Rocked out!

Matt: Yesterday saw the start of the Dubai Desert Rock Festival, obviously having an aural preference on the heavier side of music, I went along to pay tribute! I had a great time rocking to Mastodon, In Flames, Stone Sour, Prodigy and Iron Maiden - I was only really going to see Prodigy, who were excellent. I've been waiting for an opportunity to see them for a long time. My companion for the day was Sarah, thanks Sarah - glad ya came along.

Not sure where all those goth rockers came from, you never see them around Dubai - the must have been let out for the weekend, a sea of black clad young delinquents bouncing off each other in a sweaty throng. It was actually nice to see such a mix of people, nothing brings such a variety of races, ages and backgrounds together like music. You had Indians, Palestinians, Iraqis, Iranians, British, American, Canadian, Europeans, UAE nationals, South African - the list goes on... all enjoying the music and forgetting the racial boundaries that society generally forces upon us..
and in the current climate that is heart warming. If only we could all get along and appreciate each others differences normally. Think on..


Also just wanted to say a quick hello to Lorna, Linda, Bethany and Rhianna - Naomi's sister, mum and nieces who have just been to stay with us. It was great to meet them and a lot of fun having them around. You're so welcome anytime. I hope you enjoyed yourselves. Lots of love from Naomi and Me.