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Make Magazine

Make is available from Amazon, well fancy that! Priced more like a book than an issue of a magazine though, even with that discount... this is something to do with Philip Torrone, of engadget.com I'm sure. It's a mag aimed at those who want to tinke...

Can I get one of these?

Not sure what for yet but I think I need a Linksys WVC54GUK Wireless-G Internet Video Camera. Froogle says Amazon has the best deal, I might just go for it - be nice to see the view out of my kitchen window from my desk at work!...

Make your friends hate you

The PopEx / Monstermob ringtone service is now WORKING! If you fancy having a new tune to annoy people with, then why not get the new Shaggy single here: www.monstermob.com/ringtones/categories/nineties.htmlWhen your phone rings for the one hudredth ...

Go on, treat yourself

Check out the new popEx ringtones section, it's fully searchable and all that:Stuff >> RingtonesTo summarise; it's a section of mobile phone ringtones, what you can get. They're listed in order of popularity, top so far is Aerosmith's "Love in an Ele...

Getting me a taste london card

Free three month trial, this card gets you 50% off food all the time in participating outlets. Places like Pizza Express generally have a buy one get one free type deal going on, and this card gets you that kind of deal, maybe a bit better. It's actu...

The Vines play ULU

As confirmed mere moments ago, The Vines are playing a headline show at ULU on Wednesday 10th of April... Tickets are 8.50, Get them here, but get them quick they will sell out like you won't believe. The new Nirvana, they're saying......

Some more Vines tickets available

Just to let you know that 20 extra tickets have become available for THE VINES show on Wednesday 10th April. These will be available first come first served to personal callers at ULU reception. It's sold out everywhere else so it's your last chanc...

More advanced gig selling out fun

Everyone seems to be going on about Fischerspooner at the moment - I've not heard anything by them, but I heard someone suggest that this gig was going to be this years "Strokes at Heaven".So, if you miss out, it's your fault, not mine. There are tic...

Should I buy one of these?

That's enough talk of means testing and fence jumping and people having too much money... should I buy one of these projectors? Especially now Amazon have knocked a really significant extra 10 quid off the price... no, not 10 percent, only ten quid.....

Never mind REM

Hopefully everyone who wants them will be able to get tickets for REM's Glastonbury Warmup at Brixton Academy, and they won't all have been snapped up by touts using the secret advanced web address, but if you miss out, FRET NOT: The Rolling Stones h...

Today's listening

Working from home today so can listen to what I like without having to get someone to put it on for me!Got a pile of discs queued up, including Motor Ace, The Star Spangles, Avril, The Fades, One Minute Silence, and Alternative 3... Just to warm up m...

This page only gets responded to every few months, but I could run a poll on the home page if you're interested... Who should play Folkestone?

Who I would like to come to Folkestone (again in some cases):The Cure (ha!)The Magic NumbersSuper Furry AnimalsDavid Devant and his Spirit WifeBelle and SebastianSuede (maybe they'll get back together soon)This is not for Zoo Thousand / ZOO9 is it? T...

Remember: Eurotunnel is not as good as you think it is going to be

Had a nice weekend in Lille, marred on the way home by a Eurotunnel delay. We were meant to be on the 10pm train home last night, and there was a twohour delay for some reason. No explanation, just an automated message when you are queued up in your ...

Lots of Folkestone twittering now!

See it all gathered together, and auto refreshing at the top of the board and the homepage.

Pay day today (probably) don't forget your Folkestone Festival tickets

Get them here, while you've got the cash. And I can't even make a commission on these!The Significant Other Festival, The Pensive Federation11 , 15:00:00 at Camden People's Theatre/02/12 £7.00 Camden People's Theatre, London tickets Flamenco Fe...

Thirty-seven!

Lawks, thirty-seven years young today! Happy birthday to my good lady wife too who shares my birthday but not my advanced age.Met up for lunch today at Brockhill Country Park, there is an all vege cafe there that is absolutely brilliant. Got some lov...

Don't forget Folkestone Festival this weekend!

See hevy.co.uk for details, Gary Numan, Ash, Feeder, Hundred Reasons, etc! See you there!

tickets from hevy.co.uk or The Leas Cliff Hall box office

Pay day!

You might still get advanced tickets from the Leas Cliff Hall, otherwise there will be a ticket office on site, so pay on the door. If you're lucky enough to work for Holiday Extras there's a very special deal available from the social club too. Here...

Comedy at Escondido

Food, drink and comedy at Escondido on 10th September at 19:30 to 23:00The cost is �19.95 per person and as this is priced by Escondido it cannot be discounted. A superb Mexican meal followed by top Stand up ComedyWhat is on the menu?Nachos, Fajitas ...

Not what I meant by "getting stoned down the beach"

Some bastard has stoned a dog to death, gruesome. Are there not security cameras down there?

Don't forget Richard Herring is in Folkestone this Friday night

We'll be there, looking forward to it. Going out, on a Friday night, imagine! Hope we can find time for a drink before and after, but where, Wetherspoons maybe?

Don't talk to me about Boris bikes...

Just reading MJ Hibbett's blog and his plan involve Boris Bike bays and it reminds me that we tried to get a Boris Bike again on Monday. And our keys failed again. They have never worked, the only time I've been able to get a bike is when a member of...

DIY weekend

Painted the spare room at the weekend, pleased with it. It was sort brown, it's now crown soft linen, and looks lovely. We're still using that room for changing Harry in at the moment so may not go the whole hog with the soft furnishings just yet, wh...

Getting VERY CLOSE to the end of phase one of this project now

I seem to have been saying this for months, but live day is next week, so we really are nearly there. Some last minute fiddling with cybersource to make sure live bookings on the new system are actually taking live payments, rather than going down a ...

4x6 tongue and groove

Everyone loves sheds don't they? Had more replies to my tweet asking the difference between 6x8 and 8x6 than I ever had. Don't know if lots of people are searching for shed content, or lots of people are following me waiting for me to say something s...

The Tears

Brett 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....

Deborah Frances-White's, How To Get Almost Anyone To Want To Sleep W. You

Folkestone Literary Festival

Don't forget to invite us to the launch ceremony or whatever - fg@folkestonegerald.com

Shhh! Silent Disco

Is this one of those where you all get headphones? A flash mob type thing, how modern!

HELP! Haiti Earthquake live performance

Musicians from Folkestone and beyond join together to raise money for the DEC Haitian Earthquake Appeal, including The Archie Wah Wahs, Tess, The Dealers and Pete Molinari.
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Miss Lilly Gets Boned, Preview Show

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