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Find enclosed some alternative pics (Jane's camera) from that fabulous week at the Athena and about.

Hope you like them. If anyone wants a copy for themselves then mail me direct and I will send it on drectly.

Regards to all - Kathy 

Richard's Rhodies

Richard 
'Feeling Comfortably Numb'.

 Hope you like the pictures,
thanks again for a great week,

Julie. 

 - Helen

hope you enjoy the photos .. yes we were a bit tipsy 
and yes .. well it could have happened .. 
BRIAN & HEATHER 

They gave their presence away to another wanderer from the Athenian spa called Cathios,(of the genus Cathios and Janosa,) who having finally escaped Brianos, was now back in the arms of Peterus, for this festivity. 
However, suffering from the ancient disorder of "namus not rememberus", fluffed her introductions for which Cathios apologises.

Sitting up in "The Gods" of this huge arena where the sound of REMus was too loud and very distorted, Cathios remains an unfaltering follower of the music of "Thinkos Floydos"

But seriously .......I was so disappointed that the site crashed on returning home and I was unable to write back immediately my thanks to everyone involved in what was a memorable week. (yes I do remember it all!). 
I think it has all been said, and so eloquently by others , So it can only be left for me to say quite simply THANK YOU.THANK YOU ALL... performers and fellow travellers.

The Band, Socrates, Dave,Eddie,Fellow followers of the Dental profession, Mike and Selina, Keith and Christine, Paul ,Saskia, and everyone at the athena or socrates bar. I am sorry if I have not mentioned you in person.

I have already booked to see Think Floyd at Truro in September, so Peter can see what he missed.
See you all next year or sooner.... Kathy ( and Jane) kathylawrence@btconnect.com 

Dentists, we had two
And a nurse thrown in for good measure
And if the donkeys needed food
We had Jane, our own treasure

Alcohol was consumed in large amounts
Mostly by the boys from Grimsby
And lets not forget The Essex crowd
And classic rock Paul
They partied their very own way

Chauffeur driven every day
Words mixed each and every way
And more, much more than this
The Athena Gang Drank all day.

Thanks Eddie and gang for a great week

Mike , Selena ,Keith and Chris

The attached picture is me (Mike) with Steve and Rick taken on the Sunday night meal.

Thanks
Mike.

- are you gonna do it again next year?

it was fabulous!

deb

Amazing discoveries of Athenian culture on Rhodes - from our correspondent in Lindos

Some amazing discoveries have been unearthed at Lindos on the island of Rhodes relating to a ceremony called 'Floydfest'. It throws new light on Athenian culture and a hitherto unknown empire stretching to Britain (Britos).

At a yet unknown time, more than 300 disciples of the goods of poetry and music known as Pinkos Floydos, massed on the island the share their ceremony with the local inhabitants. These disciples travelled more than 2,000 miles to see their high priests, Thinkos Floydos. The ceremony was enjoyed over several days, but specifically on two nights.

We know from manuscripts, that the high priests were four men from the areas of Nottingos, Sevenoka, Lewishamos and Peterbros. We also know their names: Lewistedes, Richos, Rikos and Stephenos. They were much praised as great performers of the poetry and music handed down to them from the previous generation.

It is assumed that the ceremony involved moon worship, for pictures show many acolytes wearing singlets adorned with a picture of a Dark Side of the Moon. Surrounding the moon was a great Wall with a gap, through which sacrificial Animals could walk, accompanied by Pipers at the Gates of Dawn. They also venerated Relics. The ceremony was obviously exacting and exciting, for the priests and acolytes had a Division Bell. This was to prevent them all from becoming overexcited and having a Momentary Lapse of Reason or entering a stasis called Umma Gumma.

The ceremony was obviously to call to their gods to come, for they also practised much poetry and music, collectively translated as Wish You Were Here. There was much mystery also, for there is talk of a Saucerful of Secrets and even More. The goddess Venus may have also been worshipped, for there is mention of an Atom Heart Mother although they were told not to Meddle in case Venus become Obscured by Clouds.

We are not sure where the actual ceremony was held, save there is a great Acropolis on the hill overlooking Lindos Bay. There is also, next to the village, an amphitheatre. However, along from Lindos, at St Paul's Bay, there is a levelled area next to a modern sports arena where there is evidence of temporary structures having been built and nearby, burnt ground where food and nectar may have been distributed.

The ceremonies were organised at the request of local people; one called Socrates and the second Davides. We do not think the former was the original great Greek philosopher, whilst the latter had settled in the area from the far-flung province of Scotia.

Of the 300 plus travellers, most were quartered in the town of Lindos in local tavernas and hostelries. Not much is known of these persons yet, but excavated discoveries on a hillside overlooking the town has provided evidence of an Athenian Spa where Thinkos Floydos stayed, along with some of their followers. It is here, that the search has shed more light on the Floydfest.

Apparently there was a Spartan guard from Essicos who had special tunics of three-quarter length trousers, singlets and white hats. They were storytellers of comedy, but more importantly, wandered the countryside searching for suitable places in the local community to eat. However, it was obviously more important to look for liquid refreshment in the great heat. They obviously overdid their task, especially one called Martinos, who spent at least one night in a semi-conscious state in the spa area. 

The disciples and acolytes took great care of themselves, for they had two daughters of Hipocrates who specialised in dentistry and who were named Mariona and Cathios; who also had a nurse. It is assumed that they were there to ensure that the performers did not suffer infections of the mouth and throat that would affect their recitals at the festival. Mariona had a secondary duty, this being to organise the Spartan guard from Essicos and administer libations to them, if they overdid their wine tasting duties - which apparently was quite often.

Cathios also had other duties, which included wandering amongst the populous during the late evening, to record the attributes of the local men folk. However, in this task she was much troubled by two called Timor and Brianos. In particular, Brianos followed her around and tracked her like a troublesome puppy. Cathios was lucky to have a travelling companion, Janosa, whose duty was to keep Cathios to her task and not to be sidetracked. This apparently was very difficult for she herself was also troubled by the local men folk. Janosa also looked after the donkeys, which we must assume, were there to help carry the equipment used in the performance of the festival. She lived in the servants quarters and each morning could be seen striding amongst the donkeys with water and feed.

Also present was Mikos and his wife Selina from the province of Manchestides. Mikos was a provider of luxury chariots to important persons around his province. However, at Lindos he was a wanderer who scoured the byways looking for routes and watering holes. He also doubled as a storyteller and poet and assistant to his wife Selina, a linguist. Selina recorded many Athenian words which have come to modern use. There is the birthing procedure she recorded as hysterectomos, which the Romans later changed to caeserianus. Also a water irrigation system colestema, although this may be a confusion with the modern water collection procedure. It would be that the confusion was caused by Selina's avid tasting of the local wine.

There was a darker side to the moon ceremony, this being the training of children and young adults in the Athenian mastery of warfare at sea. A warrior from Cymros, much revered for his encounters with super furry animals, was one of the trainers, assisted by Carlos, a haulier from Gravesenda in Kenthos. They taught the youngsters in the art of boarding and capsizing opponents vessels, using inflated skins for practice; this training became know as the 'Battle of the Lilos'. The two warriors were further assisted by the Spartan Guard in throwing ball-shaped missiles. 

There was also a logistics expert present from the eastern province of Russos, who was accompanied by his handmaiden, a native of that province. Not much is known of her except that she found it all complex and confusing; subsequently the expert spent large amounts of time away from her, joining in the ribaldry. 

Paulos, a much-travelled writer, was also present to report the proceedings in publications for the masses back home in Britos. He was also charged with the task of scouring the island to seek out an elusive person who had apparently won a coveted prize to attend the ceremony. Alas this task proved to be fruitless.

A beautiful young handmaiden named Saskia, supplied refreshments to the travellers, but also performed what we can only assume is a local ritual to the god Poseidon. At regular intervals she would break from her duties, disrobe (partially, unfortunately) and dive into the clear waters of the Athenian Spa. Saskia also performed duties of chastisement to the local artisans who had not fully supplied some of the accoutrements to the Spa. It became a daily ritual to see these things arriving whether it be parasols, chairs, tables or ill-fitting curtains. The most appreciated later delivery was that of a great urn fitted with a pump which contained the local amber nectar.

There were also present four gentlemen from the fishing province of Humberdos. They were present to record the ceremony and brought with them 'a wondrous selection of devices' to capture the images for posterity. It is hoped that these records will be uncovered and added to the material unearthed so far and add to the record of this great event. Whether this record will be usable is dependent upon their state of sobriety as they were renowned amongst the travellers as great imbibers of the local nectar. One of their number would also entertain around the spa waters with his own musical instrument, adding to the general ribaldry. 

There were two elder citizens, Keithos and Christa, present who had been followers of Pinkos Floydos from their original period in the previous generation. Their duties appeared to be to record these events in manuscript form and on stone tablets. Much of this material has been used in this report. One of the elder citizens, Keithos, was muttered about as a heretic, for daily he wore singlets extolling other gods and muses of poetry and music. However, at the appropriate time, he relented and donned the same singlet as others, the one depicting a great wall surrounding the moon. 

From the elder citizen's writings, we extract three which act as an overall summary of the event:

On the proceedings: "Many lands have I visited over time and many peoples have I met. This event however, will forever be recorded in my mind as a great and joyous happening"

On the ceremony of poetry and music: "At many times on the two evenings, I closed my eyes and it was if the gods themselves had come to play to us"

On the ending of the ceremony: "We all gathered to say our farewells and travelled homeward by various routes, feeling comfortably numb"

Postscript: We can only conjecture why the ceremony took place. Perhaps it was to implore the gods to return once more amongst us. Magically - it is recorded - exactly seven days after closure of this ceremony, the gods did indeed appear - in the Brittos city of Londos - to play to assembled masses around the known world.

Regards,
Keith and Christine 

What a fantastic week we both had at the FloydFest. The concert was just awesome. I had never seen Think Floyd before but were very familiar with all the original songs, and quite frankly the group just blew me away. Their presence on stage was magnificent, the sound was terrific and the lightshow was superb, - no doubt even better if their backdrops hadn't blown away in the first nights unexpected gust of wind! 

Having seen Pink Floyd live in a similar situation I can honestly say that Think Floyd performed just as good. In fact I preferred their (TF) version of 'In The Flesh', with Lewis doing the main vocals.

All the band played outstandingly well and they had such a 'big' sound at this gig (St Pauls Bay, Lindos), far better than a CD had previously heard.   

Individually what can you say about them - Richard on lead guitar, knew every note and sound that Pink Floyd had ever created and played them all perfectly, as did Rick on keyboards. Steve never missed a beat on the drums (which sounded exactly as they should) and Lewis on bass and acoustic guitar was awesome, as was female vocalist Hayley's solo. I am still tingling. What I thought was so good about the band, is that they created this sound outside live in a festival situation and it was as good as Pink Floyd in the recording studio. Obviously the sound and lighting guys have to take some real credit here too.

As for promotion, there wasn't a single remote place on the island that didn't have a poster on it - I know, I drove over the whole of Rhodes that week, even remote mountain villages! 

The after-show BBQ was a great idea, it was great to get a chance to meet the band and other fans. So sorry to hear about Lewis's guitar getting smashed by that gust of wind.

I do hope you can do it again next year as I want to be there - preferably a little later in summer - when hopefully a touch cooler and darker earlier for the lightshow!

PS. Lindos - what a wonderful place.

Hope you all enjoy the pix & hope it brings back some memories.

Adrian and Gill.

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