I'm back
That was good, very impressive.
I'd forgotten it was Friday night, during the school holidays, so taking a shortcut through Basingstoke town centre probably wasn't a good idea. Swarms of pumped up chavvy idiots, the streets already ankle deep in litter, the air full of the smell of canabis, cheap alcohol & cheaper aftershave. Horrible screeching teenagers, bellowing foul-mouthed cretins -& that was just the girls.
Got to the local park & it was a different matter though. A nice family atmosphere. Several thousand people, a fairground, food stalls etc. The "Nightglow" display lasted about 40 minutes. Very well done. A dozen balloons, tethered close together in an arena with the woods as a backdrop. Synchronised balloon burns set to Jeff Waynes "War of the Worlds". Pyrotechnics, coloured smoke, an animated face projected onto the central balloon in lasers, speaking Richard Burton's narrative: "No-one would have believed in the last years of the 19th century, that human affairs were being watched from the timeless Worlds of space".
Would make a great set piece for an outdoor concert. Very spectacular.
