Whitby

[tomb_bat]

Been mulling this over for a bit and I have decided to post this on the WGW forum.

I am fully expecting that my profile will get removed after this but to be honest I am not that concerned either way ~shrug~

Before I get into it I would say that I have attended every Goth Weekend (week!) since Oct 1999 and I have attended the Spa from then until

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[ladyserpentine]

Well said that man! *tumultous applause* :)

I heartily agree with everything you said!
I just hope the right people see it and understand that this is, without doubt, the opinion of the majority of WGW regulars.

And let's face it, a lot of the flouncy outfits are worn by the Derby and Joan Victorian Top Hat And Flounce Appreciation Society who go there solely for the posing and have never heard any of the music! ;-p

I go to Whitby primarily to see friends and meet new people, secondly to dress up, thirdly to drink excessively and finally to go to the Spa and sit in the pink room to chat to the aforementioned friends! If there are any amazing bands on (I loved the Whitby of the Damned AND the Mission!) then that is a bonus. However, the music/bands is low on my list of priorities and the overpricing of tickets is not likely to change that fact.
Whitby Goth Weekend would still exist without the Spa now and I think it is in danger of fast disappearing up it's own arsehole!

Serpentine xxxxxx:)-

[asw909]

Totally agreed.

[tomb_bat]

~bows~ ;o)

Marquis
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[hiddenpaw]

WGW would of course bimble on for a while if the spa event collapsed but it would be important to get organizers of the fringe events to form some kind of recognized organization to talk with the authorities in Whitby and set the date and things. If the spa event does ever collapse this would need to be organized quickly.

[angelkitty101]

Totally agree! As you know, Jo and I don't do the Spa and it is due to cost and bands. Apart from the Whitby X lineup and Zodiac Mindwarp there has been nothing that I would pay £45 for

[hiddenpaw]

My god, I've actualy been going to Whitby longer than you.....*Suprised*

[tomb_bat]

You see I can remember you being there for our 1st one (me Pandora and Fury) so yes you have.

Marquis

[hiddenpaw]

Spa tickets these days are a complicated bit of maths as to where I can find most friends of an evening since I'm on the stall all day. I've yet to work it out for this october but nobody is in a ruxh as people seem to exspect tickets to be avaliable till quite late on.

[battyblingtrash]

^ agree - i like the fact that there is a choice of where to go now, but it is killing the atmosphere and every time it gets harder to see all the people that you want to see as they are spread all over :(

i still go, and will probably continue to pay for the spa simply to see the three or four bands i like off each line up and the multitude of people that live on the wrong landmass :) i sort of like admiring all the outfits too. though thats not what its about...;)

[battyblingtrash]

btw-not a crazy stalker - clicked on a friends 'friends' instead of my own by accident and just thought this was an interesting post :)

[tomb_bat]

No problem. ~waves~

Marquis