OFF: British Embassy in Russia and Festival

[Miikka Wagner]

Sad, VERY SAD!
I´m very sorry to hear this.


At 14:01 9.7.2002 +0400, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>just got back from UK Embassy. Unfortunately it seems like I won't go to the
>Festival because of decisions of Embassy.
>All documents were made properly and I even had a personal invitation from
>Kris Tait to Hawkwind Festival. Well, they looked through them and didn't
>found any mistake. The old woman looking like Margaret Tatcher, who was
>interviewing me even didn't know what to ask. Maybe she just doesn't know
>what is Hawkwind. She just didn't believe me. So they didn't refuse me in
>getting visa, no. They just appointed the second interview to bring
>additional info on... August 9th! Can you imagine it? She saw that Festival
>being held from 19 to 21 and they appointed this date anyway. What is this -
>mockery of Embassy?
>I've heard that British Embassy has direction not to let young pretty women
>in UK.
>What do you think about all these?
>
>I'm really very disappointed.
>
>Alisa
>
>"sick of politicians
>harassment and laws
>All we do is get screwed up
>By other people's flaws"