Burning Christmas trees on Portobello Beach

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 26 Jan 2004, 20:57

... apparently someone (art student?) was burning 26 Christmas trees on Portobello Beach last Friday, and filming the results. Does anyone know anything about this? Even better... any photos?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 26 Jan 2004, 22:55

I'm not sure what is more bizarre - the fact that someone did this, or the fact that someone counted the number of trees concerned. Does the number 26 have significance? The number of fortnights in a year? The number 26 bus? We should be told. And hey, it's the 26th today!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 26 Jan 2004, 23:54

I live in Portobello, so of course I'm never here during the day! They were seen by a friend who lives in Bruntsfield but works on the High Street. And yes, my first question was "Did you count them?" (The answer was "yes").

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 27 Jan 2004, 07:39

Letters in the alphabet?

Or what about this? http://www.sh1ft.org/26things

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 27 Jan 2004, 20:24

But how were they laid out? This could be crucial to the reasoning behind it. I mean, were they just stacked up in a random manner which would imply a late Guy Fawkes celebration, or were they laid out in a sort of ritualistic way which is altogether more sinister

(there wasn't a wicker man in among them?.........)

kevin · Post by **kevin** » 29 Jan 2004, 17:07

and what was wrong with utilising the councils service of recycling the old christmas trees.
Not to mention the mess the ash will have made of the beach when a lot of folk are trying to keep the area clean.
The beach is an area that we should all take responsibility in looking after.They'll be burning cars on it next???

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 03 Nov 2004, 01:22

Hey

can we do this this year so we can see it too? (sorry kevin)

We're off back to sunny Tollcross on saturday to help burn last years trees in the stair fireworks do, but a January sacrifice sounds much more fun!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 03 Nov 2004, 11:30

mr magnolia wrote:

Hih Mr M it may be xmas in Tollcross but it ain't in Portobello. Can one of you Mods take M outside and have a non festive word with the boy.

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 03 Nov 2004, 13:46

I have not noticed the trees when I have been out walking. How long had they been growing there?

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 03 Nov 2004, 22:55

I think we should have a best Xmas tree photo competition this year (only saying this coz I know how to do photos now!

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MrSpoon · Post by **MrSpoon** » 03 Nov 2004, 23:10

I know who this was hehehehehe

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 03 Nov 2004, 23:20

Nanananana! That'll be Mr M Spoon then? (see, not as slow as I look!

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MrSpoon · Post by **MrSpoon** » 03 Nov 2004, 23:23

Epykat wrote:Nanananana! That'll be Mr M Spoon then? (see, not as slow as I look! )

Well done

As for the tree's - it was a 6th year art project for a chap at Porty High. I think he got an A for it too!

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