Beautiful Days Festival, Devon, August 2006 : Anyone going??

[William of Walworth]

Where there's a will there's a ...

 

[miniGMgoit]

Aw. The Ottery Brewery.

I grew up very close to that place. we used to go there at night and nick all the bottles they left outside and in the skip and get reet tanked then go to our school disco.

Happy Days.

(sigh's)

 

[rubbershoes]

Aw. The Ottery Brewery.

I grew up very close to that place.

ah. so you're LOCAL. You a Honiton boy?

 

[Roadkill]

Bugger

I forgot - I'm going to a friend's wedding that weekend.

 

[longdog]

I forgot - I'm going to a friend's wedding that weekend.

/\ what he said



<considers telling weddees he's expecting a broken leg that weekend>

 

[Helga]

Twill be good to see you

I owe you a beer or two for that tunes for a dead Thatcher CD ...

I may well hold you to that
Just booked my ticket, really looking forward to this. Oh and I'm thinking of driving if anyone wants a lift from south-ish london? Should be two or three spaces in the car (depending on whether I decide to take my nipper or not - looks like it's well set up for kiddies but then again if he's there I won't be able to get muntered...decisions decisions...)

 

[William of Walworth]

Shame!!

I forgot - I'm going to a friend's wedding that weekend.

The 'just realised' factor ...

Weddings, sometimes combined with the 'just realised' factor, sometimes not, screw up more peoples' festival plans than any other

People should be BANNED from getting married between May and September IMNVHO ....

Oh well, presume no-one's getting married on June 4

 

[Roadkill]

The 'just realised' factor ...

I know.

For those lucky folks who are going, go and see the Oysterband. Even if they ain't really your thing, they are absolutely awesome live!

What's the significance of June 4, btw? is that the Routemaster farewell pub crawl, or summat?

 

[William of Walworth]

June 4

Strawberry Fair! Keep an eye on my Festival Season thread ...

The Routemaster thing will be some other time between now and October ...

 

[Roadkill]

Feck, of course! Strawberry Fair!

 

[Helga]

I know.

For those lucky folks who are going, go and see the Oysterband. Even if they ain't really your thing, they are absolutely awesome live!

this is true: i'm not a massive fan of their albums but whenever i've seen them live i've danced my little socks off (does the singer ever take his sunglasses off??)

(hey, it's a couple of months away, there's still time for the happy couple to fall out and for the wedding to be cancelled )

 

[Roadkill]

I don't think he does. Google-image 'oysterband,' and John Jones is wearing his sunglasses in just about every picture on there.

He's got a great voice though, and he plays the melodeon. I think he's rather good-looking too tbh.

 

[Helga]

I don't think he does. Google-image 'oysterband,' and John Jones is wearing his sunglasses in just about every picture on there.

God knows what horrors are concealed behind them. I always imagine him taking them off and it being like that moment in Withnail & I when Danny removes his

He's got a great voice though, and he plays the melodeon. I think he's rather good-looking too tbh.

yup. I would (wonder if he takes the shades off for shagging purposes?)

 

[kalidarkone]

Well I really wanna go to this as last year I couldent make it and it was my bday weekend and I was'nt able to sell the ticket.

I would like to do this one with out kid in tow as he will be with me for the others that I'm going to so depending on arangements with baby father I may be there!!!!!

 

[William of Walworth]

Make sure your motor's working properly kali!!

 

[Roadkill]

yup. I would (wonder if he takes the shades off for shagging purposes?)

I wouldn't mind being the one to find out!

 

[kalidarkone]

Make sure your motor's working properly kali!!

Just got it back from the menders Wiliam!!!!

 

[William of Walworth]

News I've heard today is that half the Beautiful Days tickets are now sold. Apparantly Mark of the Levs announced this in a local radio interview in Devon.

Selling quite quickly, in other words

Might be as well to get on the case, if you're interested ...

 

[kalidarkone]

I just bought my ticket!!!

 

[William of Walworth]

Last week the Beautiful Days organisers were briefly confirming on their website that The Beat had PULLED OUT

But just the other day 'The Knowledge' (works in the Levellers offices, organising the festival) posted on the BD part of the EFestivals forums that The Beat had been reinstated!!

He apologised for confusion .....

Almost full Beautiful Days line-up

 

[BadlyDrawnGirl]

Have tickets, and on my way!

Though I've already seen Chas And Dave once this year - a bitter disappointment. They seem to be taking themselves far too seriously - as proper 'blooze musos' - these days...and Chas has gone and shaved his head and all...!

 

[Helga]

Almost full Beautiful Days line-up

ooh! flogging molly too! i am so looking forward to this

 

[secretsquirrel]

Hmmm - this is just up the road from MY NEW HOME!!!!! so sounds tempting - Hybrid are playing in the dance tent who I'd love to see - and the Peatbog Faeries are my soundtrack to bombing round the West Coast of Scotland on the best holiday I've ever had so would be great to see them live

Hmmm...

*scrapes pennies together*

 

[William of Walworth]

ooh! flogging molly too! i am so looking forward to this

Tell me more about them? New name to me .....

 

[William of Walworth]

Hmmm - this is just up the road from MY NEW HOME!!!!! so sounds tempting - Hybrid are playing in the dance tent who I'd love to see - and the Peatbog Faeries are my soundtrack to bombing round the West Coast of Scotland on the best holiday I've ever had so would be great to see them live

Hmmm...

*scrapes pennies together*

It's got to be done secretsquirrel ...... and fucthest8 said he was keen too!

On yer way you know you've got to be there!!
I can guarentee the Peatbogs will kick arse, I've seen them several times and they've never failed to do the business live ...

Acidpriest ... will be good to see you also ...

 

[Helga]

Tell me more about them? New name to me .....

very energetic, loud shouty irish band, a bit like the pogues i guess. absolutely impossible to sit still when they're on

 

[madzone]

I want to go but I'll be on my own. Too scary

 

[William of Walworth]

Come on!

I want to go but I'll be on my own. Too scary

But there'll be loads of Urbanites to socialise with!

Wish I'd had interwebby type friends when I was doing so many solo festivals back in the 90s!

Very few of my real life friends back then were into festivals ....

 

[madzone]

But there'll be loads of Urbanites to socialise with!

But that's even more scary!

 

[William of Walworth]

But that's even more scary!

Not when we're full of beer and skinning up