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Question: Would you like to see a big screen set up behind the sound tower at Cropredy? It would probably put up to £2 on the cost of your ticket.  (Voting closed: October 23, 2005, 03:31:42 PM)
Yes please - 29.7%
No thank you - I prefer Cropredy the way it is - 63.5%
Don't really mind - 6.8%

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« Reply #40 on: October 16, 2005, 09:32:26 PM »

Stop being glib, everybody. There's far too much glibness in this topic! Stop it.
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« Reply #41 on: October 16, 2005, 10:29:33 PM »

Imagine a wlk through McDonalds in the field....

...on the other hand, I'd rather not imagine, as I'd end up coming out with half a dozen quarter pounders with c****e.

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Cropredy doesn't need McDonaldisation or Coca Colanisation   or the Colonal or BK   just extra supplies of 6X Wink Wink

The big screen idea is a good one, but not at the expense of Cropredy's integrity. Are there any wealthy (non-corporate) benefactors in the house? Grin

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You are quite right the last thing that field needs is a McD*****s  Not sure about the 6x either, much prefer Theakstons, always have.

I love the idea of a big screen too, especiall for when I'm walking around the stalls searching for a bargain, or a new instrument.
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« Reply #42 on: October 16, 2005, 10:34:15 PM »

or indeed standing in the queue for the Portaloo with legs firmly crossed Undecided Undecided

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« Reply #43 on: October 16, 2005, 11:07:01 PM »

Stop being glib, everybody. There's far too much glibness in this topic! Stop it.

Why, O Cocker the Wise? Lest we be hanged on the glibbertygibbet?   Shocked Undecided Shocked
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« Reply #44 on: October 16, 2005, 11:08:42 PM »

I voted no. It's about the character of the festival. OK, this might not count but please vote no anyway..... because then it might count. I always make sense at this time of night.
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« Reply #45 on: October 16, 2005, 11:10:26 PM »

No please don't do it. I love it as it is..............
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I understand how you feel, Flower, but I suspect that once it was there, people would say "What a fantastic idea that was!" It's a good job we didn't say the same about the sound system - which has improved immeasurably over the years.

However, I suspect I would be one pf the people who would say "Flip me for a game of twirlybob! This big screen is fuckking awful".

Yours, completely bereft of glib......
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« Reply #46 on: October 17, 2005, 12:17:11 PM »

When I want a great view of the band I'll go to a small venue on the wintour.

When I want to hear fine music filling a great natural amphitheatre, take in the stars, the flags and and the buzz I'll go to Croppers.
Just not about the view for me (though I do wander down to the front too).
But that's just me.
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« Reply #47 on: October 17, 2005, 12:36:46 PM »

Dr Monk

That was sheer poetry  Grin

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« Reply #48 on: October 17, 2005, 01:54:42 PM »

Oddly, I feel that a big screen might possibly detract from the intimacy and the overall feel of the gathering of the faithfull in a field. Cropredy is just an overgrown gig in a field (alright, a very special overgrown gig in a field!), and a big screen might start to make it feel like just another big Hyde Park do etc.

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« Reply #49 on: October 17, 2005, 08:11:38 PM »

prefer Cropredy as it is. Smiley
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« Reply #50 on: October 17, 2005, 10:23:02 PM »

Oddly, I feel that a big screen might possibly detract from the intimacy and the overall feel of the gathering of the faithfull in a field. Cropredy is just an overgrown gig in a field (alright, a very special overgrown gig in a field!), and a ig screen might start to make it feel like just another big Hyde Park do etc.
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Um yes, that's what I meant to say.  Smiley
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« Reply #51 on: October 20, 2005, 03:57:23 PM »

A big screen should only be used for deciding whether a try has been scored or a batsman run out!

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« Reply #52 on: October 20, 2005, 04:12:02 PM »

The other thing (or is it one of the other things) that hasn't been mentioned yet is that to site a big scrren half way back in the field, keeping the sound towers where they are, would cause a loss of synch between sound and pictures.


Now that is REALLY distracting.


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« Reply #53 on: October 20, 2005, 04:13:23 PM »

A big screen should only be used for deciding whether a try has been scored or a batsman run out!

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That has to be the most annoying use & way of using a big screen at any sort of event.
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« Reply #54 on: October 20, 2005, 04:15:54 PM »

When I want a great view of the band I'll go to a small venue on the wintour.

When I want to hear fine music filling a great natural amphitheatre, take in the stars, the flags and and the buzz I'll go to Croppers.
Just not about the view for me (though I do wander down to the front too).
But that's just me.
I voted no and was pondering for ages wheter or not to post my reasons, however, the good Dr Monk has summed up my thoughts entirely.  Well put Physic.
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« Reply #55 on: October 20, 2005, 05:09:34 PM »

The other thing (or is it one of the other things) that hasn't been mentioned yet is that to site a big scrren half way back in the field, keeping the sound towers where they are, would cause a loss of synch between sound and pictures.

That is an extremely good point!.....
The screen would have to be inline with the speaker towers to stay in sync...
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« Reply #56 on: October 20, 2005, 05:13:15 PM »

The other thing (or is it one of the other things) that hasn't been mentioned yet is that to site a big scrren half way back in the field, keeping the sound towers where they are, would cause a loss of synch between sound and pictures.

That is an extremely good point!.....
The screen would have to be inline with the speaker towers to stay in sync...

Hence dictating how big the big screens would need to be in order to be seen to be big...

..If that's not too convelouted a reply
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« Reply #57 on: October 20, 2005, 05:13:43 PM »

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The screen would have to be inline with the speaker towers to stay in sync...

That's true.

Is there a delay line between the stage and the sound tower speakers? I presume there must be.

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« Reply #58 on: October 20, 2005, 05:26:56 PM »

There must be, fractionally.
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« Reply #59 on: October 20, 2005, 05:45:08 PM »

Copious amounts of 6X librally applied would even out any lag in sound.  I voted the "not bothered either way" way.

I have only been to the last two Cropreddys so far, so don't feel that I could vote any other way, as I do not have the history of sitting in the field in the early days.  Surprised they had electricity in those days Grin

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