How many days until WOMAD? THE countdown that never ends

[nigenet]

Had my second ever bout of the Covid about 4 weeks ago... it didn't go too badly, thankfully, and felt much easier than the first one.

Tomorrow, I have my flu & covid jabs, which will be exactly 4 weeks after my positive Covid test. I called the surgery a couple of weeks ago to check, as they recommend waiting 28 days after a positive test before getting a covid jab. They seemed to think it should be ok, but told me to tell the nurse on the day and see what they think...

[nigenet]

Oh... so it turns out my flu & covid jabs are on Wednesday, not today... Naturally I found this out after marching 15 minutes to the surgery today... 🙄

[Zenrider]

Oct 20, 2024 9:16:03 GMT nigenet said:

Had my second ever bout of the Covid about 4 weeks ago... it didn't go too badly, thankfully, and felt much easier than the first one.

Tomorrow, I have my flu & covid jabs, which will be exactly 4 weeks after my positive Covid test. I called the surgery a couple of weeks ago to check, as they recommend waiting 28 days after a positive test before getting a covid jab. They seemed to think it should be ok, but told me to tell the nurse on the day and see what they think...

I've been told to wait three months after having COVID. It's not that it will hurt you to get it sooner. The immune system just won't recognize it and make good use of it. Something like that anyway.

[calndel]

Blimeying Heck!! Hansel und Gretal!! Howard und Hilda! Jings Crivens help ma Boab!!!!! Geeze whiz!!! OMG !!!! WOOOOPIE!!!!

only 264 days until WOMAD UK 2025 !!!! Oh my!! OH MY!!
(Confirmed by Nigenet www.nigenet.org.uk/stuff/womadcount/ and Purpledawn ticks another day off on her calendar)YAY!!!!!
KeEp TwInKliNg aNd TwIrLiNg AnD SpArKliNg AnD FiZzIng AwAyWomadtastic is a fabulous word!!

Fabulous is a WOMADtastic word!! Yay!!

The early birds have flown away but come home to roost at the end of the year.

37 more weekends until WOMAD uk 2023

WOMAD South Africa is go

33 days until Womad Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

125 days until WOMAdelaide

132 days until WOMAD New Zealand

WOMAD Chile is chilling and may return in 2025

WOMAD Caceres is still enjoying a well earned siesta

WOMAD Mexico is still having a very long siesta

WOMAD Rome may have roamed too far

The first forum was all backwards but the WOMAD IT Pixie got us back to normal until the GREAT ISOLATION of 2013/14 luckily we're all back together (apart from the weekend break in June 15 and the forum holiday at WOMAD Fuerteventura in November 2015) We moved to a shiny new forum on the 04/02/16 and the original countdown thread had reached 21540 reply's and 2154 pages! However the new shiny forum didn't work out so we went to the Full Moon Pub and we love it here

today is the day/night full moon depending one where you are on the planet

Autumn equinox has noxed

49 days until the Winter solstice

138 days until the Spring equinox has sprung

231 days until the Summer solstice

1 day until tomorrow. (Another day closer – yet it never seems to come)

6 days until Bacon Butty Friday (other butties are available) but what colour is your sauce? brown, red, yellow or white? (Depends on the curry and the company, Cheeky! - Saucy, even!)

Musicport was lots of fun and it's sailed off for another year, early bird tickets are available

53 days until Santa's back

60 days until 2025

75 days until Celtic Connections

THE SUN IS STILL HERE (hopefully it will be around for a few billion WOMADs) YAY!!! YAY!!!!YAY!!!! (Can't see it, mind)

What will you have in your hip flask or flasks and is your hip flask big enough for Warrior?

and........
Don't talk to strangers...unless they're really strange!
Don't write in starlight 'Cause the words may come out real
Don't forget to wear sunblock
Don't cut the red wire
Keep your wellies dry on the inside
Never spit at a camel
Don't be gay (or democratic) in Russia (and don't swear!)
Never boil a kettle - it doesn't bubble as much as water.
Age is only important to cheese and wine and historians
Badgers aren't to blame
Don't let the hamsters nest in your mouth over night
If you take your teeth out at night, remember to get them home by 10.00pm!
Wear red and a large face bush when you're on Winterwatch Unsprung
When all at sea hang onto a floating island
In space no one wants to sneeze
Vote Hamster
Hug a Beaver!
Don't wave blue lights behind the back of police office
Wave a flag in front of a stove pipe hat
Vote Bob
Eurovision is best enjoyed on the WOMAD forum
Twitter power keeps the forum online
I don't get this Euro debt crisis - it's all Greek to me!
Mud is good for the skin
What will be this years WOMAD fashion must have wellies or sofas?
May the Forum always make it's Moderator smile and join the WoMaDnEsS
Lines in the sand should always be heart shaped
make Jam not war
you can never have too many bubbles
don't lock your sister away on a secret island prison
Always keep your countdown up to date
Bring a spare pair of socks
A stool isn't just for WOMAD
Don't be late for the cheese and port party
Take the knee
never compare the size of your big red buttons
Always hide your glowsticks from security
Never be afraid to ask a question
retain your boarding passes
Everything comes home eventually
You can have too much cheese
watch out for the guy ropes
beware of Gran Canarian mojitos
don't vote for the stupid people
Vote for Larry the cat
read all the paragraphs
Take back control and vote
Don't panic buy
WASH YOUR HANDS
STAY AT HOME
STAY SAFE
Don't follow Donald Trump's advice
STAY ALERTLY SAFE
Don't drive to test your eyes
Wear a Face covering
Don't wear your work ID when you storm government buildings
2 jabs are better than one but one jab is a bit better than none
Hands, Face, Arse = good bye
When your cat tells you it time to resign, fecken resign
Don't forget your sporran
A pink gazebo is easy to find
beware of speeding Cals
If the computer says no, it's lying
Vote Count Binface for reasonably price croissants
Look after your toes
Always put a label on your luggage

and

WOMAD isn't just for the summer it's for life (Always good advice- THE best advice)

[calndel]

Musicport was lots of fun, the line up was helped by WOMEX taking place in Manchester.

Rokia Kone and Jah Wobble kicked the whole thing off on the Friday night, there was much loon dancing. Over the weekend Amy Speace, The Ukrainians (who are from the UK) Fuku Miziki, Jon Drakes, Afro Celts and Justin Adams and Mauro Durante were some of the highlights, as was Whitby which is a great location to have a festival (beware of bun pinching seagulls)

While it may not be the same size as WOMAD, Musicport pack a big music punch and it all indoors!

[Zenrider]

WOMAD taking a year off.

www.womad.co.uk/festivalupdate

[calndel]

Nov 5, 2024 15:32:49 GMT Zenrider said:

WOMAD taking a year off.

www.womad.co.uk/festivalupdate

Surprise but not surprise.

This years WOMAD felt a bit flat and it was clear the Charlton Park estate was being developed.  I suspect the new owner want's to turn into some kind of up marked holiday resort.

As for taking a year out, that's no bad thing as it allows everything and everyone to rest.

The questions is where will WOMAD UK new home be?

[calndel]

Blimeying Heck!! Hansel und Gretal!! Howard und Hilda! Jings Crivens help ma Boab!!!!! Geeze whiz!!! OMG !!!! WOOOOPIE!!!!

only 626ish days until WOMAD UK 2026 !!!! Oh my!! OH MY!!
(Confirmed by Nigenet www.nigenet.org.uk/stuff/womadcount/ and Purpledawn ticks another day off on her calendar)YAY!!!!!
KeEp TwInKliNg aNd TwIrLiNg AnD SpArKliNg AnD FiZzIng AwAyWomadtastic is a fabulous word!!

Fabulous is a WOMADtastic word!! Yay!!

The early birds have flown away but will come home to roost one day.

89 more weekends until WOMAD uk 2026

WOMAD South Africa is go

30 days until Womad Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

122 days until WOMAdelaide

129 days until WOMAD New Zealand

WOMAD Chile is chilling and may return in 2025

WOMAD Caceres is still enjoying a well earned siesta

WOMAD Mexico is still having a very long siesta

WOMAD Rome may have roamed too far

The first forum was all backwards but the WOMAD IT Pixie got us back to normal until the GREAT ISOLATION of 2013/14 luckily we're all back together (apart from the weekend break in June 15 and the forum holiday at WOMAD Fuerteventura in November 2015) We moved to a shiny new forum on the 04/02/16 and the original countdown thread had reached 21540 reply's and 2154 pages! However the new shiny forum didn't work out so we went to the Full Moon Pub and we love it here

25 day until the next full moon depending one where you are on the planet

Autumn equinox has noxed

46 days until the Winter solstice

135 days until the Spring equinox has sprung

228 days until the Summer solstice

1 day until tomorrow. (Another day closer – yet it never seems to come)

3 days until Bacon Butty Friday (other butties are available) but what colour is your sauce? brown, red, yellow or white? (Depends on the curry and the company, Cheeky! - Saucy, even!)

Musicport was lots of fun and it's sailed off for another year, early bird tickets are available

50 days until Santa's back

57 days until 2025

72 days until Celtic Connections

THE SUN IS STILL HERE (hopefully it will be around for a few billion WOMADs) YAY!!! YAY!!!!YAY!!!! (Can't see it, mind)

What will you have in your hip flask or flasks and is your hip flask big enough for Warrior?

and........
Don't talk to strangers...unless they're really strange!
Don't write in starlight 'Cause the words may come out real
Don't forget to wear sunblock
Don't cut the red wire
Keep your wellies dry on the inside
Never spit at a camel
Don't be gay (or democratic) in Russia (and don't swear!)
Never boil a kettle - it doesn't bubble as much as water.
Age is only important to cheese and wine and historians
Badgers aren't to blame
Don't let the hamsters nest in your mouth over night
If you take your teeth out at night, remember to get them home by 10.00pm!
Wear red and a large face bush when you're on Winterwatch Unsprung
When all at sea hang onto a floating island
In space no one wants to sneeze
Vote Hamster
Hug a Beaver!
Don't wave blue lights behind the back of police office
Wave a flag in front of a stove pipe hat
Vote Bob
Eurovision is best enjoyed on the WOMAD forum
Twitter power keeps the forum online
I don't get this Euro debt crisis - it's all Greek to me!
Mud is good for the skin
What will be this years WOMAD fashion must have wellies or sofas?
May the Forum always make it's Moderator smile and join the WoMaDnEsS
Lines in the sand should always be heart shaped
make Jam not war
you can never have too many bubbles
don't lock your sister away on a secret island prison
Always keep your countdown up to date
Bring a spare pair of socks
A stool isn't just for WOMAD
Don't be late for the cheese and port party
Take the knee
never compare the size of your big red buttons
Always hide your glowsticks from security
Never be afraid to ask a question
retain your boarding passes
Everything comes home eventually
You can have too much cheese
watch out for the guy ropes
beware of Gran Canarian mojitos
don't vote for the stupid people
Vote for Larry the cat
read all the paragraphs
Take back control and vote
Don't panic buy
WASH YOUR HANDS
STAY AT HOME
STAY SAFE
Don't follow Donald Trump's advice
STAY ALERTLY SAFE
Don't drive to test your eyes
Wear a Face covering
Don't wear your work ID when you storm government buildings
2 jabs are better than one but one jab is a bit better than none
Hands, Face, Arse = good bye
When your cat tells you it time to resign, fecken resign
Don't forget your sporran
A pink gazebo is easy to find
beware of speeding Cals
If the computer says no, it's lying
Vote Count Binface for reasonably price croissants
Look after your toes
Always put a label on your luggage

and

WOMAD isn't just for the summer it's for life (Always good advice- THE best advice)

[nigenet]

I've updated my countdown page... I make it 624 days to go, assuming it will still be on the last full weekend of July

www.nigenet.org.uk/stuff/womadcount/

[Zenrider]

Nov 5, 2024 22:28:53 GMT calndel said:

Nov 5, 2024 15:32:49 GMT Zenrider said:

WOMAD taking a year off.

www.womad.co.uk/festivalupdate

Surprise but not surprise.

This years WOMAD felt a bit flat and it was clear the Charlton Park estate was being developed.  I suspect the new owner want's to turn into some kind of up marked holiday resort.

As for taking a year out, that's no bad thing as it allows everything and everyone to rest.

The questions is where will WOMAD UK new home be?

The hint was it will still be close to Wiltshire. Not sure if that means it won't actually be in Wiltshire? Guessing it will be a property that can be developed somewhat, and in a location that would limit how muddy it can get on rainier WOMADs. Guessing particularly where the cars are parked.