all of the photographs in this piece are courtesy of Jesús María Fontecha from La Endiablada in 2007. Used with permission. Gracias, Jesús.
Here you are…
Hello. My name is Karl. In August 2010 I got it into my head that I’d like to visit and write about 80 festivals around the world. I started in February 2011 and promptly ran out of money. Thanks mostly to the kindness of strangers, I was able to complete 5% of the desired total in seven weeks. (That's four festivals.) Now the project is on hold as I'm shortly off to the middle of France to spend a few months prettifying two acres of undergrowth, and trying to find the funding to continue in the meantime.... Wish me luck.Official sponsors of Collective Effervescence….
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I love that this is written in the second-person. It’s like the most beautifully-written and evocative Choose Your Own Adventure story ever.
The line about Julio Iglesias had me crying with silent laughter at my desk, which made me remember that I spend most of my time at a desk, which made me excited all over again about what you’re doing. Thank you for writing about it.
Thanks, Laura. You are very kind. Thank you for reading it.