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The Reading Festival PJ love camp!!!

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    burtschipsburtschips Posts: 734
    for people travelling just for the sunday and in need of accommodation, I'm staying at the local travel lodge with AMENt TO THAT and wash_ on the saturday and sunday. It's best to try and get a group of three in a room for costs and at the moment it's £51 for a three person room. It looks very Alan Partridge! which is a good thing as you never know when a trouser press might come in handy........ :)

    http://www.travelodge.co.uk/find_a_hotel/hotel/hotel_id/65/ReadingM4Westbound
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    AMENt TO THATAMENt TO THAT Posts: 541
    burtschips, how long will it take me to get to either Gatwick or Stansted from our hotel? Have ANY idea?
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    burtschipsburtschips Posts: 734
    well i know it's four miles from reading station and reading is about 40mins i think from london. If you are going by train then gatwick is probably easiest, which would take about an hour. It's a bank holiday so best to check time tables, do you know where to look? if not I can have a scan for you.
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    AMENt TO THATAMENt TO THAT Posts: 541
    absolutely no idea! But this is kinda important, cuz I need to get to Copenhagen the day after to meet with pinon, a friend that I am traveling Europe with. any help is appreciated!
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    burtschipsburtschips Posts: 734
    I'll find your best option. monday 28th right? I'll do it by train, if we have a car/van it will only improve.
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    iwalkeiwalke Posts: 33
    I'll be there for the weekend, we'll have to set up a specific location to meet before the festival starts though cos you wont get any mobile reception there :)

    Got a spare weekend ticket too... not sure what i'm doing with it yet!
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    AMENt TO THATAMENt TO THAT Posts: 541
    burtschips wrote:
    I'll find your best option. monday 28th right? I'll do it by train, if we have a car/van it will only improve.

    Excellent! EXCELLEEEEEEEEEEENT! I appreciate this!
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    burtschipsburtschips Posts: 734
    Excellent! EXCELLEEEEEEEEEEENT! I appreciate this!

    right AMENt, one problem, they don't show timetables more than three months away, but as a comparison I looked at times for Monday May 29th which is also a bank holiday. Gatwick is quickest and takes on average one hour 50mins in total, departing from about 9:00am, but there is one direct train that takes only one hour 15 mins. have a look at the link below. I can double check for you as of the end of this month to confirm definite times, but it looks like as long as your flight is from say 12:30 onwards you'll be ok or a bit earlier if you get the direct train.

    http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/TimetableResult.asp?T2ID=805_200651191217
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    burtschipsburtschips Posts: 734
    iwalke wrote:
    I'll be there for the weekend, we'll have to set up a specific location to meet before the festival starts though cos you wont get any mobile reception there :)

    Got a spare weekend ticket too... not sure what i'm doing with it yet!


    good point about mobiles, like you say we can designate a spot for the sunday. look forward to meeting ya.
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    AMENt TO THATAMENt TO THAT Posts: 541
    excellent! I'll need to look into it tomorrow. Gotta leave for work now.... workin late this week :( more money though ;)
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    so I should keep my foreign ass faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar away form the camp then ;) no Norwegians alowed :D



    Ok, PJ fans who are IN the UK, including Norwegians! I'm not xenophobic really!
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    burtschipsburtschips Posts: 734
    AMENt, for some reason that link has gone all fucked up on me, but the main site is http://www.nationalrail.co.uk
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    wash_wash_ Posts: 1,073
    iwalke wrote:
    I'll be there for the weekend, we'll have to set up a specific location to meet before the festival starts though cos you wont get any mobile reception there :)

    Got a spare weekend ticket too... not sure what i'm doing with it yet!
    Would a pair of walkie talkies work? :p:D
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    burtschipsburtschips Posts: 734
    wash_ wrote:
    Would a pair of walkie talkies work? :p:D

    ha ha and we could wear pj head bands and go commando. I prefer smoke signals :D you listening to radio 1? or have i missed them ? tool playing now.
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    wash_wash_ Posts: 1,073
    burtschips wrote:
    ha ha and we could wear pj head bands and go commando. I prefer smoke signals :D you listening to radio 1? or have i missed them ? tool playing now.

    PJ head band = yes
    commando = you're on your own mate! :D

    I was listening to the radio but the shite music was slowly inducing a coma so I am listening to grunge fm which is awakening my senses :D.

    PJ aren't on tonight, but will be on wednesday. That's what the folks over on the radio 1 forum say anyway.
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    zoedivazoediva Posts: 48
    excellent- looks like we are getting quite a crowd!
    Am well up for flags and banners etc...
    will set up meeting points etc nearer the time...i usually camp near Reaper's Bridge anyway.

    You PJ Love Army Captain
    Over and Out!!!
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    shmikeshmike Posts: 216
    I'll be at Reading for the full weekend...cant belive PJ are finishing the festival, its going to be intense at the barrier (where I expect us all to be, right?)

    There will be three of us...all big PJ fans....
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    chimechime Posts: 7,838
    I would be up for sharing a room on the Sunday night.

    AMENt to THAT you can get coaches from Reading train station to Heathrow Airport if that is any help to you

    http://www.railair.com/JPGs/timetable/to%20Heathrow.jpg
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    jeaubongjeaubong Posts: 132
    i got a feeling chris cornell will do a cameo on sunday and hunger will strike us...lollapalooza 92 revisited...
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    akuzedakuzed Posts: 63
    I'll be there with about 6-10 others, depending on who makes it. We've been going for years and normally stay around the bar :) We'll be at the bar nearest to the stage on the left as you look at the stage.

    If you're looking for a decent pub the 3 Men in a Boat used to do breakfasts etc, but there was a rumour it was closing down. There's another pub just over the bridge from Richfield Avenue that's nice.

    I highly recommend that cafe by the island/garage on Richfield Ave too :D
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    given to flygiven to fly Posts: 654
    my parents are coming with me this year. they want to see pearl jam.

    they even have the new album. i am proud :)
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    UKDaveUKDave Posts: 5,557
    jeaubong wrote:
    i got a feeling chris cornell will do a cameo on sunday and hunger will strike us...lollapalooza 92 revisited...

    Oh PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!! that would be fucking A........!! :D:D:D
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    wash_wash_ Posts: 1,073
    jeaubong wrote:
    i got a feeling chris cornell will do a cameo on sunday and hunger will strike us...lollapalooza 92 revisited...
    This is the EXACT reason why I was so desperate to get reading tickets...audioslave have a day off on the sunday :D. Musn't get my hopes up.....am trying!


    Woooooooooooooo that would be awesome! :D:D
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    burtschipsburtschips Posts: 734
    wash_ wrote:
    PJ head band = yes
    commando = you're on your own mate! :D

    I was listening to the radio but the shite music was slowly inducing a coma so I am listening to grunge fm which is awakening my senses :D.

    PJ aren't on tonight, but will be on wednesday. That's what the folks over on the radio 1 forum say anyway.

    no, no i meant commando as in rambo or the like,.... you know headbands walkie talkies.... i'll defo be wearing briefs, maybe even a nappy just in case the excitment proves too much :D....
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    burtschipsburtschips Posts: 734
    my parents are coming with me this year. they want to see pearl jam.

    they even have the new album. i am proud :)

    ohhh that's good going. I bet they have a great time. I got my dad listening to them when they covered masters of war and he loved crazy mary too but i pretended they wrote that so he would listen to some others :)
    Salut baloo
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    zoedivazoediva Posts: 48
    yeah should be good- loads of people have emailed me about this so i will start gathering names and contact details ASAP and get a good old plan together for meeting etc...

    If you want in send me a PM or an email to zoemenday@hotmail.com with your details and i'll be in touch!

    Captain of the PJ Love Army!
    Over and Out!
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    LoDoubleULoDoubleU Posts: 80
    V V wrote:
    I'm there for sunday too ! :) with Mr.V V and my sista Buru and my Welsh PJ lover LoudoubleU :D:D:D

    Yep Whhoooo what a day its gonna be

    Mr LoDoubleU will be joining us and my friends too - We're all going for the weekend though :)
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    BeAStarBeAStar Posts: 61
    I'll be there and would love to meet up! (I sent you an email, zoediva!)
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    RiffJamRiffJam Posts: 143
    I'll be there with three others after Dublin and then onto Marseille and Berlin! It would be great to meet up as a group Zoe! (I've PM'd my details)
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    given to flygiven to fly Posts: 654
    burtschips wrote:
    ohhh that's good going. I bet they have a great time. I got my dad listening to them when they covered masters of war and he loved crazy mary too but i pretended they wrote that so he would listen to some others :)

    haha good plan ;p

    it's like when my generally anti-pearl jam friend heard mankind and commented that the vocals sounded better than usual!
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