Tis early morning. A big birthday. My original plan was to be away (mainly to avoid fuss) but have let head rule heart and I have stayed around - (a change of manager at my business - so the wrong time to be up a mountain without a signal - ha!). (I try to rail against reasons not to do things- but this time I have succumbed.) Of course I love being with my family - not being with them is the down side of being away - I can be with my family today xxx.
I woke early and had already planned to go for a decent run. I view it as putting something in the bank to draw down on later in the day - when no doubt I will have a beer or two. This time last week I was doing the London Vitality 10k. This morning I did a similar distance - but it was a huge contrast. Last weekend it felt like I was in a race and I was surrounded by thousands of people. This morning there was no one around and I just plodded along oblivious of time. Consequently I had plenty of time to think - and that usually turns into a basis for a blog.
I woke early and had already planned to go for a decent run. I view it as putting something in the bank to draw down on later in the day - when no doubt I will have a beer or two. This time last week I was doing the London Vitality 10k. This morning I did a similar distance - but it was a huge contrast. Last weekend it felt like I was in a race and I was surrounded by thousands of people. This morning there was no one around and I just plodded along oblivious of time. Consequently I had plenty of time to think - and that usually turns into a basis for a blog.
Where did my thoughts take me this morning? Thinking about age - I started off by being a bit reflective - how things have changed - concerns over the future that might affect my darling grand children - but I quickly realised that could be a bit heavy for a birthday - so I parked it - for another day.
I started thinking about Glastonbury which is coming up towards the end of this month. Once again I have been jammy enough to get a Glasto ticket - that is three in a row. I am going with the same group of school mates - 7 of us - two of which I went to infant school with. Amazing really.
The Glastonbury line up has just been finalised. Within no time at all the Glastonbury "clashfinder" app is published. If you are going to Glastonbury I recommend you use Clashfinder.
Glastonbury is such a vast festival - huge by comparison to other UK festivals. The challenge Glastonbury offers is its greatest asset - choice. There are so many stages (79 this year) - so many acts performing (2800 performances this year) at the same time - you might want to make decisions about who you are and are not going to try and see. Clashfinder is an app - basically a spreadsheet - that aids you in making those decisions more easily.
I am going to set out in bullet points the considerations I use when making choices. I do so now in order to remind myself of my past strategy before I delve into this years Clashfinder! Here are my tips :
I started thinking about Glastonbury which is coming up towards the end of this month. Once again I have been jammy enough to get a Glasto ticket - that is three in a row. I am going with the same group of school mates - 7 of us - two of which I went to infant school with. Amazing really.
The Glastonbury line up has just been finalised. Within no time at all the Glastonbury "clashfinder" app is published. If you are going to Glastonbury I recommend you use Clashfinder.
Glastonbury is such a vast festival - huge by comparison to other UK festivals. The challenge Glastonbury offers is its greatest asset - choice. There are so many stages (79 this year) - so many acts performing (2800 performances this year) at the same time - you might want to make decisions about who you are and are not going to try and see. Clashfinder is an app - basically a spreadsheet - that aids you in making those decisions more easily.
I am going to set out in bullet points the considerations I use when making choices. I do so now in order to remind myself of my past strategy before I delve into this years Clashfinder! Here are my tips :
- Relax. You cannot do it all. Be flexible. Pace yourself!
- Be reconciled to missing some you plan to see - and look forward to seeing some you have not even thought about. That's Glasto!
- It's great to see bands you know and like but every year you will come across performers that you hadn't considered and they turn out to be memorable.
- Some people see part acts and move on to catch another. That has never worked for me.
- Don't underestimate the time it takes to move from one arena to another (or how tiring it can be.) Obviously at the end of a performance there is an exodus so walkways can get busy.
- I am going with a group of mates. It's good to have a personal Clashfinder plan but I will temper it with what others have in mind. We are together a lot - but we do our own thing too. We use Avalon as a base. Usually start and end with beers there.
- Glasto is mainly about music of course - but there is so much more. People watching is amazing. The whole spectacle is amazing. Food choice is massive. Take your time - take it all in - and chill - ha!
So I am going to get stuck into Clashfinder next.
I have a limited list of must sees. The Cure, Kylie in the legend tea time slot on the Sunday, Interpol - an old favourite that I have never seen live, Slaves, Idles, Hot Chip if I can, Courteeners who I keep missing! and probably The Killers because they put on such a big show even if they have become a bit cheesy. I have seen them several times before including last year at the IOW - and they never fail to deliver because the audience know every song so well and get stuck in to singing them.
There are loads of others to juggle around.
Enjoy your Glasto and try not to tie your self in knots with Clashfinder - ha!
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