Day Two of Balaton Sound proved to be just as awesome as Day One. Again, I stayed behind to work while Jon and Andrea went a-festivaling. And again, it proved to be a good decision. I arrived just in time for Gareth Emery's set, after being stopped on the street several times by people who were curious about me. It was a good set, but not as good as Solveig's (which, I should mention, Jon and Andrea apparently missed out on, because they had already gone to bed!). Here's a set by Gareth, to get a feeling for his style. It's not the set he played at Balaton, but it is a set I was in the audience for: ASOT 550, at this year's Ultra Music Festival.
Anyway...
The company proved to be the most exciting part of Balaton Day Two, as it had for Balaton Day One. For a while I floated, then settled down with two guys from the Czech Republic for a bit. One gave me a glowstick, and the other traded my sunglasses for his fedora...everyone knows I'm a sucker for a good hat!
We danced for a while and they did their best to flirt with me, but soon enough it was time for me to wander on in search of new foreign friends. We exchanged contact info and then I danced off, looking for a new group of temporary companions. I spent a bit of time dancing with some girls - and a small stuffed elephant - who I think were British, but we never really spoke so it was hard to tell. At some point I even caught a glimpse of Jon and Andrea, but decided not to join them. I was having fun on my own, and she's only here for a week so I want them to have as much time together as possible. I think they make quite a cute pair. :)
When Gareth finished Sander Van Doorn went on, and gave us another great set. He was playing a remix of "Somebody That I Used To Know" when a guy nearby and I sang the chorus to each other. It was obvious that we both speak English, so we started talking. He was there with 3 friends, all from London and all currently in the midst of riding motorcycles across Europe. Believe it or not, that's actually the second time in my life I've befriended someone who was motorbiking across Europe! I must give off some kind of secret signal that attracts all the awesome travelers to me...
I ended up spending the rest of the night hanging out with them, and they turned out to be tons of fun. Highlight of the night: being told that I out-Englished them, for my vast knowledge of British television. Finally, 24 years of insane Anglophilia have paid off!! I have never felt more accomplished.
Anyway...
The company proved to be the most exciting part of Balaton Day Two, as it had for Balaton Day One. For a while I floated, then settled down with two guys from the Czech Republic for a bit. One gave me a glowstick, and the other traded my sunglasses for his fedora...everyone knows I'm a sucker for a good hat!
We danced for a while and they did their best to flirt with me, but soon enough it was time for me to wander on in search of new foreign friends. We exchanged contact info and then I danced off, looking for a new group of temporary companions. I spent a bit of time dancing with some girls - and a small stuffed elephant - who I think were British, but we never really spoke so it was hard to tell. At some point I even caught a glimpse of Jon and Andrea, but decided not to join them. I was having fun on my own, and she's only here for a week so I want them to have as much time together as possible. I think they make quite a cute pair. :)
When Gareth finished Sander Van Doorn went on, and gave us another great set. He was playing a remix of "Somebody That I Used To Know" when a guy nearby and I sang the chorus to each other. It was obvious that we both speak English, so we started talking. He was there with 3 friends, all from London and all currently in the midst of riding motorcycles across Europe. Believe it or not, that's actually the second time in my life I've befriended someone who was motorbiking across Europe! I must give off some kind of secret signal that attracts all the awesome travelers to me...
I ended up spending the rest of the night hanging out with them, and they turned out to be tons of fun. Highlight of the night: being told that I out-Englished them, for my vast knowledge of British television. Finally, 24 years of insane Anglophilia have paid off!! I have never felt more accomplished.
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