Strawberry Fair

It dates back to Medieval times, but it's really just an excuse to get messed up.
I was in Amsterdam over the past couple of days, but there are more fucked-up people in my front yard today, than I saw all week. I don't want to come across as uptight, but there are more people pissing against the wall at the front of my place as I speak than is really fair. That said, the music is interesting and ranged from pimple-faced math geeks playing rapid punk(quartet after quartet...and quite bloody good) to weird....It's impossible to get anywhere near the reggae tent. It's slammed and surrounded by a sea of people swaying, eyes half closed shuffling from foot to foot. There is no music to hear just a thudding bass vibration in your chest, but no one seems to care... I went for a little stroll and these are the pics I took.......

Its a kind of hippy-dippy /punk/reggae gathering. lots of booze/spliff/stupid stalls selling dubious new age crap. There is also food poisoning to be had. Brave drunk people are chowing down on everything from jerk chicken to fried donuts and various variations on Thai/Chinese/Indian grub served by tattooed east europeans......

I have a few more pics but they won't load for some reason....C'est la vie.....I hope all is well with you wherever you are....

T