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A handy guide to how tall stuff is

imgs.xkcd.com/comics/height.pngFrom xkcd.com. Wow this makes the blog content nearly as long as the ad-stuffed sidebar! Still haven't heard back from Ebay about their new affiliate scheme. I'm chucking free links to them left right and centre to them...

Some details from this week's Herald about Gate 28

According to the Folkestone Herald:It's under new ownership because Roger DeHaan sold the freehold, hmm why would he do that? I wonder if it's because Jimmy Godden has been buying up properties on the same street.The same owner owns the Gate Inn in H...

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Splendid weekend of comedy, food, double dinners, and everything

Great weekend. As an intro though, specifically for the people from work who mentioned they had found this page recently - at no point did I drink too much and become annoying, I am a fine upstanding member of staff. Probably you can go back to work ...

Massive hen party descending on this week's Lone Star Comedy

Big hen party booked in for Lone Star Comedy this Friday, a few tickets remaining though! Single tickets available online at Online via www.lonestarcomedy.co.uk but for two or more best call Richard on 07810 864228 or email lonestarcomedy@hotmail.com...
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Free art fun day at the Leas Cliff Hall, Thursday 11th September

Make clothes out of "trash"? Is this our Leas Cliff Hall, in Folkestone, or somewhere in the USA?...

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The lights are on at Gate 28, but is anybody home?

Saturday is the rumoured day of reopening, has anyone any idea if anything is really happening? I went past there on Tuesday, lights were on so someone had been inside, but it wasn't clear if anything had changed. It didn't really look closed down at...

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Lone Star Comedy returns on Saturday September 27th

The Lone Star Comedy Club returns to the Tower Theatre on North Road at Shorncliffe Garrsion in Cheriton � on Saturday September 27th.The line up consists of THE AMAZING MR SMITH, SHELAGH MARTIN, compere TIERNAN DOUIEB, plus a newcomer�s act. THE AMA...
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channelwebscene

To receive your very own free copy of the action packed, fun filled bumper summer edition of channelwebscene just click on the link below. Enjoy yourself.http://www.channelwebscene.co.ukDon't forget to share us with your friends and please beware of ...

George Inn (Rye) August newsletter

This month we're delighted to announce the launch of 'the george dragons', the new privilege card from The George in Rye. Become a dragon, and you'll get exclusive monthly discounts and offers that you can take advantage of as many times as you like....

Tipping etiquette

Had the day off today a day working jolly hard at home, as our new fridge freezer was being delivered. I shouldn't joke about it, the working from home I mean, but it's a running routine between Clare and myself, she works at home once a week usually...

Hot Leg Review - first Hot Leg Review EVER?

Was as we expected, maybe hotter, certainly smellier than I would have liked. We spent the evening secretly wishing they would play some songs that we knew - not necessarily Darkness songs, but maybe some cheeky covers, tipping their hat to their ref...

Frenchman got WII!

The Frenchman has a WII console! Brilliant, played this afternoon. I am quite new to this modern technology, but we had a few good games of bowling and tennis, for free, at the pleasure of the landlord. More pubs should do this.I urge you to head to ...
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Free bottle of wine at Pizza Express

Register at www.filippoberio.co.uk, got to promotions, and enter the "you can only possibly know this if you actually bought a bottle of olive oil" code "VINO EXPRESS". Ping, a free bottle of wine next time you go to Pizza Express. We already got our...
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PHREADZ podcast

Well sort of. Some of the content from Kosso's phreadz.com is also available in MP4 format, which is kind of handy for ipod video. So I'm hoping this feed will populate my ipod with the fascinating conversations these guys are having. Only some of th...

Just too late for the weekly mailout (again) Folkestone Fringe

From Folkestone Fringe:at georges house gallery:the king and I, private view friday1st august, 7pm30 years after his death, elvis presley still has a firm hold on the collective imagination and this still continues to grow as younger people discover ...

Someone wants to pay for links from my website

PR Precision are looking for sites that would be interested in publishing content on behalf of a number of our clients which include some of the UK's biggest brands. For a site such as www.clarkeology.com we'd be prepared to pay up to �100 per month,...

kent gigs

Touch the Earth Concert in Deal on 6th September - Pass it on!! Touch the Earth - The Sacred WheelTouch the Earth perform their new album - �The Sacred Wheel� Tickets �7 in advance and �9 on the door06 Sep 2008, 20:00 High St, Deal Town, London and...

Haircuts are for girls

There's one at Moors Valley which is about 30-40 minutes from here, sort of Bournemouth way. Free weekend! MASSIVE party in the flat I think.

The George in Rye July newsletter

We've been rather quiet on the newsletter front lately, having been nominated for UK Newcomer of the Year in the CATEY Awards, the Oscars of the Restaurant and Hotel world (sadly, the ceremony was not in LA). This award has previously been won by the...

I was going to get a haircut, but...

Our freezer broke down today, all the haircut money I'd saved will have to go towards that.The inside back of the freezer has bulged out (not with frost, I don't know what with) and it's forced the drawers out so they pushed the door open and it thaw...

It was DA BOMB, I hardly panicked at all

Is there one near you? Let's go, I have a free weekend when Clare is in Barcelona at the beginning of August.

Simple Simon's: GONE!

Simple Simon's has reopened as "The Parrot". Still very similar, less independent beers on the bar and more Youngs, as that's who owns it now. Had a brace of pints there yesterday afternoon and it was very nice. They now sell bottles of beer at the b...
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Gone Ape

Went to Go Ape at Leeds Castle on Friday, bit of a work jolly. None of the pictures or video really came out that well, but here is me on a zip line / death slide / flying fox.It was great! Some pictures to come too.As a reward for watching my video...

Zoo Thousand and Hate on the BBC

Here. Main things to be said are:* The organisers miscalculated cash flow* They had to cancel acts* Port Lympne stepped in, writing out a check for Ash there and then to ensure they'd go on stageGood on Port Lympne! I can't believe the same organiser...

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Free food at Pizza Express

There's a voucher on handbag.com this week for a free meal in Pizza Express. We might well have gone there anyway, nice!Oh also I sold my Stereophonics tickets at last (at cost price)! A night in! UPDATE: The voucher is no use at the weekends, so loo...
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Hot Leg

Hey the free MP3 of Hot Leg is pretty good! You can get it from Hot Leg's myspace page. Got tickets for the gig now, looking forward to it! Time for the country mice's biannual trip to the big city!...

Free meal at Wagamama, until the 29th June

Voucher here from www.menshealth.co.uk.
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Free parking at festival for car sharers

Free parking in some overflow car park or other if you have three people in your card it says here. Also a shuttlebus will be taking you to and from Westenhanger and Ashford stations, I hope that's free but I really don't know.I should be going to th...
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Did you see Folkestone on TV last night?

The town looked nice on The Culture Show, I'm glad. That's why I was looking up The Culture Show yesterday when I mentioned the Ricky Gervais stuff, to find out when this feature was on, must have got distracted before I found it or I'd have plugge...

Free tickets for Zoo Thousand

You can get in free to ZooThousand and other festivals if you work as a volunteer... www.festivalvolunteer.co.uk for more details. Let me know how you get on.If you don't want to you can buy tickets here, still some left. Seen lots of special offers ...
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HQ Club

Free

Islington Academy

Free show!

Metro

I've got a tiny bit of video footage of this one.

The Cross

With free bar and rock karaoke! Just found invites and a promotional sick bag, was I that bad?

HMV

Ace in-store gig, then a free barbecue on the roof too.

93 Feet East

BANG Magazine launch party, free booze! Plus another band, was it The Libertines again?

Islington Academy

XFM Xmas party, watched support act The Darkness then went mad on free cocktails, don't remember the headliners.

Islington Academy

Free thing through work, a gig for competition winners originally billed as being Paul Weller, actually turned out more interestingly as these guys and also Space...

Brixton Academy

Went to an aftershow for this at Mass, also in Brixton, there was free absinthe and things, it got a bit messy.

Main (our calendar)

Pulp and Tindersticks, just popped along for a bit, got free tickets from someone. Not sure which day of this weekend......

The Scala

Another freebie of some description. Noel and Liam Gallagher were there.

Mean Fiddler

Midday show, Japanese TV recording I think

Kings College

Some special Radio One thing, got a nice freebie from friends I was about to start working with at Channelfly. Green Day picked some kids out of the audience and made them play a song.

Barfly

Another "Barfly Sessions" TV thing, free and in the afternoon I think. Pretty poor.

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Borders Bookstore

Free instore gig, two free gigs in one day, nice

David Devant

Somewhere, can't remember where this gig was but I mentioned it on popex...

Borders Bookstore

Free instore gig and poetry reading...

Sound Republic

Free gig for XFM, who gave me FIFTY tickets to give away...

Sound Republic

Free gig for XFM

The Dominion Theatre

Got in free because of the support, think it was Ben and Jason. Not much copy anyway.

Sound Republic

Free gig, recorded for XFM. Beset by tech problems, I think Bernard kicked the barrier down in frustration.

Forum

A work freebie, we nearly didn't get in because I couldn't prove I was who I was claiming to be (I wasn't). A charity contribution sorted it out...
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HMV

Free wristbands from XFM...

Dingwalls

This might have been the LEGENDARY album launch do, filled to the gills with free cocktails before the show. Enormous!
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Finsbury Park

plus 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....

University of Surrey Students Union

Free

University of Surrey Students Union

Free

University of Surrey Students Union

Free

University of Surrey Students Union

Free

University of Surrey Students Union

Free