ian the worm

Last night rounders injury. Fuck it. One stage per day will do. I’ll take anything.

You should be able to park and leave a van there for sure. Festival will have provision for vans to park up. But not for sleeping in unless you plan to be super duper discreet about it and hope to not be spotted by security who won’t want people sleeping in car parks.

And here is my van tour video……

Before - Clashfinder. During - follow random doppelgänger. After - eFest reviews and YouTube links.

Fantastic. I’m so pleased. well done. I took my van to the Lakes and Scotland. 12 nights in 12 different places. 1700m driven. I even managed to Virtual Meet from Glencoe!!

Not enough signal for me to join tonight. Enjoy the VM. xx

Far too wet and cold and gushy this morning. ‘‘Twas absolutely horrible weather. But all cleared up after lunch and I managed a 15 min loch dip this afternoon. Ben Nevis 2moro. Currently in Morrison’s panic buying chocolate. 😝 xx

Good question. Risk = likelihood x severity. Likelihood rises by attending (FACT). Severity drops by vaxes (FACT) How each of us play this depends on your attitude to the risk. As this is a forum that is probably made up of active members who are planning to attend, the consensus is probably that most people here will be accepting the risk. I know that I am accepting the risk - ask me afterwards if I made the right decision because I am having to trust my own judgement here.

It’s 26 months since my last festival. Probably 11:01 as wont want to look too keen.

To my sweet melody. Lovely to have you join me on my van trip.

Scotland….. is amazing. Van is also being amazing and really working well for me. So quiet in the wind and rain and road noise. And totally blacked out also. I’m currently somewhere in the middle of Glen Coe. Inching north 🧭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

They do pop up on Twickets. Took me 30 hours coz you have to be quick. (And have PayPal).

Nice spot. Arrived at 11pm after silly sat nav failed to take me to my fwiends fwiends house like it should have. I was third in. Woke up and saw a heron at 5am.

Scotland 😝 But first I’m in The Lakes for a night or so. Clappersgate ^^^

I am entering North England.

Happy 50th. You’re exactly 15 days older than me!! Who knew!?! Have a great week. xx

Finishing touches. “Just give me Coffee LED “ 🎶

I am excited for this festival because it will feel fresh, new, amazing and superb.It’ll be like my first….. Bands, staging, lights, lasers, smoke machines, telly, bars, drummers, poets, cinema, portaloos, tent pegs, camping gas, stewards, marshals, security, first aiders, disabled access teams, welfare, artist liaison, bin empties, loo cleaners, traders, charities, water taps, sun cream manufacturing companies, people that dress up, people that don’t, naked people, wellie people when it’s too hot, trainer people when it’s muddy, people that have flown in, bog roll, marques, picnic tables, picnic blankets, festival trollies, fairy lights, fairy wings, face paints glittery faces, light up umbrellas, buskers, kids collecting cups, fish finger sandwiches, Goan Fish Curries, Fish and Chips, bars and their amazingly beautiful bar staff, tips jars and cash is king bars, ice on the bars for your mocktails and cocktails. cash points, information points, festival maps, clash finders, Gil Scott Heron!, talent spotters, artist bookers, artist transport, artist liaison, agents, hair, make up, keys, horns, lead guitar and rhythm guitars, drums, percussion, bass, can I get a little bit more vocal in the monitors please, strings, flutes, pipes, MC’s, DJ’s, superstars with mullets, eFests, web sites, Twickets, map makers, land owners, farm owners, woodland management folk, weirdos, freaks, misfits, volunteers, managers, build crew, tatters, breakdown team, scaffolders, builders, plumbers, sparky, chippies, painters, fire safety crew, hospitality, licence holders, publicans, food hygiene inspectors, food deliveries, generators, overhead lighting, sign writers, police, fencing teams, decor crew, dancers, BV’s prancers, peacocks and mermaids, writers, comedians, circus performers, jugglers, kids crew, tea makers, proper baristas, guitar techs, roadies, sound engineers, FOH, monitor engineers, light riggers, house lights, stage lights, fireworks and pyrotechnics, all the glittery clockwork fairies that make the place work because they know how it works. And of course you, me and the rest of the fest.

Keep refreshing Twickets and you may be the first to click when one appears. I saw a few on there when sniffling my camper van ticket. Also, nearer the time there may be more returns as people decide to drop out.

They are being sold on Twickets when they come up. I saw quite a lot over the weekend, but you have to be quick. You pay through PayPal.

Finished. 😃 Been out filming a YouTubey van tour thing for release in two weeks time - post holiday - when I’ll also film it in full on camping mode. empty mode….. furniture mode…..

His last John Peel performance was remarkable in that he actually tried to sing baritone with flu.

Indeed sir you will.

Finally snagged a campervan ticket after 30 hours of F5 on Twickets.

Nice. I have just “virtually” finished. Sat down for lunch and finally after 30 hours of F5 have managed to buy a camper van ticket to my only festival this year EOTR. I ended up paying for a large van because that was the first lucky F5 I got, yet I will have one of the smallest vans on site. Should be comedy. Just need to properly string the lights and add a few fastener here and a bolt there. Scotland on Wednesday. Photo of the side door panel.