THE Ashton Court thread

[Iam]

Please be informed that no reservations or holiday slips put in at work but, having looked at the prices on "ye old hay carte" this morning it looks like I'll be coming accompanied by the friend known as "The Bloke" !!!

He said he was so intrigued as to what I get up to when I'm in Bristol he had to come and see it himself.


He doesn't like drinking, smoking, muntyness or loud music and is in bed by 10 with a cup of Ovaltine!

How does he feel about being prodded with soft toys and noisy rockets for hours on end?

 

[munkeeunit]

Please be informed that no reservations or holiday slips put in at work but, having looked at the prices on "ye old hay carte" this morning it looks like I'll be coming accompanied by the friend known as "The Bloke" !!!

He said he was so intrigued as to what I get up to when I'm in Bristol he had to come and see it himself.


He doesn't like drinking, smoking, muntyness or loud music and is in bed by 10 with a cup of Ovaltine!

How did you come across this 'Bloke'?

Does he even know his own name?

Have a memory?

 

[Isambard]

Munkee, that is priceless!

 

[William of Walworth]

All you Bristol/south west festival needs are provided for here! http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=157884

Link for Ashton Court festival on that thread

Wasn't even aware of Tedix's other thread, or this one, til now -- will check the other one out soon

Whatever the circumstances by July Stig and I are still very likely to be coming back, we had a great time last year. We have friends in Bedminster we can stay with on Fri and Sat nights, but transport back to London on the Sunday night is the perennial problem ... any constructive suggestions (or offers of a lift back!!) welcomed, as well as info about when the very very last train leaves.

I am happy with the new, one-week-later date -- penultimate w/e in July is no longer reserved for WOMAD as it once was (that's a week later nowadays) and neither does Ashton Court clash with the Lambeth Country Show (15/16 July) any more.

Is Clifton Bridge STILL closed????

 

[Isambard]

Ashton Court's still 3 months away but we get in early WoW.
Hope to see you and Stig there!

 

[Col_Buendia]

<looks nervously around...>

Are Welsh forum posters welcome?

 

[djbombscare]

Please be informed that no reservations or holiday slips put in at work but, having looked at the prices on "ye old hay carte" this morning it looks like I'll be coming accompanied by the friend known as "The Bloke" !!!

He said he was so intrigued as to what I get up to when I'm in Bristol he had to come and see it himself.


He doesn't like drinking, smoking, muntyness or loud music and is in bed by 10 with a cup of Ovaltine!

WOW what a funpacked weekend barrel o laughs he's gonna have.


Thats not absynth its green lemonade innit

 

[djbombscare]

<looks nervously around...>

Are Welsh forum posters welcome?

Of course !!

I thought you'd been before anyhows. I think I even spoke with ya

 

[JTG]

Ashton Court's the same weekend it always is Will - third weekend in July.

 

[Col_Buendia]

Of course !!

I thought you'd been before anyhows. I think I even spoke with ya

Oh yes, you did, but I just thought that the recent Welsh vanquishing of the ragtag Bristol/SW posting offensive might have indisposed some to our presences

I'll pass the message on to the South Walians

 

[djbombscare]

Oh yes, you did, but I just thought that the recent Welsh vanquishing of the ragtag Bristol/SW posting offensive might have indisposed some to our presences

I'll pass the message on to the South Walians

Nah . . .they've had there marshmallows and are all fluffy again now

 

[gloryhornetgirl]

Is Clifton Bridge STILL closed????

No, it's open.

But it will be closed again that weekend.

 

[Isambard]

When they gonna name the bands innit?

Crosses bits that Doreen Doreen will play again; was dancing down with a very "vibrant" section of cute men to them last year just as I came up.

 

[munkeeunit]

<looks nervously around...>

Are Welsh forum posters welcome?

only if you stop trying to break the hypnotic spells I keep trying to caste over all your welsh women

 

[William of Walworth]

Ashton Court's the same weekend it always is Will - third weekend in July.

It's a week later than last year (I insist!), and this time, July starts on a Saturday (1st July). So in fact AC is the 4th weekend ....

 

[William of Walworth]

No, it's open.

But it will be closed again that weekend.

Why??

 

[DaveCinzano]

Why??

the same reason as before - the trustees claim that the increased traffic over the bridge is potentially damaging.

 

[Col_Buendia]

only if you stop trying to break the hypnotic spells I keep trying to caste over all your welsh women

I wish they were "mine", mate, I tells ya

But I'll see if I can chivvy them along to AC and you can try your wurzel eyes on them irl

 

[djbombscare]

It's a week later than last year (I insist!), and this time, July starts on a Saturday (1st July). So in fact AC is the 4th weekend ....

Fizzer said that as well. Her reason was it coincides with something to do with the school holdiays, phases of the moon and frogs spawn. Abit like Easter but further on in the year.

It was all over my head so I filled it all somewhere safe in my head and now I've lost it

 

[gloryhornetgirl]

It's a week later than last year (I insist!), and this time, July starts on a Saturday (1st July). So in fact AC is the 4th weekend ....

No, it's still the third weekend - because the week starts on Monday.

 

[zenie]

Has anyone promised me sun by the way?

I won't come if it's going to rain

 

[Isambard]

But it IS 22/23 July innit? Before me and my mate book seats on ye olde Zummerset hay cart.

 

[strung out]

Yep! 22nd-23rd July! Main site here!

 

[strung out]

Has anyone promised me sun by the way?

I won't come if it's going to rain

I'll be your sunshine

 

[munkeeunit]

Munkee, that is priceless!

You still haven't answered my questions.

I suspect you have been hanging around the amnesia wards of hospitals trying to pull.

 

[Isambard]

I met him in a club, I'd seen him there for ages and fancied him a bit but he seemed too cool that I could go over and say hello. But we got chatting on the message board of the club about pop***ch and so one and decided to meet up in the club one time. he said he's wear a pop***ch t-shirt so I'd recognise him. I went to the club and nudged to my mates look there's a bloke I've fancied for AGES and they go to me, look what he's wearing you clot! It was him!

But we're mates.

 

[munkeeunit]

I met him in a club, I'd seen him there for ages and fancied him a bit but he seemed too cool that I could go over and say hello. But we got chatting on the message board of the club about pop***ch and so one and decided to meet up in the club one time. he said he's wear a pop***ch t-shirt so I'd recognise him. I went to the club and nudged to my mates look there's a bloke I've fancied for AGES and they go to me, look what he's wearing you clot! It was him!

But we're mates.

Hmmmm... I'll give you the benefit of the doubt this time

 

[RubberBuccaneer]

So if the hordes from the other side of the bridge come over can we kick your arses again but this time at boozing?

 

[William of Walworth]

It's a week later than last year (I insist!), and this time, July starts on a Saturday (1st July). So in fact AC is the 4th weekend ....

No, it's still the third weekend - because the week starts on Monday.

That's a technicality!

And if the week starts on Monday (3 July?), does that mean that the w/e of Sat 1/Sun 2 July is in June???

I don't ever recall Ashton Court being after the 20 July before, not for years anyway. Also, until about 3 years ago, WOMAD was always the penultimate weekend in July (generally around the early-mid 20s of that month) and I don't recall AC and WOMAD clashing any time between 1997 and 2003 .... WOMAD is nowadays the last weekend though, so no clash in 2006 either, thankfully!

Ashton Court definitely SEEMS like it's later this year anyway ...

 

[zenie]

I'll be your sunshine

my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are grey