2009-01-06UTC09:02:57Ian Cognito for Lone Stary Comedy club in JanuaryAnd it's back at Lanterns! And it's pay day! Ian Cognito headlines, here's the (nearly) full lineup:Tom Price is a British Actor and one of the stars of the Five Comedy show Swinging. He has also appeared as police officer PC Andy Davidson in a numbe... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11936/Ian+Cognito+for+Lone+Stary+Comedy+club+in+January">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-10-23UTC06:26:41Oasis ticketsGet tickets here for Oasis biggest ever open air tour in 2009. The Enemy and Kasabian to support. A chum just saw Oasis at Wembley Arena and says it was fantastic, but he'd not seen them since 1996 and been building it up since then. Of course I dive... 2008-06-22UTC04:39:29Portchester weekenderSpent a smashing weekend in Portchester as it was Mum's birthday yesterday. Headed over Friday afternoon on the train, meeting up with Andy on the way in The Golden Lion. Not a great pub but a good evening anyway and some nice pints of HSB and a chat... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11351/Portchester+weekender"><img alt="Portchester weekender" src="http://static.flickr.com/47/129574428_cbc63362c1_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11351/Portchester+weekender">Rated 4.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-03-24UTC11:57:27Mighty Easter weekender, with The CureHope you've all had as good an extended weekend as I have. As is usual when I've been off for a few days and not written up just went on immediately, I'm starting to forget it all. We're up now, on the last day of our five day break and I have a few ... 2008-02-12UTC04:17:11Weekend! Curry! Spazzy twitches! Everything!Great weekend, bailed out of work slightly early and got the train to Mum and Dad's, for a nice long relaxing weekend. As previously mentioned, Clare was in London drinking and dancing with her friends, and definitely not lighting fires, and I was he... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10953/Weekend%21+Curry%21+Spazzy+twitches%21+Everything%21"><img alt="Weekend! Curry! Spazzy twitches! Everything!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2275/2258161390_90d4f60c86_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10953/Weekend%21+Curry%21+Spazzy+twitches%21+Everything%21">Rated 6.28/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-12-31UTC01:32:31also "literally dozens turned up on the opening night [to find the place full]"Did you miss a bit out there?2007-12-30UTC11:42:03When will they learn?The Three Mackerel is now for sale for £85k - why why why? - that is just for the leasehold business, not the property! Don't prospective buyers actually look at the books? Season and (Cllr) Tim were a lovely, media-savvy couple, but couldn't make i... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10796/When+will+they+learn%3F"><img alt="When will they learn?" src="http://static.flickr.com/46/125207980_7462933961_m_d.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10796/When+will+they+learn%3F">Rated 3.71/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-06-05UTC11:00:01Mods and rockers all over againYesterday I saw a turf war in Folkestone, a ferocious battle between six magpies and three squirrels, in our back garden. I have misled you, these are not gang names, it's really magpies and squirrels. I think they've all been displaced from the gard... 2007-03-09UTC12:35:56The recent lunar eclipse, from FolkestoneNot my footage, just found it while looking for a local video that got a mention in our local paper this week. Some kids stood in Debenhams window and pretended to be shop window dummies. This was reported as having had "dozens of views, and one five... 2006-08-09UTC08:30:38RE: That's me told then!Thank you. I would be very grateful if you removed the entire article aswell, as it doesn't help anyone. People are more likely to see it here than in my journal, so if you're bothered about it affecting the ice rink, maybe you should remove it.2006-08-07UTC03:19:19RE: Anyone's opinion on the town I live in is of interest to meI honestly don't think anyone who looked at it would have regarded it in any way. They would have probably ignored it. It's a public journal, but still personal to me. I agree with Dean, I don't know if you saw his comment - "This isn't fair, I r... 2006-07-30UTC08:12:22RE: Ice rinkOk, I've just found this......what on earth has my opinion got to do with you? I write something in my personal journal, and you copy and paste it onto here, without my permission, and make me look like an idiot! You had absolutely no right to post... 2006-06-08UTC12:01:24Woo, new computer is on the wayI was all set to post some abuse about the unhelpfulness of the couriers used by Dell, I got the usual spiel on the phone about how they can't give me a smaller time frame than 8am to 6pm for delivery, they can't give the actual courier on the ground... 2006-04-05UTC12:56:06Ice rinkA blogger (that I found, not me, nor connected with this site) says:Oh, and did I tell you about the new ice rink in Folkestone? I was mega excited about it. So I went to check it out.It sucks.It's roughly the size of my kitchen. Which is small. ... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/8043/Ice+rink">Rated 3.04/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2006-04-03UTC09:21:40Cackling, dozyDidn't sleep so well last night, perhaps it was the residual excitement of such a nice weekend, or maybe it was apprehension about what this week will bring. Either way, neither of us could sleep. So good then that there were some OUTSIDERS in our ca... 2006-04-02UTC03:04:32Chops!Started the weekend with a super rarity, drinks in Farringdon. Been trying to meet up with a couple of the Fareham boys who are commuters too and work in the area, and this week no-one had a good excuse not to do it, so it's all on - To The Eagle. It... 2006-02-06UTC11:05:20Ordinary Boys SOLD OUT!Someone on www.mrgig.com says "I officialy bought the last ticket for the Ordinary Boys gig yesterday. I tried to buy two but there was only one left". So it's long sold out, what did I tell you? There's always a slim chance of returns or try for Ord... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/4601/Ordinary+Boys+SOLD+OUT%21"><img alt="Ordinary Boys SOLD OUT!" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/4601/Ordinary+Boys+SOLD+OUT%21">Rated 6.02/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-08-16UTC09:30:45We're BACK!Back in work today, the wedding was amazing. I have several days to catch up on here, but if you want to cut right to the chase, here's a picture of us:More wedding pictures here... The long weekend started on Wednesday, which I already kind of cover... 2005-05-12UTC04:18:05Stoney!err.. dunno if I like it, evokes a picture of Dungeness/Greatstone? I'm sure I picked up 'Folky' from this forum - hands up who coined it! Price hike, when I got my deeds and stuff I saw what the seller had originaly paid for my place - cripes, they ... 2005-04-18UTC01:06:52RE: Customs and Excise raid Folkestone Harbourseemed a bit heavy handed just for cigs or booze, there must have been a good dozen or so C&E guys - as far as we could tell the first 3 jumped the guy from behind and got him on the ground in an instant so they must have been expecting some resistan... 2005-02-14UTC01:49:21The first rule about job clubGoogle blogger sacked, don't talk about work kids...Great weekend with a visit to Folkestone by Mum and Dad, took a trip to Lympne Castle, picked out some paint for the front room, and I DROVE A CAR, for the first time in about 8 years... piece of ca... 2005-01-19UTC12:58:36Like Sherlock Holmes bumming Watson...Been meaning to write about this for a while, but keep forgetting... VERY exciting TV news, there's to be a new adaptation of Sherlock Holmes, starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie! Their take on Jeeves and Wooster was one of the best series ever to b... 2004-12-22UTC01:02:15The Pogues - alrightWent to see The Pogues last night at Brixton Academy, and they were alright... was a nice christmassy vibe, but I didn't really get into it... pubs in Brixton were RAMMED with pre gig drinkers, and the venue itself seemed equally overfull. My theory ... 2004-11-30UTC10:33:33Pod SquadIt's just starting to sink in what the pod squad that Adam Curry talks about in his podcast would be, it's a premier league of podcasts... there's a lot of rubbish out there, and while everyone involved is being enthusiastic about what everyone else ... 2004-11-29UTC11:57:39Weekend of travelsA great weekend in Folkestone though we seem to have been travelling around Kent for most of it. Raced down to go to Chambers Friday night, had a couple of pints in there and then shockingly left before closing, a bit tired... Saturday overslept unti... 2004-09-15UTC12:26:09Recycling - KCC Recycling CentresFound this resource of Folkestone recycling centres... hopefully the home collections will become a full time thing soon, I don't fancy wobbling along to one of these with a couple of dozen wine bottles hanging from my handlebars...... 2004-01-24UTC02:33:37Farmer's MarketWent to the farmer's market at Leswin Road today, it's a bit small innit? Soem of the usual suspects you would find at Borough Market, but only about half a dozen stalls.Apart from that, a very lazy weekend, popping out to The Defoe later to play poo... 2003-11-12UTC11:14:03Don't Let The Bells EndLet's set aside for a moment that any sort of "homecoming" for The Darkness should certainly be at The Barfly in London's very own Camden Town, as it's where they did their first half a dozen or so proper gigs. Last night's show at The Astoria was a ... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/7821/Don%27t+Let+The+Bells+End">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2003-10-27UTC10:44:11Weekend reviewSmashing weekend in Folkestone, they now have a hexagonal pool table in ... 2003-06-30UTC06:29:19Overgrown Stoke NewingtonDozed off for a mintue and thought I was on the wrong bus earlier, Lordship Park seems to have wildly overgrown while I've been at Glastonbury... must have been the little burst of really heavy rain and hot sun, it's made all the trees and the plants...