Was in town last night, to "feel" the occasion
to inject some spirits of christmas by submergin my ears into those street side christmas carols- which I thought sounded pretty catchy and heart warming.

Lotsa bright fancy lights, lotsa xmas trees, lotsa xmas performances..
The performance at bideford junction was disappointing. The traffic from all directions were blocked and the sub minute "performance" where masked performers on stilts clowned around and pedestrians crowded around them for photoshooting.. There's supposed to be fancy lights but I couldn't notice any..

..so much for the Christmas Spirit.
Or has it evolved into some commercial opportunity for the the press to hype up our "atmosphere" to attract more tourists.. for retailers to clear their stalls by offerin discounts and lucky draws ..?

Beneath all these trees and bright lights and retailer' discounts, I couldn't feel the joy, nor get into the celebratory mood.. so it seems, the sense of emptiness still lurks within ..

..well, at least Iv got the guys to keep me company through the night. We boozed and joked and drove around sightseeing.. just like the old days.

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