I've just had confirmation that something that has been planned as a nice addition to the eFestivals website for the last 18 months is able to go ahead - the current plan is for it to hit the website on 1st May, tho it might slip back a little as there's still a lot of planning to be made.
This is an exciting development, and one I hope that people will enjoy.
I'm going to be keeping the exact details of what this is under my hat for the moment (so those that know, no mentioning what it i
Saw Bob Dylan on Sunday night at Wembley. Well, i think it was him. I actually saw a vague white cowboy hat in the distance and if i squinted it looked a little like a seagull.
sounded a bit like a seagull too if i'm honest.
although i think the guy is an absolute genius, i was apprehensive about the gig as i don't own any where near 1/4 of his stuff, and could quite possibly go through the entire gig not knowing a single song from the set. Turns out he's got bored of banging out the same s
I didnt sleep at all last night, i have been diagnosed with SPD (basically my hips/pelvis are struggling/crumbeling! under the presuse of the baby) so night time is especially painful went downstaires to watch telly for abit. Reading festival 2005 was on (this was at about 4am) Marlyn Manson wsas on singing a few tracks, but what was so funny was the sign language 'well presented blonde' woman was signing all the lyrics....and doing the same facial expressions as Manson.... was so funny durring
I've been listening to the new Kings of Leon album and its got me thinking. Thinking like i've never thought before.
Its quite good, even the Pixies rip off (suppose all decent bands do it at some point) is allright. Infact, i dont think that does it justice. Its An Excelent Album. Its just that it leaves me feeling cheap and dirty. Their last album is seriously good, it's one of my Top 10 albums ever and i was waiting with a boner for the new one. And i like it lots, but i get a feeling i'm b
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I've got a Blog on another site i used to use but i thought i'd bore you lot with my dire drivell too. If you read my other one, sorry about that.
what a rubbish first post...
Archery Friday was fantastic - clear skies, sunset and shooting outdoors with a new long bow.
That was before we were off to Exfolk for a very enjoyable night. 3DM were terrific, Kangaroo Moon as great as ever but Mark Ronson looks old not seen him in 20 years so it's not surprising. Guess this means Gong must look wizened even more thse days! Real find was local based boy from High Wycombe - Leo James. Click myspace Superb singer/songwriter. Nuala was also really wonderful - indoor gigs
Let me waffle about work for a bit, its been a while and a considerable amount has changed since my last work related entry. I changed careers and the people were pretty much intolerable, I mean they just sat and talked shit about Dr Who all day, which is ok if you have been doing the job for 10 years and know what you are doing but not me, I didnt have the first clue. So this was driving me up the wall and was pretty much going to go back to Asset Management, (still with me? good.) So I told m
I've just been approached by a major radio station to help them with a long show they're doing about festivals - from what they've said so far, it sounds like there could be me droning on about festivals for around 15 minutes!
Those that know me know that I can talk about festivals for hours and hours and hours, but that doesn't mean it's actually interesting or anything anyone wants to actually hear.
It looks like I'll be spending some time in a recording studio tomorrow to do the piece
Although i diddnt think much of the last album this was a great gig if you like a gig to be fun - This guy Boothby Graffoe? warmed them up - fantastic - real good fun apart from the girl just infront (we were seated) decided that she wasnt up for fun(shed had a few) was going to make our life hell- everytime Darren hooted she went mad - mostly at her partner - things came to a head and her fella told her to go away - so we all had a good time after that. Wish they were doing the festival scene t
ooo the pook has been off visiting his grandparents... i think i have become an old bat... the pace of going out five nights out of seven was far too much... think my liver nearly gave up on me... looking forward to having him back and a mor relaxed pace
in other news glasto ticket buying was a success... just got to buy some for guilfest and maybe shambala now i think i will be having a very nice summer... mother minskyyy has got a job in athensso will be wondering over there sometime this
Ahh heard from the hospital - I have an MRI on Tuesday morning - couldn't come too soon. Getting a bit fed up of the dizzy spells, stars before the eyes and the intense pain that can't be controlled with lots of ibropofen! I'm currently highly worried the two acts I've most wanted to see Rolling Stones and Yusuf Islam will be missed either cos I'm dead or cos they call me in for surgery (fortunately this is the NHS we are talking about doubt much will happen til after Shambala. That's dizzy as a
Essential Glasto equipment:
this is all you need!
Folds up great for getting through the crowds and if you fit a horn - simple for moving around the track in muddy weather when you can finally get to move faster than those around you!
Sorted!
you never have to loo for a dry place to sit again!
slobber!
Right now everything in life is going perfect. Too perfect. Making me very parranoid that it can only go on like this so much before it all goes tits up again. lol. Forever the optimist me.
Nah, im really enjoying it.
Im in the proseses of moving house me and blue_mondays renting a little 2-up-2down place not far from here. (Not far from my mum!) Just a little cute red house. Saying that, the living room is massive, with dark wood flooring and a brand new modern fire and fire place. Both bed
Yes we got Glasto tickets (though technically Neil got them as he managed to get the page open) then straight after up popped the page on my PC and away i went getting tickets for random efesters including one lot whose address had no vowels in the whole thing!
This year as we got tickets the radio was playing Boogie 2 Nite so we got up and leapt about to:
glastonbury obviously!
Managed to get some sleep this year for a change, i think going to the Exeter Food and Drink thing helped
eFests stood up well to the hammering of Glasto ticket day yet again ... it slowed down at times, but was never in danger of crashing, and succeeded in breaking the previous forums record by over 50%. The tweaking done since the Reading/Leeds announcement obviously made a good difference.
But I guess that's the last time that eFests will get away without a full-on load balancing system rather than me working a kludge, so I guess I should start saving some pennies for next year.
I've spent much of the last couple of weeks thinking how to get the best out of the efests servers during the mad Glastonbury ticket rush tomorrow, mostly doing little things which combined will add up to something hopefully worthwhile ... but just now I've had a brainwave which will make a great difference to things.
I believe Sunday is Glastonbury Day, Glastonbury isn't a feature of my year, but I know for a lot of you it isnt just a feature, its a highlight, so can I wish you all good luck, I hope all efesters get tickets.
a major bit of performance testing has just been carried out, and given me one set of numbers. I now have to do some re-configuration of the servers, and do the test again to get a another set of numbers.
Hopefully, the second test will give significantly different - and better - results. If that proves to be the case, then the re-configuration will need to be made permanent, and these forums will perform better* on Sunday than they did when the Reading/Leeds announcement was made.
(*actua
I'm thinking this is a good thing Ive been spending too much time at the computer and without echoing everybody else. Starting to get a bit panicky - bear in mind though i have missed out for 2 years! I tried to keep away only to miss something?? this morning?? Typical! Nerves are kicking in now. Anyhow Me old fella got 2 free tickets to see this tv show its got bill bailey, p jupitus, Milton Jones, Markus Bridgstocke, Harry enfield?! and Jo Caulfield with Madness thrown in. So i'm hoping it wi
This was the first time I've sat thru a licence hearing under the new licencing act, but the procedure was much the same as under the old one. The only noticeable difference is that "interested parties" who are members of the licencing board are no longer allowed to be involved with making the decision.
This meant that a certain Pilton councillor (I won't name him, this isn't meant to be personal) who has been a member of the board in the past was excluded this time around, tho he was still f
What a game trying to find a festival that fits the bill in mid June, we did have it down to two, Thimbleberry and The Big Session. Then we found reasons not to go, Thimbleberry, well it is mainly distance. We are in Stafford and its in Co Durham and a few little things in the review put us off. The Big Session, I really had my heart set on this, but for so many reasons we have decided against it, its in a city for a start, camping is away from the arena area, and parking is a relative distance
