Hi Derrickwe've not traced anyone in our tree to America yet, good luck in your quest though... if you find any links to anything useful, feel free to chuck them up here...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... Fight the powerIt's trad in the world of blogs to link to other blogs that you find, so here's a fellow complaining about poor service, and here's my cow-orker, also complaining. Hopefully not about me. Tried to post these last night, but blueyonder went all shitty... Viva Las VegasI have been in that Las Vegas, nice place, shame about the food, for me anyway. Had a nice grilled vege sub from Quizno's on the way home, but apart from that it's not the best place for a vegan. Breakfast was fried potato and spicy tomato sauce, mor... Folkestone weekenderAt last, a blog entry that is not just a handy way for me to keep track of what I've been up to at work so I have a smart answer when the boss asks... it's the weekend, so no work at all!Had a delightful weekend in Folkestone, much better than I thou... Weekender!LARGE weekend catching up with some old friends, including eating in some posh pub around the Essex Road, no idea what it was called... had a cheeky beer in the Porter House, and tried to buy an exercise bike, wonder how long this fad will last... Al... Folkestone WeekenderBooked into La Bamba Mexican Restaurant, Hythe which I just found via Hythe Live. I think it's not up to date, as I'm sure the fantastic Kai's has closed now. Also going to Chambers again which I'm really looking forward to - proper beer, pool table ... Weekender!Can't decide if Google is being knocked here, even very gently, or just bloggers... it's a bit of a non story and not strictly accurate, in my case anyway. I mostly set this blog up to make a bit of money by advertising, as well as to remind me of st... Derek DUNCANSONMy maiden name is Duncanson, my father was from Rothesay on the Isle of Bute in Scotland.<br />Can you give me any information about the Duncanson family.RE: Derek DUNCANSONDerek is my 1st cousin and was born in Portsmouth in 1947.His mother is Sarah Edith Duncanson (nee Clarke) born 1908 also born in Portsmouth. She married James Henry Duncanson( born 1905) in 1942 in Chatham in Kent.His father was James George Duncans... Order MagazineYes Channelfly has two magazines now, The Fly and the new Order Magazine. No, not a New Order magazine, just a new magazine, called Order. It contains listings only for our venues, but has some editorial to accompany all the listings.Doesn't have a w... Order, ORDER!Aha at last, they have asked me to help in providing listings and that for Order magazine, meeting about it today...Oyster Card worked fine all the way home and back to work again, was just that bus... The tension is palpable on the 106 route at the ... RE: Order MagazineStarted doing some <a href="/stokey/47/4/">fun stuff with gig listings here</a>Subterranea Brittanica<a href="http://www.subbrit.org.uk/">This sounds good</a>, "The study and investigation of man-made and man used underground places".Train newsHey London tube travellers, Here's a song for you. Only listen to it if you like lots and lots of swearing, and weak b3ta style graphics over a tune you've heard before mind. I'm not really that arsed about the tube strike today as, HEY, I'm well ou... Insane in the ChainI muchly enjoyed Goldie Lookin' Chain at Metro last night, here are some pictures:[UPDATE: 7 years later, pictures long gone, I hosted them on popex.com also long gone... see the my pictures link over there --> where the gig pics probably still exist... cider and black?STUDENT!It's been a weekTime to mention the bus again, the 106 is back on track, not being diverted via Stoke Newington Church Street and so on, got me into work a bit too quick today... further investigations into Folkestone Metronome reveal that Zodiac Mindwarp and Wolfsb... A quarter of commuters have found love in the tubeaccording to a poll by London Underground. And who's printing this shite? Yes, Metro. What should the sharpest response be? The other 75% can never find love becuase they've gnawed off their genitals in sheer frustration at the poor service? Stuck at... WeekenderA bit of an underachiever of a weekend all told, watched a lot of Buffy mostly. We managed to spare a few hours to go to the pub, checked out the Red Lion (what was The Tup), it's not changed at all, they still have Tup Ale at the bar and the same pe... Trains, tubes, and flats.Turd of a journey in this morning, the Victoria line is out completely, which meant the train in was rammed, then Liverpool Street was closed for overcrowding as also the Central line was out... also because the Northern line is now "fixed" the journ... WeekenderWe're off to <strong>Timothy's Wine Bar</strong> for dinner on Saturday, some sort of Spanish evening, will obviously report back...I wonder......what their rolling pins look likeWonderful, could be bigbut it makes the title which Super Furry Animals almost used for an album - 'Text Messaging Is Killing The Pub Quiz As We Know It' - even more true.The ease of navigation of the London UndergroundThat rude tube map is here and there are a few others too... Rest of the lyrics of easily impressed and while we're on the topic, ACE NEWS, MJ Hibbett is going to be Steve Lamacq's Euro 2004 correspondent, what's the idea Mark?The idea is that I'm go... RE: Something wonderful to makeOr visit <a href="http://papertoys.com">http://papertoys.com</a> . There you can print, cut, fold and assemble for example Bill Gates' House.ah i understandi can see why they do it...although it's impossible to search for something if u dont have the exact URL<br /><br />in other news, friend in america...should he buy me a mini ipod or should i believe the rumours and not get one?Dervish020 7923 9999, according to the recently updated <strong>N16 mag</strong> site.Derelict London pubsJust what it says, London, that is derelict... I found this page of derelict pubs when searching for the Finsbury Park Powerhaus, the abandonded venue near Finsbury Park tube. Noticed going past it yesterday on the bus that some windows upstairs were... ToploaderTOSSLOADER more like, ha ha do you see what I did there..?Derek AcorahA second night, who is buying these tickets?Thunder+ RedwoodKISSplus Rage Against The Machine, Skunk Anansie, Thunder and Three Colours Red and L7. Got freebies from the NME and drank all the money I saved. Kind of lost it about five songs in and ended up in Covent Garden.... Thunder+ KickVan Der Graaf GeneratorVan der Graaf GeneratorVan der Graaf GeneratorThunderI don't need your dirty love...The Tearsplus The Subways. First official gig for Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler's new band, though they went and did a couple of sneaky warmups before this in Oxford and somewhere else. Not that great really.... Derek AcorahIs it the same people going to see him every year?New OrderPissed down with rain. Crystal, Transmission, Regret, Ceremony, 60 Miles An Hour, Atmosphere, Brutal, Close Range, She's Lost Control, Bizarre Love Triangle, True Faith, Temptation, Love Will Tear Us Apart, (Encore) Digital (with John Simm), Blue Mon... Easter Ales Festival12 guest ales, four guest ciders... and I'll miss it :-(Property LadderMidsummer Walkbooking essential. RSPB Dungeness Reserve, Boulderwell Farm, Dungeness Road, Lydd, TN29 9PN. T. 01797-320588. 19:30-21:30 Dogs D'Amourplus <strong>Under Neath What</strong>... went to London to see <strong>UNW</strong> a few days later, probably the Marquee...The TearsBrett Anderson and Bernard Butler, weren't they in a band together before? One of the NME gigs, support included The Magic Numbers I think but we stayed in the pub and missed them all.... VH1 DivasChaka Khan, Celine Dion, Mary J Blige, Whitney Houston, Beyonce, Jewel, Lisa Marie Presley, Ashanti, Shania Twain, Pat Benatar, Isley Brothers, Queen Latifah, Sharon Osbourne and STEVIE WONDER!... Bowlie Weekender<strong>Belle and Sebastian</strong> etc, the forerunner to <strong>All Tomorrow's Parties</strong>. Got very drunk.Maker Shaker tour<strong>Strangelove</strong>, <strong>Powder</strong>, <strong>Pusherman</strong> and <strong>Elcka</strong>. I hope I can find some better tickets than this!The Wonderstuffdid I really see them on the 3rd Feb too?Baader Meinhof Revue<strong>The Auteurs</strong>, messing aboutChannelfly Xmas PartyBefore I worked there, I think there were bands. THIS is why I left the <strong>Wonderstuff</strong> early, doh... There was a ruckus and the police sent us all home.Cecilwith <strong>Feeder</strong> and StoutThe WonderstuffPlus The <strong>Gigolo Aunts</strong>Suicidal TendenciesI drove my van into London for this gig, I almost never did this... ST played their encore first, and part of the gig from the top of a step ladder.Under Neath What+ Chunk + We Are Going To Eat You. I was in the queue for this gig and bought a fanzine off someone. Did I know Metallica were doing a secret gig just a few doors down at the Marquee club? Why on earth did I stay at the Astoria? Bah...... UnderworldAnother two gigs in one day, I also saw The Wurzels at the poly...Catatoniaplus Silverjets and Glider