#tuvvy

There is a sort of bonanza going on at St. Paul's Church. They've imported a large wrestling ring and an imposing 7ft 5 cactus. We mutter amongst ourselves, "Only the world's tallest man would be as tall as that." Then, Jonny Wooldridge saddles up next to it and is equally as tall, but this turns out to be a perspective thing. I begin tuning my acoustic to Danny Symington's behind the PA system.

I am going to be wrestling later so a man dictates to me the rules - apparently we aren't allowed to use the turnbuckles for an unfair advantage :(. I may have touched the cactus at some point without realizing because I look at my hands and to my horror they are shrouded in cactus stubble. I show Tuvvy, then make myself scarce, and hurry downstairs to the gents to wash the needles off. I burst forcefully into the church crypt, where Gabby Crowley and Sarah & Joanne Kent are playing table football. I bustle around for a bit noting a few familiar faces. On my way out, I hear Gabby acknowledge me and say, "It's Andy Townend". I wander into the loos, eyeing up the Twyfords sink, and then frantically rinse the needles from my fingertips.