The Joy of HooversIs �209 a good price for one of these? That's how much they are in Stoke Newington Safeways right now. We're going back to get one, hopefully we will see Nigel out of 'Stenders there too.... No sign of Nigelbut the Dyson was fine - one pass of the living room though and the chamber (there's no bags in these non-hoovers) is half full, it's disgusting. Going to hoover all my clothes next.Big up to the wanker security guard in Safeway who challenged me for... Phool Cobee JalbazaJust found a menu, that main dish I had at <a href="/stokey/11/1/">The Royal Bengal</a> was a Phool Cobee Jalbaza, cauliflower with onion, pepper and shallot with added spices herbs and green chillies, a moist hot dish... AchooBack at work with the miserable remains of a cold... stupid delays on the 106 today made me feel like going home again as as soon as I got here. Also have had over 200 spam mails in the hour since I've been in, what's that all about?40GB of rubbish heavy metalWOO! The IPOD turned up today! And after all the worry of it going astray in the post or getting stolen, I get home to find it's been left on the door step.And if I thought the day couldn't get any brighter, it turns out that one tin of spaghetti hoo... Yahoo MailMaybe it's because I set my "out of office" reply to say "I'm not using this account any more", or maybe they've made the same offer to everyone, but Yahoo mail just changed... they've gone up to 100MB of storage, with a 10MB max for each mail. Are t... This'll be about her sending her kid to private school then?I don't have any strong feelings about that.Yahoo RSSNice of my.yahoo.com to report back on who's subscribing to Folkestone Restaurants RSS feed... no-one is! Well, one person, and that's me... here's just came through in the logs;http:oc2.my.scd.yahoo.net - - [18/Oct/2004:16:50:52 +0100] "GET /rss.xml... Hoodie banI don't like how Folkestone seems to be being mentioned alongside other roughneck towns, in being one that's already banned hooded tops in the town centre...It's not hoodies that are banned though is it, it's YOUTHS, disguising their faces by wearing... Yahoo! MindsetHow long until Google do this? It's "show me my search results but with less of the commercial stuff". I think they've been plotting it for a while, it's a weird one. It's more honest results with less of the sneaky result manipulation. Will keep a c... Don't shoot!It was raining when I left the house this morning, so I'm wearing a big coat, and it wasn't raining when I got to London, it was quite hot, so now I'm TERRIFIED I'll be shot for dressing suspiciously! What is going on there then? I hope there's more ... Yahoo! Audio Search<a href="http://audio.search.yahoo.com">Yahoo Audio Search</a> launches today... pah, it's only paid for downloads and samples, what's the good of that?Hooray for Hollywood!Found a public interweb machine at last, we are in Hollywood, and not been stabbed or shot yet! Just thought I'd check in to let anyone viewing know that we're OK, more later... Hi Dad!Shooting a film in FolkestoneI am shooting my first film and music video in Folkestone at the end of November and would love to hear from anybody who would like sponsor the film or if you are a soundwo/man, wardrobe assist or would like to be a production assistant then please g... Folkestone school of artWhere is it? What is it? Pink Fairies played a gig there in 1970 and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eamon_Everall">Eamon Everall</a> studied there... anyone know anything about it? Where it was, and what it is now?Creative Players do Robin HoodAaargh, the capitals... copying and pasting this in, can't be bothered to retype it. His spelling missteaks too, not mine!THE CREATIVE PLAYERS ARE PROUD TO PRESENT OUR FIRST PANTOMIME AND INDEED PRODUCTION 'ROBIN HOOD'. THIS WILL BE AT WESTBROOK HOUS... Oof, a shooting in FolkestoneOnly this week I was playfully mocking friends in Hampshire after reading a story about unsociable neighbours or some such, and now someone's been shot dead on our doorstep, and the gunman is still on the loose.OK, it's not actually on our doorstep, ... A shooting in Folkestone!As <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/folkestone/45/70//Oof-a-shooting-in-Folkestone.html">blogged here</a>, look out...RE: Oof, a shooting in FolkestoneIt's round the corner from me though! Thought I'd left all that sort of rubbish behind when I moved down here from sarf London...Someone's been arrested in connection with the Denmark Street shooting<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/4672778.stm">BBC has few details</a>...Hannah from S-Club 7One Saturday night, a few months back myself and a group of friends headed off to Hammersmith for the School Days disco. Around about midnight myself and a friend went on the prowl among the sea of drunken girls. Standing in the middle of the dance... Cheggers (again, hooray!)10/12/00, Newbury. I sold him some Jockey underwear.....and an umbrella.Philgiving a talk about the samaritans to depress 6th form of school, both this week -(today - 14/11)- and last week - (7/11)fat ginge on washing machine off the phones4u adshe was studying at my school just as I was basically am saying I knew her (well i didn't actually my mate told me who she was but hey I've seen the ad noiw and it counts!!)and I know how much she got paid for that ad and its bloody scandalous jammy ... Zoe BallShe was watching The Libertines as I was.They were very good and so were The Hidden Cameras. Bernard ButlerAlmost forgot, Bernard Butler came out of the dressing room at the side of the stage about 2minutes before The Libertines came out. Didn't he produce something of theirs?Mark WilliamsMooching around the museum, looking at old toys. With a group of kids and adults. Sporting a massive beard talking about some toys he had as a child, would have heard the rest had I not gotten sidetracked by something else entirely....Saw him last ... HoobAre you joining me in the Rory McGrath Stalk-a-thon? Is he the most stalked bloke ever? Hmmm... is there a stat for that... Yay... let's all stalk the beardy fat drunken bastard!!!!Boing Boing: Yahoo: if you use our ads, you have to block non-US visitorsThanks to Pid for this odd piece about yahoo ads. Yahoo have their own "publisher network", like Google's adsense, bloggers can earn money by putting some ad space on their site. BUT, Yahoo say you must notdisplay all or part of the Ad Unit to any us... Hooverdam RIPIf you were wondering where your Hooverdam shares went, wonder no more... the band have changed their name to Captain Soul and signed to Poptones in one go...As you know, Poptones is Alan McGee's label, and is backed by no less than THE QUEEN, so exp... Black SabbathCome on, someone must have been at this..? Maybe this was at the School of Art instead.GirlschoolActually says Leas Cliff Hotel here...So Solid CrewThe tour was cancelled after a shooting at a London showEamonGenuine spat with his ex-girlfriend? Or a couple of stage school brats put up to it by the label? You decide... Only 17.50 to you squire! He's opening for Britney Spears in the US of States you know...MadonnaPlus Hue & Cry and The Bhundu Boys, but not the rumoured Wet Wet Wet. My first concert, went with a friend from school and some friends of his dad. Sounds a bit weird now. Got the t-shirt, programme, every bit of junk going...... The Longpigsplus Space and ShootScarfoMust have been someone more exciting supporting, was it maybe Hooverdam?LilysThey did a Levi ad I think, we went for the support Hooverdam. Not sure why I've put this as Highbury Garage I think the gig was in Hoxton, but can find no reference online...Amazing Windmillsplus The Firework Party and Hooch. LOCAL!Disney's High School Musical 2The Creative Players present Robin HoodThe panto! Tickets from Chambers, Cafe IT, and Barleycorn, or phone Tony King on 07790 264 108. Bring your kids it's in half term week!School feteIs this the one that TV's <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=paul+o%27grady" title="Google for Paul O'Grady">Paul O'Grady</a> is opening? Have definitely seen a sign up locally threatening just such an occurrence...Robin HoodPal JoeyThis is to announce the musical 'Pal Joey' to be performed on the 3rd 4th 5th of August at Westbrook House Preparetory School 54-56 Shornecliffe Rd, Folkestone. 7.30 pm. Tickets are �5.00 Normal price or �3.50 Concs and groups of 5 or more. Tickets a... Disney's High School Musical 211 - 28Mr Darcy in the Bath and Other Temptations of Adaptation: Andrew DaviesThe master-adaptor of Pride and Prejudice, Middlemarch, Vanity Fair, Wives and Daughters, Tipping the Velvet, Bleak House and The Line of Beauty talks about turning literary classics into classic television dramas, and about how he chooses just how m... Screen South - Successful Shorts: Screening The Other Man by Dictynna HoodThe Creative Players in association with Westbrook House Preparetory School presentsAn evening of contrasting one act plays.1st: Ernies Incredible Illucinations by Alan Aykeborne. A childrens comedy.2nd: An adaptation of The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe. A dark thriller.7.30pm, tickets from Chambers or the Barl... Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves Of Destiny, Friends10.00Cinderella School PerformanceJameson Raid, Cloven Hoof15.00The Magical Adventures of Robin HoodAmericana & Cajun NightRedeye back at the Hook and Hatchet, music and dance.Food from 6.00pm.Morris Dancing at the Hook and HatchetTonight we welcome the Boughton Monchelsea Morris and their guests, Maenad. The Hook and Hatchet Inn, bringing the Folk back into the Country,Radio 1 Big Weekend 2008Madonna, The Fratellis, Usher, Scouting For Girls, Duffy, The Feeling, Robyn, The Hoosiers.Radio One Big Weekend tickets... Jesca HoopFolkestone School for Girls & Harvey Grammer Orchestra performingat the Amphitheatre, Lower Leas Coastal Park, Folkestone. Information: Times and further events to be added. Full colour programme available April/May. Monday Street with Support From Cellar 170+ Shoot The Moon + Unlucky Fried Kitten 7.45 - 10.45pm £5 on the door. new