Notting Hill Carnival 2012
- Thread starter Callie
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Yes - I am going. I am looking forward to Saxon, Sir Lloyd, Channel One, King Tubbys and also the DnB one (can't remeber the name). I'll probably chill out with Gaz's rocking blues for an hour or so too.
Looking forward to it being a peaceful and happy carnival where I'll bump in to friends and eat some good food.
Looking forward to it being a peaceful and happy carnival where I'll bump in to friends and eat some good food.
blossie33
trailer trash
Will possibly go one of the days for a while as I missed it last year.
Was looking for the sound Systems list yesterday and found this;
http://www.thenottinghillcarnival.com/sound-systems.html
Was looking for the sound Systems list yesterday and found this;
http://www.thenottinghillcarnival.com/sound-systems.html
ringo
Macaroni cheese controller
Not far off my agenda
Will take the nippers up on the Sunday, may fit in an adult day on the Monday. Will be greatly missing Jah Observer, now retired to Jamaica
, but will substitute with a large dose of Channel One and see who gets Observer's spot.Solution have observers spot apparently.Not far off my agenda
Will take the nippers up on the Sunday, may fit in an adult day on the Monday. Will be greatly missing Jah Observer, now retired to Jamaica
ringo
Macaroni cheese controller
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
Plan to do loads then get glued to a UKG soundsystem and promise myself to me more of the are just after this o....OMG 138 TREK.
Also do well to match hiccup in the eating stakes too!
Also do well to match hiccup in the eating stakes too!
hiccup
King of the Vagabonds
What booze to bring though. Usually I take a few cans of beer and a hip flask of rum. I'm thinking I might go heavier on the rum and lighter on the beer this year. Going for a piss is always a hassle. And there's the whole evening to drink beer in a public house with convenient facilities anyway.
alsoknownas
some bloke
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
You'll get 3 red Stripe for a fiver at every front door for 10 square miles, which isn't too bad and probably easier than buying before and carrying around all day
I live slap bang in the middle of it so have no worries on that front though
Onket
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This^
I'd not really thought about it, tbh, and the missus isn't a massive fan of carnival, but I reckon my daughter would love it. She really enjoyed the small area of Brixton Splash that we were hanging around the other weekend, and kept wanting to go closer to the speakers.
I doubt she'd keep those headphones on for a second though.
Onket
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Cheers for the map.
we can go and be "festival dads" doing that awkward bobbing around dance with children on shoulders.
already got them in green!Mine love it, both went from being just a few weeks old. They have to wear these though:
was it not too much of a nightmare with them constantly running off then?
ringo
Macaroni cheese controller
The youngest is right in the middle of the 'running off' stage, she's 3. She'll be on a lead
The older one, 9, is past all that.
DJWrongspeed
radio eros
I was around Solution Sound last year nr the end on sunday.Hard to put into words..... I got really emotional
Onket
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Already done that. They can't run off and you've got a hand for your beer and another free.
I didn't do the dance though.
UrbaneFox
They've doubled in price
My neighbour and I were wondering if we are having a carnival this year. We live in the middle of the carnival area, and it has not been mentioned as far as we are aware.
Usually the council sends missives and warnings, but none have arrived to date.
I blame the Olympics.
Usually the council sends missives and warnings, but none have arrived to date.
I blame the Olympics.
Numbers
an ting!
Can't wait, have missed it the last cpl of years also about the mighty Jah Observer not being there, that's where I've always spent the majority of time.
A mates who lives in Kenal Rise is having a BBQ on the Monday so I'll prob' do Aba Shanti for a few hours and then stumble up to theirs.
also about the mighty Jah Observer not being there, that's where I've always spent the majority of time.A mates who lives in Kenal Rise is having a BBQ on the Monday so I'll prob' do Aba Shanti for a few hours and then stumble up to theirs.
Callie
Pivoting
i vaguely remember hearing a thing about there being a gap between the olympics and paraolympics partly to accommodate the carnival (and other things, cant remember what). there will be carnival!
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
They are particularly useless on that front - the 'community meetings' are almost a work of secrecy and the 'residents guide' booklet is a rare find...If it wasn't for the parking suspension notices you wouldn't know it was going on!
Cheers for the link to the map.
I'll hang out at KCC (if they turn up this year) for some bumpy house, Aba Shanti for some mind melt dub, some other systems that catch my ear. Eat some food and drink some beer. It's a good feeling dancing on the streets of London.
ohmyliver
poppin' like a cork
I'm definitely going, but to join the chorus, beer is a no-no.... unless you like waiting in queues for the bogs, that is.
Last year was my best ever, especially the Sunday... just the right amount of people, I was able to walk from Gaz's rocking blues, to Aba Shanti in about 20 minutes (and the sun was shining, and they were playing Culture's "two sevens clash" as I got up there).
This year I'm going to try and not get really annoyed by people with backpacks.
Last year was my best ever, especially the Sunday... just the right amount of people, I was able to walk from Gaz's rocking blues, to Aba Shanti in about 20 minutes (and the sun was shining, and they were playing Culture's "two sevens clash" as I got up there
).This year I'm going to try and not get really annoyed by people with backpacks.
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