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Don't Skip the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge

June 16, 2008 at 4:30 PM | 7 Comments

The longest day of the year is due in the northern hemisphere this weekend, and all earth-lovers, hippies and miscellaneous interested parties are invited to the Summer Solstice bash on Friday night at Stonehenge in England.

If you think that this collection of rocks is the work of the world's first astronomers then you might find some kind of magical occurrence at sunrise. Or you might find a collection of samba bands, a bunch of druids with dreadlocks and a number of police making sure all of the rules--including "no camping"--are enforced.

Summer solstice at Stonehenge is a bit of a hat-tip to the 70s, but we wish we could be there. It's one of the few times you can actually touch the stones, and we love getting our hands dirty.

Related Stories:
· Britains 20 Best Summer Festivals [UK Times]
· Stonehenge 2008 [Official Site]
· Bored With England's Stonehenge? [Jaunted]

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7 Comments

  1. Stonehenge Weather Forecast

    20 June cloudy 7° 17° light breeze 20%
    21 June clear 5° 18° light breeze 10%

  1. Spinal Tapping Stonehenge

    Christopher Guest reprises his role as Nigel Tufnel of Spinal Tap, explaining his theory of how the big stones got there and what they're for, despite what National Geographic says about it:
    http://ngm.typepad.com/pop_omnivore/2008/06/spinal-tapping.html

  1. Western Europe Henges are Coal Dusters

    http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/stonehenge-decoded-3372/Overview

    Stonehenge ditch (actually pits) was not uniform in shape or depth, varying in width from 10 feet to 20 feet wide at depths ranging from 4.5 feet to 7 feet deep. No effort was taken in keeping any part of nonuniform Stonehenge ditch (mining pits) clean. Ancient energy coal explorers dug down into the solid base rock, haphazardly here and there, then upon finding no coal outcropping, moved on.

    Pearson, et al, think scientists are gullible enough to believe that Stonehenge ditch (mined pits) was dug 10 feet to 20 feet wide and 4.5 feet to 7 feet deep down into solid basement rock for the express purpose of sprinkling handfuls of cremation dust into it. Pearson, et al, think scientists are stupid enough to believe in their "holy place" and "domain of the dead" initial first purpose. Newsflash, we're not.

    "Henges of Western Europe are Coal Busts"
    -Dr. Garry Whilhelm Denke (1622-1699)

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Megalithic_architecture.png

    Besides that, Good show.

  1. Touching the Stones

    I wonder how many people have "reported" an episode due to touching the stones?

  1. Stonehenge Weather Forecast

    20 June rain 6° 17° light breeze 70%
    21 June clear 5° 18° light breeze 10%

  1. That weather forecast ...

    is getting worse. Cloudy now rain ... will there be any sunrise to see at the Stonehenge Solstice extravaganza ...??? That's England for you.

  1. Stonehenge BBS, Bow Wow, Rain Forecast

    20 June rain 7° 14° light breeze 70%
    21 June rain 12° 15° light breeze 80%

    Yes, the good Dr. Garry Denke (1622-1699), historian, antiquarian, dentist, stated in 1655 that the "Great Pyramids are Coal Busts", in his '55 Diary, the same which is re-published in German text at FidoNet, over a decade ago. Thanks for re-stating the good Dr. Garry Denke (1622-1699), historian, antiquarian, dentist, conclusion of the Great Pyramid of Giza initial first purpose, and his discovery of 21st June 1655.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyramid_of_Giza

    There are three known chambers inside the Great Pyramid. These are arranged centrally, on the vertical axis of the pyramid. From the entrance, an 18 meter corridor leads down and splits in two directions. One way leads to the lowest and unfinished chamber. This chamber is cut into the bedrock upon which the pyramid was built. It is the largest of the three, but totally unfinished, only rough-cut into the rock.

    Many thanks Tom Jennings, FTP, Usenet, etc.
    Stonehenge BBS, Bow Wow, Rain Forecast

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