backline, meaning we had to walk for a small eternity to get anywhere, but this only really became a problem when we stopped to think about it.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9762 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/jess+leon_LMcC_1133.jpg' title=\"Off to a great start - Jess is under the tent and Leon&#039;s laughing at her...\" data-rl_title=\"Off to a great start - Jess is under the tent and Leon&#039;s laughing at her...\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/jess+leon_LMcC_1133-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Off to a great start - Jess is under the tent and Leon&#039;s laughing at her...\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/geoff-jess-dani-leon_LMcC_1135.jpg' title=\"Geoff, Jess, Dani &amp; Leon\" data-rl_title=\"Geoff, Jess, Dani &amp; Leon\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/geoff-jess-dani-leon_LMcC_1135-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Geoff, Jess, Dani &amp; Leon\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1138.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1138-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1140.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1140-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1141.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1141-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1145.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1145-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Somewhere after 3pm we drifted down to the main area where <a title=\"The Flow Show at Carnival Court\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/the-flow-show-at-carnival-court\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beatenberg<\/a> were wrapping up. <a title=\"The Tallest Man on Earth &amp; Beatenberg at the CTICC\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/the-tallest-man-on-earth-beatenberg-at-the-cticc\/\" target=\"_blank\">I was sorry to have missed them<\/a>, but it was great to see that the crowd&#8217;s demands for one more song were obliged in spite of the rigid festival time constraints.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-9762 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1163.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1163-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beatenberg_LMcC_1151.jpg' title=\"Beatenberg\" data-rl_title=\"Beatenberg\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beatenberg_LMcC_1151-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beatenberg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beatenberg_LMcC_1152.jpg' title=\"Beatenberg\" data-rl_title=\"Beatenberg\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beatenberg_LMcC_1152-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beatenberg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beatenberg_LMcC_1155.jpg' title=\"Beatenberg\" data-rl_title=\"Beatenberg\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beatenberg_LMcC_1155-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beatenberg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_1156.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_1156-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1157.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1157-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Wandering around I became increasingly daunted by the size of the festival &#8211; the main area alone was huge and around the corner was the dam and the Mainstay Beach Bar (complete with beach sand, summery DJs and way too many bros for my liking) and further around the corner was the Pick &#8216;n Pay Green Village, Hemporium Stage and <a title=\"New Animation: Capitec\u2019s Swapping Mall\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/new-animation-capitecs-swapping-mall\/\" target=\"_blank\">Capitec&#8217;s Swap Shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Over on the opposite side was the Red Bull Electro Stage, the Nu World Beat barn, the Savanna Comedy Tent, The Shnit Short Film Festival tent as well as other stands and stages, a formidable food court and loads of clothes and craft stands.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-9762 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1165.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1165-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1170.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1170-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1173.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1173-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1178.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1178-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1180.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1180-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1182.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1182-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1184.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1184-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1187.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1187-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1191.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1191-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1193.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1193-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1197.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1197-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1198.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1198-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a title=\"Two months of Tuesdays (April &amp; May)\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/two-months-of-tuesdays-april-may\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shortstraw<\/a> were loads of fun, though I missed most of their set too (comes with the territory of festivals, especially ones the size of RTD). I hope they play Cape Town again sometime soon&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-9762 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/shortstraw_LMcC_1203.jpg' title=\"Shortstraw\" data-rl_title=\"Shortstraw\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/shortstraw_LMcC_1203-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Shortstraw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/shortstraw_LMcC_1205.jpg' title=\"Shortstraw\" data-rl_title=\"Shortstraw\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/shortstraw_LMcC_1205-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Shortstraw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/shortstraw_LMcC_1206.jpg' title=\"Shortstraw\" data-rl_title=\"Shortstraw\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/shortstraw_LMcC_1206-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Shortstraw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/shortstraw_LMcC_1207.jpg' title=\"Shortstraw\" data-rl_title=\"Shortstraw\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/shortstraw_LMcC_1207-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Shortstraw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I&#8217;d heard good things about The Brother Moves On (and so had everyone I&#8217;d spoken to about them prior to the set) so was curious to see them&#8230;honestly I&#8217;m not quite sure what to make of them. Their music is dark and interesting and they had this performance art aspect that was pretty unsettling&#8230;something different for sure.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-9762 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-brother-moves-on_LMcC_1209.jpg' title=\"The brother moves on\" data-rl_title=\"The brother moves on\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-brother-moves-on_LMcC_1209-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The brother moves on\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-brother-moves-on_LMcC_1214.jpg' title=\"The brother moves on\" data-rl_title=\"The brother moves on\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-brother-moves-on_LMcC_1214-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The brother moves on\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-brother-moves-on_LMcC_1225.jpg' title=\"The brother moves on\" data-rl_title=\"The brother moves on\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-brother-moves-on_LMcC_1225-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The brother moves on\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-brother-moves-on_LMcC_1227.jpg' title=\"The brother moves on\" data-rl_title=\"The brother moves on\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-brother-moves-on_LMcC_1227-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The brother moves on\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-brother-moves-on_LMcC_1229.jpg' title=\"The brother moves on\" data-rl_title=\"The brother moves on\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-brother-moves-on_LMcC_1229-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The brother moves on\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-brother-moves-on_LMcC_1230.jpg' title=\"The brother moves on\" data-rl_title=\"The brother moves on\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-brother-moves-on_LMcC_1230-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The brother moves on\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-brother-moves-on_LMcC_1233.jpg' title=\"The brother moves on\" data-rl_title=\"The brother moves on\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-brother-moves-on_LMcC_1233-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The brother moves on\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1238.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1238-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1239.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1239-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1243.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1243-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/tecla-dani_LMcC_1245.jpg' title=\"Tecla &amp; Dani\" data-rl_title=\"Tecla &amp; Dani\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/tecla-dani_LMcC_1245-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tecla &amp; Dani\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1249.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1249-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The commendable souls who Walked the Daisies got some recognition on stage before <a title=\"Dirty, sexy rock \u2018n roll: Shadowclub, Southern Gypsey Queen &amp; Machineri at the Kimberley Hotel\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/dirty-sexy-rock-n-roll-shadowclub-southern-gypsey-queen-machineri-at-the-kimberley-hotel\/\" target=\"_blank\">Machineri<\/a> saw in the sunset. <a title=\"KONGOS, Machineri &amp; Saintfearless at The Assembly\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/kongos-machineri-saintfearless-at-the-assembly\/\" target=\"_blank\">They&#8217;re always cool<\/a>; this time they had a new drummer (<a title=\"Dirty, sexy rock \u2018n roll: Shadowclub, Southern Gypsey Queen &amp; Machineri at the Kimberley Hotel\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/dirty-sexy-rock-n-roll-shadowclub-southern-gypsey-queen-machineri-at-the-kimberley-hotel\/\" target=\"_blank\">from the last time I&#8217;d seen them anyway<\/a>) and, for a change, some bass courtesy of <a title=\"Hunters Down South Debut: Scoundrels (UK), Mr Cat &amp; The Jackal and Bicycle Thief at the Assembly\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/hunters-down-south-debut-scoundrels-uk-mr-cat-the-jackal-and-bicycle-thief-at-the-assembly\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mr Cat &amp; The Jackal<\/a>&#8216;s JC Visser.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-9762 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/walking-the-daisies_LMcC_1264.jpg' title=\"Walking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Walking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/walking-the-daisies_LMcC_1264-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Walking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/walking-the-daisies_LMcC_1267.jpg' title=\"Walking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Walking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/walking-the-daisies_LMcC_1267-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Walking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/walking-the-daisies_LMcC_1268.jpg' title=\"Walking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Walking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/walking-the-daisies_LMcC_1268-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Walking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/walking-the-daisies_LMcC_1272.jpg' title=\"Walking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Walking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/walking-the-daisies_LMcC_1272-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Walking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1300.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1300-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/machineri_LMcC_1278.jpg' title=\"Machineri\" data-rl_title=\"Machineri\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/machineri_LMcC_1278-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Machineri\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/machineri_LMcC_1290.jpg' title=\"Machineri\" data-rl_title=\"Machineri\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/machineri_LMcC_1290-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Machineri\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/machineri_LMcC_1318.jpg' title=\"Machineri\" data-rl_title=\"Machineri\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/machineri_LMcC_1318-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Machineri\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/machineri_LMcC_1321.jpg' title=\"Machineri\" data-rl_title=\"Machineri\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/machineri_LMcC_1321-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Machineri\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/machineri_LMcC_1329.jpg' title=\"Machineri\" data-rl_title=\"Machineri\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/machineri_LMcC_1329-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Machineri\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/jess_LMcC_1340.jpg' title=\"Jess\" data-rl_title=\"Jess\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/jess_LMcC_1340-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Jess\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/leon_LMcC_1341.jpg' title=\"Leon\" data-rl_title=\"Leon\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/leon_LMcC_1341-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Leon\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/dani-geoff_LMcC_1343.jpg' title=\"Dani &amp; Geoff\" data-rl_title=\"Dani &amp; Geoff\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/dani-geoff_LMcC_1343-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dani &amp; Geoff\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1345.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1345-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The night and the biting cold had settled in in time for <a title=\"Verona Walls Soft EP launch, with The Sleepers &amp; The Lottery Tickets, at Mercury\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/verona-walls-soft-ep-launch-with-the-sleepers-the-lottery-tickets-at-mercury\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Sleepers<\/a>. They&#8217;re long-time favourites of mine but unfortunately I didn&#8217;t stay for their whole set, judging by their <a title=\"The Sleepers, Black Moscow &amp; Wild Eastern Arches at Mercury\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/the-sleepers-black-moscow-wild-eastern-arches-at-mercury\/\" target=\"_blank\">opening numbers<\/a>\u00a0and track record I&#8217;m sure it was a <a title=\"Synergy Live: Day 2\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/synergy-live-day-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">cracker<\/a>\u00a0though.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-9762 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-sleepers_LMcC_1365.jpg' title=\"The Sleepers\" data-rl_title=\"The Sleepers\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-sleepers_LMcC_1365-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Sleepers\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-sleepers_LMcC_1370.jpg' title=\"The Sleepers\" data-rl_title=\"The Sleepers\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-sleepers_LMcC_1370-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Sleepers\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-sleepers_LMcC_1373.jpg' title=\"The Sleepers\" data-rl_title=\"The Sleepers\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-sleepers_LMcC_1373-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Sleepers\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-sleepers_LMcC_1375.jpg' title=\"The Sleepers\" data-rl_title=\"The Sleepers\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-sleepers_LMcC_1375-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Sleepers\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-sleepers_LMcC_1377.jpg' title=\"The Sleepers\" data-rl_title=\"The Sleepers\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-sleepers_LMcC_1377-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Sleepers\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-sleepers_LMcC_1380.jpg' title=\"The Sleepers\" data-rl_title=\"The Sleepers\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-sleepers_LMcC_1380-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Sleepers\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-sleepers_LMcC_1385.jpg' title=\"The Sleepers\" data-rl_title=\"The Sleepers\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/the-sleepers_LMcC_1385-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Sleepers\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I&#8217;d left the main stage early to check out <a title=\"We Are Beautiful Losers 2 at A Word of Art in Woodstock\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/we-are-beautiful-losers-2-at-a-word-of-art-in-woodstock\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bateleur<\/a> and the Nu World Beat Barn. The decor was fun and rather bizarre but it was so crowded I didn&#8217;t really get to see the band. <a title=\"Miller Music Series: Van Coke Kartel, Foto na Dans, Bateleur &amp; La.Vi at The Assembly\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/miller-music-series-van-coke-kartel-foto-na-dans-bateleur-la-vi-at-the-assembly\/\" target=\"_blank\">They sounded cool though<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-9762 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1419.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1419-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1429.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1429-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1431.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1431-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1435.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1435-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Bateleur_LMcC_1441.jpg' title=\"Bateleur\" data-rl_title=\"Bateleur\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Bateleur_LMcC_1441-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bateleur\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/oltak_LMcC_1452.jpg' title=\"O&#039;ltak\" data-rl_title=\"O&#039;ltak\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/oltak_LMcC_1452-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"O&#039;ltak\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/bateleur_LMcC_1463.jpg' title=\"Bateleur\" data-rl_title=\"Bateleur\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/bateleur_LMcC_1463-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bateleur\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Back to the main stage for <a title=\"Isochronous, like knives &amp; Saintfearless at Mercury\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/isochronous-like-knives-saintfearless-at-mercury\/\" target=\"_blank\">Iso<\/a> (December Streets were sounding a little too uptempo, so I kept my distance). <a title=\"Bittereinder album launch \u2013 Klein Libertas, Stellenbosch\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/bittereinder-album-launch-klein-libertas-stellenbosch\/\" target=\"_blank\">Having dropped the &#8216;chronous&#8217; from their name<\/a>, the band also seem to have gained a distinctly poppy twang&#8230;I&#8217;m not sure how I feel about it. I can say that their sudden dubstep crossover track really didn&#8217;t work for me.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-9' class='gallery galleryid-9762 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1482.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1482-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/iso_LMcC_1492.jpg' title=\"Iso\" data-rl_title=\"Iso\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/iso_LMcC_1492-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iso\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/iso_LMcC_1493.jpg' title=\"Iso\" data-rl_title=\"Iso\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/iso_LMcC_1493-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iso\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/iso_LMcC_1501.jpg' title=\"Iso\" data-rl_title=\"Iso\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/iso_LMcC_1501-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iso\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/iso_LMcC_1509.jpg' title=\"Iso\" data-rl_title=\"Iso\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/iso_LMcC_1509-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iso\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/iso_LMcC_1519.jpg' title=\"Iso\" data-rl_title=\"Iso\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/iso_LMcC_1519-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iso\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/iso_LMcC_1525.jpg' title=\"Iso\" data-rl_title=\"Iso\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/iso_LMcC_1525-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iso\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/iso_LMcC_1579.jpg' title=\"Iso\" data-rl_title=\"Iso\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/iso_LMcC_1579-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iso\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1582.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1582-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>MC <a title=\"Yoav, Ard Matthews &amp; Jon Savage at The Assembly\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/yoav-ard-matthews-jon-savage-at-the-assembly\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jon Savage<\/a> was trying to get his catchphrase of &#8216;rock-a-doodle-doo&#8217; to stick, but those things rarely work when they&#8217;re forced (instead, <a title=\"It was funny initially, now, not so much\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qQ8kXlsme4c\" target=\"_blank\">annoying repetitive screams of &#8216;Alan&#8217; punctuated by the occasional &#8216;Steve&#8217;<\/a> somehow become the campsite mantra for the weekend). I felt bad for him, he was trying, but there were a lot of negative murmurs about him in the crowd&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Internationals\/honourary locals <a title=\"Campus Invasion Tour Stellenbosch\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/campus-invasion-tour-stellenbosch\/\" target=\"_blank\">KONGOS<\/a> were clearly a crowd highlight of the night. <a title=\"We Are Beautiful Losers 2 at A Word of Art in Woodstock\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/we-are-beautiful-losers-2-at-a-word-of-art-in-woodstock\/\" target=\"_blank\">Much as I always enjoy watching them<\/a> I couldn&#8217;t stand the cold and sought refuge at the Mainstay Beach Bar. It was abandoned (apart from a guy asleep in a chair and some bar staff), sheltered and in earshot of the main stage &#8211; awesome. I instantly retracted the mild revulsion I&#8217;d felt towards it earlier in the day, it was a thing of beauty in the moonlight.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-10' class='gallery galleryid-9762 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/jon-savage_LMcC_1585.jpg' title=\"Jon Savage\" data-rl_title=\"Jon Savage\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/jon-savage_LMcC_1585-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Jon Savage\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/kongos_LMcC_1596.jpg' title=\"KONGOS\" data-rl_title=\"KONGOS\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/kongos_LMcC_1596-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"KONGOS\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/kongos_LMcC_1603.jpg' title=\"KONGOS\" data-rl_title=\"KONGOS\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/kongos_LMcC_1603-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"KONGOS\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/kongos_LMcC_1605.jpg' title=\"KONGOS\" data-rl_title=\"KONGOS\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/kongos_LMcC_1605-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"KONGOS\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/kongos_LMcC_1615.jpg' title=\"KONGOS\" data-rl_title=\"KONGOS\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/kongos_LMcC_1615-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"KONGOS\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/kongos_LMcC_1625.jpg' title=\"KONGOS\" data-rl_title=\"KONGOS\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/kongos_LMcC_1625-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"KONGOS\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/kongos_LMcC_1632.jpg' title=\"KONGOS\" data-rl_title=\"KONGOS\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/kongos_LMcC_1632-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"KONGOS\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1636.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1636-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1643.jpg' title=\"Rocking the daisies\" data-rl_title=\"Rocking the daisies\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/rocking-the-daisies_LMcC_1643-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking the daisies\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/kongos_LMcC_1653.jpg' title=\"KONGOS\" data-rl_title=\"KONGOS\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/kongos_LMcC_1653-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"KONGOS\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beach-bar_LMcC_1679.jpg' title=\"Mainstay Beach Bar\" data-rl_title=\"Mainstay Beach Bar\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beach-bar_LMcC_1679-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mainstay Beach Bar\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beach-bar_LMcC_1687.jpg' title=\"Mainstay Beach Bar\" data-rl_title=\"Mainstay Beach Bar\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beach-bar_LMcC_1687-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mainstay Beach Bar\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been meaning to see BEAST for a while now. They have a raw energy which is really cool (and befitting of their name), and the two basses are an interesting experiment (or\u00a0gimmick, I can&#8217;t decide which). Another &#8216;super group&#8217;, they&#8217;re pretty much guaranteed to be good, and they were, but unfortunately the cold was too intense. I heard the second half of their set as I stumbled back into the dark, searching for my tent&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-11 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-11 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-11 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-11 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-11' class='gallery galleryid-9762 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beast_LMcC_1729.jpg' title=\"Beast\" data-rl_title=\"Beast\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beast_LMcC_1729-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beast\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beast_LMcC_1734.jpg' title=\"Beast\" data-rl_title=\"Beast\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beast_LMcC_1734-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beast\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beast_LMcC_1738.jpg' title=\"Beast\" data-rl_title=\"Beast\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beast_LMcC_1738-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beast\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beast_LMcC_1743.jpg' title=\"Beast\" data-rl_title=\"Beast\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beast_LMcC_1743-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beast\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beast_LMcC_1752.jpg' title=\"Beast\" data-rl_title=\"Beast\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beast_LMcC_1752-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beast\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beast_LMcC_1766.jpg' title=\"Beast\" data-rl_title=\"Beast\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beast_LMcC_1766-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beast\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beast_LMcC_1776.jpg' title=\"Beast\" data-rl_title=\"Beast\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beast_LMcC_1776-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beast\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beast_LMcC_1782.jpg' title=\"Beast\" data-rl_title=\"Beast\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beast_LMcC_1782-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beast\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beast_LMcC_1789.jpg' title=\"Beast\" data-rl_title=\"Beast\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beast_LMcC_1789-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beast\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beast_LMcC_1792.jpg' title=\"Beast\" data-rl_title=\"Beast\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beast_LMcC_1792-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beast\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beast_LMcC_1796.jpg' title=\"Beast\" data-rl_title=\"Beast\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/beast_LMcC_1796-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beast\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&#8211; &#8211; 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